We record with great satisfaction the appointment of Lord Minto
to the office of Governor-General of Canada in succession to Lord Aberdeen. Lord Minto, who is fifty-three, is the great- grandson of the Indian Governor-General. He was formerly in the Army, and saw service in the Afghan War, in the first Egyptian Campaign, and in Canada in the North-West Rebellion of 1885. He was at that time acting as Military Secretary to the Governor-General, Lord Lansdowne. He was also at the Cape with Lord Roberts in 1881. He may, therefore, be fitly described as the head of a great family and the owner of a great estate, who has had experience of affairs in many parts of the world. But the training of a soldier, a private secretary, and a country gentleman is an almost ideal one for a Governor. It is true that directly the Governor-General of Canada has little or no power, but in- directly and as adviser to his official advisers he may exercise very great influence. It is unnecessary to dwell upon the public services of Lord Minto's family, for the Elliot record is well known. It is worth noting, however, that it was his brother, Mr. Arthur Elliot, who lately won the Unionists a seat at Durham, and who as editor of the Edinburgh Review is maintaining the highest traditions of the great Whig organ.
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