Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-06-17


The Right Hon. Robert Arthur Talbot Gas
cosgne Cecil, K.G., Marquis of Salisbury, whom
the queen has summoned to Balmoral to form
new cabinet, has been the leader of the oppo-
sitlon In the house of lords since Mr.. Gladstone
came into power the last time. He is 55 years
Old. and the eldest surviving son Of the second
Marquis of Salisbury. He was educated at Eton
ana at Christ church. Oxford, and was first
elected q member of parliament for Stamford
In the conservative interest in 1853. He rep
resented that borough in the house Of COM
mons Tor 15 years, until his succession to the
marqulsate on the death of his father in 1868,
nra ne TOOK his seat In the house Of lords In
July, 1866, appointed secretary of state for In
dia, which post he resigned in April, 1867, on
cabinet on the reform bill. His iordship was
again made secretary Of state for India when
Mr.. Disraeli returned to office in FEB;
the war between. Turkey and servia
differences arose between the former power and
sador to the sublime porte and he and Sir Henry
Eliiot acted as joint plenipotentiarics of Great
Britain at the conference of Constantinople.
conference, which held altogether seven plenary
meetings. The Ottoman grand council refused
to accept the conditions insisted on by the con-
ference, and Lord Salisbury Immediately LEFT
Tor England. In 1873 he was appointed secre-
tary for foreign affairs in place of the Earl OF
Derby, who had resigned. and his first act was
To write u memorable dispatch in which he
clearly enuncated the policy of the government
Win regard TO the eastern question. He after
ward went to the Berlin congress with the Earl
OK beaconsfield, as representative of Great
Britain, and on his return, july 80. 1878, was
invested by the Queen with the Order OF the
Garter and presented with the freedom of the
city of London. In 1880, when Mr.. Gladstone
was made premier, the Marquis OF Salisbury
became the leader of the opposition in the
house of lords, and he has held that position
The Right Hon. Sir Stafford Henry North
cote, BART who is to be chancellor of the eX-
chequer in the new cabinet, is the conservative
ieauer In the mouse OF commons. He is a native
OF London, and is in his siXty->eventh year.
he was the private secretary OF Mr.. Gladstone
while that stateman was president of the board
Oh trade. lS43 to IS4o.and on being called to the
bar at the Inner Temple in 1917 he became
legal secretary to the board of trade. He sue
ceeded to the family title and estates on the
death of his grandfather, the seventh baronet,
IN 1901. He was engaged for several years
with Sir c. L. Trevelyan in investigating the
condition of the civil establishments of the
crown, and they drew up in 1854 u report which
resulted in throwing open the civil service to
public competition, SO that he may be regarded
as the father Of civil service reform in England.
Sir Stafford represented Dudley in the house of
commons as conservative from 1855 to 1857,
and sat for Stamford from 1858 to 1866, when
he was returned for North Devon, a cOnstitu-
ency which he has represented ever since. He
was financial secretary to the treasury in 1859
ana was appointed president of the board of
trade in Lord Derby's third administration in
1856. From March, 1867, to December, S6S,
he served as secretary of state for India. He
was member OF the joint high commission
whose lahors resulted ia the treaty of Washing
ton in 1871. When Mr.. Disraeli formed his
ministry in February. / S74, Sir Stafford North
cote was made chancellor OF the eXcheYuer and
after the elevation of the premier to the peer
age as Lord BeacOnfield, Sir Stafford became
leader of the house of commons. After the TALL
of the Disraeli cabinet and the elections of
1850 he took the leadership of the OppOsi-
ton and has maintained that position ever
since.