The Sun.
London, England, 1868-02-28 00:00:00

THE

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It is understood that virtually Air. Disraeli Tins suc-
ceeded in overcoming the difficulties which beset him in
the formation of a Ministry. On Thursday morning,
before starting for Osborne, he had an interview with Sir
John Pakington, Mr. Gathorne Hardy, and General Peel.
From these three gentlemen, whose allegiance had been
somewhat doubtful, he is, according to the Star, believed
to have received promises of support. General Peel will
not be in the Ministry, but will give it histupport. The
Post, however, states that the overtures made to Viscount
Cranborne and General Peel to join the Administration,
the one as Secretary of State for India and President of
the Indian Council, the other as Secretary of State for
War, have not been successful.

Mr. Ward Hunt, as previously stated, will be the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, and Mr. Sclater-Booth, now
Secretary to the Poor-law Board, is likely to succeed Mr.
Hunt as Financial Secretary to the Treasury. The Star,
however, mentions Lord Robert Montagu for that post, in
which case Lord Henry Lennox would leave the Secre
taryship of the Admiralty for the Vice-Presidency of
the Council.

Mr. Walpole, in pursuance of an intention which nothing
but the illness of Lord Derby prevented his executing
sooner, retires from the somewhat anomalous position of
a seat in the Cabinet without portfolio, but will none tin
less give his cordial support to Mr. Disraeli's Adminis
tration.

The Advertiser states that should Lord Derby so far
recover his health as to take any part in public life, he
at the earnest request of Mr. Disraeli, accept a scat in the
Cabinet for some merely nominal office, in order that he
may give the benefit of his counsels to the new Adminis-
tration. It is thought that as Mr. Walpole has resigned
his nominal seat in the Cabinet, Lord Derby will accept
the vacant office.

It is now placed beyond all doubt that the Earl of
Malmesbury will be one of the members of the Disraeli
Administration.

No change is expected to be made in the Chief Secre-
taryship for Ireland. Mr. Disraeli's Government will be
the first in which three Irishmen have had seats in the
Cabinet. The names of the three members of his Adminis-
tration are Lord Mayo, Lord Cairns, and Mr. Corry.
The following may be given as a correct list of the
Ministry, as reconstructed :
First Lord of the Treasury The Right Hon. B. Disraeli.
Chancellor of the Exchequer Mr. George Ward Hunt.
Secretary of State for the
Home Department
Secretary of State for the
Foreign Department
Secretary of State for the
Colonial Department .. :
Secretary of State for War Right Hon. Sir J. Pakington.
Secretary of State for India Sir Stafford Northcote.
FirstLordof the Admiralty Right Hon. 11. T. L. Corry.
Lord High Chancellor
Lord President of the

Council
Lord Privy Seal

Chancellor of the Duchy of
Lancaster
President of the Board of

Trade
Postmaster-General Duke of Montrose.

President of the Poor Law
Board Lord Devon.
Chief Secretary for Ireland Earl of Mayo.
With respect to the re-elections the Times says :—" The
Secretary of the Treasury, the "Under-Secretaries of State,
and the Secretary to the Admiralty do not hold office under
the Crown, and therefore, even before the Act of last ses-
sion, their seats in the House of Commons were not vacated
upon appointment. While, however, holders of these
offices thus escape from the Act of Anne, vacating the
seats of members accepting offices of profit from the
Crown, they are not exempted by the Reform Act from