ial Secretaryship, and Lord John Manners to
the Board of Works....

The Ministry as it The Ministry as formed
stood on the 1st of by the Earl of Derby
January 1858. in February 1858.

VISCOUNT PALMERSTON _First Lord of the_ EARL OF DERBY.
_Treasury_

MARQUIS OF LANSDOWNE (_Without Office_).

LORD CRANWORTH _Lord Chancellor_ LORD CHELMSFORD.

EARL GRANVILLE _President of the_ MARQUIS OF SALISBURY.
_Council_

MARQUIS OF CLANRICARDE _Lord Privy Seal_ EARL OF HARDWICKE.

Sir GEORGE GREY _Home Secretary_ Mr WALPOLE.

EARL OF CLARENDON _Foreign Secretary_ EARL OF MALMESBURY.

MR LABOUCHERE _Colonial Secretary_ LORD STANLEY
(afterwards LORD (afterwards EARL
TAUNTON) OF DERBY).

LORD PANMURE _War Secretary_ GENERAL PEEL.
(afterwards EARL
OF DALHOUSIE)

Sir G. C. LEWIS _Chancellor of the_ Mr DISRAELI
_Exchequer_ (afterwards EARL
OF BEACONSFIELD)

Sir CHARLES WOOD _First Lord of the_ Sir JOHN PAKINGTON
(afterwards VISCOUNT _Admiralty_ (afterwards LORD
HALIFAX) HAMPTON).

Mr VERNON SMITH _President of the_ EARL OF ELLENBOROUGH.
(afterwards LORD _Board of Control_
LYVEDEN)

LORD STANLEY OF _President of the_ Mr HENLEY.
ALDERLEY _Board of Trade_

Mr M. T. BAINES _Chancellor of the_ (_Not in the Cabinet._)
_Duchy of Lancaster_

DUKE OF ARGYLL _Postmaster-General_ (_Not in the Cabinet._)

(_Not in the Cabinet_) _First Commissioner_ LORD JOHN MANNERS
_of Works and_ (afterwards
_Public Buildings_ DUKE OF RUTLAND).

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_The Earl of Malmesbury to Queen Victoria._

WHITEHALL, _7th March 1858_.

The Earl of Malmesbury presents his humble duty to the Queen, and has
the honour to thank your Majesty for the interesting letter[12] sent
to him by your Majesty, and which he returns to your Majesty by
this messenger. Lord