Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-01-15
THE NEW BRITISH CABINET.

The London correspondent OF the New YORK IOHl-
mercial Advertiser furnishes the subjoined sketch
of the public services of the members Of the new
Coalition Cabinet of Great Britain, viz
Lord Aberdeen, Premier; age 60; was Secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs in the Wellington Administer
ton about Ayenty years ago. and subsequently under Sir
Robert 1871 to 1886 has also acted as Secretary
Of for colonies having received that appointment
in 1884 and held it for about year.
Lord CRANwoRTH, Lord Chancellor; age 81; has been
Solicitor General and was appointed Vice Chancellor in
1852.
Mr.. GLADSTONE, Chancellor Of the Exchequer age 4s !;
son OF Sir John Gladstone, Bart, Liverpool merchant
is member for the University of Oxford; began his po
cal career at very early PERIOD and has been Under
Secretary for the colonies Vice President Of the Board of
Trade Master of the Mint President of the Board of
Trade and Secretary of State for the Colonies
sion at various intervals Was last in office under Sir
Robert Peel in 1876.
Lord PALMERsroN, Secretary of State for the Home
Department. age nearly co. Secretary at War forty
four years ago. and held the experimentation twenty years
Became Secretary for Foreign Affairs in $780, and
tnued with two intervals until December last year.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL, Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs; age co. paymaster of the forces from 1880
till 1884 appointed Secretary Of State for the colonies
in 1841 resigned upon the formation Of the Peel Cabinet
and remained out of Office till 1885, when he called
upon to form Administration Of his own, which lasted
till the spring Of the present year has been member for
the city of London for eleven years.
The Duke Of NEWCASTLE, Secretary Of State for the
colonies age Al First Commissioner Il Woods and
Forests, and Chief Secretary for Ireland (Ld Lncon
Sir JAMES GRAHAM, Bart First Lord Of the Admiralty;
age 60 previously occupied the position OF e First Lord
of the Admiralty in the Reform Cabinet of $780, and
tired in 1884 on account of the extent to Which it was
intended to carry the reform of the Irish Curch was
Secretary of State for the Home Department under Sir
Robert Peel, from 1S41 10 1S46.
Earl GRANVILLE, President of the Council; age 81 Awas
apponued Vice President of the Bosrd Of Trade in lsS
and subsequently Paymaster of the Forces and Tre
Of the Navy succeeded Lord Pamerston Foreign
Secretary 1851 held the office only for few months
until the formation of the Derby Cabinet
Duke Of ARGYLE, Lord Prvy Seal; age 30; has taken
active in the debates in the House Of Lords dur
the past few years. but has not previously held office
Mr.. SIDNEY HERBERT Secretary at war; age AZ; was
Secretary at War in the Peel Administration at the time
of its resignation in 1886 had previously been Secretary
to the Admiralty
Sir CHARLES WooD President of the Board of Control
age 81 has been Secretary the Treasury Secretary to
the Admiralty and Chancellor of the Exchequer, which
latter post he held from 1916 till 1852
Sir WILLIAM WORDSWORTH, Bart, First Commissioner OF
Public Works. age AZ was member for Cornwall from
1882 to 1887 and has sat since that time for the metro
poitan borough of Southwark; has devoted himself to
the question colonial reform and formerly prprie-
tor and editor of the Westminster Review.
Marquis of LANDsDowNE seat in the Cabinet without
Office; age 70 was Chancellor of the Exchequer many
years back and recently President of the Council nder
Lord John Russell.
The above gentlemen form the Cabinet. The
subordinate Offices it is believed have been fllsd
follows, most of them being persons of experience,
who have previously acted either under Sir ROBERT
PEEL or Lord JOHN RUssELL
President of the Board of Trade-Mr. Cardwell.
President of the Poor Law Board-Right Hon u. I.
Baines.
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster-Right Hon Z.
Strut.
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland-Lord st. Germans.
Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland Sir
]. Young.
Lord Chancellor of Ireand-The Right Eon NJ. Brady.
Attorney General for reland-Mr. Brewster.
Lord of the NATURALIZATION. w. F. CowIer.
Attorney General-Sir A. Cockburn.
Solicitor General-Sir W. P. Wood.
Judge Advocate General-Mr. G. ?. Villiers
Lord of the Treasury-Mr. Sadler.
Under Secretary of State for the Colonies-Mr F. Peel
Under Secretary of State for Foreign AHairs-Lord
Wodehouse.
Secretary of the Treasury-Right Hon. G. Hayter
Joint Secretaries to the Board Of Control-R Lowe,
ESQ.,, A. II. Layard, Esq
Vice Chamberlain of her Majesty's HouseholdLord E.
Bruce.
Treasurer Of her Majesty's Household-The Earl of
Muigrave.
! Respecting the now Ministry the London Times
says:
"The names which appear elsewhere, and which need
be repeated here have their very face amount
of concurrence and cooperation such Government
has received in this country for half century or
Except the single circumstance which must mpart TO
the Government an experimental character, every thing
about it betokens strength-the strength Of vitality and
the strength Of power. Aberdeen and Landsdowne
tribute their long official experience RUSSELL Panerston
and Graham the quality, combined with unsurpass-
ed power Of debate; Wood, Newcastle, Gladstone and
Caldwell supply that mastery Of details and that exact
exposition which characterize the younger school Of states
men, and especially required by the increased pre-
ponderance Of mercantile topics; Argyle and Granville
represent the rising talent of the day. and Wordsworth the
advanced section Of the Liberals its theories of Colo
NAL Government and practical reform AS to the efficiency
Of the law officers we presume there viii be no dispute
The Earl of ABERDEEN made his explanations
relative to the policy of the new Government to
the House of Lords on the 9th of December. We
copy the summary Of his remarks, with that of the
reply of Lord DERBY, from the London Times
| The Earl Of Aberdeen rose to explain the circum-
stances which had induced him to undertake the task of
forming Administration, and said though both his
tastes and habits well the reflection that he had
rived at the very verge Of the period usually assigned to
human life might have rendered him reluctant to accept
ONCE he had felt il his duty to obey the commands OF
the Queen He had been accused indeed Of entering into
conspiracy TO overthrow the late Government but he
could only that his efforts had been directed towards
keeping 1t in and not towards its destruction and 50
Tar was ne from consprng against the Earl Of DERBY
and his colleagues, that he had actually made arrange
mens for passing the remainder Of the winter on the
shores OF the Mediterranean Circumstances, however
had induced her Majesty to request his advice in forming
an Administration, and the Cabinet being complete
would proceed to lay before the house sketch Of its
policy.
With regard to foreign Powers it would adhere to the
principle which had been pursued for the last thirty
and which consisted in respecting the rights OF all indie
pendent States in abstainng from interference in thel
internal affairs, while at the time we asserted
own rights and interests; and above ALL in est
to secure the general Of Europe This policy
might be observed without any relaxation Of those deen
sive which had been lately undertaken and had