Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-03-02
Tb. Nexv artist, Cabinet.

erest we have deemed it not inappropriate TO com
pile from REDFIELD and such other sources as are al
our command the suboined brief sketches OF the TOUR
principal members of the new Ministry
HENRY TEMPLE, Viscount PALMERsToN, the new
British Premier, and at Present the most popular
man in England, borne on the goth of October,
1884 and is consequently in his list year He was
eighteen years of age when he succeeded to the tlle
He was educated at Cambridge. and. in 1906, about
the time of Mr. PITT's DEATH elected member of
Parliament for the Borough of Horsham. He ranged
himself the Ministerial side of the House. aud sup
ported the Government by his vote and influence i
In the next Parliament he returned for Newport,
in the Isle of Wight. Having joined the PORTLAND
administration in 1907, he made one OF the Lords
of the Admiralty. In 1909, during the adminstra
ton of MIR. PERCEvAL, he obtained the office OF Sc
cretary at War; in the room OF Sir JAMES MURRAY
PULTENEY and next year, vacating his seat for New
port, was elected for the University of Cambridge He
continued to fiji the Office Of Secretary at-War Tor
nineteen years successfully namely: from October,
1909. 10 May, 1928, when ne gave place to Sir HEN
RY HARDINGE, in consequence Of the breaking up of
Lord GODERICHs cabinet Some time prior 10 1925 he
was fired at and slightly wounded by q man, without
his having given the least provocaton but OH inqu-
ry the man was proved TO be clearly insane. The
Office which Lord PALMERsToN filled for 30 long Pc
| rod, extending through the successive administra-
! lions of PERcEvAL. CAsTLEREAGH. LIVERPOOL, CAN
MING and GOODRICH, is one of acknowledged impor-
lance, and of 10 nconsiderable difficulty and the
best proof of his lordships competency for dscharg'
ing lis functions is be found in his continuing to
retain it undstuIbed amid the conflict of parties, and
The perpetual changes which. in other Offices were
continually taking place. 1t is pretty evident that
| Lord PALMERsToN for much of this time, must have
avowed tory politics, and given his support 10 them
But it is equally plain that he lattery lmbIbed the
mere liberal principles Of MIR CANNING; and after
that lamented statesmans death he discovered
ident leaning toward the enlightened policy of Lord
GOODRICH and Mr. HUsKIssoN. Though, Gksihe
latter, he accepted the Office of Secretary of War in
! the WELLINGTON ministry, he took Mr. HusKIssoN's
part in the acos occasoned by that genteman's vote
on The East Rettord question: and resigned his place
on account of what he considered to be the arbitrary
conduct of The Duke" on that occasion. He aided
! the PEEL and WELLINGTON cabinet in the removal of
catholic disabilities, measure OF which he was one
! OF the most powerful advocates, When the first re-
! form bill was introduced 10 the House Of Commons
! in 1881, by Lord JOHN RUSSELL, Lord PALMERsToN
appeared among his supporters, and he continued to
give that measure his powerful support until the eff
forts of It's promoters finally crowded with
This line of action cost him his seat for the
university of Cambridge, which he mad held since
1909. He was, however, returned ia 1881, for
BletchngIey In 1882 he sat for South Hantz, but
was defeated at the general election in 1884. In
1885 he elected for Tverton which he sill rep.
resentS He held the scales of the foreign Secreta.
| -yshp from 1880 until the dissolution Of the whg
cabinet in 1884 In the April following be resumed
that Office, and resigned it again in l841. With the
retuin Of the wings 10 office, in 1886 he again took
the office, which he resigned December %, 1851
in consequence, it is alleged Of the extent of his ex
perence giving him consciousness of superiority in
his department, which was found most inconven-
lent by his colleagues betrayng itself in Impotence
of advice, and unwngness to submit his inten-
| lions 10 the cabinet On the 29th Of December, 1852
| he Joined the cabinet of Lord ABERDEEN Home Sc
cetary, but resigned the 10th OF December, 1853
After days suspense, however, he prevailed
upon to withdraw his resi- gnation and continued
member Of the Ministry until it's recent dissolution,
when. has already been stated he caIle to the
Premiership.
His Iordshlp is one of the best practical statesmen
of which England boast, and by his great talents
and unbounded rmness of character, is perhaps the
only who now extrcate her from the many
diff ,utes which feeble and vacIllating policy has
so unfortunately placed her
Fox MAULE, who, by the death of his father, sue
ceeded to the title of Lord PANMURE the new British
Secretary OF War, horn the 22d of April,
1901, and is consequently in his 54th year He
educated at the Charterhouse school. near LONDON
In June, 1919, he entered the army ensign in
the 10Th Hghlanders, served in Canada, upon the
staff OF the Earl OF DALHoUsIE bis uncle, from 1922
to 1928, and, in 1881, retired from the army with
captains rank, He entered into political life by ia
king active part in the election contests in the
Scotch county of Perth, in 1882 and 1884. Having
thus been brought uner the notice of that constitu-
ency, he became a candidate for parliamentary hon
ors when Sir ROBERT PEEL dissolved the house of
commons, in 1885, when he contested Perthshire
with Sir GEORGE MURRAY, master general OF the ord
nance and triumphed by MAJ orily of one hundred
In the formation of the MELBOURNE cabinet, in 1885,
MAULE made under secretary of the state for the
home department. All the general election, on the
accession Of Queen VICTORIA, he beaten al Perth
by Lord SToRMoNT but, retaining his Office, succeed
e.. Sir A. l.. Hay, in February, 1888, as member for
the E GIN burghs In 1841 he was again returned
for Perth. and in the same year accepted the vice
presidency of the board of trade. When the Auch-
erarder case, and the question Of the spiritual indie
pendence OF the Scottish church, were before para-
ment, MAULE embraced with ardor the cause of the
anti Erastian party, vindicaed their claims, and
warned the house not to necessitate that secession
which he truly predicted The result OF such line
of conduct; and when the men most distinguished
fer zea and ie,y left the establishment, he went out
with them TO form the free church OF Scotland OF
which he is active member
! His Lordship has had considerable experience in
Office and possesses great talent and vigorous in
tellect How far, however, be will succeed in the
arduous post TO which he has just been appointed,
time alone can determine, but from his previous
career it may reasonably be anticipated that he will
perform his duties fully 10 the satisfactons of his
country
HENRY GEORGE, Earl GREY, the British Colonial
Secretary of State, the Office he held under the
ABERDEEN Ministry eldest son of CHARLES, second
Earl GREY, was born December %, 1902, and is
consequently in his SD year, He was educated ct
Trinity College, Cambridge, England and was
Of state for the colonies from 1880 to
S33, when he resigned, being unable to concur in
Mr. STANLEY's plan for negro emancipation. In
1888 he was appointed under-secretary for the home
department, but resigned on the breaking up Of his
fathers administration in July of the same year :;
was secretary al from 1885 till 1899; first re-
turned to parliament for Winchesea, 1929 sat for
Higham Ferrars, 1890; and for Northumberland
from 1881, till the dissolution in 1841 Upon the
decease of his father he removed to the upper