24 SEPTEMBER 1910, Page 2

The Times, commenting on the rivalry between the great cities

on the question of numbers, reminds us of its serious aspect,—its bearing on the Apportionment Act, which readjusts representation in Congress on the basis of popula- tion. And we are glad to see that the Times draws a very proper moral for the benefit of this long-suffering country. " In the United Kingdom we have been content with three Acts for the redistribution of seats during a whole century : the Acts accompanying the three Reform Acts of 1832, 1867, and 1884. There has been much talk of a fourth, and, when it comes, Kilkenny, with its 1,742 voters, may cease to count for as much in a Parliamentary division as East Worcestershire, with its 23,000, or the opoo of Roraford."