CORRESPONDENCE THE PROPOSED LICENSING COMMISSIONERS.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2452, 14 February 1882, Page 3

CORRESPONDENCE

THE PROPOSED LICENSING COMMISSIONERS.

To the Editor of the Globe. Sib, —I believe it is generally a conceded point that when one person takos upon himself to correct another he should know something of the subject in question. With reference to the amusing ignorance displayed in my former letter, I find, in the 12th verse of the 23rd chapter of Luke —That Pilate and Herod were made friends, having been previously at enmity. So much for the Scriptural knowledge of "Pax." In dismissing the subject I may remark that I thought every schoolboy knew that two Herods are mentioned in the Gospels—Herod of Galilee and Herod of Judea. I can only oonjecture that "Pax" is some groon schoollad, whose lamentable ignorance of Scriptural narrative, is another weapon for those misguided creatures who wish to abolish our present national system of education. The excessive ignoranoe shown by "Pax" in the first part cf his letter might also apply to its latter portion. I therefore think it had better be passed over without attack, for fear of beating the wind or fighting the air. But, sir, there is one thing in connection with the forthcoming election I cannot pass silently; I refer to the nomination of Archdeacon Harris. I think this proposed connection between religion and beer is very undesirable, and liable to call off the Venerable Archdeacon's attention from his religious duties. Let us elect laymen in preference to clergymen ; and I trust the Arohdeacon will pardon my calling his attention to the old proverb— " Ne sutor ultra crepidam." Tours, «Vj., BALLOT BOX. [Arohdeacon Harris' nomination was made under peculiar circumstances. The gentlemen whom the Good Templars desired to nominate were either Mr George Booth or Mr H. W. Paoker, but the representative of the Licensed Victuallers present at the meeting in Mr Weston's oflico so vehemently objected that the clergyman was then named by the Templars, and accepted as a compromise.—Ed. Globe.]