3 JULY 1909, Page 11

Two Ministerial resignations were announced at the end of last

week. Lord Fitzmaurice, owing to continued ill-health, resigned the Chancellorship of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Mr. Herbert L. Samuel was appointed in his stead. Mr. T. R. Buchanan, also owing to ill-health, resigned the Under. Secretaryshipfor India, and the Master of Eliba,nk succeeds him. We regret very much the cause of Lord Fitzmaurice's retirement. Like his elder brother, Lord Lansdowne, he has a long record of public service both in national and local affairs. Mr. Buchanan, who was a Fellow of All Souls, has sat in Parliament since 1881. Mr. Samuel's admirable manage- ment of the Children Bill fully justifies his promotion.