The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-12-15 00:00:00

TaE NEW MINISTRY.

1111 CASUIST.

First Lord of the Trea-
sury ... . Mr. Ghbdstece.
The Lord -digti 611;n
cellor Lord Flaherty, late Sir W.
Page Wood.
Lord President of the
Council
Lord Privy Sea
Secretary of State for
the Home Deport-
ment
Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs The Earl of Carondoo.
Secretary of State fur
the Colonies Earl Granville.
Secretary of State for
War
Secretary of State for
India The Duke of Argyll.
Chancellor of the En

chequer Mr. Lowe.
Pint Lord of the Ad
miralty
Presideot of the Board
of Trade Mr. Bright.
Postmaster-General
President of the Poor
law Board Mr. (Meehan.
Chief Secretary for Ire-
land

Chancellor of tho
Duchy of Lacauter Lord Dufferin.
Pint Commissioner of
Works Mr. Layard.
Attorney-General
Solicitor•O•oeral .... .
Lord Advocate for Soot
land
Solicitor-General f or
Scotland

Mr. G. Young.
Vioc.Presidint of the
Council for Education Mr.llW. 1111 Forster.
Under Secretaries of
State—Home
Foreign Affairs Mr. A. J. Otway.
Colonies
India ........ Mr. Grant Duff.
War ....... . Lord Northbrook.
Third Lord of the Tres
mazy
Secretaries of the j Mr. G. Glyn.
Treasury I Mr. Ayrton.
Secretary to the Roan'
of Trade Mr. Lefevre.
etrotary to tbe Poor
Law Board
Lord of the Admiralty Lord John Hay.
Judge-Advocate

liltLl.llD.
Lord-Lleutestanl Earl Spencer.
Lord Chancellor
Attorney•Gooeral
Solioitor•General Mr. Barry.

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Lord Steward .
Lord Chamberlain
Muter of the Horse
Mistress of the Robes Duchess of Argyll.
Master of the Book-
bounds
Comptroller
Vioe-Chamberlaine Visoount Caste'roue.

The Cabinet .bleb boa thus taken Mlles consists of
fifteen numbers, the oiliest of Idiom to Lord Clarendon.
who is 68; the Lord Chancellor. 67; Mr. Gladstone,
59; Mr. Bright and Mr. Lowe, each 57; Mr. Cardwell,
55; Mr. Bruce and Earl Granville, each 53; the Duke
of Argyll and Mr. Chichester Fortescne, each 45; the
Earl of Kimberley, 42; Earl de Grey and Mr. Childers.
each 41; Mr. Goechen, 37; and the Marquis of
Hartington, 35. The Lord Chancellor, Mr. Bright, Mr.
Lowe. Mr. Bruce, Mr. C. Forteecue. Lord Kimberley,
and Mr. Childers, are respectively now to the duties of
Cabinet ministers.

0011K01111, 0011 001110" FINANCIAL MILLIIIIOIO,
A rand Court banquet was given at the Fishmongers'
Lows ON TIM IltwarraS, HOOns OP
hall, London, on Thursday night. In responding to
"the House of Commons," Mr. Lowe, who wee received
with loud cheering, said—There are two sides to every
subject, the negative and the positive. Al far as the
negative goes nothing con be falk, than the task I
have to hatharge to-night, because I have the hamar
to be a member of the government which has just
sprung into existence, and of a Hones of Commons, or
rather hope to be a member of that house, which has
its first fault to oommit—(a laugh). Nothing can be
cagier than the panegyric I have to pronounce upon
both
jobbery yet; it has shown no furious party st, t• ri it
ham sustained
wthne.md.
no damage in defeats; it has This government has perpetrated no
In no abortive measures; it his imposed no unpopular
taxation • it has got as into no foolish wars ; it ham
presented no unseemly spectacles of violence and
Museums amongst he members; It headline not a
single one of those things which a government ought
not to do, which is no small credit, although it Is a
little diminished by the fact that it is not
yet quite formed, and that it has been only
a week in existence—(loed laughter). U I
turn from the government to the House of Commons,
I can say the same things. Who can say any harm of
the present House of Commons? What evil bath it
done? Nobody can charge it with any bad alumnae,
foolish speech, with forgetfulness to the Crown, to the
Home of Lords, to its constitueets, or Itself. It is a
body that stands before you ebeolutely pure and blame-
lege—(langhter). It has done nothing whatever that
the most cynical mind could find fault with • as my !
learned friend would say, "Its record is
(laughter). Perhaps, having said so much I lad better
sit down—(" no.no,"and" go on.") But I have one word
more to my on the negative side. lean stand up very I
well on the negative side because, although I am
returning thanks for the Home of Commute, by a very
peculiar set of eirourustances with which I have nothing
whatever to do, I am returning thanks for an assembly
of which! am not in reality • member, and in the
presence of gentlemen who are members, and therefore
mush better qualified to return thanks for the toast.
If I stopped here, then I think I have got a capital
ease, as the Solicitor-General would say, to go to the jury
with; bat unfortunately neither the government nor
the House of Commons have finished their work. It
Is very well said that he who buckleth on the harness
should not bout ea be who taketh it off. And gentle.
men,l ask myself what kind of account is it we shall give
of ourselves when we are are at the last stage instead
of the opening of our existence, when the shades of
evening clue over us, Instead of the bursting glow of
the dawn, when that night oometh which does
come alike to the wise and foolish, the zealous and idle,
the good and the bed—what amount shell we then
render to the country of the great trust they have
elmed in oar hands, I cannot help believing that this
house, and lam sue the government also, starts with
the beet intentions of doing what is for the good of the
country. Souse of these, according to the usual wares
of events, will be realised, many must be futile, others
must be abortive; but let its hope that in the mixture
of evil and good in which we live we may by labour and
diligence be able to work out something for your ad-
vantage--(areen). As for myeelf, of course I shall do
everything you can possibly wish. You have only a
little time to wait, and you will find of course how far
you will have a striking reduction In taxation, an
enormous surplus, in fut.& kind of financial ruillensban
which will harems year by year, until weary of the
task of doing good, I retire amidst the blessinp of you
Ell, and the gratitute of a contested people—(loud
laughter). For this consummation we have sometimes
to wait, and the feelings are sometimes expressed not in
v e forms thou gentlemen who bold
snob olrcieeecabast to
I have new the honour to hold. I amen
you I will endeavour to do the beet I can to remove
from the country all the burdens of taxation, and, by. I
and-bye you, may be able to enjoy the beet institutiou
In the world without paying anything for them—
(laughter). Perhaps we may get fleets without the
expense of building sad navigation, and without such
enoumbranoes as Bailors to man them; while we may
get a perfect means of defence without such a ;Sarney
expedient as the army —(lond laughter). Thin we shall
find out some means to avoid going to law at all, and
prevent people ruining themselves—(luud laughter)—
and with regard to other subjects in which we are
interested we shall mutually embrue each other, whip
and tortilla, saying, " Brother, brother, we are all in the
wrong"—(renewed laughter). I hops you do not think
I have coloured the picture too much I he you will
excuse me if I speak with lona apparent levity upon
this subject, because the honest truth is when a man
has nothing to say, there is nothing far it but to pant
out all the poseibilities of the ease' and we Waif
poesibly find that neither the government ace the Hoene
of Parliament will greatly exceed the task I have
sketched lot them—()oud laughter sad them).