16 FEBRUARY 1884, Page 1
Canon Stubbs's appointment will leave the Regius Professor- ship of
Modern History vacant at Oxford, and every one would agree that Mr. Freeman is the man who could best fill it,—at least, if he would,—though we believe that he vehemently objects to the limitation of the subject by the adjective "modern." In any case, we hope that the Government may throw upon him the responsibility of either accepting or refusing it, for Oxford would greatly benefit by Mr. Freeman's largeness of method, and his patience and accuracy in interrogating what is offered as historical evidence.
