29 JUNE 1907, Page 17

It is with great regret that we record the indisposition

of the Duke of Devonshire. The Duke was taken ill on Friday week at Windsor, and has since been confined to his room at Devonshire House. Happily, his illness is not of a very serious kind, and the latest bulletins are most reassuring, though they speak of his improvement being slow. It is greatly to be hoped that the Duke will soon be restored to hia old health and vigour. There was never a time in our political history when his wisdom and straight- forwardness were more needed by the State.