CHAIRMAN OF THE MIDDLESEX MAGISTRACY.
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR.")
Sin,—You have been entirely misinformed in this matter. Immediately on the resignation of Lord Salisbury, a requisition to Captain Morley was circulated and extensively signed. It was thought by many Magistrates that such a course was irregular, and that Middlesex should pursue the practice of other counties, and take for its chairman some man of the foremost rank among them, placing in the vice-chair the most competent man of business. With this view, application was made to Lord Carnarvon, who consented to take the post, if the electors were unanimous. It was admitted by all that if the choice was to be from among the body of acting Magistrates, it would properly
fall upon Captain Morley, who had so long and efficiently per- formed the duties of Chairman of the Committee of Accounts. When the Duke of Wellington approved the nomination of Captain Morley, Lord Carnarvon's name had not been proposed. I can assure you that political feeling was in no way associated with the incident, and that your commentary upon it is wholly without foundation in fact.—I am, Sir, &c., [Mr. Cox's statement appears to us inconsistent with the report of the meeting and with the correspondence on which we com- mented, and which spoke for themselves. We were neither informed nor misinformed, but commented on the obvious infer- ence from the published facts.—En. Spectator.]
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