The list of New Year Honours is not remarkable. Lord
Cromer is made a Viscount, but should more appropriately have been made an Earl, and Sir Philip Carrie, Sir Joseph Russell Bailey, Sir Henry Hawkins, and Mr. Garden are
made Peers. Sir Henry Hawkins's peerage is noticed as one of the few conferred upon a puisne Judge, but, then, few of the puisne Judges who do not die in harness are childless. There are four new Privy Councillors, Sir William Walrond, Bart., M.P., Sir Charles Hall, K.C.M.G., M.P., Colonel Saunderson, M.P., and Mr. William Kenrick, M.P.; and four new Baronets, Sir Henry Thompson, Mr. Hornby, Mr. Barry, and Mr. Murray Scott. The rest of the honour; though very numerous, are not specially interesting, but we are glad to see that Mr. Thiselton Dyer becomes a K.C.M.G., " in recognition of services rendered to the Colonial Govern- ments." Sir William Thiselton Dyer has made Kew a truly Imperial institution, and we are glad that his good work should be recognised. If he is allowed a free hand he may yet save the West Indies by the cultivation of bananas and oranges. Mr. Chamberlain has shown great prescience in making use of Kew as an instrument for Colonial develop- ment.
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