§ MR. C. LUSHINGTONSeeing the noble Lord the First Minister in his place, I beg to ask him a question relating to a correspondence which I have seen in one of to-day's newspapers, which correspondence comprises a letter bearing the signatures of certain right rev. Prelates of the Established Church, apparently interfering with the just prerogative of Her Majesty, as supreme head of the Established Church, and contains also a letter stated to be written in reply by the noble Lord. I beg to ask him whether that correspondence is authentic, and justly and correctly ascribed to the parties in question?
§ LORD J. RUSSELLIn answer to the hon. Gentleman's question, I have to say, that, excepting an error of no great consequence in one of the paragraphs of my letter, that the copy of the letter written by some of the right rev. the Bishops and of my answer is correct. I did not insert that correspondence in the newspaper, but it is authentic.