The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-03-10
THE ENGLISH ms.
THE NEW MINISTRY.
SKETCHES OF THE DISRAELI CABINET
GROUP OF GREAT NAMES.


ing details of the new men will be OF value |
as we'll as interest. The complete British |
cabinet consists OF sixteen Ministers, two /
officers in which are of comparative insig- |
nificance, namely, the lord privy seal and |
chancellorship of the Duchy of Lancaster.
~ h-i f3f Mr.. DIsRAELI. sfn a.r
The Right. Hon. Benjamin Disraeh, the |
first lord of thetreasury, or prime minister,
Is so well known and has been the subject of
50 much comment OF late years that very
little need now be said of him. The eldest |
son of the late Isaac Dfsraeli, the famous au
thor of the Curiosities OF Literature, Benia- |
min Disrseli, was born in London in 1905.
While yet minor he took the literary
world by surprise by, writing a series of
brilliant novels, beginning with Vivian Grey,
followed at brief intervals by The Young
Duke, Henrietta Temple, Contarina Flem-
ing, Alroy, and others, In 1881 he con-
tested the borough of Hycombe,
and was defeated. but entered parlia
ment in 1887 as a member for Maidstone.
In 1S47 he was returned TO the house of COM
mons by the county of Buckingham, which
constituency returned him to parliament for
the tenth time few days ago Despite the
frequent charges of instability made against
him, Mr.. Disraell has been far more consist
ent in his political principles than any other
prominent English statesman of his age and
parliamentary fame. He adhered to the late
on free trade, and Tor over twenty five years
has zen the acknowledged leader OF the
| conservative party. Under the late Earl of
Derby three administrations Mr.. Disraeh
was chancellor of the exchequer, and in
| February 1868. he was appointed by the
queen prime minister of England, which
office he resigned at the end of the same
year. Mr. Disraeli has been the leader of his
party in more than the ordinary sense of the
term. He has been tainted often with
being in advance of his party as Mr.. Glad
stone has with being behind his. But the
old tory element at Mr.. Diraeli's back has
always been found more tractable than the
radical party surrounding Mr. Gladstone.
So we'll has Mr.. Disraeli disciplined his forces.
| that now, with majority of only so votes in
the house OF commons, according to one of
Mr.. Gladstone's latest utterances, he stands
better chance of a heightened term of Office
than would liberal premier with a radical
majority of 100. The fact of Mr.. Disraeli
leading his party for twenty-five years
stands alone in parliamentary history. To
this mnst be ided the fact that the conserv
alive party included great majority of the
proudest aristocracy in Europe, and that Mr.
Disraeli, its leader is a Jew by parentaCe
and descent; that he entered life with
out the advantages of university
training, without fortune and friends
and with no capital but his brains.
Since the death of Lord Pslmerston Mr.. Dis
raeli has divided public attention with Mr..
Gladstone, the fact of either gentlemen be-
ing in Office alone determining in general
| opinion which was the foremost statesman
Of the day. AS a debater. Mr.. Disraeli has
never had a superior in the house of COM
mons during his career, as a master of invec-
| tive and sarcasm has never met with a
rival. These two last qualities, more than
any others, first made him famous, and his
brilliant use of them completely destroyed
the popularity of the late Sir Robert Peel,
and helped to place him in his present great
position. In 1868 Mr.. Disraeli had the honor
of declining a peerage from the queen, but
gracefully accepted for his wife the title of
Viscountess of Baconsfield. During his po-
litical life Mr. Disraeli gave the world many
brilliant literary contributions, among
which are Connigsby Irsncred, Lothian, and
others. Mr.. Disraeh is ID. G.. L. OF Oxford
and Edinburgh, a trustee of the British mu-
scum, q governor of Wellington college,
trustee of the national portrait gallery, &C.,
&c, and last year had the highest non-polit-
ical honor OF his life conferred upon him in
the lord chancellorship of the university of
Glasgow.
THE EARL OF DERRY.
The Earl of Derby, secretary of state for
foreign affairs, is the fifteenth Earl, and was
born in 1926. He graduated with honors at
Cambridge in 1s4s, and Immediately entered
political lite. In 1849 he was returned men,
Der for Lynn Regis as Lord Stanley, which
seat he held tor twenty years until his sue
cesson to the peerage. In 1852 be was under
secretary of state for foreign affairs during
his fathers administration, In 1855 Lord
Palmerston, struck by Lord SANKEY'S mark
ed ability, offered him the secreraryship OF
the colonial Office, but faithful to his party,
he declined the office, and in 1858,
during the Earl of Derby's second
administration, he became secre-
tary of state for India. During his ad-
ministration of Indian affairs the famous
East India company was dissolved, and the
Indian empire handed over entirely to the
| crown. In 1866 he was appointed secretary
of state for foreign affairs, which Office he
held until 1868. The death of his father, in
1869, transferred him to the house OF lords,
where he has been one of the most powerful
debaters and most active members. OF late
years Lord Derby has gained universal
popularity for his efforts in behalf of social
reform. He is an admirable speaker, a
man of great general information, and one
of the safest and ablest political economists
of the day.
| LORD CAIRNS.
The Right Honorable Hugh McCalmont,
Lord Dairns, lord chancellor is a son Of the
late Mr.. William Cairns, of Caltra, County
Down, Ireland; was born in 1919, and edu-
Gated at Trinity college, Dublin. He entered
the English bar in 1914. In 1856 he was made
a queens counsel, and in 1858, during Lord
Derby's administration, was knighted and
| appointed solicitor general. At this time,
though comparatively young man, Sir
Hugh Cairns had one of the largest practi-
ces al the bar. His extraordinary elo-
quonce in criminal cases procured for
him more briefs than he could possibly
accept. and he had to decline criminal
practice entirely. AS solicitor general for
government, his very speech was sensa-
ton, and during his membership of the
| house of commons he was generally conceded
orator of the house. In 1866 he became attor
ney general; in 1867 he was elevated to the
| peersge Baron Cairns of Garmoyle; in 1865
be became lord high chancellor under Mr..
Disrael, and has since been one of the most
active and brilliant debaters in the house of
lords. rHf f.-fs-.r-r-. .r l
THE DUKE OF RICHMOND. aaf 4
The Duke of Richmond, first president of