VOL. 7B Summary of Contents. Political and administrative correspondence and memoranda....

PRO 30/22/7B

1848 Mar.-Apr.

VOL. 7B Summary of Contents. Political and administrative correspondence and memoranda. Politics and government: Exchequer quarterly returns; emoluments of Serjeant at Arms. J. B. Macaulay's political review: he cannot vote against the secret ballot andleaves parliamentary life. Sir Charles Trevelyan's memorandum on Public Boards, the Audit Office and expenditure control. Correspondence: Sir Charles Wood; Henry Tufnell; Sir George Grey; Duke of Newcastle; J. Poulett Scrope; A. Bannerman and others. Ireland: unrest; fears of general uprising. Dismissal of a co. Galway magistrate. Obstacles to landlord and tenant legislation. Ireland: J.R's state of Ireland memorandum of Mar. 30 and cabinet views thereon. Cost of Ireland to British taxpayers. Question of punishment for treason; suggested procedure for appointment of sheriffs. Ireland: Question of Union repeal: ".... we have declared our firm will against (it)" ... J.R. (fs. 350-3). Poor Law abuses. Ireland: Correspondence: J.R; Sir R. Routh; J. Pim; J. O'Connell; E. Bullen; Duke of Leinster; J. N. Redington; Sir Charles Wood; Lords Clare, Grey, Clanricarde, Palmerston, Campbell, Clarendon; Col. Harry Jones; C. E. Trevelyan; R. Lalor Sheil; H. Labouchere and others. Foreign affairs: Italy: Lord Minto's reports from Naples and Sicily; his proposals for a joint kingdom; notes effect of French revolution on Sicily. Ralph Abercromby's reports on Sardinia, Piedmont and Lombardy. Fears of a French attack on northern Italy. The Milan uprising (vivid description by an unidentified schoolboy, f. 138). Foreign affairs: France: Provisional government: de Lamartine's correspondence with Duke of Wellington. The French royal family at Claremont. Correspondence: J.R; Lords Spencer, Normanby, Lansdowne, Palmerston; J. Wellesley; Charles Greville. Foreign affairs: Schleswig Holstein: revolt of the Duchies and Prussian invasion of Jutland. Sir Charles Wood considers that Britain should confine involvement to mediation. Colonial affairs: Mosquito coast; question of defence and protection; Nicaraguan claims. Mauritius: proposed recruitment of men from Calais for engineering service in the island. Colonial affairs: Cape of Good Hope: question of payment for the Kaffir wars. Colonial affairs: Sierra Leone: appointment of Queen's advocate. Colonial affairs: Proposal to extend Board of Trade functions to include colonies. Correspondence: Lord Grey; Gen. Sir H. Smith; H. Labouchere and others. Defence: Navy: naval dispositions in the Mediterranean (named ships); Lord Auckland wants "every ship of the line (to) have her attendant steamer" (fs. 136-7). Defence: Army: Fox Maule's views on Artillery and Ordnance recruitment. Chartism: failure of "monster" procession of April 10; decline of movement; reports from Scotland. Duke of Buckingham offers his yeomanry regiment to assist government. Correspondence: Lord Spencer; Sir George Grey; C. E. Trevelyan; Joseph Hume and others. Ecclesiastical: appointment of Dr. Graham to diocese of Chester. Church leases: J. Shaw Lefevre's interpretation of 5 & 6 Vict. C.108. Education: Cambridge university: Dr. Phelps, vice chancellor, appointed to living of Willingham: correspondence of J.R. and Prince Albert. Study reform: report of the Syndicate; recommends new courses in Moral and Natural Sciences. Personal: J.R.'s poor health; birth of his second son; Duke of Bedford sends him two heifers from his herd. Lord Edward Russell's debts: "... the Duchess ... intends to sell Campden Hill (to raise) the money" (fs. 87-8).

Not Public Record(s)

Open Document, Open Description

Topics

Shipping

International

Army

Trade and commerce

Chartism

Europe and Russia

Conflict

Pay and pensions

Royalty

Weapons

Treason and rebellion

Ireland

Debt

Navy

Poverty

Crime

Farming

Operations, battles and campaigns

Personal and family papers

Africa