Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-12-31

Tie new British Government - ON the
Whole. q strong one. Most OF the members have
held Of,ice before, and have that knowledge Of
he technical and practical duties of their de.
paTtme nts which Is 10 De gained only by ex-
FeFie2ce. The first Lord of the Treasury, MI
Gladstone. has eminent skill as a financial
'Ei>t,r, which VIII enable him 10 give yalu-
Shle 2,d 10 the Chancellor of the Excheduer
Mr.. Lowe, and the SECRETARIES OF the Treasu-
~, VI Giynn and Mr.. Ayrton, on whom the
zeal vC-k Of the office Will fail. new Office,
she tEIVd Lord of the Treasury. Mr. S.ansfeld.)
has been created, whose province is TO be the
guardianship over the details of expenditure
he Few Government, il Will be Remembered
Is pledged TO a policy o; economy, and the first
step VIII De- 10 endeayOr 10 stop some OF the
innumeraDle leaks IN the Treasury. The first
LORD Of the Admiralty, Mr.. ChIIders, i also
Scing 70 undertake great reforms in his depart.
Inent. and Is in favor OF the entire abolition of
tar Admiralty Board and the erection of A
Navy department, after the fashion of our
own- The appointments Tor the Irish Depart
ment are, Dir. Chic hester Fortescue, Secretary
for Ireland; Earl Spencer, Lord Lieutenant: Mr.
Justice OHagan. Lord Chancellor: Mr. Law
son, Attorney General; and Mr Sergeant
Barry. Solicitor General
Fari Spencer is youag-scarceIy no-e than
ihuty years old, and has never held Office b.
fc-r lis youth. agricultural tastes, and frank
EeEisl disposition are qualities. however that
viii recommend him To the IRISH people Mr..
'iiScstCnr seems. however, 10 have done his
I1ost popular thing IN appointing Mr.. Justice
'Hs2an, Ca'hOlic. 10 BE- Lord Chancellor
The ChaneeIlorshiD Is not only i Judicial but
Political office, aad the Chancellor IS the
principal officer Of the Crown in Ireland. For
more than three hundred years L Catholic has
ifen allowed 10 hold this Office. Justice
y EagaE . popularity IN Ireland is largely due
~ bis conduct during the trial of the Eenlan
taSes, WREN. as one OF the Irish journals ex-
pressed II, ''he allowed the world 70 see the
heart Of TIE patriot throboing under the ermiae
= tbe iudge- As an Offset TO the appoint
mrEt OF a Chancellor of Feni4n procIiyitiss
NJ Gladstone appoints Tor Solicitor General,
>eIg snt Barry, the gentleman who lost nj
ELECTION Trough the opposition of Fenians,
"ho could not forgive him for the relentless
'igor with which he conducted the prosecution
AGAINST the FenIan prisoners.
1 a. War Office IN the Gladstone ministry is
put = he hands OF Dir. Gard we'll an able aud
FiSciiesd Minister; and who has, IN the Under
secretary, Lord NorthbroOx, an assistant who
hSs had extensive experience. in official dates
Tnd was Y nder Secretary OF War from l.6l to
- fhA-O-e INC Aci0iID proposed Oy the new
Government are important changes in the CON-
sutut'oH and organization OF the army: no. the
least important Of which is the abolition OF the
purchase system MT. CardwelI, It Is well
known, IS warmly IN avor o. the policy here
tOiore advocated by Dir. Bright, OF recalling
hC-ne all the armies now scattered abroad in
the British colonies.
mere seems 10 be some fear Amongst the
English liberals that John Bright will be An
impractical element in the Cabinet His views
on capital punishment, on fighting, on ed uca-
ion. or colonial and foreign Policy differ
widely from those of his colleagues. He must
ritheG suppress has opinions and Weld 10 his
cOiiessues. or they must yield to hun, or else
'hefe rEst be split IN the new Government
VI re GIzdstone Cabinet, il may be said tina,
rs s'fong IN the branch where 1t least needs
su'rsih-iae House OF Commons. In that
body, where il has . strong majority to hack
~ Y has such debaters as Gladstone. Bright
Low" 20 oppose TO Nr. Disraeli and his mia
ian&i but IN the House of Lords, wher. in il m
ne minority, and where the real bsitla Of m,
hsh ChnIlh Is 10 be fought. il has mo- com
pNao's III TO compete with such trained ath :
irtes As tAe Tory side present IN Lord Cairns
I'ofo DERBY, the Marquis of Salisbury, and the
bShoP OF Oxford Mr. Gladstone f.e,s his
weakness In the House Of Lords and will have
10 uUst for success there, not on the ability
WIN ~hieh his measures are advocated. bu,
Upon The conclusive argument in THAR f,vor
presented by the popular voice in the elections
warning the Lords thai resistance to it may
eoet iAein The privilege OF hereditary legisIa.