Should such continuance ol dissention last, the old maxim might in tho end hold good, that “ a house di vided against itself cannot stand.” We trust that the result of the poll taken Wednesday night will be to restore tho absolutely necessary unity of action. But it was not an edifying experience on Monday night to hear one share holder after another finding fault with the plan of action devised by the di rectorate, and yet proposing no alter native scheme. The question before the meeting was not an abstract, but a very practical one, and those who found fault with the plan pro posed were bound, as a matter of common sense and common justice, to suggest something of their own in its place- If they could not lead, they should willingly consent to follow. And the same rule would hold good with regard to the other dissentient directors. It seems to us clear that if they differed from their colleagues, they should have resigned their posts, unless they were prepared, notwith standing their individual differences of opinion, to act with the majority. And there would have been nothing inconsistent or improper in this. The world of action is a world of com promises, and what peoplo are wise in aiming at in real life is not so much what is in tho abstract best, but what is tho best thing practicable. It is of no use for children to cry for slices of tho moon. And then, also, the very strength of co-operation lies in the united force of various minds agreeing to act together. It is utterly impossible that each man should have his own way, when there are, say, a hundred men co-operating, and a hundred different ■ways open to take. It sounds very well for a man to say, “ I am a share holder just as much as any one else, and is my month to be shut! Have I not a right to my own opinion ? ” Well, there is no doubt that individual opinion is a source of energy in all collective life, and in tho British Empire its free expression has been one grand factor in the national greatness and strength. But indivi dual opinion should be expressed at the right time and the right place, and even then should always be subor dinated to the publiegood. 