The Honours List was by the King's special desire published
on Thursday. Taken as a whole, it is a thoroughly sound and respectable list, but, we must confess, also a little dull. The seven new Peers all deserve their honours so well that one really wonders how they managed not to be Peers before. Sir Francis Grenfell is the only name approaching a surprise. Needless to say, be is in every way worthy of the honour he receives. Among the new Privy Councillors are Lord Rothschild and Sir Edward Grey, Lord Kelvin and Lord Lister, Sir Alfred Lyall, Sir Ernest Cassel, Mr. Haldane, Sir Albert Hime (Premier of Natal), and Sir Robert Bond (Premier of Newfoundland). There are seventeen new Baronets, including the Lord Mayor, Sir Edward Bradford, Sir Francis Laking, Sir Thomas Lipton, Sir Frederick Treves, Sir Hubert Parry, Sir George Lewis, and Sir Edward Poynter. Perhaps the most original honours are to be found in the list of Knights. We congratulate Sir William Laird Clowes, Sir A. Conan Doyle, Sir Frank Burnand, Sir Oliver Lodge, Sir Gilbert Parker, Sir Arthur Riicker, Sir Villiers Stanford, and Sir William Allan. Among the K.C.B.'s are Sir Clinton Dawkins, Sir John Lowndes Gorst, and Sir Leslie Stephen. We cannot find space to record the rest of the honours, but must note that Sir Henry Norman and the Duke of Connaught become
Field-Marshals, and that Lords Milner and Kitchener become Viscounts.
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