"W. R. G." has received a threatening letter from Wales,
sub- scribed "Sarah," with a coffin, skull, and cross-bones, in which he is warned not to write against Strikes and Unions iu the Pall Mall Gazette or elsewhere, lest "an arm be found long enough to reach him from Wales," "and he must also bear in mind that rifles have a long range at Wimbledon, and 2 Northumberland Street is accessible," commenting upon which, "W. R. G-." says with some humour, in his letter to the editor, "Pray explain to my correspondent without delay that in these eases it is always the editor or sub-editor who is amenable, and should be shot." No doubt "W. R. G." is the victim of a practical joke ; but we must nevertheless point out to him that his doctrine of the per- sonal responsibility of any mere editor who lends his literary sanction to such brilliant compositions as his own, is hardly good law, good sense, or good economy. The proprietor of a paper may be sued on the ground that if he does not choose to give up his correspondent there-is no one else to sue ; but it is always good sense and good finance to put an embargo on any source of wealth at its few sources, rather than at its many mouths, if you can, and "W. R. G." contends against the Unionists with a hundred different voices and a hundred energetic arms. "Sarah," if she is genuine, is clearly profiting by the Education Act ; and beginning to put her finger on her ablest and most veisatile foes.
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