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VOLUME LXXVm.—JANUARY TO JUNE, 1880.
THE BEACONSFIELD CABINET.—1880.
THE GLADSTONE CABINET.—1880.
First Lord of the Treasury-
Lord Chancellor . . . .
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Lord President of the Council .
Lord Privy Seal
Home Office . . . .
Foreign Office .....
Colonial Office . „ . .
War Secretary. . ,
Indian Secretary. . . .
Admiralty . . . .
Postmaster-General . . .
President of the Board of Trade
Earl of Beaconsfield, K.G.
Earl Cairns.
Sir Stafford H. Northcote,
Bart.
Duke of Richmond and Gordon,
K.G.
Duke of Northumberland.
Right Hon. R. A. Cross.
Marquis of Salisbury, K.G.
Sir Michael E. Hicks-Beach,
Bart.
Col. the Hon. F. A. Stanley.
Viscount Cbanbrook.
Right Hon. W. H. Smith.
Lord John Manners.
Viscount Sandon.
First Lord of the Treasury and
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Lord Chancellor
Lord President of the Council
Lord Privy Seal .
Home Office .
Foreign Office
Colonial Office.
War Secretary
Indian Secretary
Admiralty ....
Chief Secretary for Ireland
President of the Board of Trad
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lau
caster ....
President of the Local Govern
ment Board .
; Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone.
Lord Selborne.
Earl Spencer, K.G.
Duke of Argyll.
Sir William Vernon Harcourt.
Earl Granville, K.G.
Earl of Kimberley.
Eight Hon. Hugh C. E. Childers.
Marquis of Hartington.
Earl of Northbrook.
Right Hon. W. E. Forster.
Right Hon. J. Chamberlain,
• Right Hon. J. Bright.
i
■- Right Hon. J. G. Dodson.
POLITICAL
PARLIAMENT met on the 5th of February. It is un-
necessary to notice the various Government measures
announced in the Royal Speech, for with one exception
the early Dissolution put a stop to fresh legislation. (At
the beginning of the Session business was interfered with
by long debates on a new standing order, brought forward
by the Government and supported by tbe Opposition,
for the purpose of checking Obstruction.) The exception
was an Irish Bill. The Speech had dwelt on the distress
in Ireland, which, it stated, had become so serious that
extraordinary relief measures were needed, and bad in fact
been already sanctioned by the Executive, in anticipation
of a Parliamentary indemnity. Accordingly the Irish
Relief Bill was at once introduced. “ It proposed to grant
loans to landowners and sanitary authorities on liberal
terms for improvement works; to sanction similar works
adopted by baronial presentment sessions, and to allow the
relaxation of the poor-law rules with respect to outdoor
relief.” (Times). The advances to be made were proposed
to be taken .from the Church Surplus. This measure
received the Royal Assent on the 15th of March.
On the 8th of March Parliament and the country were
both surprised by tbe announcement of a Dissolution to
take place as soon as the Budget and other indispensable
business bad been worked through. “The Government,”
the Chancellor of the Exchequer said, “ would have been
anxious to appeal to the constituencies earlier in the year,
so as to avoid the mischief of a broken Session; but it was
urgently necessary to pass the Irish Relief Measures.”
SUMMARY.
(Times). Sixteen days after, that is to say on the 24th of
March, the Parliament, which had lasted a little over six
years, was dissolved, and a General Election followed. The
Election returns from the very first day were as disastrous
to the Conservatives as they were encouraging to the
Liberals. "When all the polls had been taken, the figures
stood thus:—
Liberals .
o
o
. 352
Conservatives .
o
0
. 236
Home Rulers .
•
•
. 64
652
Lord Beaconsfield, following precedent, did not wait
for the assembling of the new Parliament, but, submitting
to tbe opinion of tbe country, at once resigned office. (See
Cartoon, April 10th.) Her Majesty in the first instance
summoned Earl Granville and the Marquis of Harting-
ton as the recognised Leaders of the Opposition since
Mr. Gladstone’s retirement, but they counselled the
Queen to entrust that Statesman with the formation of
the new Ministry. This course Her Majesty adopted, and
Mr. Gladstone accepted office as Prime Minister, and at
once proceeded to construct his Cabinet.
The new Parliament, the tenth of the present reign, met
on the 29th of April. The necessary Ministerial re-elections
occupied some time, so that the Royal Speech, the second of
the year, was not delivered until the 20th of May. Mean-
VOLUME LXXVm.—JANUARY TO JUNE, 1880.
THE BEACONSFIELD CABINET.—1880.
THE GLADSTONE CABINET.—1880.
First Lord of the Treasury-
Lord Chancellor . . . .
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Lord President of the Council .
Lord Privy Seal
Home Office . . . .
Foreign Office .....
Colonial Office . „ . .
War Secretary. . ,
Indian Secretary. . . .
Admiralty . . . .
Postmaster-General . . .
President of the Board of Trade
Earl of Beaconsfield, K.G.
Earl Cairns.
Sir Stafford H. Northcote,
Bart.
Duke of Richmond and Gordon,
K.G.
Duke of Northumberland.
Right Hon. R. A. Cross.
Marquis of Salisbury, K.G.
Sir Michael E. Hicks-Beach,
Bart.
Col. the Hon. F. A. Stanley.
Viscount Cbanbrook.
Right Hon. W. H. Smith.
Lord John Manners.
Viscount Sandon.
First Lord of the Treasury and
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Lord Chancellor
Lord President of the Council
Lord Privy Seal .
Home Office .
Foreign Office
Colonial Office.
War Secretary
Indian Secretary
Admiralty ....
Chief Secretary for Ireland
President of the Board of Trad
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lau
caster ....
President of the Local Govern
ment Board .
; Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone.
Lord Selborne.
Earl Spencer, K.G.
Duke of Argyll.
Sir William Vernon Harcourt.
Earl Granville, K.G.
Earl of Kimberley.
Eight Hon. Hugh C. E. Childers.
Marquis of Hartington.
Earl of Northbrook.
Right Hon. W. E. Forster.
Right Hon. J. Chamberlain,
• Right Hon. J. Bright.
i
■- Right Hon. J. G. Dodson.
POLITICAL
PARLIAMENT met on the 5th of February. It is un-
necessary to notice the various Government measures
announced in the Royal Speech, for with one exception
the early Dissolution put a stop to fresh legislation. (At
the beginning of the Session business was interfered with
by long debates on a new standing order, brought forward
by the Government and supported by tbe Opposition,
for the purpose of checking Obstruction.) The exception
was an Irish Bill. The Speech had dwelt on the distress
in Ireland, which, it stated, had become so serious that
extraordinary relief measures were needed, and bad in fact
been already sanctioned by the Executive, in anticipation
of a Parliamentary indemnity. Accordingly the Irish
Relief Bill was at once introduced. “ It proposed to grant
loans to landowners and sanitary authorities on liberal
terms for improvement works; to sanction similar works
adopted by baronial presentment sessions, and to allow the
relaxation of the poor-law rules with respect to outdoor
relief.” (Times). The advances to be made were proposed
to be taken .from the Church Surplus. This measure
received the Royal Assent on the 15th of March.
On the 8th of March Parliament and the country were
both surprised by tbe announcement of a Dissolution to
take place as soon as the Budget and other indispensable
business bad been worked through. “The Government,”
the Chancellor of the Exchequer said, “ would have been
anxious to appeal to the constituencies earlier in the year,
so as to avoid the mischief of a broken Session; but it was
urgently necessary to pass the Irish Relief Measures.”
SUMMARY.
(Times). Sixteen days after, that is to say on the 24th of
March, the Parliament, which had lasted a little over six
years, was dissolved, and a General Election followed. The
Election returns from the very first day were as disastrous
to the Conservatives as they were encouraging to the
Liberals. "When all the polls had been taken, the figures
stood thus:—
Liberals .
o
o
. 352
Conservatives .
o
0
. 236
Home Rulers .
•
•
. 64
652
Lord Beaconsfield, following precedent, did not wait
for the assembling of the new Parliament, but, submitting
to tbe opinion of tbe country, at once resigned office. (See
Cartoon, April 10th.) Her Majesty in the first instance
summoned Earl Granville and the Marquis of Harting-
ton as the recognised Leaders of the Opposition since
Mr. Gladstone’s retirement, but they counselled the
Queen to entrust that Statesman with the formation of
the new Ministry. This course Her Majesty adopted, and
Mr. Gladstone accepted office as Prime Minister, and at
once proceeded to construct his Cabinet.
The new Parliament, the tenth of the present reign, met
on the 29th of April. The necessary Ministerial re-elections
occupied some time, so that the Royal Speech, the second of
the year, was not delivered until the 20th of May. Mean-