VOL. 5F Summary of Contents. Political and administrative correspondence relating...

VOL. 5F Summary of Contents. Political and administrative correspondence relating mainly to Irish affairs. Politics and government: question of new site for Decimus Burton statue of Duke of Wellington. Correspondence: Lord Morpeth. Ireland: present andproposed legislation: labour rates; town taxes; barony sessions; fisheries; drainage; employment. Abuse of relief; neglect of agriculture. Lord Bessborough's description of Irish peasant life (fs.38-41). Relief committees: structure and staffing. Irish education vote. Arrest for arms carrying. Railways. Correspondence: J.R; Charles Wood; R. More O'Ferrall; H. Labouchere; Lords Bessborough, Clanricarde. Foreign affairs: France: Lord Palmerston continues to warn of war dangers. Question of English and French interests in Morocco. Defence: Sir John Burgoyne's memorandum (Nov.7). Charles Wood's concern over defence expenditure. Lord Palmerston's memorandum on forces available to meet a war with France. Navy: naval skirmish off Portugal. Problem of the "boy Jones" now serving in a ship. Correspondence: Adm. Sir W. Parker; Lord Auckland. Army: enlistment periods, artillery and engineers. Proposed design and execution of Penisular War medals. Pensioner corps. Correspondence: J.R; Duke of Wellington Colonial affairs: references in Lord Grey's correspondence to Canada bill; New Zealand legislature; Guiana ordinance; annexation of Natal; governorships of Newfoundland and Ceylon. India: progress of Punjab campaign. Correspondence: Sir J Hobhouse. Ecclesiastical: proposal to create four new bishoprics, question of St. Asaphs. Question of representation of bishops in House of Lords. Correspondence: J.R; Archbishop of Canterbury; Sir G. Grey and others.

Topics

International

Labour

Railways

Taxation

Medals

Europe and Russia

Weapons

Australia and Pacific

Ireland

Navy

Fishing

Americas

Middle East

Farming

Personal and family papers

Africa