Lord Charles Beresford has resigned his post as a Junior
Lord of the Admiralty, and has been succeeded by Admiral Tryon. The ostensible cause of his resignation was, it is stated, a dispute about the cost of the Naval Intelligence Department, which Lord Charles had created, and which the Treasury insisted on cutting down. The real cause probably was that Lord Charles wanted some sweeping and costly reforms at the Admiralty to which his Colleagues would not assent, and for which he would not wait. He had a special desire, in particular, for fast cruisers. The resignation is a loss to the Government, as the Member for East Marylebone is a most dashing and accomplished officer, and perhaps the most popular Member sent up by London. It is nonsense, however, to demand economy, and then forbid the Treasury to regulate new expendi- ture. There is no economy possible either in a State or a house, without the sacrifice either of a luxury or necessaries.
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