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Salisbury's Cabinet

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Day
26
Month
June
Year
1885
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Public Domain
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The political dead-lock in England has at last been broken, Lord Salisbury having eonsented to íorm a new cabinet. All differ' ! enees between the Whlgs and Torles were ad justed at a meeting oí tlie leaders of both parties before the uuuouncement was made that Salisbury had formed a cabinet. As a randt of tuis conference and the elïorts of the Queeu the Marquis of Salisbury has resolved to accept Mr. Gladstone'e promise to use nis Inftuence with the Liberáis to prevent faetious opposition. Lord Salisbury has announced the formation of a cabinet with Mr. Bourke, probably, as Chief Secretary of Ireland. Writs have been issued Tor the re-electlon of the cabinet members. The following is an authentic list of the new cabinet: Prime Minister and Secretary for Foreign Affairs - the Marquis of Salisbury. First Lord of the Treasury- Sir Stafford Northeote. Chancellor of the Exchequer- Sir Michael E. Hicks-Beach. Lord High Chancellor- Sir Hardinge Gifford. Lord President of the Council- Viscount Cranbrook. Lord of the Prlvy Seal- the Earl of Harrowby. Secretary of the Home Department - Sir Richard Asheton-Cross. Secretary of the Colonial Department- Col. Frederick Stanley. Secretary of 'War- Rt. Hon. Wm. Henry Sinith. Secretarv of State for India- Lord Randolph Churchill. ' First Lord of the Admiralty- Lord George Hamilton. President of the Local Government Board- Arthur James Belfour. President of the Board of Trade- The Duke of Riehmoud and Gordon. Vice-President of the Council- Hon. Edward Stanhope. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland- Earl of Carnarvon. Lord Chancellor of Ireland- Rt. Hon. Edward Gibson. The minor offices have not yet been filled. Gladstonehas promised Lord Salisbury that he will give the new government as much timo as possible during the reinulnder of the session, and is believed that no serious trouble will follow. In additlon the following are officially but detinitely announcod as members of the new Ministry : Postmaster-GeneriU- Lord John Muuucrs. Attorney-General for Irclaad- Mr. Holmes. Bolicitor-General for hvland- Mr. Mom-oe. Rt. Hon. Edward Gibson, besides being Lord Chancellor of Ireland, will have a seat in the Cabinet - au unusua! honor. Chancellor of the Ducliy of Lancaster - Henry Chaplin. It is believed that the Rt. Hou. Sir Wm. Hart Dyke wil! bc Chlef Secretary of Ireland. First Gommissioner'of Works- "Rt. I id R. Plunkctt. Parlfam ■,-ntary Secretary to the Treasurv- Rowlnml Winn. Parliaiucntary Secretary to the India OJiice-Lord Harri. Secretary to the Admiraltv- Chas. T. Ritchie. Civil Lord of the Adiniialtv- Klis Ashmeat Barüett. The entire Italian ministry has reslgned. Marquis of Salisburv will accent the position of prime minister of England. The queeu has offered an earldom to Giadstone, but the latter declines thc honor. Baron Mauteufell, the distinuuisliecl Germán commander and governor of Alsaoe and Lorrain, is dead. York, Eng., was visited by an earthquake a few days sinee. Shocks lasted scveral seconds and caused wild alarm. Salisbury is stlll reluctaut to form a Conservative cabinet in England bccause unqualified support by Liberáis is refused. A terrible explosión oceurred in the Pendlebury colliery near Manchester, Eng. Over 100 lives are believed to have been lost. The death rate frorn cholera in Spaiu is appalling.' The number of iloaths average about two-thirds of the number of cases reported. increaseü vlolence oí earthquake shocks is reported froni the vale of Cashmere. Over 2,000 people have been killed in one district. 4 The government cholera commission says the disease in south of Spain is Asiutie cholera o the most virulent kind, and attacks all classes The mahdi has refused to release christian prlsoners who have embraced Islam, and warns all Englishmen thatif they do notturn Moham medans he will destrov thein. The Gennan arinv has been ordered to weai black badge s as a mark of respect to the mem orv of Prfnce Frederick Charles, and the Eng lish papers eulogize the dead prince.

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