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VOLUME XXXVI.-JANUARY TO JUNE, 1859.
THE DERBY CABINET.—1859.
THE P ALMERST0N CABINET.—1839,
First Lord of the Treasury . . Right Hon. Earl of Derby. | First Lord of the Treasury . . Viscoont Palmerston.
Lord Chancellor
Chancellor of the Exchequer
President of the Council
Lord Privy Seal
Home Office
Foreign Office
Colonial Office .
War Secretary
India Secretary .
Lord Chelmsford.
Right Hon. Benjamin Disraeli.
Marquess of Salisbury.
Earl of Hardwicke.
Rt. Hon. Spencer H. Walpole.
Earl of Malmesbury.
Sir E. G. Bulwer Lytton, Br.
Right Hon. Jonathan Peel.
Lord Stanley.
Admiralty ..... Sir John S. Pakington, Bart.
President of the Board of Trade . Right Hon. Joseph W. Henley.
First Commissioner of Works i T T T ,,
[ Lord John J. R. Manners.
and Public Buildings . )
Lord Chancellor . . . . Lord Campbell.
Chancellor of the Exchequer. . Right Hon. W. E. Gladstonb
Chancellor of Duchy of Lancaster . Rt. Hon. Sir George Grey, Br
President of the Council . . Earl Granville.
Lord Privy Seal . . . . Doke of Argyll.
Home Office ..... Sir G. Cornewall Lewis, Babx
Foreign Office . . . . . Lord John Russell.
Colonial Office . . . Duke of Xewcastle.
War Secretary . . . . Right Hon. Sidney Herbert.
India Secretary .... Rt. Hon. Sir Charles Wood, Br
Admiralty ..... Doke of Somerset.
Postmaster-General . . . . Right Hon. Eakl of Elgin.
Poor Law Board .... Rt. Hon. Thomas M.Gibson.
Chief Secretary for Ireland . . Right Hon. E. Cardwell.
POLITICAL SUMMARY.
PAGE TAGE
npHE assembling of Parliament in 1859 was regarded with
much public interest, as it was known that the Ministry
had prepared a new Reform Bill, and that Mr. Bright had
been taking a leading part at many public meetings held
chiefly in the North of England, having for their object a
change in the representation. Mr. Bright had been so
violent in some of his speeches that many earnest reformers
became alarmed and withdrew themselves from the movement,
and to those who remembered the keen excitement that per-
vaded the country during the former agitation for Reform, the
indifference of the people at the present time presented a
striking contrast.
The mysterious conduct oi the French Emperor had created
considerable mistrust in this country, and towards France and
its ruler the feeling in England had undoubtedly become less
cordial than in the early^days of the alliance. The re-settle-
ment of Italy was frequently discussed, and the sympathies of
the people of England unequivocally avowed in favour of the
emancipation of all the States of Central Italy from foreign
domination and complete reform of the anomalous abuses of
the Papal States.
The proceedings of Parliament are so amply set forth in
" the Essence " that the briefest summary will suffice to
direct attention to the subjects treated of in this volume.
The state of the Navy was brought before the House, and
a strong feeling was everywhere manifested to have this
popular arm of the country made immediately effective.
Sib. John Pakington, the First Lord of the Admiralty,
stated that the French Navy was superior to the English in
screw-liners and frigates. He proposed to add fifteen screw-
liners and nine heavy frigates to the fleet by the conversiou
of sailing vessels and the construction of new ones. This
would be done in the course of the next year. Two iron-
cased ships would also be built on the best principles to place
us on a par in that respect with France. There was not,
however, room to build these ships in the Government yards,
and they would therefore be built by contract. Thus the
Navy would be augmented during the year with twenty-six
powerful ships. Less he could not ask, and more could not
be accomplished in consequence of the crowded state of the
dockyards. He, for one, would not be satisfied until larger
additions were made*to our fleet. He moved that the number
of men, boys, and marines for 1S59-60 should be 62,480. The
vote was unanimously agreed to.
On the 14th of February, Lord Stanley, the Secretary of
State for the affairs of India, made a long and elaborate state-
ment to the House of Commons upon the financial state of
that country—a subject which was then exciting much
interest, and some anxiety, in the public mind. The
exhaustion occasioned by the mutiny—the great loss of
property and revenue—and the very heavy charges incurred
by the military operations, had produced a great excess of
expenditure and deficiency of revenue, and it was feared that
the void thus created would have to be made good, sooner or
later, out of the resources of the British tax-payer.
The official statement showed a large deficiency, and his
Lordship concluded a very lucid speech by asking for a loan
of seven millions, to which, after some discussion, the House
assented. Several minor measures having been brought before
the House—such as " Law of Marriage with a Deceased Wife's
THE DERBY CABINET.—1859.
THE P ALMERST0N CABINET.—1839,
First Lord of the Treasury . . Right Hon. Earl of Derby. | First Lord of the Treasury . . Viscoont Palmerston.
Lord Chancellor
Chancellor of the Exchequer
President of the Council
Lord Privy Seal
Home Office
Foreign Office
Colonial Office .
War Secretary
India Secretary .
Lord Chelmsford.
Right Hon. Benjamin Disraeli.
Marquess of Salisbury.
Earl of Hardwicke.
Rt. Hon. Spencer H. Walpole.
Earl of Malmesbury.
Sir E. G. Bulwer Lytton, Br.
Right Hon. Jonathan Peel.
Lord Stanley.
Admiralty ..... Sir John S. Pakington, Bart.
President of the Board of Trade . Right Hon. Joseph W. Henley.
First Commissioner of Works i T T T ,,
[ Lord John J. R. Manners.
and Public Buildings . )
Lord Chancellor . . . . Lord Campbell.
Chancellor of the Exchequer. . Right Hon. W. E. Gladstonb
Chancellor of Duchy of Lancaster . Rt. Hon. Sir George Grey, Br
President of the Council . . Earl Granville.
Lord Privy Seal . . . . Doke of Argyll.
Home Office ..... Sir G. Cornewall Lewis, Babx
Foreign Office . . . . . Lord John Russell.
Colonial Office . . . Duke of Xewcastle.
War Secretary . . . . Right Hon. Sidney Herbert.
India Secretary .... Rt. Hon. Sir Charles Wood, Br
Admiralty ..... Doke of Somerset.
Postmaster-General . . . . Right Hon. Eakl of Elgin.
Poor Law Board .... Rt. Hon. Thomas M.Gibson.
Chief Secretary for Ireland . . Right Hon. E. Cardwell.
POLITICAL SUMMARY.
PAGE TAGE
npHE assembling of Parliament in 1859 was regarded with
much public interest, as it was known that the Ministry
had prepared a new Reform Bill, and that Mr. Bright had
been taking a leading part at many public meetings held
chiefly in the North of England, having for their object a
change in the representation. Mr. Bright had been so
violent in some of his speeches that many earnest reformers
became alarmed and withdrew themselves from the movement,
and to those who remembered the keen excitement that per-
vaded the country during the former agitation for Reform, the
indifference of the people at the present time presented a
striking contrast.
The mysterious conduct oi the French Emperor had created
considerable mistrust in this country, and towards France and
its ruler the feeling in England had undoubtedly become less
cordial than in the early^days of the alliance. The re-settle-
ment of Italy was frequently discussed, and the sympathies of
the people of England unequivocally avowed in favour of the
emancipation of all the States of Central Italy from foreign
domination and complete reform of the anomalous abuses of
the Papal States.
The proceedings of Parliament are so amply set forth in
" the Essence " that the briefest summary will suffice to
direct attention to the subjects treated of in this volume.
The state of the Navy was brought before the House, and
a strong feeling was everywhere manifested to have this
popular arm of the country made immediately effective.
Sib. John Pakington, the First Lord of the Admiralty,
stated that the French Navy was superior to the English in
screw-liners and frigates. He proposed to add fifteen screw-
liners and nine heavy frigates to the fleet by the conversiou
of sailing vessels and the construction of new ones. This
would be done in the course of the next year. Two iron-
cased ships would also be built on the best principles to place
us on a par in that respect with France. There was not,
however, room to build these ships in the Government yards,
and they would therefore be built by contract. Thus the
Navy would be augmented during the year with twenty-six
powerful ships. Less he could not ask, and more could not
be accomplished in consequence of the crowded state of the
dockyards. He, for one, would not be satisfied until larger
additions were made*to our fleet. He moved that the number
of men, boys, and marines for 1S59-60 should be 62,480. The
vote was unanimously agreed to.
On the 14th of February, Lord Stanley, the Secretary of
State for the affairs of India, made a long and elaborate state-
ment to the House of Commons upon the financial state of
that country—a subject which was then exciting much
interest, and some anxiety, in the public mind. The
exhaustion occasioned by the mutiny—the great loss of
property and revenue—and the very heavy charges incurred
by the military operations, had produced a great excess of
expenditure and deficiency of revenue, and it was feared that
the void thus created would have to be made good, sooner or
later, out of the resources of the British tax-payer.
The official statement showed a large deficiency, and his
Lordship concluded a very lucid speech by asking for a loan
of seven millions, to which, after some discussion, the House
assented. Several minor measures having been brought before
the House—such as " Law of Marriage with a Deceased Wife's