Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-03-19

however. seem to hare laii aside theiu
points Of difference. and Lord Salisbury
has returned to his former pos, as Secrs.
tary for India. where. under the present
circumstances Of tie famine, his former
experience and his business qualifications
(notably shown in his management Of the
affairs Of the Great Eastern Railway, of
which he vas for some time chairman.
will be invaluable. Lady Salisbury is a
daughter Of the late Baron Anderson, the
we'll known judge. very spirifaelse, and.
Il is reported. an occasional contributor to
the Saturday Rerier. on which her broth
er. Mr.. Pakenham Anderson. is an au-
thority. There is an alliance between the
houses Of Derby and Salisbury. Lard Der
By having married the Dowager Marchio-
ness Of Salisbury. stcpmo,her to the pres
cns Marquis.
] The Earl Of Carnarvon 10 another ofthe
old tory party. and il was doubtful wheth.
er he would join Mr.. Disraeli's Ministry.
He has. however. followed Lord Salisbu.
lry's lead. aud returned to his former pos,
- Secretary for the Colonies. He is IA
sils. ausps and foreiely .iishle, : ness
speaker and conscientious ofEciaI He
is much Interested in the ame,ioration of
the social status Of the working classes
and has turn for amateur authorship
This is. perhaps. Mr.. DisraelIs weakest
important appointment.
The new Secretary at War, Mr.. Ga
thorne Hardy. is. to look at. the beau
ideal of an English country gentleman.
tail. handsome and somewhat reserved in
manner. lie was Home Secretary under
the Derby administration of 1866, aud Is
universally admitted TO have discharged
the duties Of the position better than any
one within the last quarter Of a century
He would have probably returned to his
old post. but Mr., Disraeli felt it nccessa-
~ that some one in whom the general
public have confidence should be at the
head of the grea. spending department, Of
the army. aud hence the selection Of Mr..
Hardy.
A similar reasoning placed Mr.. Ward
Hunt at the head Of the Admiralty. The
biggest man in the House of Commons.
with a remarkably handsome and intel
ligcnt face, Mr.. Hunts heart is as
large as his body; but he has been
Chancellor of the Exchequer, and knows
how to control his feelings. His predc-
cessor at the Admiralty in the last can
servasive administration was Sir John
Pakington. who had been elected FROM his
borough at Drsitwich, aud who will prob
ably be made peer.
Mr.. Richard Aseheton Cross, the new
Home Secretary. is at present an uutried
man. aud without official experience. It
is seldom that Minister obtains a post
of such euinence without some trainin. in
subordinate service. but Mr. Disracli is
not a uran to be bound by red tape fc,ters.
snd is given to reliance on his own in
s,inct. Moreover. Mr.. Cross is said TO
have distinguished himself as the Chair
man Of the Lancashire Quarter Sessions
and to be man Of great business energy.
Mr.. nisraeli certainly cannot be con-
graduated on his new Postmaster Gene
raj. At ffty-six years Of age Lord John
Manners is as bigo.ed tory aud a. weak
and namby -panby q creature as when. in
extreme youth. be wrote the poem in which
was the celebrated cOuplet -
let laws and learning arts and commerce die,
But leave Us still our old nobility.
Mr.. Disraeli seems TO forget that the
Post Office. with which is combined the
Government Telegraph Department. is
one Of the most important Offices of the
State, and should be governed By man
possessing. not merely business qua'ifca-
tiohs, but strong will. In both Of which
Lord john Manners is lamentably def
cicat.
Finally. Sir Stafford Nor,hcose. rs
Chancellor Of the Exchequer. woull be
able to cope with far greater difficulties
than are likely to hesct his path at pres
ent. Indeed. after Mr.. Gladstone. he is
supposed to be the best financial minister
whom England boasts. his theory on ways
and means being based on that of his great
predecessor. to whom he was private Sec
retsry many years ago. Readers Of Mr..
Trollope's Three Clerks" will recognize
a sketch Of the new Chancellor a. ..Sir
Warwick Wes,cnd." Sir Stafford, who
was one of the Alabama Commissioners.
is well known in America. and every
where esteemed as an intelligent. courte-
Gus gentleman.
As regard. minor appointments. Mr.
". II. Smith ('Nevspaper Smith, y
proprietor of all the railway newspaper
stations in Great Britain. member for
Westminster and an excellen. man OF bus
mess. becomes Financial Secretary to the
Treasury. Mr.. Forster. the celebrated
Vice President Of the Counsel for + luca-
ton. is succeeded by Lord Landon. whose
principal qualification is that he represents
Liverpool. and Lord Henry Iennox.
fn;cal, diief.dnte, weak -kuced brother Of
the Dake of Richmond. becomes First
Commissioner of Public WORKS. in place
Of the offensive Ayrtop and the unknown
Adam. 1t is supposed that the magnifi-
cent Duke Of Abcrcorns. Who might we'll
cry ''ssve me from my friends. no mer-
ciiessly vas he esricasured in ..Loshair,"
will be again sent ~ Lord Lieutenant Of
ireland. position for which hB wealth
and his love for pomp aud glitter special
y Ct him. II is not yet known whether
Sir John Kars,ake's state Of health will
permit him to become Attorney General.
but in any case his reward cannot be long
forthcoming. a. it Is stated that four judges
are anxious to retire from their labors,
aud that among them n Sir Alexander
Cockturn. the Lord Chief Justice Of Eng