The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-06-25
THE WEEK.
In tho United States and the
Old World.
THE NEW CABINET.


Stronger Politically, Except In Two
Offices, Than Its Predecessor.
A London dispatch says; All reports regard
ing the composition of the new cabinet concur
In the statement that it will be formed us iol.
lows,
Euil of Carnarvon, vieeroy ofIreland.
Hon, Edward Stanhope, president OF the
board of trade.
Lord George Hamilton is named for the Of
fee OF fist lord al tho admiralty.
10 John Manners for postmaster-general
Rt, Hon, Edward Clarke, who repre- ents
Plymouth in Parliament, will BIO the attorney
general.
Rt Hon, John ED N Gorst, member of Par
Lament for Chatham, is the one named for So
lieilor-genrral.
The Pail ynaH Gase cite denies that Sir Ar.
thur Balhur will be appointed chief secretary
for Ireland.
Mr. Gladstone hns delivered up to the Queen
the seas Of the office oiprime minister.
Except us regards the premiership and the
lord chanccllors ofi,e two places where the
death of Lord, Bulconsfcld and ca rms male
gaps that cannot be adequately filled, the new
Conservative cabinet is generally rated us COM
parin! invorably with its party predecessor.
For cry Lord Beacon field was premier, and
Lord Salisbury foreign secretary Now the
latter holds both offices. Thus the loss Of
Lord Beaccn>fcId tells with unbroken weight
MS n clear subuacl n. In tie lord chancellor.
ship, Sir Ilruinge Clifford isl poor substitute
Tor Lord Ciir, 5. Sir Hardnge was only So
hcitol general under Lord Beasnnsfe d. He
steps up Two rounds ON the official ladder at a
stride, owing to double death vacancy. SIR
John Holkrr, the former attorney general died
i'll 1882 md Sir Ilurdnge is advanced tn the
lord chancelo'sh p, without any experience in
the attorney gonerlship.
Sir SalIo Il Nor,hcoie will be missed at the
excheque but as lord president of the council
he will have a coed deal OF leisure on his
hands, AMI his financial advice will b. at the
service OF his successor, Sir Michael Hicks
Beech, though not Ms good hnancer as SIR
Stafford, Is iar stronger ms II politician, and his
leadership of his party in the House of Com
mons will show a marked improvement in
confidence and energy. Lord George Hamil-
ton, who takes the admiralty, is decided gain
to the cab net. He is clcar-headed nun OF
busines~, w tn nearly as much dash MS Lord
Randolph Churchill himself, and a tepiold ca
paci for work; He is an impressive speaker
and, tn ugh IN earnest partisan, he never Tor
gets the courtcses OF debate. Hon. + ward
Stanh,pe, who enters the cabinet as president
ct the board of trade, has had three years ex-
perence MS parliamentary secretary to the
puaru, anu, from P"lltca sli'iiul'ihl, VIII w
an improvement upon Lord Harrowby, who rs
Viscount ndon represented the board in the
Bpaconsh Id cabinet.
Lord Randolph Churchill also counts as
decided accession, politically. He Away holds
the ear CT the House OF Commons, and he is
today more popular with the rank and file OF
the Conservative party than any other member
of the ministry ASIDE from the loss of Lord
Beacon iieids guidance and the undenabe
deterioration in te lord chancellorship, the
new cabinet may be regarded as distinctly
stronger politically, than its Conservativepre-
decessOr