THE LICENSING QUESTION AND THE COUNTY COUNCILS.
[To THE EDITOR OF TEE "SPECTATOR."] Sra, It will be very unfortunate if the Government proposals be undecided before the County Councils' Elections in November of next year : otherwise, they will turn entirely on the licensing question. The services of a past councillor and candidate will be disregarded—no account of his stewardship required, but his views on the subject of compensation only will be asked. I know from my own experience as a candidate that it was difficult to avoid the contest being fought on a side issue. I believe that the County Councils are doing their work well—in a calm and businesslike manner•—but, if a question which excites so much feeling as this one does remain oper, and be the turning-point of the elections, we shall have partisans and mere delegates returned on account of their opinion on this single question, and not for general fitness for the discharge of County business, and the proceedings of Councils will cause regret that a new system which ran so well,. and which should have been the means of breaking down class- barriers, and interesting all in the conduct of county affairs through a common responsibility, has been marred.—I amy Sir, &c., Fleet House, Weymouth, June 12th. HENRY PETO.
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