15 FEBRUARY 1902, Page 3

We note with sincere regret the death of Lord Dufferin,

who added to the irresistible hereditary charm of the Sheridans a capacity for affairs which enabled him to serve his country with brilliant distinction and almost uninterrupted success in the very highest walks of diplomacy and Imperial adminis- tration. His last years were unhappily clouded by bereave- ment and personal embarrassment, but ten years ago he would probably have been by universal consent singled out as the mest distinguished and fortunate of all living Irishmen.