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a mitigation of punishment; but if any application should bemade to the House for that purpose, I will trouble Your Lord-ship to say, that the Bishop of Landaff, as an individual, willfeel much more satisfaction in forgiving the man’s malignity thanin avenging it.
“ I have the honour to be, &c.
“ B. Landaff.”
Lord Grenville 's Answer , dated Dropmore, May 14. 1799.
“ My Lord,
“ I was this morning honoured with Your Lordship’s obligingletter. In the instance to which it relates, I have only dischargeda public duty, but it was with pleasure that I availed myself ofthe occasion to express my respect for the character of a person,whose exertions in the defence of religion are, I am persuaded,the real cause of the scandalous and unprovoked calumniesagainst him. If any application is made to the House in behalfof Mr. Flower, I will not fail to obey Your Lordship’s com-mands.
“ I am, &c.
The union with Ireland took place in the following year, but Ispoke no more in parliament on that subject. The Archbishop ofCanterbury had asked my opinion relative to the church of Ire land , and I sent to him the following letter, dated Great George-Sfcreet, 5th March, 1800: —