[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR. "] Sin,—Mr. Chamberlain, in comparing
the educational policy of the Government and the country with that of the Birmingham League, may undoubtedly, if it pleases him to do so, look upon " the Ministry and its adherents, the moderate Liberals," as having "constituted the factions element ;" and if he is satisfied with the result of the exertions of his party, he may rest assured that the country—no not even the Liberal party—will grudge him the satisfaction.
It is easy to look to Dundee, and cite a solitary instance where a Leaguer has gained a triumph over a "Ministerial" candidate, —easy, too, to view with complacence the returns at Greenwich,
as between Mr. Angerstein and Mr. Baxter Langley ; but Mr. Chamberlain loses sight of the result of the election, forgets that Mr. Boord also will support the educational policy of the Govern- ment, so long as it honestly maintains fair play for the Voluntary
schools.
The meddling of the League forces many independent men into the ranks of its opponents, and it would do far better to devote its funds to practical education, than to agitate the country with a theory which can never be reduced to practice.—I am, Sir, &c.,
EOWLA■ZD A. ELLIOTT.
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