6 MARCH 1886, Page 3

And on another subject, his Grace of York has not

exhibited a very felicitous statesmanship. In deciding to have a Lay House of 144 members, he insisted strongly that the elective members should be freely elected by the Diocesan Councils, and that the clergy should in no way interfere. Yet, at the same time, he proposes to have no less than one-third of the Lay House named by the Bishops. Why are the lower clergy to be so careful not to meddle in the composition of the Lay House, if the dignitaries are to have the privilege of naming one-third of the whole Surely the Archbishop is a proficient in blowing hot and cold with alternate breaths.