15 OCTOBER 1910, Page 3

Sir W. S. Robson has succeeded Lord Collins as a

Lord of Appeal in Ordinary. His place as Attorney-General is taken by Sir Rufus Isaacs, who is succeeded as Solicitor-General by Mr. J. A. Simon. Sir William Robson is deservedly liked and admired in the House of Commons, and his strong sense and high character will, we are sure, be well employed in the service of his country in his high position. Mr. Simon, who is only thirty-seven, and is already noted for his lucidity of thought and expression, has reached the Solicitor-Generalship at an age to which there is no modern parallel. Sir William Robson's appointment makes a Parliamentary vacancy at South Shields, and Mr. Simon has to seek re-election at Walthamstow.