New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-19
alLFoUR SUCCEEDS SMITH.
&c .ppoINTNIENT AS FIRST LORD OF THE
TREASURY OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED.
~ NAY RETAIN THE IRISH sECRETARYsHIP AS
WELL, AS LEAD THE GOVERNMENT FoRoEs

WE'LL, AS LEAD THE GOVERNMENT FOROES
IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
rnndon. Oct ls.-It is officially announced 10
a. that the Right Hon. Arthur James Baifour,
,ssuber of Parliament for East Manchester ana
;. nresent the Chief Secretary for Ireland, has
s..r appointed First Lord of the Treasury
=, ;s rcported that Mr. Balfour will retain his
.sOe as the Chief Secretary for Ireland.
.Tbe Chronicle" thinks that the Marquis OF
e.H.hury would have preferred another Parha-
.~sr,,rv leader 10 Mr. Balfour, but he was obliged
% acoede to the wishes of his party unless the
Msrouis of Harrington had consented to convert
-. coalition into a permanent union. Mr. Bal
,orr ;s NOT at all likely The Chronicle" thinks,
:. he &c docile TO the ruling Of the trlumvrate-
Salisbury, Harrington and Chamberlaln-as MI,
Smith was The appointment may De regaroeu
as a gamblers throw-a hope that the new leauei
,r5n have beneficial effect upon the coming
general election.
rb,, annointment is understood to mean that MI M'
p.ltour will also succeed the late william Henry onl'
a. the Conservative leader Of the House Oh Coini"o
-, q has not been thought heretofore that ne "ouiS
,s,n the Chief secretaryship Of Ireland II ne acceP
.he most Of First Lord of the Treasury MT. p" 80
,.as born on July o5. 1S46. He is the son Oh ' Ia
lanes Maitland Balfour and Lady Blanche MAY -, %
,.4 GaScovna. Cecil, daughter OF the seCOhu IT,
Salisbury and sister TO the present Lord SALISBURY
,ras educated at Eton and at Trinity Colege' s,n
h-ASe taking his degree NJ. A. IN lo''' L..
psronr entered Parliament in 1874 as a Oons' -
rOarnher for Hertford, which constituency N -.
oscnt4d until 1888, since which time he mas 90, w 80
F.st Manchester BY his work entitled - a O0I O,
philoSophc Doubt Q570), Mr.. Bahour sa'e -
., abilities which could hardly have l"ieu " tod
recornitlon by the Conservative party even ~, -
NOT been nephew Of Lord salisbury he NJ ,,orsod
brivate secretary 10 his uncle during the "i
"a 1s7s,sO when the Berlin Treaty "'s 49,
Mr.. Ba,four became prominent in 1892 "ioIi "0 '
made President OF the Local Government DoN''u IL
Lord sasbury,s first Ministry, holding that ONCE IiV
.IpIv 1888 10 January 1856. On the return OF LOU
salisbury 10 power in july 1856, MI. BaIour was
made secretary for scotland. lie rehnqulshed 'iI
most in March 1857, TO become Chief secretary lor
1r.land and in the November following he was gwen
a s,at in the Cabinet. He introduced the Crimes Ac1
NJ 1896 and since It's adoption he has energeuCaly
devoted himself to the enforcement of It's provisions
His reputation as a Parliamentary debater rose con-
td,rably during the animated debates which precedeo
and followed the enactment Of that measure
Mr. Balfour was elected Lord Rector on 81 An
sr.w,s University In November, 1886 He was keeper
OF the Prvy seal Ireland In 1850 chanGelOT ~ ~ tbe
Order OF ST. Patrick in 1857 and was chairman Oh ne
Commission on Bimetallism In 1871 lie nas M sHr'eu @
a. yice.presdent of the Committee OF Conncli on
Tducation for Scotland. He IS fellow OF tne hos al
~ london and in 1883 the freedom Of the City OF
London was conferred upon him. He has Written
magazine articles golf, music and otner snDIects,
He Is Privy Councillor. Edinburgh University gave
him The degree of Ii. D., and st. Andrews did the
same in 1855 and Cambridge In 1855; lie Is u
Deputy Lieutenant for East Lothian and Ressshlre'