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GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND.

William Forster, Esq., of Bradpole, Dorset; returned M.P. for Bradford, Yorkshire, 1861 ; Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1865-66 ; appointed Vice-President of Council on Edu- cation, Dec. 9, 1868 ; admitted a member of the Cabinet, July, 1870. The following is a list of the heads of the various administrations of Great Britain since the accession of the House of Hanover: —

First Lords of the Treasury Dates of Appointment

Robert Walpole James Stanhope Earl of Sunderland Sir Robert Walpole Earl of Wilmington Henry Pelham Duke of Newcastle Earl of Bute. George Grenville Marquis of Rockingham Duke of Grafton Lord North

Marquis of Rockingham Earl of Shell >urne. Duke of Portland. William Pitt. Henry Addington. William Pitt. Lord Grenville Duke of Portland. Spencer Perceval Earl of Liverpool. George Canning Viscount Goderich. Duke of Wellington Earl Grey Viscount Melbourne Sir Robert Peel Viscount Melbourne Sir Robert Peel Lord John Russell. Earl of Derby Earl of Aberdeen Viscount Palmerston Earl of Derby Viscount Palmerston Earl Russell. Earl of Derby. Benjamin Disraeli. William Ewart Gladstone

The list shows the average duration of each Ministry to be of three years and eight months, or about the same as the average dura- tion of Parliaments.

. October 10,

1714

. April 10,

1717

. March 16,

1718

. April 20,

1720

. February 11,

1742

. July 26,

1743

. April 21.

1754

. May 29,

1762

. April 16,

1763

. July 12,

1765

August 2,

1766

January 28.

1770

. March *30,

1782

. July 3,

1782

. April 5,

1783

December 27,

1783

. March 7,

1801

. May 12,

1804

January 8,

1806

. March 13,

1807

. June 23,

1810

June 8,

1812

. April 11.

1827

. August 10,

1827

. January 11,

1828

. November 12,

1830

. July 14,

1834

. December 10,

1834

. AprD. 18,

1835

. September 1,

1841

. July 3,

1846

. February 27.

1852

. December 28,

1852

February 8,

1855

February 26,

1858

. June 18,

1859

. October 18,

1865

. July 6,

1866

. February 25,

1868

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. December 9,

1868