25 JANUARY 1908, Page 18

Sir John Lawson Walton, who died after a very brief

illness last Saturday at the age of fifty-six, will be sincerely regretted both in the House of Commons and outside it. His success at the Bar was won by methods which never lent themselves to hostile criticism, and his urbanity and moderation gained him the respect of all parties in Parliament. Without specially excelling in debate, be was a dignified, persuasive, and admirably lucid speaker, and although officially associated with some of the extreme legislative experiments of the Government in the sphere of internal policy, held firmly with the Liberal Imperialist group in his views on foreign affairs.