Sir John Lubbock has put out a very good letter
to Mr. Savory, the chairman of his University of London Committee, stating his intention to retire from the University contest, in order to fight West Kent in the Liberal interest. He expresses his dis- inclination to divide the Liberal party in the University, and adds, with relation to Mr. Bagehot and Mr. Lowe, "Mr. Bagehot's opinions more especially very much coincide with my own ; and his profound knowledge of financial questions would render him a very important addition to the House of Commons. And though differing from Mr. Lowe on several important questions, as, for instance, the Reform Bill, and the true reasons for introducing science into our schools, still I should much regret to see him excluded from the Reformed Parliament." So should we, but we should still more regret to see his aggressively unpopular spirit, and we may fairly say, random and anarchic views on middle- class education, endorf I by a Liberal University constituency. If the supporters of 5, John Lubbock for the most part give in their adhesion to Mr. Bagehot, there will be every reason to hope that the contest, though it must be a severe one, will terminate in his favour.
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