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VOLUME XXIV.-JANUARY TO JUNE, 1853.
THE ABERDEEN CABINET.—1853.
First Lord of the Treasury . ........ Earl of Aberdeen.
Lord Chancellor........... Lord Cranworth.
Chancellor of the Exchequer .... .... Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone.
President of the Council .......... Earl Granville.
Lord Privy Seal ......... Duke op Argyll.
Home Office............ Viscount Palmerston.
Foreign Office............ Lord John Russell.
Colonial Office............ Duke oe Newcastle.
Admiralty............ Right Hon. J. R. G. Graham, Bart.
Board of Control............ Right Hon. Sir C. Wood, Bart.
Secretary at War ........... Right Hon. Sidney Herbert.
First Commissioner of Works, &c.......... Right Hon. Sir W. Molesworth, Bart.
Without Office . ......... Marquess of Lansdowne.
POLITICAL
(\N the assembling of Parliament, February 10th, 1853,
V Lord Derby endeavoured to obtain from the Prime
Minister a statement of his future policy, but Lord Aberdeen
declined to offer any further explanations than those already
given. Lord John Russell was more communicative in the
House of Commons. They proposed, he said, in the first
place, to bring under the consideration of the House the esti-
mates for the year, as soon as they could be prepared. With
regard to the number of men for the Army, Navy, and Ord-
nance, there would be no increase voted before Christmas;
the sum to be voted would exceed that of last year's estimate,
for which increase satisfactory reasons would be given. The
other measures of the Government were, first, a Bill to enable
the Legislature of Canada to dispose of the Clergy Reserves ;
secondly, a Pilotage Bill, in introducing which the President
of the Board of Trade would state the views of the Govern-
ment regarding the various matters affecting the shipping
interest; thirdly, the consideration of the disabilities of our
Jewish fellow-subjects, with a view to their removal; fourthly
a proposal upon the important subject of education, which
would tend to effect great improvement. The Government
would likewise state the course they intended to adopt with
reference to the reports of the Commissioners of Inquiry into
the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, and a Bill would
be introduced upon the subject of education in Scotland.
With respect to the transportation of criminals, it was the
determination of Government to adhere to the intention of the
late Ministry, and to send no more convicts to Australia; but
in putting an end to this system it was necessary to look most
attentively to the question of secondary punishments, respect-
S IT M MARY.
ing which the Government would have a proposal to make.
Immediately after the Easter recess the Chancellor oe the
Exchequer would bring forward his financial statement.
The Lord Chancellor would, in a few days, state the mea-
sures contemplated for the improvement of the law ; and the
landlord and tenant questions in Ireland would be considered
in a Select Committee, to be so constituted as to afford a
prospect of arriving at a final settlement of this much-agitated
question. With regard to another important question—that
of the representation of the people—he said, that an amend-
ment of the present system was one of the measures in con-
templation. Referring to his attempts to extend the fran-
chise in 1845, 1850, and 1851, Lord John Russell took
occasion to correct an erroneous impression which seemed to
exist in some quarters, that he meditated a more comprehen-
sive measure than those which he had then proposed. At
present it was the opinion of the Government that the question
required the most careful consideration and inquiry, and that
it would be premature to legislate upon it during the present
session of Parliament. While himself believing this course to
be wise, he should cotsider it to be the duty of the Govern-
ment, imrnediatiely after the commencement of the next
session, to bring forward a measure upon the subject.
Alluding to the numerous instances of disgraceful bribery
and corruption during the recent elections, he expressed the
desire of the Government to prevent such complaints for the
future ; but considered it advisable to await the reports of
the several Committees now inquiring into those abuses, before
taking any steps for their remedy.
The treatment of Protestants in Tuscany was brought under
VOLUME XXIV.-JANUARY TO JUNE, 1853.
THE ABERDEEN CABINET.—1853.
First Lord of the Treasury . ........ Earl of Aberdeen.
Lord Chancellor........... Lord Cranworth.
Chancellor of the Exchequer .... .... Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone.
President of the Council .......... Earl Granville.
Lord Privy Seal ......... Duke op Argyll.
Home Office............ Viscount Palmerston.
Foreign Office............ Lord John Russell.
Colonial Office............ Duke oe Newcastle.
Admiralty............ Right Hon. J. R. G. Graham, Bart.
Board of Control............ Right Hon. Sir C. Wood, Bart.
Secretary at War ........... Right Hon. Sidney Herbert.
First Commissioner of Works, &c.......... Right Hon. Sir W. Molesworth, Bart.
Without Office . ......... Marquess of Lansdowne.
POLITICAL
(\N the assembling of Parliament, February 10th, 1853,
V Lord Derby endeavoured to obtain from the Prime
Minister a statement of his future policy, but Lord Aberdeen
declined to offer any further explanations than those already
given. Lord John Russell was more communicative in the
House of Commons. They proposed, he said, in the first
place, to bring under the consideration of the House the esti-
mates for the year, as soon as they could be prepared. With
regard to the number of men for the Army, Navy, and Ord-
nance, there would be no increase voted before Christmas;
the sum to be voted would exceed that of last year's estimate,
for which increase satisfactory reasons would be given. The
other measures of the Government were, first, a Bill to enable
the Legislature of Canada to dispose of the Clergy Reserves ;
secondly, a Pilotage Bill, in introducing which the President
of the Board of Trade would state the views of the Govern-
ment regarding the various matters affecting the shipping
interest; thirdly, the consideration of the disabilities of our
Jewish fellow-subjects, with a view to their removal; fourthly
a proposal upon the important subject of education, which
would tend to effect great improvement. The Government
would likewise state the course they intended to adopt with
reference to the reports of the Commissioners of Inquiry into
the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, and a Bill would
be introduced upon the subject of education in Scotland.
With respect to the transportation of criminals, it was the
determination of Government to adhere to the intention of the
late Ministry, and to send no more convicts to Australia; but
in putting an end to this system it was necessary to look most
attentively to the question of secondary punishments, respect-
S IT M MARY.
ing which the Government would have a proposal to make.
Immediately after the Easter recess the Chancellor oe the
Exchequer would bring forward his financial statement.
The Lord Chancellor would, in a few days, state the mea-
sures contemplated for the improvement of the law ; and the
landlord and tenant questions in Ireland would be considered
in a Select Committee, to be so constituted as to afford a
prospect of arriving at a final settlement of this much-agitated
question. With regard to another important question—that
of the representation of the people—he said, that an amend-
ment of the present system was one of the measures in con-
templation. Referring to his attempts to extend the fran-
chise in 1845, 1850, and 1851, Lord John Russell took
occasion to correct an erroneous impression which seemed to
exist in some quarters, that he meditated a more comprehen-
sive measure than those which he had then proposed. At
present it was the opinion of the Government that the question
required the most careful consideration and inquiry, and that
it would be premature to legislate upon it during the present
session of Parliament. While himself believing this course to
be wise, he should cotsider it to be the duty of the Govern-
ment, imrnediatiely after the commencement of the next
session, to bring forward a measure upon the subject.
Alluding to the numerous instances of disgraceful bribery
and corruption during the recent elections, he expressed the
desire of the Government to prevent such complaints for the
future ; but considered it advisable to await the reports of
the several Committees now inquiring into those abuses, before
taking any steps for their remedy.
The treatment of Protestants in Tuscany was brought under