1 1 4 Four-in-Hand in Britai7i. 



Chicago and the seaboard, no matter how these may be 

 forced by competition. While this rule does not ensure 

 exact justice nor cover all cases, it is nevertheless a great 

 step in advance and removes most of the more serious 

 causes for just complaint. 



The club spoken of is a notable one. It consists of 

 twenty-five members, only vacancies caused by death 

 being filled by election. Admission is considered a 

 great honor. It is said that every question within the 

 range of practical politics upon which the club has de- 

 clared its opinion, has been legislated upon within a 

 short time in accordance with its decision. Every mem- 

 ber is well known and must have a national reputation. 

 Among those present were Sir John Lubbock, who 

 learnt early in youth a rare secret, the way to learn — 

 " consider the ways of the ant, and be wise " — and Mr. Faw- 

 cett, the blind Postmaster-General, a man whose career 

 proves, as clearly perhaps as ever was proved, the truth 

 that there is no difficulty to him who wills. 



Mr. Leonard Courtney, one of the coming men, took 

 a leading part in the discussion on railways ; Mr. Giffen, 

 however, read the paper of the evening, which of course 

 was able, although on the wrong side, as I think. He 

 is the noted man of figures, whose recent article, read 

 before the Statistical Society, showing the hundreds of 

 millions America is soon to contain, produced so start- 

 ling an effect here, as well as in Europe. Mr. Shaw Le 

 Fevre, Lord Sherbrooke (Robert Lowe), and the father 



