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VOLUME LXII.--JANUARY TO JUNE, 1872.
THE GLADSTONE CABINET.—1872.
.First Lord of the Treasury........ Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone.
Lord Chancellor......... Lord Hatherley.
Chancellor of the Exchequer....... Eight Hon. R. Lowe.
Lord President of the Council...... Marquis of Ripon, K.G. (formerly Earl De Grey and Ripon).
Lord Privy Seal......... Viscount Halifax.
Home Office.......... Right Hon. H. A. Bruce (now Lord Aberdare).
Foreign Office.......... Earl Granville, K.G.
Colonial Office......... Earl of Kimberley.
War Secretary.......... Right Hon. E. (now Vdcount) Cardwell.
Indian Secretary......... Duke of Argyll, K. T.
Admiralty.......... Right Hon. G. J. Goschen.
President of the Board of Trade...... Right Hon. Chichester Fortescue (now Lord Carlingford)
President of the Poor Law Board...... Right Hon. James Stansfeld.
Vice-President of the Committee of Council on Education . Right Hon. W. E. Forster.
Chief Secretary of Ireland ....... Marquis of Hartington.
POLITICAL
VAffiC
THE deliberations of Parliament, -which assembled on j
the 6th of February, were presided over by a new
Speaker, the Eight Hon. Henry William Bouverie
Brand, brother of Lord Dacre, M.P. for Cambridgeshire,
and for several years " Whip " to the Liberal Party in the
House of Commons.
The Ministerial programme for the Session, as announced
in the Boyal Speech, included Bills for the Improvement
of Public Education in Scotland, the Eegulation of Mines, ]
the Amendment of the Licensing System, and the Estab- j
lishment of Secret Voting.
The Education Bill for Scotland, introduced by the Lord
Advocate, passed the House of Commons almost un-
touched, and was but slightly modified by the Lords. The j
Home Secretary (Mr. Brtjce) was more fortunate with his
Bill for the Eegulation of Mines, than with his Licensing
Bill of the previous Session, and other Measures. The
Earl oe Kimberley took charge of the new Licensing
Bill in the House of Lords. Its main objects were, "the
repression of excess and disorder, and of adulteration.''
It brought about some important changes in the hours of
opening and closing public-houses, both in London and the
country, and enabled grocers to take out licences to sell
intoxicating liquors in bottles. The Bill passed through
Parliament almost without alteration.
The chief contention of the Session was over the Bill for
the Establishment of Secret Voting—the Ballot Bill. Mr.
W. E. Forster had the charge of this important measure
(which also abolished nomination days) in the House of
Commons, and " after many checks and delays " succeeded
in carrying it almost as it originally stood. The Marquis
SUMMARY.
oe Ripon was responsible for its progress through the
House of Lords. Government secured a majority in its
favour on the Second Reading, but in Committee the Peers
adopted an amendment by which secret voting—the vital
principle of the Bill—was made optional. Earl Beau-
champ's Amendment, limiting the operation of the Bill to
December 31, 1880, was also carried. The Commons dis-
agreed with both these amendments, and ultimately secret
voting was restored to the Bill, but the limitation of the
operation of the measure to eight years was confirmed; and
thus this " great constitutional change was completed after
a controversy of forty years."
Another measure that excited some interest and opposi-
tion, both in and out of Parliament, was a Bill for the
Better Regulation of the Parks, which public resorts, par-
ticularly Hyde Park, had for some years past been the
scene of political meetings, attended at times with dis-
orderly and riotous proceedings. The provisions of this
Bill were alleged " to be inconsistent with the spirit of the
English Constitution," but it eventually became law.
Sir Robert Collier's appointment to the Judicial
Committee of the Privy Council, noticed in the " Intro-
duction " to the preceding volume, was brought before both
Houses of Parliament. In the House of Lords, the vote of
censure on the Government for their conduct in this
matter was lost, but only by the bare majority of two. In
the House of Commons, '' The Government was signifi-
cantly acquitted of any serious offence by a majority of
twenty-seven, which was said exactly to correspond with
the number of official votes " (Annual Register).
Another Ministerial appointment was also subjected to
VOLUME LXII.--JANUARY TO JUNE, 1872.
THE GLADSTONE CABINET.—1872.
.First Lord of the Treasury........ Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone.
Lord Chancellor......... Lord Hatherley.
Chancellor of the Exchequer....... Eight Hon. R. Lowe.
Lord President of the Council...... Marquis of Ripon, K.G. (formerly Earl De Grey and Ripon).
Lord Privy Seal......... Viscount Halifax.
Home Office.......... Right Hon. H. A. Bruce (now Lord Aberdare).
Foreign Office.......... Earl Granville, K.G.
Colonial Office......... Earl of Kimberley.
War Secretary.......... Right Hon. E. (now Vdcount) Cardwell.
Indian Secretary......... Duke of Argyll, K. T.
Admiralty.......... Right Hon. G. J. Goschen.
President of the Board of Trade...... Right Hon. Chichester Fortescue (now Lord Carlingford)
President of the Poor Law Board...... Right Hon. James Stansfeld.
Vice-President of the Committee of Council on Education . Right Hon. W. E. Forster.
Chief Secretary of Ireland ....... Marquis of Hartington.
POLITICAL
VAffiC
THE deliberations of Parliament, -which assembled on j
the 6th of February, were presided over by a new
Speaker, the Eight Hon. Henry William Bouverie
Brand, brother of Lord Dacre, M.P. for Cambridgeshire,
and for several years " Whip " to the Liberal Party in the
House of Commons.
The Ministerial programme for the Session, as announced
in the Boyal Speech, included Bills for the Improvement
of Public Education in Scotland, the Eegulation of Mines, ]
the Amendment of the Licensing System, and the Estab- j
lishment of Secret Voting.
The Education Bill for Scotland, introduced by the Lord
Advocate, passed the House of Commons almost un-
touched, and was but slightly modified by the Lords. The j
Home Secretary (Mr. Brtjce) was more fortunate with his
Bill for the Eegulation of Mines, than with his Licensing
Bill of the previous Session, and other Measures. The
Earl oe Kimberley took charge of the new Licensing
Bill in the House of Lords. Its main objects were, "the
repression of excess and disorder, and of adulteration.''
It brought about some important changes in the hours of
opening and closing public-houses, both in London and the
country, and enabled grocers to take out licences to sell
intoxicating liquors in bottles. The Bill passed through
Parliament almost without alteration.
The chief contention of the Session was over the Bill for
the Establishment of Secret Voting—the Ballot Bill. Mr.
W. E. Forster had the charge of this important measure
(which also abolished nomination days) in the House of
Commons, and " after many checks and delays " succeeded
in carrying it almost as it originally stood. The Marquis
SUMMARY.
oe Ripon was responsible for its progress through the
House of Lords. Government secured a majority in its
favour on the Second Reading, but in Committee the Peers
adopted an amendment by which secret voting—the vital
principle of the Bill—was made optional. Earl Beau-
champ's Amendment, limiting the operation of the Bill to
December 31, 1880, was also carried. The Commons dis-
agreed with both these amendments, and ultimately secret
voting was restored to the Bill, but the limitation of the
operation of the measure to eight years was confirmed; and
thus this " great constitutional change was completed after
a controversy of forty years."
Another measure that excited some interest and opposi-
tion, both in and out of Parliament, was a Bill for the
Better Regulation of the Parks, which public resorts, par-
ticularly Hyde Park, had for some years past been the
scene of political meetings, attended at times with dis-
orderly and riotous proceedings. The provisions of this
Bill were alleged " to be inconsistent with the spirit of the
English Constitution," but it eventually became law.
Sir Robert Collier's appointment to the Judicial
Committee of the Privy Council, noticed in the " Intro-
duction " to the preceding volume, was brought before both
Houses of Parliament. In the House of Lords, the vote of
censure on the Government for their conduct in this
matter was lost, but only by the bare majority of two. In
the House of Commons, '' The Government was signifi-
cantly acquitted of any serious offence by a majority of
twenty-seven, which was said exactly to correspond with
the number of official votes " (Annual Register).
Another Ministerial appointment was also subjected to