LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

THE NEW CABINET.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR.")

Sia,—You have been indulging in some Cabinet-making,—will you allow me to try my hand at it P Against those names on which we are agreed for the same office, I have placed an asterisk :—

Premier, and Leader in House of Lords Granville. President of Council, and Lord Chancellor India Board of Trade Selborne, Northbrook.* Bilk& Leader of House of Duchy of Lancaster

Argyll.

Commons Gladstone. Local Government

Foreign Office Ilartington.* Board Rosabory.

Exchequer Childers.* Postmaster-General Faweett.

Home Office War Forster. Harcourt. Privy Seal f Ripon.* 1 Derby.

Navy Goschen. Viceroy of India Dnfferin.

Colonies Kimberley. Ireland Lansdowne.

For minor offices, I would suggest the following, as possibly correct:-

Attorney-General ... .Tames.

Under-Foreig-n Sec-

Solicitor-General ... Herschell. retary Fitsmaurice.

Vice-President of

Under-Colonial Sec-

Education Lord F. Cavendish. retary K. Ilugeseen.

Under-Secretary for

Under-Treasury Playfair.

India Grant Duff. Irish Secretary Shaw-Lefevre.*"

Not Lord E. Fitzmaurice in any case. He went Jingo.— EJD. Spectator.;