Lord Charles Beresford has resigned his seat for Maryle- bone,
in order, as he tells the electors, "to apply for the com- mand of one of her Majesty's ships-of-war at sea, in order to qualify myself for the high position of a British Admiral." Lord Charles also takes full credit for his recent resignation of office in order to attack the Government more freely on the subject of its inadequate provision for Naval Defence, and flatters him- self that he had something to do with forcing the Government into the Naval Defence Act which has been passed, insufficient as he thinks it. Probably Lord Charles is right, and it is certain that he will never lose anything by excessive modesty, though we have no desire to reproach him for a forwardness of attitude,—sometimes approaching obstreperous forward- ness,—which is now so serviceable to a public man if he is to make himself felt. Mr. Edmund Bouluois, who has been ac- cepted by the Conservatives as Lord Charles Beresford's successor at Marylebone, will probably carry the constituency with ease, and very likely without a contest.
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