15 NOVEMBER 1873, Page 1

The Government, as we think, has not acted fairly towards

Mr. Monsell ; but at all events, it has replaced him by perhaps the best ally it could find, and certainly one of the very strongest men in the House of Commons,—Dr. Lyon Playfair, who thus obtains a firstand most excellent chance of showing the capacity as an administrator which both his face and his oratory suggest to belong to him. We hope he will drop the " Doctor."