The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-08-16
GOES TO THE QUEEN
Great Britain's New Premier
Visits Osborne House.
SIR WILLIAM VERNON HARooURT

Will be Chancellor of the Exche-
quer and Mr.. Gladstone Will be
First Lord of the Treasury and
Keeper OF the Privy Seal.
LONDON, Aug. 18.-Mr. Gladstone, ac-
companied by Sir Algernon Edward
West, left Carlton Gardens at noon
yesterday en- route for OSBORNE House,
Isle Of Wight. to lay before her majesty
the names of those who win comprise
his cabinet and to carry out the old
custom which obtains of the statesman
who is summoned to form a govern
ment kissing the hand of the sovereign.
Notwithstanding the persistent ru-
mors as to his physical condition Mr..
Gladstone looked remarkably sprightly.
To judge from his appearance he did
not look upon the journey to Osborne
House in the light of severe task; on
the contrary, his every appearance in
dicated that it was pleasure jaunt for
him.
A considerable number of persons had
gathered about the doorway of the house
in Carlton gardens, and when the Lib
eral leader appeared, looking fresh and
smiling, he was the recipient of hearty
cheers. Entering the carriage he was
at once driven to Waterloon station,
where smalf crowd. including a few
notable men, were gathered to see him.
Decorated for the Visit.
Arrived at the station Mr. Gladstone
took his seat In hrst-class saloon car.
Here he extracted a tube rose from a
small box and carefully pinned it in a
buttonhole of his coat. AS the train
pulled out Of the station the crowd
cheered Mr.. Gladstone, who responded
by lifting his hat and bowling.
When the train on which Mr.. Glad
stone Travelled reached Portsmouth,
where the steamer is taken for the Isle
of Wight, he received an ovation from
the crowd that had gathered to welcome
him. Mr.. Gladstone did not travel
across the Solent in the usual passenger
steamer. The royal yacht was awaiting
his coming at Portsmouth, and he pro-
ceeded aboard of her direct from the
train. Shortly afterward she steamed
out for the Isle of Wight.
In the house of lords Lord Salisbury
formally announced that in consequence
of the vote in the house of commons on
Mr.. Asquith's no confidence amend
ment to the address in reply to the
queens speech, the government had
rendered its resignation to the queen
and that her majesty had accepted it.
After making this announcement
Lord Salisbury asked the intentions of
the incoming ministry.
The Earl Of Kimberly replied that he
was sorry he was unable to give Lord
Salisbury any information. The earl
added that he was not yet minister.
He could say nothing until he had con-
suited his colleagues. The house then
adjourned until Thursday.
The Daily News. while acknowledge
ing that no authentic news of the COM
position OF the new cabinet can be OBJ
tained before Mr.. Gladstone's return
from Osborne House. gives the follow
ngforecast: Premier and first lord of
the treasury, w. e. Gladstone; lord
chancellor, Lord Hershell; chancellor
of the exchequer, Sir William Harcourt;
foreign Office, Earl iof Roseberry; home
Off II. H. Asquith; war Office, Camp
bell Bannerman; admiralty, Earl Spen-
eel; chief secretary for Ireland, John
Morley; president of the board of trade,
A. j. Mundella; local government board,
Henry Fowler.
The New Chancellor.
Although nothing is known officially
of the names on Mr.. Gladstone's cabi-
net list it is universally conceded that
the Right Hon. Sir William Vernon
Harcourt will return to his last position
rs chancellor of the excheqner. He is
the second son of Rev. w. Vernon Har-
court, and grandson of the once well
known Archbishop of York. He was
born in 1927. and entered Trinity col
lege. Cambridge, for the completion of
his education. He was diligent stu
dent and a close observer, both of men
and of current events and their ten
dency; consequently he graduated at
Cambridge with high honors in 1851.
lie entered parliament in 1868 rs Lib
eral member for the city of Oxford, and
continued to represent that constitu-
ency until May, 1880, when Mr.. Hall, a
local brewer, turned him out. There
upon Mr. Plilnsoll retired from the rep
resentation of Derby, to make room for
him there, and he has continued to sit
for that borough up to the present time.
There is no doubt of his election for the
same constituency, after his acceptance
of office