text_original: The Queen charged Mr. Gladstone with the formation of a Glad  Ministry (Dec. 2nd), and on December 5th he went down to^^^JJ^^jj^. Windsor with a provisional list of the Cabinet colleagues. His istry first act was to offer a place in the Cabinet, but without portfolio, to his old chief Lord Russell, who declined it. The Cabinet as eventually formed was one of great individual ability.
text_transcription: THE QUEEN CHARGED MISTER GLADSTONE WITH THE FORMATION OF A MINISTRY DECEMBER SECOND AND ON DECEMBER FIFTH HE WENT DOWN TO WINDSOR WITH A PROVISIONAL LIST OF THE CABINET COLLEAGUES HIS FIRST ACT WAS TO OFFER A PLACE IN THE CABINET BUT WITHOUT PORTFOLIO TO HIS OLD CHIEF LORD RUSSELL WHO DECLINED IT THE CABINET AS EVENTUALLY FORMED WAS ONE OF GREAT INDIVIDUAL ABILITY
phonemes: ðə kwˈiːn tʃˈɑːɹdʒd mˈɪstɚ. ɡlˈædstoʊn wɪððə fɔːɹmˈeɪʃən əvə ɡlˈæd mˈɪnɪstɹi (dˈɛk. sˈɛkənd), ænd ˌɔn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ fˈɪfθ hiː wɛnt dˌaʊn tə dʒˌeɪdʒˈeɪ dʒˌeɪdʒˈeɪ. wˈɪndsɚ wɪð ɐ pɹəvˈɪʒənəl lˈɪst ʌvðə kˈæbᵻnət kˈɑːliːɡz. hɪz ˈɪstɹi fˈɜːst ˈækt wʌz tʊ ˈɔfɚɹ ɐ plˈeɪs ɪnðə kˈæbᵻnət, bˌʌt wɪðˌaʊt pɔːɹtfˈoʊlɪˌoʊ, tə hɪz ˈoʊld tʃˈiːf lˈɔːɹd ɹˈʌsəl, hˌuː dᵻklˈaɪnd ɪt. ðə kˈæbᵻnət æz ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli fˈɔːɹmd wʌz wˈʌn ʌv ɡɹˈeɪt ˌɪndᵻvˈɪdʒuːəl ɐbˈɪləɾi.