LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
ELDEST SONS.
[TO THE EDITOR Or THE "SPECTATOR.']
Sia,—I know nothing of Lord Cranborne's chances of learning "municipal life" in "St. George's,"—presumably, "in the West." As to his prospects, if he "puts up his name for" the non-existent municipality of "Stepney," it would seem that Nemesis, in respect of "my ancestor, Queen Elizabeth," has been most loyally quick-footed. But substituting an actual Vestry—say, that of Mile-End Old Town—for the imaginary "Stepney," I venture to think that unless matters have altered very much within the last few years, neither Lord Cranborne nor any other "eldest son" would have any chance of elbction for any ward in the hamlet. East-End rateppyers will only vote for men who are both personally acquainted with, and per- sonally interested in, local affairs. Mr. Denison's admirable work in Mile End was not done as a Vestryman or Guardian.—
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