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VOL. 5G Summary of Contents. Political and administrative correspondence relating...
Catalogue reference: PRO 30/22/5G
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This record is about the VOL. 5G Summary of Contents. Political and administrative correspondence relating... dating from 1846 Dec. 21-31 and various undated papers of 1846 in the series Lord John Russell: Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- PRO 30/22/5G
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- 1846 Dec. 21-31 and various undated papers of 1846
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VOL. 5G Summary of Contents. Political and administrative correspondence relating mainly to Irish legislation. Politics and government: protection and free trade; threat to agriculture from Canadian wheat imports; export of wheat to France; distillationfrom sugar. Penal reform: alternatives to transportation. Alternative site for Duke of Wellington's statue. Cleaning of National Gallery pictures: fears of damage. Correspondence: Lord Morpeth; Charles Wood; Lord Monteagle giving views of Sir Charles Eastlake. Ireland: relief employment: proposed remedies against abuse; extension of relief to aged and infirm subject to workhouse tests. Distress and starvation in Donegal and Ennis. Emigration: costs and funding from taxation; territories to make provision for emigrants on landing. Problems of shipping corn from America. Select committee to examine crime and outrage since 1835 proposed. J.R. complains of delays by Dublin in preparation of bills. Correspondence: J.R; Charles Wood; Lords Bessborough, Lansdowne; D. R. Pigot; Capt. Wynne (Ennis). Defence: Lord Palmerston's views. Army: Duke of Wellington reduces court martial sentences from 200 to 50 lashes. Distribution of Peninsular War medal. India: appointments and honours. Correspondence: Sir J. Hobhouse. Ecclesiastical: new bishoprics. St. Pauls, Knightsbridge: question of free pews. Correspondence: J.R; Bishop of Durham; Revd. W. Bennett.
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PRO 30/22
Lord John Russell: Papers
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