THE OVER-REPRESENTATION OF HOME-RULE.
[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR,—I am one of your readers who remembers that you have " urged again and again during the past ten years the imperative need that exists for reducing the over-representa- tion of Ireland in the Imperial Parliament." But I do not think the best way of dealing with the matter would be to " do away with " the excess representation by means of a " short Act of Parliament," as suggested by your corre- spondent, "An Old Cromwellian," in the Spectator of Feb- ruary 13th. It would be much less invidious, or, at least, much more effectual, if a Redistribution Bill for the United Kingdom were passed, giving the extra seats to those con- stituencies which are just as notoriously under-represented at present as Ireland is over-represented. This is a question of the greatest urgency and importance, as will perhaps be realised before the present Session of Parliament is much
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