In his speech to his Liskeard constituents of yesterday week,
Mr. Courtney, who is now Under-Secretary for the Colonies, gave a very satisfactory account of the reason of Mr. Sendall's selection for the Lieutenant-Governorship of Natal :—" Lord Kimberley searched through and through the list of available persons, to find the best man for the post at Natal, and fixed on Mr. Sendall, as the best of all the Civil servants Lord Kimberley has no more connection with Mr. Sendall than I have." As the colonists had choseu to vote a higher salary, the range would be enlarged, and they might very likely have the choice of men with more ornamental letters, both before their name and after it, than Mr. Sendall can boast of. But evidently Mr. Courtney doubted whether a man so well fitted for the post would be thereby secured. Of course, the Lieutenant-Governor of Natal ought to be in hearty co-operation with Sir Hercules Robinson, his High Commissioner at the Cape ; and Mr. Sen- clan is, we believe, well known to Sir Hercules Robinson, and thoroughly trusted by him. Is that, perhaps, one of the chief reasons why the Natal colonists do not like Mr. Sendall ?
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