New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-30
THE NEW DOMINION.
THE RECONSTRUCTED CABINET.

THE RECONSTRUCTED CABINET.
OTTAWA. Ontario, Oct. 29-The Dominion Cab
met has been reconstructed as follows: Premier
and Minister of Justice, Sir John Mcdonald, X. G..
B.; Minister of Militia, Sir George Cartier, Bart;
Minister of Finance, Sir Francis Hincks, c. b. n c.
NJ g.; Minister of Customs, the Hon. s. l.. Illley, u
B.; Minister of Public Works, the Hon. ID. l..
Langern, c. B.; Minister of Inland Revenue the
Hon. G. Durkin; Minister of Marine and Fisheries,
the Hon. Peter Mitchell; Minister of Agriculture and
Statistics John r. Benson; Secretary OF STATE Tor
the Provinces the Hon. Jos. Howe; Secretary OF
State for Canada the Hon. Alexander Morris; Post
master-Ge General the Hon. Alexander Campbell; Re
ceiver- General, the Hon. Ed. Kenny President of
the Council, the Hon. j. C. Chapas. OF these thir-
teen Cabinet Officers five are filled from Ontario and
are Representatives, and four are Representatives
from Quebec two from New-Brunswick, and two
from Nova Scotia
IMPORTANT LETTER OF THE ENGLISH COLONIAL
MINISTER ON THE CONFEDERATION OF BRIT
ISH COLUMBIA.
copy of very important dispatch from Earl
Granville to Gov MusgTOve regarding the confeder-
alton of British Columbia with Canada has just been
communicated 10 Sir John Young. The Colonial
Secretary says New Ruperts Land and the North
West Territory are to be united 10 Canada. Her
Majesty's Government is of opinion that British
Columbia should also be united with the Dominion
Regarding the advantages 20 be derived from such
union, Earl Granville says: Her Maiesty's Govern
ent anticipate that the interests of the Provinces
of British North America will be more advanced
and that il win better enable the wealth and credit
and intelligence of the whole to be brought to bear
on every part than by encouraging each IN
the contracted policy of taking of ITSELF
possibly at the expense of its neighbor,
Most especially is this true in cases of internal
transit 1t is evident that the establishment of "a
British line of communication between the Atlantic
and Pacific Oceans is more feasible by the operations
of single government responsible for its progress
TO both shores of the Continent, than by bargain
negotiated between separate, and perhaps IN some
respects rival, governments and legislatures. The
San Francisco of British North America would, under
these circumstances, hold greater commercial and
political position than would be attainable by
capital in the isolated colony of British Columbia
Her Maiesty's Government is aware that the dis
lance between Ottawa and Victoria presents
a real difficulty in the way of lmmedi-
ate union; but that very difficulty will not
be without advantage if 1t renders easy communca-
ton indispensable and forces onward operations
which are TO complete it, In any it is an under
derstood inconvenience and diminishing one, aud
it appears far better TO accept il temporary draw
back on the advantages Of the unon than wait those
obstacles to be encountered hereafter
which are sure to spring mp after neglected oppor-
tunity The dispatch also authorizes Gov. Musgro7e
to communicate with Sir John Young or take such
steps as can be constitutonay taken for promoting
the favorable consideration Of the question.