PresidentofthePoor-LawBoard，UnderSecretaryoftheColonies，Under，orperhapsevenUpperSecretaryofwhatsheandherPremierfindsuitablestforaworkingheadsoeminent，atalentsoprecious；andgrantshim，byherdirectauthority，seatandvoteinParliamentsolongasheholdsthatoffice。UpperSecretaries，havingmoretodoinParliament，andbeingsoboundtobeinfavorthere，would，Isuppose，atleasttillnewtimesandhabitscome，beexpectedtobechosenfromamongthe_People’s_Membersasatpresent。ButwhetherthePrimeMinisterhimselfis，inalltimes，boundtobefirstaPeople’sMember；andwhich，orhowmany，ofhisSecretariesandsubordinateshemightbeallowedtotakeas_Queen’s_Members，myauthoritydoesnotsay，——perhapshasnothimselfsettled；theprojectbeingyetinmereoutlineorforeshadow，thepracticalembodimentinalldetailstobefixedbyauthoritiesmuchmorecompetentthanhe。Thesoulofhisprojectis，ThattheCrownalsohavepowertoelectafewmemberstoParliament。
Fromwhichproject，howeverwiselyitwereembodied，therecouldprobably，atfirstorallatonce，nogreat“accessionofintellect“totheGovernmentOfficesensue；thoughalittlemight，evenatfirst，andalittleisalwaysprecious：butinitsulterioroperation，werethatfaithfullydeveloped，andwiselypresidedover，Ifancyanimmenseaccessionofintellectmightensue；——nayanaturalingressmighttherebybeopenedtoallmannerofaccessions，andtheactualflowerofwhateverintellecttheBritishNationhadmightbeattractedtowardsDowningStreet，andcontinueflowingsteadilythither！For，letusseealittlewhateffectsthissimplechangecarriesinitthepossibilitiesof。Herearebeneficentgerms，whichthepresenceofonetrulywisemanasChiefMinister，steadilyfosteringthemforevenafewyears，withthesacredfidelityandvigilancethatwouldbeseemhim，mightripenintolivingpracticesandhabitualfacts，invaluabletousall。
WhatitisthatSecretariesofState，ManagersofColonialEstablishments，ofHomeandForeignGovernmentinterests，havereallyandtrulytodoinParliament，mightadmitofvariousestimateinthesetimes。AnaptdebaterinParliamentisbynomeanscertaintobeanableadministratorofColonies，ofHomeorForeignAffairs；nay，ratherquitethecontraryistobepresumedofhim；forinordertobecomea“brilliantspeaker，“ifthatishischaracter，considerableportionsofhisnaturalinternalendowmentmusthavegonetothesurface，inordertomakeashiningfigurethere，andpreciselysomuchthelessfewmeninthesedaysknowhowmuchless！mustremainavailableintheinternalsilentstate，orasfacultyforthinking，fordevisingandacting，whichlatterandwhichaloneisthefunctionessentialforhiminhisSecretaryship。Nottotellagoodstoryforhimself“inParliamentandtothetwenty-sevenmillions，manyofthemfools；“notthat，buttodogoodadministration，toknowwithsureeye，anddecidewithjustandresoluteheart，whatiswhatinthe_things_committedtohischarge：thisandnotthatistheservicewhichpoorEngland，whateveritmaythinkandmaunder，doesrequireandwantoftheOfficialManinDowningStreet。GivenagoodOfficialManorSecretary，hereallyought，asfarasitispossible，tobeleftworkinginthesilentstate。
Nomortalcanbothwork，anddogoodtalkinginParliament，oroutofit：thefeatisimpossibleasthatofservingtwohostilemasters。
NorwouldI，ifitcouldbehelped，muchtroublemygoodSecretarywithaddressingParliament：needfulexplanations；yes，inafreecountry，surely；——butnottoeveryfrivolousandvexatiousperson，inoroutofParliament，whochoosestoapplyforthem。Thereshouldbedemandsforexplanationtoowhichwerereckonedfrivolousandvexatious，andcensuredassuch。These，I