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A great many readers of the Spectator have been kind

enough to congratulate the Spectator upon the fact that the advice which it gave three weeks ago, and which then seemed to fall upon deaf ears, has been followed. We cannot be otherwise than touched by these expressions, but honestly we .do not deserve them. It is one thing, and a very easy thing, for a journalist to throw out a suggestion of this sort; it is ,another and a very different thing for a statesman to take it up. The whole difficulty lies in carrying the idea into practice, in taking the responsibility for its acceptance, and in running the risks of failure. We say this in no spirit of mock humility, but because we are absolutely convinced of its truth.

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