27 NOVEMBER 1909, Page 3

Sir Edward Grey put the case for the Government with

force and moderation at Trowbridge on Wednesday. If once the right of the House of Lords to interfere or suspend the Budget was allowed, it would become impossible for a Liberal Government, not only to legislate, but to carry on the govern. ment of the country at all. Sir Edward Grey, however, made it clear that he is far from sharing the views of the single- Chamber extremists. He was in favour of a Second Chamber, but it should be one which to some extent shared and reflected the feelings of the country. Many of Sir Edward Grey's arguments are, in our opinion, unsound, but his speech was at least laudably free from the Limehouse taint.