The Sun.
London, England, 1866-07-06 00:00:00

The New Administration.

The following facts, selected from " Debrett's
Hand Books," may just now be of interest to some
of our readers :
The Right Hon. Edward Geoffrey Smith Stanley,
14th Earl of Derby, K.G., P.C., D.C.L., Chancellor of the
University of Oxford, was born 1799 ; succeeded to the
title on the death of his father in 1851; married (1825) the
Hon. Emma Caroline Wilbraham, second daughter of the
first Lord Skelmersdale; was educated at Eton, and Christ-
church, Oxford ; has been M.P. for Stockbridge, Preston,
Windsor, and North Lancashire; Secretary for Ireland, and
Secretary of State for the Colonies; was Premier 1852 and
1858-9, and is now Premier for the third time.
The Right Hon. Frederick Thesiger, first Lord Chelms-
ford, P.C., D.C.L., F.R.S., born 1794 ; married (1822) Anna
Maria, youngest daughter of Turling, Esq. He,
after serving in the Navy, entered Gray's Inn, and was
called to the bar 1818, became K.C. 1834 ; is a Governor of
Charterhouse ; was M.P. for Woodstock (1840-4), Abingdon
(1844-52), and Stamford (1832-8) ; was Solicitor-General
1844-5 ; Attorney-General 1845-6, and 1832 ; Lord Chan-
cellor 1858-9. Is Lord High Chancellor for the second
time.

The Right Hon. Richard Plantagenet Campbell Temple-
Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, third Duke of Buck-
ingham and Chandos, D.C.L., born 1823 ; succeeded to the
title on the death of his father in 1861; married (1851) Caro-
line, only daughter of Robt. Harvey, Esq., of Langley Park,
Bucks ; was educated at Eton, and Christ Church,Oxford ;
is Major of the 2d Bucks Volunteers, and has been chair-
man of the London and North-Western Railway ; was
M.P. for Buckingham 1846-57; a Lord of the Treasury
1852. Is Lord President of the Council in the new Cabinet.
The Right Hon. Benjamin Disraeli, P.C., p.c.L., was
born in 1805 ; married (1839) Mary Ann, daughter of Capt.
V. Evans, R.N., and widow of Wyndham Lewis, Esq.,
M.P., was educated at Westminster; is author of several
successful works, viz., " Coningsby," " Henrietta Temple,''
&c.; is a deputy-lieutenant for Buckinghamshire, a trustee
of the British Museum, and a governor of Wellington Col-
lege; has been M.P. for Buckinghamshire since 1817 ; re-
presented Maidstone (1837-41), and Shrewsbury (1841-7);
was an unsuccessful candidate for Wycombe and Maryle-
bone; held the office of the Chancellor of the Exchequer
1852 and 1858-9, which office he now holds for the third
time.

The Right Hon. Spencer Horatio Walpole, P.C., Q.C.,
D.C.L., M.P., born 1806 ; mauled (1835) Isabella, daughter
of the late Right Hon. Spencer Perceval ; was educated at
Eton, and Trinity College, Cambridge ; has sat for Cam-
bridge University since 1856; represented Midhurst,
1846-56; was Secretary of State for the Home Department,
1852 and 1858-9 ; and a Church Estate Commissioner,
1856-8; and is Secretary of State for the Home Department
in the new Cabinet.

The Right Hon. Edward Henry Lord Stanley, P.C.,
LL.D., M.P., was born 1826; educated at Rugby, and Tri-
nity College, Cambridge; is a deputy-lieutenant of Lanca-
shire, and has sat for Lynn Regis since 1818; in 1847 was
an unsuccessful candidate for Lancaster. He has held the
following offices:—Under-Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs, 1852; Under Secretary of State for the Colonies,
and afterwards President of the Board of Control, 1858;
Secretary of State for India, and President of the India
Council, 1858-9; and is Secretary of State for.the Foreign i
Department in the new Cabinet.

The Right Hon. Henry Howard 31 olyneux Herbert, fourth
Earl of Carnarvon, D.C.L., was born 1831, married (1861)
Lady Evelyn Stanhope, only daughter of the sixth Earl
of Chesterfield ; was educated at Eton, and Christchurch,
Oxford ; high steward of Oxford University, is a deputy-
lieutenant of Hampshire, major of the Hants Yeomanry,
and constable of Carnarvon Castle; was Under Secretary
for the Colonies, 1858-9. Is Secretary of State for the
Colonial Department in the new Cabinet.

The Right Hon. Jonathan Peel, P.C.,' M.P., born 1799,
married (1825) Lady Alicia Jane, daughter of the first
Marquis of Ailsa ; is a lieutenant-general in the army,
having been appointed colonel 1841, and major-general
1851 ; has sat for Huntingdon since 1831, previously re-
presented Norwich from 1826 to that date ; was Surveyor-
General of the Ordnance, 1841-6, and Secretary of State
for War, 1858-9, whieh office he now holds in the new
Cabinet.

The Right Hon. Robert Arthur Talbot, Viscount Crap,
borne, P.C., M.P., born 1830 ; married (1857) Georgiana
Caroline, daughter of the late Sir Edward Hall Alderson,
Baron of the Court of Exchequer; was educated at Eton,
and Christchurch, Oxford, and was Fellow of All Souls';

has represented Stamford since 1853 ; is a deputy-lieute-
nant and a magistrate of MiddlAsex. Is Secretary of State
for India and President of the Council of India in the new
Cabinet.

The Right Hon. Sir John Somerset Pakington, G.C.8.,
P.C., D.C.L., born 1799 ; married (1822) Mary,
daughter of Moreton Aglionby Slaney, Esq. (this lady died,
1843) ; Sir John married, secondly (1844), Augusta, daugh-
ter of the Right Rev. George Murray, D.D. (this lady died,
1848); and thirdly (1851), Augusta, daughter of Thomas
Champion de Crespigny, Esq. ; was educated at Eton, and
Oriel College, Oxford ; is a deputy-lieutenant and a magis-
trate of Worcestershire, and lieutenant-colonel of the yeo-
manry of that count z ; has sat for Droitwich since 1837;
was Secretary of Sttrth for the Colonial Department, 18a2,
and First Lord of the Admiralty, 1858-9, which office he

holds for the second time..
The Right Hon. James Graham, fourth Duke of Mont-
rose, K.T., P.C., born 1799; succeeded to the title on the
death of his father in 1836; married (1836) the Hon. C.
Agnes Beresford, youngest daughter of the second Lord
Decies ; was educated at Eton and Trinity College Cam-
bridge ; is lord lieutenant of Stirlingshire ; was Lord
Steward of the Household 1852, Chancellor of the Duchy
of Lancaster 1858-9 ; in 1837 was elected Chancellor of
Glasgow University. Is Postmaster-General in the new

Cobinet.
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