Dr. Carlos Washburn, the Minister of Justice, Public Instruction and Worship, is President of the cabinet. His department supervises the various judicial institutions, the plan of national education, and the ecclesiastical government of the country. Dr. Washburn is a jurist of eminent talent and has had a distinguished career in the administration of justice. He was Judge of the Superior Court of Lima when called to the higher post. During the present term, the department of justice has established a superior court in Iquitos, and has instituted various reforms. The publication of the judicial annals and the adoption of regulations governing judicial statistics have been accomplished to facilitate the public administration. Dr. Cavero, first vice-president of the republic, and magistrate of the supreme court, with the coöperation of a committee on legislative procedure, is occupied in the preparation of a project for the reform of the penal code, a work for which his great experience and superior knowledge particularly qualify this learned statesman. The penitentiary and the boys’ correctional school are conducted under the supervision of the Minister of Justice. Improvements have been effected in both these institutions, the former having been enlarged and modern accommodations added during the present administration, while the latter has extended its beneficent influence more widely than ever, giving to a class of boys most lacking in training the advantages of learning a trade and becoming worthy citizens. The school provides manual work for its inmates, who, as a rule, are apt and diligent; the average “bad boy” is usually possessed of extraordinary energy, and it is the aim of this school to direct it to a worthy purpose. It is one of the most successful reformatories of South America, and the work done in carpentry, tailoring, shoemaking, and other trades is creditable to the intelligence of the boys and to the discipline of the school authorities. One of the most important charges of the department under Dr. Washburn’s administration is the national education, which has made remarkable progress. In ecclesiastical matters, as pertaining to public worship, this ministry has rendered valuable services to the established church, apostolic prefectures, under instructions from this office, fulfilling the requirements of ecclesiastical authority in the various departments. On the death of Monseñor Tovar, Archbishop of Lima, Archbishop Naranjo was appointed to the metropolitan See. The late archbishop was greatly beloved by the nation and his death was an occasion of mourning throughout the republic. Archbishop Naranjo, the illustrious prelate who governs the archdiocese at present, is revered for his exemplary virtues and highly esteemed for his scholarship.