REV. SIR,—I have to acknowledge the receipt of yours of the 15th inst. (which came to hand on the 22nd), and to regret that you can engage in the circulation of only one side of the important question you propose to expound. And I regret it for these reasons, because by so restricting your action, you, while attacking, prevent the fair expression of that form of thought which you seek to destroy, and allow those who hold such opinions to shelter themselves, if need be, under the assumption that your exposition of the case is not theirs. And, also, because your expression of the unqualified certainty of your own conviction of the truth of Christianity (obtained, doubtless, from a consideration of all sides of the subject), is open to the objection that you fear to trust the impartial examination of the evidence of that truth to the minds of others, and implies a latent, though unconscious, doubt of the certainty of the proof of that truth of which you speak so positively. I cannot accept your description of my position as a “Sceptic or Infidel,” but let that pass. I am still disposed to subscribe for 200 copies of the Bishop’s sermons, and if you desire me to distribute more, I have no doubt I can dispose of a considerable number. I am, Rev. Sir, your obedient servant, ROBERT A. COOPER. The Very Rev. E. M. Goulburn, Dean of Norwich. * * * * * The Deanery, Norwich, Feb. 25th, 1871. SIR,—In reply to your letter of to-day, in which you say, “I cannot accept your description of my position as a ‘Sceptic or Infidel,’” I hasten to assure you that I should never have presumed to describe your position as such, had I not imagined I had your own authority for doing so. The words of your letter of the 13th inst., from which I drew this inference, are:— “If my assumption be correct, I heartily sympathise with your object, and as a Sceptic or Infidel, will co-operate with my Christian brethren if permitted.” I am thankful and rejoiced to find that my inference was an incorrect one; but I trust you will acknowledge that there was some ground in the wording of the sentence for my making it. I shall be happy to request your _acceptance_ of 200 copies of the Bishop’s Discourses, and am much obliged to you for your offer of circulating them. Yours very faithfully, E. M. GOULBURN. Mr. Robert A. Cooper. * * * * * Norwich, March 1st, 1871. REV. SIR,—I am sorry that in the sentence you refer to, I did not express my meaning with sufficient clearness to be understood; though I am unable to see that it will bear the construction you put upon it.