Lord Robert Cecil met his constituents last Saturday in order
to justify to them, his crossing of the floor of the House. The result of his speech and the subsequent discussion was that he was in effect invited to continue to represent Hitehin as an independent Unionist. The vote. of confidence. was almost unanimous ; there was only one dissentient. Although. we cannot agreciaall:things with Lord Robert CecP, it is a pleasure to record such a triumph of honesty and .frankness. At a time when the tendency is very strong. for Menibers .otParliament to let their• •functions begin and end with the registering of their votes, it. is refreshing to find that a member of one of our oldest political families can successfully reassert the right to behave after the fashion laid down by Burke• for a Member of Parlia- ment,
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