The heart of Mr. Baines, the Member for Leeds, has
indited a -good (but rather lengthy) matter to Mr. Crawford, the Member for the City of London, on the subject of Mr. Gladstone's leader- ship. Undoubtedly his pen is the pen of a ready writer, but not -of a very distinct-minded one. He wishes everybody to make an -effort to get Mr. Gladstone back into full authority, but he -suggests nothing in particular, except "fax est ab hosts doceri," which is classical and impressive, but uninatructive. The truth is, Mr. Baines is needlessly alarmed. Household suffrage and Tory government have fluttered him too much. Mr. Gladstone is sure enough of his leadership, and if we may jadge by Mr. Ayrton's -.success on Thursday night, his influence will not be lees but more felt, for his reserve in leaving to others the actual task of amending the Government Bill.
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