The Sun.
London, England, 1868-12-07 00:00:00

MINISTERIAL ARRANGEMENTS.

Curiosity as to the new Cabinet his been to some extent
allayed by the assignment of the principal posts as
follows :

First Lord of the Treasury 77: Mr. GLADSTONE.
Lord Chancellor

Secretary for the Colonies Earl GRANVILLE.
Secretary for Foreign Affairs Earl of CLARENDON.

Secretary for India The Duke of ARGYLL.

Secretary for War
Chancellor of the Exchequer Mr. Lowr.
First Lord of the Admiralty Mr. CHILDERS.

President of the Board of
Trade } Mr. BRIGHT.
t Mr. CHICHESTER FOR-
Secretary for Ireland

According to the Daily News, these are all the appoint-
ments which have been positively made. The Post
assigns the Duchy of Lancaster to Sir George Grey. It
will be seen that some high offices of State remain to be
filled, and the Observer was premature in its announce•
went that the Cabinet was completed. As regards the
appointments out of the Cabinet, the Times makes Mr.
Justice O'Hagan Lord Chancellor of Ireland, and, as wo
have already stated, Sir Robert Collier will be Attorney-
General, and Mr. Moncreiff Lord Advocate for Scotland.
It is probable that Mr. Coleridge will be content to serve
as Solicitor-General.

BRITISH PREMIERS FROM 1754 TO 1868.

The following is a list of British Premiers during the last
one hundred and4ourteen years :

Time in Office.
Yrs. Days.
52
322
87
21
179

Appointed.
1754 ... April s—Due of Newcastle 8
1762 ... May 29—Earl of But• 0
1763 ... April 16—G. Grenville 2
1765 ... July 12—Marquis of Rockingham 1
1766 ... Aug. 2—Duke of Grafton 3
1770 ... Jan. 28—Lord North
1782 ... Mar. f3—Marquis of Rockingham 0
1782 ... July 13—Earl of Shelburne 0
1783 April s—Duke of Portland 0
1783 ... Dec. 27—William Pitt l7
1801 ... Mar. 17—Lord Sidmouth 3
1804 ... May 12—William Pitt 1
1806 ... Jan. B—Lord Granville 1
1807 ... Mar. 13—Duke of Portland 3
1810 ... June 28—Spencer Percival
1812 ... June B—Earl of Liverpool l4
1827 ... April 11—George Canning
1827 ... Aug. 10—Lord Goderich 0
1828 ... Jan. 25--Duke of Wellington
1830 ... Nov. 22—Earl Grey ......... 3
1834 ... July 11—Lord Melbourne
1834 ... Nov. 16—Duke of Wellington
1834 ... Dec. B—Sir Robert Peel...
1835 ... AprillB—Lord Melbourne
1841 ... Sept. 3—Sir Robert Peel
1845 ... Dec. 10—Lord John Russell
1845 ... Dec. 20—Sir Robert Peel
1846 ... June 26—Lord John Russell
1852 ... Feb. 22—Earl of Derby
1852 ... Dec. 19— Earl of Aberdeen 2
1855 Feb. s—Lord Palmerston 3
1858 ... Feb. 21—Earl of Derby
1859 .:. June 13—Lord Palmerston 6
1865 ... Oct. 20—Earl Russell
1866 ... June 27—Earl of Derby
1868 ... Feb. 25—Mr. Disraeli
1868 ... Dec. 3—Mr. Gladstone
It will be seen from the above statement, that only five
Governments since 1754 have exceeded that of Lord
Palmerston's in its duration, viz., the Duke of Newcastle's,
Lord North's, William Pitt's, Earl of Liverpool's, and Lord
Melbourne's.

132
266
260
80

180
239
300
45

111
128
249
238
281

MR. GLADSTONE AND THE WELSHMAN.

A correspondent of the Liverpool Courier relates the
following tale :—" Now that Wales has in so marked a
manner come to the front in support of Mr. Gladstone and
the Liberal policy, the following may not be uninteresting
to your readers as an instance of the simple, honest, and
hearty enthusiasm with which the working classes in the
Principality regard Mr. Gladstone. We got the story from
the Welshman himself, who is a resident at Llangefin, in
Anglesea. He says that, having read so much of the
great statesman, he became very desirous to see—only to
see—the great man. One day last summer he set out early
for Mr. Gladstone's house, in Penrnaemnawr. It was
with many misgivings that, carrying carefully a small
basket with him, he walked up to the house ; for,
having but an exceedingly small stock of English at his
command, he feared it would avail him but little
with the servants. In that fear he was right ;
for, on asking to see Mr. Gladstone, he was informed
by the maid-servant first, and by the butler
afterwards, that their master was then very busy, and
could not be seen before night. Nothing daunted, the
sturdy Welshman expressed his readiness to call again at
night. Just then another maid-servant, a countrywoman
of his, came to his rescue, and led him to Mrs.
Gladstone. The kind lady waa much amused
to seo the Welshman's determination to see—only
to see, he said—Mr. Gladstone. The object of
his admiration was told of this singular visitor, and
coming to him, laughed heartily to hear the enthusiastic
Welshman say that he only wished to see Mr. Gladstone,
of whom and of his great services he had read so much ;
and, thereupon, he begged Mr. Gladstone to accept the
small basket of eggs which he had brought with him,
and which were placed together in a very artistic
style. Mr. Gladstone, of course, had the good taste
not to regard this as in anywise a display of eggsuberant
admiration, but took them kindly from the simple
man, presented him with a book in return, asking
him to take some lunch and making kind inquiries
after the Welshman's family. It was with great re-
luctance that the visitor partook of food, for he frequently
assured them that he came there, not to eat anything, but
to see Mr. Gladstone. However, this warm-hearted son
of Wales left highly pleased with his successful visit, and
bearing with him the book he received, and a portrait of
the great Liberal chief which Mrs. Gladstone gave him,
with kind assurances that he would be always welcomed
there."

At Aifreton eight persons bane been com-
mitted for trial at the next Derbyshire quarter sessions on
the chargo of rioting at Clay Cross on the 20th of November
last, which was the polling day for East Derbyshire.

THE NEW ARCHBISHOP.—At a meeting of the
Chapter of Canterbury Cathedral, on Friday last, the
Dean presiding, her Majesty's cong4 d'elire nominating a
successor to the late Dr. Longley in the archiepiscopal
chair, was read and acted upon in the unanimous election
of Dr. A. C. Tait, late Bishop of London. The bells of
the cathedral were rung during the day in celebration of
the event.

A TITLED PREACHER. —Lord Cecil has advertised
preaching twice each Sunday, and on Tuesday and Thurs-
day evenings, in the theatre, which he has rented at
his own expense for those days. It appears his religion
does not consist merely in preaching, as it is stated that
a few days ago, in a neighbouring township, while visiting,
he found a widow who was in danger of losing her farm,
it being mortgaged for 100 dollars ; Lord Cecil presented
this poor woman with a cheque for the amount, and secured
her a receipt in full.—Toronto Globe, Nor. 17.

THE WHL PPING-POST. —The -whipping-post is still
among the cherished institutions of the State of Delaware.
An old man, 70 years of age, was put to the torture of the
lash, for some petty offence, at Newcastle, on Friday last,
as well as half a dozen other offenders. The report of the
case says that the punishment was " strictly in accordance
with the laws of the State." So much the worse for the
State. We are very glad that Delaware did not vote for
Grant. We hope she will remain democratic while she
remains thus barbarous and semi-sayage.—New York
Times, Nov. 23.

THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO OSBORNE.—Her Majesty
the Queen, with their Royal Highnesses the Crown Prince
and Princess of Prussia, Princesses Louise and Beatrice
and Prince Leopold, attended by the ladies and gentlemen
of the Court, will, according to the most recent arrange-
ments, leave Windsor Castle on the lGth inst., en route
for Osborne. Her Majesty, it is expected, will proceed
southwards by special train on the Great Western and
London and South Western Railways ; and the arrange-
ments for the royal trip in that case will be under the
control of Mr. J. Grierson.

THE RIVAL BISHOP. —On Sunday morning the
Rev. William Kenneth Macrorie, M.A., vicar of Accring-
ton, who has been appointed Bishop of Maritzburg, and
who is about to proceed to Natal to do battle with Bishop
Colenso, preached a farewell sermon at St. Lawrence,
Jewry, a church which has become so well
known in connection with the services which
preceded, accompanied, and followed the late Arch-
bishop of Canterbury's Pan-Anglican Synod of
last year. He selected for his text the third chapter of
St. Paul's Second Epistle to the Thessalonians, verse 1:
" Brethren pray fur us, that the word of the Lord may
have free course and be glorified, even as it is with you."
In the afternoon the bishop-nominate preached at St.
Matthew's, City-road, and in the evening at All Saints,
Notting-hill. He will leave England on Wednesday next,
and will be consecrated at Capo Town Cathedral as soon
as possible after his arrival in South Africa.