6 JANUARY 1883, Page 11

Lord Edmond Fitzmaurice has been appointed Under-Secre- tary for Foreign

Affairs, in the place of Sir Charles Dilke; while Lord Enfield, who, since Lord Kimberley, the new Indian Secretary, is in the House of Lords, cannot any longer hold the -office of Under-Secretary for India, consistently with the con- venience of the Government, has simply resigned that post. Lord Enfield is a great loss to the Government, whom he has served with much ability, and we hope some other office may before long be found for him. The office of Under-Secretary for India, which must be held by a Member of the House of Commons, has not yet been filled up, and we still hope that Mr. Bryce, one of the very ablest and most Liberal of the younger men who hold no place under Government, limy be destined for the post.