VOL. 6E Summary of Contents. Political and administrative correspondence. Politics...

VOL. 6E Summary of Contents. Political and administrative correspondence. Politics and government: Minor ministerial appointments; patronage; self seekers; resignations. Party groupings. Sir D. LeMarchant reports policy of The Times towards new government. Poor Law reform: Lord Lansdowne fears it may lapse. Politics and government: Sir Charles Wood's reviews of government finance: question of 5% income tax. Proposed repeal of Navigation Laws. Railway speculation. Lord Morpeth on need for a consolidated Board of Sewers: legal opinion. Order of the Bath: statement of number of holders. Politics and government: Peerages: Lord Fitzwilliam's claim to earldom of Strafford. Correspondence: Gen. C. R. Fox; Duke and Duchess of Sutherland; Lords Fortescue, Fitzwilliam, Morpeth, Lansdowne; G. Byng; T. B. Macaulay; A. Rutherfurd; Sir C. Wood; Sir James Clark; Charles Buller; Duke of Bedford; G. C. Lewis; Lord Cottenham; Sir G. Grey. Ireland: local election results: success of Union repeal candidates. Duke of Bedford's visit. Correspondence: Lord Clarendon; Thomas Wyse. Scotland: question of a school of art at Edinburgh. Correspondence: Andrew Rutherfurd. Defence: Col. Macarthur's plan of coastal defence. Proposed increase of militia forces; arming of merchant ships; gunpowder in short supply. Correspondence: Lords Auckland, Palmerston; Sir C. Wood; Gen. C.R. Fox. Navy: senior appointments. Correspondence: Lord Auckland. Foreign affairs: Portugal: Lord Palmerston on a possible union with Spain; considers Portuguese independence essential. Foreign affairs: U.S.A: proposed postal convention with U.K.; proposed treaty of commerce. Correspondence: Sir C. Wood; George Bancroft. Foreign affairs: Rome: Lord Palmerston proposes Lord Minto as head of special mission. Correspondence: Dr. Wiseman; Lord Shrewsbury; R. Abercromby. Foreign affairs: Lord Palmerston's views on foreign titles and honours. Foreign affairs: Lord Lansdowne reports ascendancy of Prussia in German affairs. Colonial affairs: Malta: proposed appointment of R. More O'Ferrall as governor; Lord Clarendon will welcome his absence abroad. Ecclesiastical: appointment of Dr. Hampden as bishop of Hereford. Question of appointment to new diocese of Manchester: legal opinion on procedure. Correspondence: Archbishop of Canterbury; Sir John Jervis; Sir G. Grey. Personal: Duke of Bedford's letters to J.R: political comment; exhortation and advice; his reports from Ireland.

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