MR. BALFOUR'S NEW CABINET APPOINTMENTS.
[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."]
Si,—Is it not a departure frOm. the characteristic fairness of the Spectator to taunt Mr. Balfour with having appointed Peers to the Under-Secretaryships of the War and India Offices P Surely it is the custom, if not the rule, for these offices to be represented in both Houses of Parliament, and as the chiefs of both are Members of the elected Chamber, it is hardly just to say that "under Mr. Balfour a seat in the House of Commons is fast becoming a positive disqualification for office." I think that none of your readers will dissent from your observations on the appointment of Mr. Broinley- Davenport ; and as to the new Lord Privy Seal—well, the "Hotel Cecil" must not belie its name !—I am, Sir, &c., • A. C. C.
[We are grateful to our correspondent for pointing out what was undoubtedly an unfair comment, and we withdraw it un- reservedly. At the same time, it is quite fair to draw attention to the extraordinarily large proportion of "titled persons" in the present Administration. We doubt if any Administration of modern times has been so little distinguished in the matter of plain Misters.—ED. Spectator.)
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