[To nu EDITOR Or m " SPECTITOR."] Si,—In a letter
under the above heading in the Spectator of August 13th the writer quotes a sentence of Mr. Price Collier's to the effect that the Irish "consider themselves governed much as if they were Zulus," and gives as their only ground for this contention the existence of the Viceroyalty. But the Nationalist Members would oppose the abolition of the Viceroyalty to-morrow and the substitution of a Secretary for Ireland as for Scotland, for the very reason that it is a badge of separation, which they prefer to keep up, although of course railways and steamboats have long since nullified its raison d'etre. When Mr. Balfour was returned to power with an overwhelming majority, Liberal-Unionists took for granted that the abolition of the Viceroyalty and of the over-repre, sentation of Ireland would be included in his programme, and
strenuous representations were made to him in those days, especially as to the latter question. But he preferred his Education Bill, with the happy result that England is now being governed by that grossly unfair Irish over-representa- tion, while the Irish can still point to that badge of separation the "despotic form of government."—I am, Sir, &c., LIBERAL-UNIONIST.
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