REMOVAL OF TORY LORDS LIEUTENANT. REMOVAL OF TORY LORDS LIEUTENANT.
A GREAT majority of the counties in England and Wales are
manner within our own circle. Then again, through the medium of
power -for not diverting it into other channels. Why should Lords Lieutenant he an exception to the general rule, upon a change of Ad and who seeks out the first opportunity of thus markinz his hostility to the
not play it at all ; for they will be again undermined, and only warned of their danger by some sudden explosion. " As to the feeling of the Conservatives towards them, they can entertain no doubt. If Lord Verulam could not find words to express at, his friend Lord Salisbury was sufficiently explicit. He tells us fairly, that this is no time for trifling, and that he, at all events, will not be caught napping. " We agree (for once) with the noble lord most cordially ; and we hope that his advice will be followed in this and every other county which may be simi- larly situated. We see no reason why a Reforming Alinistry should be caught napping by their opponents. We see not why Lord Dacre's name should not instantly be substituted for that of a Lord Lieutenant who does not attempt to disguise his animosity towards the Ministers of the Crown. " The Tories gave us a precedent in the case of Lord Fitzwilliam, if prece- dents were required. But we take the question simply as a question of common sense ; and we tell the Ministers, at once, that in such a change as that which sve have suggested, they would be borne out by the opinion of Parliament, as well as of the country at large."
This is sound advice; and until it is acted upon, the Reformers throughout the country will have to contend with most unfair odds.
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