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VOLUME XLVIII.-JANUARY TO JUNE, 1865.
THE PALMERSTON CABINET.—1865.
First Lord of the Treasury
Lord Chancellor
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Chancellor of Duchy of Lancaster
President of the Council
President of the Board of Trade
*
Lord Privy Seal
Home Office ...
Foreign Office
Colonial Office .
War Secretary
India Secretary . . . .
Admiralty ....
Postmaster-General
Poor Law Board
Viscoont Palmerston.
Lord Westbury.
Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone.
Earl op Clarendon.
Earl Granville.
Right Hon. Thomas M. Gibson.
Duke op Argyll.
Sir George Grey, Bart.
Earl Russell.
Right Hon. E. Cardwell.
Earl De Grey and Ripon.
Sir Charles Wood, Bart.
Duke op Somerset.
Lord Stanley of Alderley.
Right Hon. Charles P. Yilliers.
POLITICAL
rpHE year 1865 opened with every assurance of “ peace and
plenty.” The cotton famine, which had been attended
with so much misery during the two preceding years, had
now almost vanished, and the Lancashire districts showed in-
dications of returning prosperity. The unhappy contest in
America, and which had now lasted four years, appeared to
be drawing to a close, as the Southern States gave signs of
exhaustion.
Lord Palmerston still held his place in the confidence of
the people, and he was destined to outlive but a short time
the Parliament about to expire of natural decay.
The Queen, to the regret of all her subjects, still conceived
it to be her duty to pay homage to the dead, and to decline to
open Parliament in person. That ceremony, therefore, was
performed by Commission.
Her Majesty’s Message was delivered from the throne by
the Lord Chancellor, and the following extracts will at
once explain the position of Great Britain at home and
abroad
“ We are commanded to assure you that Her Majesty has great satisfac-
tion in recurring again to the advice and assistance of her Parliament.
“ The negotiations in which the Emperor of Austria and the King of
Prussia were engaged with the King of Denmark were brought to a conclu-
sion by a Treaty of Peace; and the communications which Her Majesty
receives from foreign Powers lead her to entertain a well-founded hope that
no renewed disturbance of the peace of Europe is to be apprehended.
“ The civil war in North America still unhappily continues. Her
Majesty remains steadfastly neutral between the contending parties, and
would rejoice at a friendly reconciliation between them.
“ A Japanese Daimio in rebellion against his sovereign, infringed the
rights accorded by treaty to Great Britain and to certain other powers ; and
the Japanese Government having failed to compel him to desist from his
lawless proceedings, the diplomatic agents and the naval commanders of
Great Britain, France, the Netherlands, and the United States of North
SUMMARY.
America, undertook a combined operation for the purpose of asserting
the rights which their respective Governments have obtained by treaty.
That operation has been attended with complete success ; and the result has
afforded security for foreign commerce and additional strength to the
Government of Japan, with which the relations of Her Majesty are friendly.
“ Papers on this subject will be laid before you.
“ Her Majesty regrets that the conflict with some of the native tribes in
New Zealand has not yet been brought to a close, but the successful
efforts of Her Majesty’s regular forces, supported by those raised in the
colooy, have led to the submission of the insurgents; and those who are
still in arms have been informed of the equitable conditions on which their
submission would be accepted.
“ Her Majesty has had great satisfaction in giving her sanction to the
meeting of a conference of delegates from her several North American pro-
vinces, who, on invitation from Her Majesty’s Governor-General, assembled
at Quebec. Those delegates adopted resolutions having for their object a
closer union of those provinces under a central Government. If those
resolutions shall be approved by the provincial legislatures, a Bill will be
laid before you for carrying this important measure into effect.
“ Her Majesty rejoices at the general tranquillity of her Indian domi-
nions, but Her Majesty regrets that long-continued outrages on the persons
and property of subjects of Her Majesty, and for which no redress could be
had, have rendered it necessary to employ a force to obtain satisfaction for
the past and security for the future.
“ Her Majesty deeply laments the calamity which has recently occa-
sioned great loss of life and property at Calcutta and at other places in India.
Prompt assistance was rendered by the officers of the Government, and
generous contributions have been made in various ’parts of India to relieve
the sufferings which have thus been occasioned.”
Her Majesty then referred to the satisfactory condition of
the revenue, the bountiful harvest which had been gathered
throughout the country, and to other subjects which will he
brought under notice in the Essence of Parliament. As that
series of papers is so completely exhaustive of all that is
worth preserving in the debates of the collective wisdom of
the country, we shall direct our attention to those other
matters which have been thought worthy of the attention
of Mr. Punch.
Mr. Punch had occasion to notice the Pope’s Encyclical
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VOLUME XLVIII.-JANUARY TO JUNE, 1865.
THE PALMERSTON CABINET.—1865.
First Lord of the Treasury
Lord Chancellor
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Chancellor of Duchy of Lancaster
President of the Council
President of the Board of Trade
*
Lord Privy Seal
Home Office ...
Foreign Office
Colonial Office .
War Secretary
India Secretary . . . .
Admiralty ....
Postmaster-General
Poor Law Board
Viscoont Palmerston.
Lord Westbury.
Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone.
Earl op Clarendon.
Earl Granville.
Right Hon. Thomas M. Gibson.
Duke op Argyll.
Sir George Grey, Bart.
Earl Russell.
Right Hon. E. Cardwell.
Earl De Grey and Ripon.
Sir Charles Wood, Bart.
Duke op Somerset.
Lord Stanley of Alderley.
Right Hon. Charles P. Yilliers.
POLITICAL
rpHE year 1865 opened with every assurance of “ peace and
plenty.” The cotton famine, which had been attended
with so much misery during the two preceding years, had
now almost vanished, and the Lancashire districts showed in-
dications of returning prosperity. The unhappy contest in
America, and which had now lasted four years, appeared to
be drawing to a close, as the Southern States gave signs of
exhaustion.
Lord Palmerston still held his place in the confidence of
the people, and he was destined to outlive but a short time
the Parliament about to expire of natural decay.
The Queen, to the regret of all her subjects, still conceived
it to be her duty to pay homage to the dead, and to decline to
open Parliament in person. That ceremony, therefore, was
performed by Commission.
Her Majesty’s Message was delivered from the throne by
the Lord Chancellor, and the following extracts will at
once explain the position of Great Britain at home and
abroad
“ We are commanded to assure you that Her Majesty has great satisfac-
tion in recurring again to the advice and assistance of her Parliament.
“ The negotiations in which the Emperor of Austria and the King of
Prussia were engaged with the King of Denmark were brought to a conclu-
sion by a Treaty of Peace; and the communications which Her Majesty
receives from foreign Powers lead her to entertain a well-founded hope that
no renewed disturbance of the peace of Europe is to be apprehended.
“ The civil war in North America still unhappily continues. Her
Majesty remains steadfastly neutral between the contending parties, and
would rejoice at a friendly reconciliation between them.
“ A Japanese Daimio in rebellion against his sovereign, infringed the
rights accorded by treaty to Great Britain and to certain other powers ; and
the Japanese Government having failed to compel him to desist from his
lawless proceedings, the diplomatic agents and the naval commanders of
Great Britain, France, the Netherlands, and the United States of North
SUMMARY.
America, undertook a combined operation for the purpose of asserting
the rights which their respective Governments have obtained by treaty.
That operation has been attended with complete success ; and the result has
afforded security for foreign commerce and additional strength to the
Government of Japan, with which the relations of Her Majesty are friendly.
“ Papers on this subject will be laid before you.
“ Her Majesty regrets that the conflict with some of the native tribes in
New Zealand has not yet been brought to a close, but the successful
efforts of Her Majesty’s regular forces, supported by those raised in the
colooy, have led to the submission of the insurgents; and those who are
still in arms have been informed of the equitable conditions on which their
submission would be accepted.
“ Her Majesty has had great satisfaction in giving her sanction to the
meeting of a conference of delegates from her several North American pro-
vinces, who, on invitation from Her Majesty’s Governor-General, assembled
at Quebec. Those delegates adopted resolutions having for their object a
closer union of those provinces under a central Government. If those
resolutions shall be approved by the provincial legislatures, a Bill will be
laid before you for carrying this important measure into effect.
“ Her Majesty rejoices at the general tranquillity of her Indian domi-
nions, but Her Majesty regrets that long-continued outrages on the persons
and property of subjects of Her Majesty, and for which no redress could be
had, have rendered it necessary to employ a force to obtain satisfaction for
the past and security for the future.
“ Her Majesty deeply laments the calamity which has recently occa-
sioned great loss of life and property at Calcutta and at other places in India.
Prompt assistance was rendered by the officers of the Government, and
generous contributions have been made in various ’parts of India to relieve
the sufferings which have thus been occasioned.”
Her Majesty then referred to the satisfactory condition of
the revenue, the bountiful harvest which had been gathered
throughout the country, and to other subjects which will he
brought under notice in the Essence of Parliament. As that
series of papers is so completely exhaustive of all that is
worth preserving in the debates of the collective wisdom of
the country, we shall direct our attention to those other
matters which have been thought worthy of the attention
of Mr. Punch.
Mr. Punch had occasion to notice the Pope’s Encyclical
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