31 OCTOBER 1868, Page 3

Lord Salisbury also told his audience that he thought the

question of the House of Lords would speedily come up, and he wished it would. No institution which cannot show cause for its existence can in these days endure long, and he had rather the Upper House were the subject of acrimonious discussion than that it should be forgotten. It is not very likely to be forgotten while Lord Salisbury is in it, but the Marquis appears to forget that any substantive proposal for the reform of either House must come from within. If the Peers dislike being buried alive, they must scream ; the sextons won't.