Sitting of 3 July 1885

Preamble
Their Lordships met for the despatch of Judicial Business only.
House adjourned at Four o'clock, to Monday next, a quarter before Eleven o'clock.
MINISTRY OF THE RIGHT HON. W. E. GLADSTONE,
AS IT STOOD AT THEIR RESIGNATION OF OFFICE.
MINISTRY OF THE MOST NOBLE MARQUESS OF SALISBURY,
AS FORMED ON ACCEPTANCE OF OFFICE.

THE MINISTRY
OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE WILLIAM EWART GLADSTONE,
As IT STOOD AT THEIR RESIGNATION OF OFFICE IN JUNE, 1885.

THE CABINET.
First Lord of the Treasury (Prime Minister)

Right Hon. WILLIAM EWART GLADSTONE.

Lord Chancellor

Right Hon. Earl of Selborne.

Lord Lieutenant of Ireland

Right Hon. Earl Spencer, K.G.

Lord President of the Council

Right Hon. Lord Carlingford.

Lord Privy Seal and First Commissioner of Works and Public Buildings

Right Hon. Earl of Rosebery.

Chancellor of the Exchequer

Right Hon. H. C. E. Childers.

Secretary of State, Home Department

Right Hon. Sir William V. Harcourt.

Secretary of State, Foreign Department.

Right Hon. Earl Granville, K.G.

Secretary of State for the Colonies

Right Hon. Earl of Derby.

Secretary of State for War

Right Hon. Marquess of Hartington.

Secretary of State for India

Right Hon. Earl of Kimberley.

First Lord of the Admiralty

Right Hon. Earl of Northbrook.

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Vice President of the Committee of Council for Agriculture.

Right Hon. George Otto Trevelyan.

President of the Board of Trade

Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain.

President of the Local Government Board

Right Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke. Bt.

Postmaster General

Right Hon. George John Shaw Lefevre.

NOT IN THE CABINET.
Field Marshal Commanding in Chief

H.R.H. the Duke of Cambridge, K.G.

Vice President of the Committee of Council for Education

Right Hon. A. J. Mundella.

Lords of the Treasury

C. C. Cotes, Esq.

Herbert Gladstone, Esq.

R. W. Duff, Esq.

Lords of the Admiralty.

Admiral Sir ASTLEY Cooper Key, Admiral Lord Alcester, Rear Admiral THOMAS BRANDRETH, Vice Admiral Sir WILLIAM HEWTT, WILLIAM SPROSTON CAINE, Esq., & GEORGE W. RENDEL, Esq.

Joint Secretaries to the Treasury

(Right Hon. Lord RICHARD GROSVENOR.

John Tomlinson Hibbert, Esq.

Secretary to the Admiralty

Sir Thomas Brassey.

Secretary to the Board of Trade

John Holms, Esq.

Secretary to the Local Government Board

George William Erskine Russell, Esq.

Under Secretary, Home Department

Henry Hartley Fowler, Esq.

Under Secretary, Foreign Department

Lord Edmond Fitzmaurice.

Under Secretary for Colonies

Hon. A. Evelyn Ashley.

Under Secretary for War

Earl of Morley.

Under Secretary for India

J. Kynaston Cross, Esq.

Paymaster General

Right Hon. Lord Wolverton.

Surveyor General of Ordnance

Hon. Henry Robert Brand.

Financial Secretary to the War Department

Colonel Sir Arthur Divett Hayter, Bart.

Judge Advocate General

Right Hon. George Osborne Morgan.

Attorney General

Right Hon. Sir Henry James.

Solicitor General

Sir Farrer Herschell.

SCOTLAND.
Lord Advocate

Right Hon. John Blair Balfour.

Solicitor General

Alexander Asher, Esq.

IRELAND
Lord Lieutenant

Right Hon. Earl Spencer, K.G.

Lord Chancellor

Right Hon. John Naish.

Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant

Right Hon. Henry Campbell-Bannerman.

Attorney General

Samuel Walker, Esq.

Solicitor General

The Macdermott.

QUEEN'S HOUSEHOLD.
Lord Steward

Right Hon Earl Sydney.

Lord Chamberlain

Right Hon. Earl of Kenmare.

Master of the Horse

His Grace the Duke of Westminster, K.G.

Treasurer of the Household

Right Hon. Earl of Breadalbane.

Comptroller of the Household

Right Hon. Lord Kensington.

Vice Chamberlain of the Household

Right Hon. Lord Charles Bruce.

Captain of the Corps of Gentlemen at Arms

Right Hon. Lord Carrington.

Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard

Right Hon. Lord Monson.

Master of the Buckhounds

Right Hon. Earl of Cork and Orrery.

Chief Equerry and Clerk Marshal

Lord Alfred H. Paget.

Mistress of the Robes

Her Grace the Duchess of Roxburghe.

THE MINISTRY OF THE MOST NOBLE THE MARQUESS OF SALISBURY, K.G., AS FORMED OX ACCEPTANCE OF OFFICE JUNE-JULY, 1885.

  THE CABINET.
  Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Prime Minister)

  The Most Noble The Marquess of Salisbury, K.G.

  Lord Chancellor of England

  Right Hon. Lord Halsbury.

  Lord Chancellor of Ireland

  Right Hon. Lord Ashbourne.

  Lord Lieutenant of Ireland

  Right Hon. Earl of Carnarvon.

  Lord President of the Council

  Right Hon. Viscount Cranbrook.

  Lord Privy Seal

  Right Hon. Earl of Harrowby.

  First Lord of the Treasury

  Right Hon. Earl of Iddesleigh, G.C.B.

  Chancellor of the Exchequer

  Right Hon. Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, Bart.

  Secretary of State, Home Department

  Right Hon. Sir Richard Assheton Cross, G.C.B.

  Secretary of State for the Colonies

  Right Hon. Frederick Arthur Stanley.

  Secretary of State for War

  Right Hon. William Henry Smith.

  Secretary of State for India

  Right Hon. Lord Randolph Churchill.

  First Lord of the Admiralty

  Right Hon. Lord George Hamilton.

  President of the Board of Trade

  His Grace the Duke of Richmond and Gordon, K.G.

  Postmaster General

  Right Hon. Lord John Manners, G.C.B.

  Vice President of the Committee of Council on Education

  Right Hon. Edward Stanhope.

  NOT IN THE CABINET.
  Field Marshal Commanding in Chief

  H.R.H. the Duke of Cambridge, K.G.

  Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Vice President of the Committee of Council on Agriculture

  Right Hon. Henry Chaplin.

  President of the Local Government Board

  Right Hon. Arthur James Balfour.

  First Commissioner of Works and Public Buildings

  Right Hon. David Robert Plunket.

  Lords of the Treasury

  Charles Dalrymple, Esq.

  Hon. Sidney Herbert.

  Colonel Walrond.

  Lords of the Admiralty

  Vice Admiral Hood, Vice Admiral Sir Anthony Hoskins, Vice Admiral Brandreth, Captain Codrington, Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett, Esq.

  Joint Secretaries to the Treasury

  Aretas Akers-Douglas, Esq.

  Sir Henry Holland, Bart.

  Secretary to the Admiralty

  Charles Thompson Ritchie, Esq.

  Secretary to the Board of Trade

  Baron Henry de Worms.

  Secretary to the Local Government Board

  Right Hon. Earl Brownlow.

  Under Secretary, Home Department

  Charles Beilby Stuart-Wortley, Esq.

  Under Secretary, Foreign Department

  Right Hon. Robert Bourke.

  Under Secretary for Colonies

  Right Hon. Earl of Dunraven.

  Under Secretary for War

  Right Hon. Viscount Bury.

  Under Secretary for India

  Right Hon. Lord Harris.

  Paymaster General

  Right Hon. Earl Beauchamp.

  Surveyor General of Ordnance

  Hon. Guy Cuthbert Dawnay.

  Financial Secretary to the War Department

  Hon. H. S. Northcote.

  Judge Advocate General

  Right Hon. William Thackeray Marriott, Q.C.

  Attorney General

  Sir Richard E. Webster, Q.C.

  Solicitor General

  John Eldon Gorst, Esq., Q.C.

  SCOTLAND.
  Lord Advocate

  John Hay Athol Macdonald, Q.C.

  Solicitor General.

  J. P. Bannerman-Robertson, Esq.

  IRELAND.
  Lord Lieutenant.

  Right Hon. Earl of Carnarvon.

  Lord Chancellor.

  Right Hon. Lord Ashbourne.

  Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant

  Right Hon. Sir William Hart Dyke.

  Attorney General.

  Right Hon. Hugh Holmes, Q.C.

  Solicitor General.

  John Monroe, Esq., Q.C.

  QUEEN'S HOUSEHOLD.
  Lord Steward.

  Right Hon. Earl of Mount-Edgcumbe.

  Lord Chamberlain.

  Right Hon. Earl of Lathom.

  Master of the Horse

  Right Hon. Earl of Bradford.

  Treasurer of the Household

  Right Hon. Viscount Folkestone.

  Comptroller of the Household

  Right Hon. Lord Arthur Hill.

  Vice Chamberlain of the Household

  Right Hon. Viscount Lewisham.

  Captain of the Corps of Gentlemen at Arms

  Right Hon. Earl of Coventry.

  Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard

  Right Hon. Viscount Barrington.

  Master of the Buckhounds

  Most Noble the Marquess of Waterford.

  Chief Equerry and Clerk Marshal

  Lord Alfred H. Paget.

  Mistress of the Robes

  Her Grace the Duchess of Buccleuch.