The Daily Chronicle announces that the Government have agreed to
grant a site for the erection of the statue of Cromwell, which an anonymous donor—believed to be Lord Rosebery—is having made by Mr. Thornycroft. The Daily Chronicle discusses various sites, and makes the suggestion that possibly the improvements in Parliament Street would afford a good position. For ourselves, we favour, on the whole, the place opposite the House of Lords end of the Palace of Westminster. It is a mistake to say that Cromwell would be out of his element near the Houses of Parliament. In -the first place, he was at the beginning of his career a great House of Commons figure; and next, he taught Parliaments, as well as Kings, how to behave themselves,—" put the fear of God into their hearts," as an Oriental would say. It might be useful for Members to see him as they come and go from the House, and to be reminded that they are not 670 despots, but the servants of the people. The Daily Chronicle speaks as if the statue was after all to be equestrian. We devoutly hope this is true. We had understood that the decision had been the other way, and that we were to have a pedestrian Cromwell. We trust that the Daily Chronicle is right, and our informa- tion out of date.
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