New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-26
THE NEW MINISTER'S.
EARL GRANVILLE.

Lord Granville the Secretary for FOrel gn AHalTs
Is one Of the veterans English public e He had sat IN
the Commons ten years when be succeeded TO the
pcerage in ls46 that although he Is now In his sixty
sixth year. be has been politics fOrtyOur years. He
served an early apprenticeship in diplomacy as atacho
In Paris during his fathers Embassy there'
and was Undersecretary for Foreign Anairs-
for few months before the downfall of the Melbourne
Government His reputation as courtier statesman
may be traced his official relations with the Royal
Household where he held the office OF Master Of the
Buckhounds during tho first two years OF Lord John
Russe's first administration. In 1S4S ne
was transferred TO tho Vice-PresIdency OF tho
Board OF Trade an appointment ridiculed
by John Bright at the time, but Iuuy
justified by subsequent service The expulsion OF Lord
PaImerston from the Foreign Office In 1881 enabled
Lord GRIM Vile for few months TO Ill tho post which
he subsequently occupied during Mr.. Gladstones Au
ninstrailon In the administrations OF LOId ADerueeh
Lord Pulmorston and Lord Russell no was Fres
ident OF tho Council, and occupied subordinate
positions accommodating himself to the political
SS4fc%S oocnp1a ot % BEsaE aGo pfemc
mrrsiop and Lord JOhu Russell Updcr Mr.. Gladstone's
Naturalization ho wac Colonial and CONSEQUENTLY, t9r or
House o Lords Lord Granvilles conduct 10 oGeo and
the leader OF the minority IN the upper nose uns
sion moderation, patience and good temper He ls an
Industrious worker and statesman OF sounu Judgment
III puD'O ''-- LORD sELBoRNE.
Lord Selborne (Sir ROundcll Palmer), the
new Lord High Chancellor was born in 1912 and edu
catcd nt Oxford whore he carried on several prizes
fellowship law scholarship. and Chancelors prize
e WINS called to the bar In e37, and made Queens
Coun,el IN ls49. lie entered Parliament In 1S47, was
defeated 10 1852, and reelected several times.
In 1904 no entered Office Atorney-General,
and went out with the Russell Ministry In lS6O'
MI Gladstone offered him tho ChancellorshiD IN lsBS
but he declined It on the ground that he could not sup
hn
establishment OF tho Irish Church. Ills diAinter-
osioness I'm resgnlng great nrizo which might never
again come within his grasp gave him tho reputation OF
n statesman Of high principle, for fow men
in English public life would havo declined
tho snice under tue same circumstances.
In 1872 he was counsel for tho British Government at
the Geneva Court at Arbitration, and was subsequently
raised 20 the peeragc under hs present ute Inc phys
the ChanceOrship, and Lord Selborne was offered the
Great Seal under conditions which prsslnded seconn
downfall OF Mr. Giadstone's Ministry. He occupies at
present an unTTaIr p"stoh anomS Tue 0nymsbn5
character, u devoted Churchman. and compiler OF
BOOK OF Praise from the best English hymn-wr'era
WILLIAM EDWARD FORSTER.
The Right Hon. William f. Forster the Sec
rctary for Ireland has Radical blood in his veins His
father WAS minister OF the Society of Friends, who
died during ahtslavery mission to Tennessee. The
SON. born in 1873 became the husband OF daughter Of
Dr. Arnold, OF Rugby. He successful as
n manufacturer in Bradford and has represented
the borough IN Parliament since 1901. In 1865
he was made Under Secretary for tho Colonies and in
1868 he was appointed Charity Commissioner and Vice
President or the Committee OF Council on Education.
In 1870 c introduced important education law aud
In the following year tho Ballot Act, Although
he IL identified with thes0 important measures,
his Liberalism Is not of robust ana stall
Wart kind. IIo has been accused OF seeking 10
pease both parties in legislation ana has been fnmil-
nry ncknamed the Chief Trimmer OF English politics.
Although he entered upon office originally aa Radical
Liberal he Is now reckOned among the Conservatives
- II. c. T. CHILDERs.
The Right Hon. Hugh Culling Eardloy Chill
dcrs the new Secretary OF State for War; is hythree
years old. and was graduated at Trinity Col
ioge, Cambridge, in 1880. Ho was a Lord
of tho Admiralty from April, 1864 until
August 1885, and Financial Secretary to the Treasury
from the latter date to July. 1860. In 1868 he was
made First Lord of the Admiralty. From 1851 to 1857
bo was member OF the Government OF Victoria. Aus
tr,lo holding seat In the first Cabinet as Commits
aioner OF Trade and Customs. lie has been Il member
nj the British Parliament for POnefract 1850, and
ut the last election was again returned
lord EORTHBRooK.
Thomas George Barring, the second Baron
Nortlbrook, who is 10 bO First Lord OF tho
Admiralty was born in 1926. He has been
n Lord OF the Admiralty, Under+sccretary
for Indn, and Under-Secretary for War,
being reappOlnied to the lastnamed office in December
1853. His father tho first DRrOn was distinguished
statesmaH being for sometime Chancellor OF tho Ex-
cleuuer aud First LORD OF the Admiralty
nORD HARRINGTON.
A sketch of Lord Harrington was given in
TnR TRIBUNE Of Friday last.