Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-05-06
THE ENGLISH CABINET,
The Outgoing and the Incoming
Administrations.

There were a number Ut changes made
In the Disraeli cabinet during his admin
istmlion, but the following members
composed it when il was sent out OF
power by the recent elections:
First Lord III the Treasury Earl oil
Beaconstiei.
Lord Chancellor Earl Cairns
Lord President BAKE oi Richmond.
Lord Priyy seal-Duke oi NOrthum-
berland. . -.
Chancellor Of Exchequer-sir Stafford
NurthCutc.
Home Secretary X. A. Cross.
Secretary Foreign Affairs Marquis oi
Salisbury.
Colonial Secretary NJ. T.. Hicks
Beach.
Secretary Tor India Niscount Gran
brook.
secretary Tor War Col. +. \. Stanley.
tirst Lord ol the Admiralty w H..
smith.
President Board Of Tmdc-Niscount
Sandun.
Secretary iur Ireland RL Hon.
James lowthcr.
Vice President Com. uu Education
Lord George Hamilton.
President Local Government Board
RI. Hon. q. Sclatcr.Hnoth.
Chancellor nuChy ul Lancaster III.
Hon. Thomas T.. Taylor.
Postmaster Generh-L Lord john Man
nerS.
The Cabinet is one 1T the most curl
oua as il is one OF the most important
NTH --N.a.nN.Lsaa IA a. NH IA A. m
10 tho law its membcrs are never OH
cially aun0unCedI It's existence has
never been recognized 10y act at farlla-
mcnt, aud uo record N kept oi It's meet
ings aud resolutions. The c%%Ocuilyc
government oi Great britain and Ire
land" saws Mr.. Martin, us vested nom
inally in the Crown, hut practically IN
"A committee oi Parliament, commonly
called the Cabinet, which has Cunu To
absnrh thU functions ui the ancient aud
still uNtaut PTiyy Council, OF the King
in Council the mcmbcTS al witch,
hearing the title ui Right Honorable,
are sworn la adyiac the King according
Ia the beat ui their cunning aud dlScrc'
ton and To help aud strengthen the
execution oi What shall loo resolved
Though not named IN amy lurmal legs
latiyr way, the Cabinet Is virtually ap-
puiutcd by Parliament, and especially
hy the House of Commons, itS existence
being dependent ou the possession ol u
majority iu the latter assembly. The
menl,rr Of tho Cabinet who tllsthcposi-
ton at First Lord at the Treasury Com
mission. which has supplIntcd the old
Lord High Treasury, IL the chici at the
Ministry, aud therefore ni the Cabinet
IA il on his recommendation that ms
colleagues are appointed, aud hc diS'
penscs. with hardly an exception, the
patronage al lhe crown Nine mem
hers ui lhc administration are no." usu-
ally included la the Cabinet tNr firSl
Lord III the Treasury, the Lord Chnh-
rcllur, the lord President ut the t"uIl
ell the Chancellor at thc ~ENchrpuct,
and the live Secretaries ut state. u"
those. according tu another authority,
should hc, and according tu practice oft
an il, added the Lord Privy Seal.
From among the other ministerial
luncti0nnrirs a VARYING number alc
chosen tn hc admitted tu seats IA lhc
Cabinet sometimes two or three,
somrtimrs sIN ur cight-thc frcmicrS
choice being guided hy their rank, tai
rnts, reputation and political import
uncr. II sometimes happens, however,
that a mcmhor Ut the Cabinet sits with
out olI,cr, this occurs "a the ease ct
some statesmen ui high Influence aud
character whose advice aud weight at
who,r name are required, but Who Is
uIyrr,r Ia undertaking the responsible
t,rs and lahulS Il any particular office,
Up to the time ul the first Lord Ellen
bnronyh the Chief Justice ul England
was among the officials who commonly
held seats Iu thy Cabinet,