THE POLITICAL CRISIS AT HOME.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4196, 19 August 1892, Page 2

THE POLITICAL CRISIS AT HOME.

Tk Allotment of Portfolioi (Per United Press Association),

London, August 17. Professor Bryce will be Chancellor of the Duohy of Lancaster, with a seat in the Cabinet; Sir Edward Grey, Foreign Under-Secretary; Mr J. V. Hibbert, Finanoial Secretary to the Treasury; Mr W. Summers, UnderSecretary for the Colonies; Mr ShawLefevre, Commissioner of Public Works and Buildings or Minister of Agriculture, with a seat in the Cabinet; The Maoderraott, Q. 0., AttorneyGenera! for Ireland; Mr Hemphill, Solicitor-General for Ireland; Earl Compton, Controller of the Household ; Mr J. H. Roby, Solicitor-Gene* rat; Mr Herbert Gladstone, Finanoial Secretary for War; Sir Edward

Reed, Secretary to the Admiralty,

Messrs S. Walker, J. B. Balfour and A, Asher take the positions stated in a previous message—viz.. Lord Chancellor for Ireland, Lord Advocate for Scotland, and Solicitor-General, respectively. Lord Boseberry's' acceptance of office in the new Cabinet is officially announced, in consequence of which foreign stocks generally have

hardened, Mr Laboiichere has bad some warm correspondence with Mr Gladstone on tlio subject of iho former's inclusion in the Ministry. Mr Gladstone says the Queen showed some disinclination to bis inclusion.

■The Times says that the fJabinei's vote will'be unintelligent, owing to t|je doojlify of jts members', who will really lie tne chief clprks'of 1/fr' Gjad* stone.

Tbe Standard hopes the Marquis of Ripon will show more tact as Secretary of State for the Colonies than he did as Viceroy of India, The Daily Chronicle doubts whether tbe Cabinet is o( a sufficiently Democratic character to meet with

the approval of the people, The Daily News states that Lord Roseberry feared his health would ' hot permit him to hold office, and that he is quite in accord with' J{r Glad' stone's pplioy. '"' ' ' v ''