318 LIFE OF SIR JOHN LUBBOCK oh. 



We shall, I suppose, have a battle royal over it in 

 Council next Tuesday." They did. Under that 

 date he writes : " We have had a great struggle 

 over our loans in the L.C.C. I moved a resolution 

 in the Finance Committee that we should continue 

 the policy pursued till now. This came up for 

 confirmation. Campbell moved an amendment 

 to leave everything open, but was beaten by four. 

 Benn then moved an amendment to postpone the 

 further consideration till March. This was carried 

 by one vote, on which Farquhar, Antrobus, and 

 Harben resigned their seats on the Finance Com- 

 mittee as a protest, and I believe one or two 

 others will follow." On February 2 we seem to 

 pass into a more peaceful atmosphere, for he is 

 able to note, " A quiet Council. We had several 

 loans, but so far the Vestries have all preferred 

 the old system." 



During this time of stress he had the direction 

 of the affairs as Chairman without the support of 

 his deputy, Lord Farrer, who saw eye to eye with 

 him on all these points, but was, unfortunately, 

 abroad. There are one or two of Lord Farrer 's 

 letters of the time which show how cordially he 

 was with Sir John in spirit as a Moderate and 

 opposed to the Progressives. Lord Farrer was 

 laid up at Naples as the result of an accident on 

 shipboard. 



West End Hotel, Naples, 

 11 January 1892. 



My dear Lubbock — Thanks for your note. I am 

 getting on, but muscles and sinews are slow in resuming 

 their functions, and I do not know when we shall be able 

 to move, much less when we shall get back home — 

 probably not before the Election. I wish I were with 

 you to fight Charles Harrison, but it is out of the ques- 



