THE BRITISH CABINET.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1816, 31 July 1913, Page 7

THE BRITISH CABINET.

RUMOURED CHANGES PENDING. By Telegraph—Prcra Association—Copyrizht (Sydney "Sun" Special-July 30, G. 20 p.m.) London,' July 30. It is rumoured that certain Cabinet changes are pending—to develop in the autumn an.onyst which are tire elevation of the Attorney-General (Sir liufus Isaacs) to tho Chief Justiceship, tho appointment of Sir John Allsebrook Simon (Solicitor General) as Attorney-General, in succession to Sir R.ufus Isaacs, and the appointment of .Mr. Stanley Owen Buckmaster, K.C., Liberal member for tho Koightloy Division of Yorkshire, as Solici-tor-Gcneral, in succession to Sir John Simon.

A previous rumour regarding tho appointment of Sir Rufus Isaacs as Lord Chief Justica of England, in succession to -^ Vol ' s tone, was cabled at the end of last mouth. Tho proposal was not favourably received, in view of the Marconi cases and Sir Ruifus Isaacs's connection with the companies. Tho "Spectator" did liot believe the rumour, and added that no Prime .Minister would replace Lord Alverstono in the way suggested. Sir Rufus Daniel Isaacs, K.C., who took his spat for Reading at a by-election in 1201. and has represented that constituency ever .since, has long been recognised as one of the "coming men" in tho Liberal party, which is uncommonly well supplied with able lawyers. At the Bar. from the moment when ho took silk, in IS9B, he jumped into a foremost place in the ranks of leading counsel. Armed with a keen, witty manner, lie is a notable and in the eyes of tho public ho holds the place once occupied by Siv Charles Russell. He pursued his successful career in Parliament, being made Solicitor-General in March, 1010, and Attorney in the following October. Before lieing; called to the Bar in 1867, ho had been on,the Steele Exchange, and his experience in that region has made him peculiarly efficient in dealing with commercial eases. Resourccliil, keen, witty, and tactful in debate, Sir Rufus Isaacs roso rapidly in the esteem of the Liberal party and of tho House of Commons generally. No surprise, consequently, was felt when, in October,' 1910, ho was appointed Solicitor-General, in succession to Sir Samuel Evans, tho President of the Probate, Divorce, and Admiralty Division of the High Court, nor when, shortly afterwards, on the promotion, of tho Attor-ney-General—the present Lord Robson— ta bo a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, S'ir Rufus Isaacs was chosen to bo AttorneyGeneral.

Sir John Simon was one of tho counsel retained by tho British Government, in connection with the Alaska Boundary Commission. He took silk in 190G, and in tho same year entered tho House of Commons—his first flection contest. He mn<le no distinctive mark as a debater, "but in 4' years, at the age of 37, ho was appointed Solicitor-General, and linighled. Ho was one of the six Oxford men who collaborated in "Essays in Liberalism," published in 1807. Mr. Stanley Owen Bu.ckmaster, K.C., has represented tho Keishloy Division of Yorkshire since 1911, and formerly represented Cambridge (190G-1910).