20 SEPTEMBER 1902, Page 3

We read with much regret the unfavourable report of Lord

Salisbury's health given in Friday's Times. We trust that the reported illness will prove to be only temporary. Lord Salisbury may never again be Prime Minister; but he will still, we hope, occasionally illuminate debates in the House of Lords. Even if the late Prime Minister never said another word in public, his life would still be valuable to the nation.