Parliament is prorogued.
The telegram printed above, giving the Hlocation of the ministerial portfolios, indicates that after all the new Cabinet will not be much different from what was anticipated, the majority of the Ministers' occupying the posts rumour had assigned to them in the event of the accession to power of Mr. Gl Perhaps the principal alterations previously telegraphed are, that Mr. Asquith, Q.C., goes to the mote congenial atmosphere of the Home Office, instead of to the Treasury; that Sir William Harcourt is Chancellor of the Exchequer; that Mr. John Morley is Chief Secretary for Ireland as had been universally expected; and that Lord Houghton, instead: of being Chief Secretary, as origin: ally announced, is Lord Lieutenant. of Treland, instead of Lord Brassey who had been thought of. The Ministry is now composed as follows
Mr. Gladstone Treasury and Lord Privy Seal.
Lord of the Lord Herschell prin pry Sir W..V. Harcourt: chequer, Chancellor of the Ex-
'THE ANTI-PARNELLITE CHAIRMAN, London, 5th August.
Mr, McCarthy has been re-elected chiirman of the Anti-Parnellites,
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