VOL. 6G Summary of Contents. Political and administrative correspondence: Politics...

VOL. 6G Summary of Contents. Political and administrative correspondence: Politics and government: reopening of parliament Nov. 18. Election of speaker. Finance: money crisis easing; corn prices rising. Peerages: Lord Brownlow's claim to earldom of Bridgewater. Politics and government: Correspondence: Sir C. Wood; Henry Rich; Lord Clarendon and others. Ireland: correspondence of J.R. and Lord Clarendon: crime and distress; murder of landlords. J.R. against coercion and limitation of arms, suspension of habeas corpus and other suppressive measures; agrees to a constabulary bill; urges tenant rights and landlord restraint. Report from co. Tipperary. J.R. and Lord Clarendon discuss drafting of Irish items in Queen's speech. Correspondence: J.R; Lords Clarendon, Lansdowne, Clanricarde; Gen. Napier and others. Foreign affairs: Italy: King of Sardinia's reforms. Lord Minto's first reports from Rome; his meeting with the Pope; proposed exchange of envoys with the Vatican; he seeks Pope's assistance with Irish clergy. Colonial affairs: Hong Kong: appointment of S. G. Bonham as governor. Ecclesiastical: question of title and status of colonial bishops and rank of Catholic bishops. Death of Archbishop of York and appointment of Bishop Musgrave as successor. Proposed appointment of Prof. R. D. Hampden to diocese of Hereford: Archbishop of Canterbury warns J.R. of strong opposition among clergy; question of successor to Dr. Hampden as Regius Prof. of Divinity, Oxford. Ecclesiastical: Correspondence: Archbishops of Canterbury, Dublin; Bishops of Oxford, Durham; Duke of Bedford; Revd. W. J. Bennett; Nassau Senior; Lords Clarendon, Grey; Fellows of Christ Church, Oxford and others. Personal: Duke of Bedford to J.R: information on private and public affairs. Lord Edward Russell's debts.

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International

Asia

Religions

Europe and Russia

Democracy

Ireland

Debt

Crime

Personal and family papers