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

PRO 30/22/7C

1848 May-Aug.

VOL. 7C Summary of Contents. Political and administrative correspondence and memoranda. Politics and government: navigation laws: draft amending bill (act of 1849); Duke of Newcastle's objections replied to by J.R. Scotland: radical vote on security bill. Abortive bill concerning Jews. L. Rothschild's candidature. Slave Trade committee: proposed terms of reference. Boards of Health and Woods etc.: composition of commissions. Post Office: question of Sunday work. Postal arrangements with U.S.A. and proposed charges. Correspondence: J.R.; Lords Clanricarde, Morpeth, Dunfermline; Sir C. Wood; Sir G. Larpent; Duke of Newcastle; H. Labouchere and others. Ireland: trials of Smith O'Brien, John Mitchel and others: threats to jurors; their reluctance to serve. Legislation: encumbered estates; constabulary; eviction; suppression of clubs. Poor Law Commissioner's reports. Reports from Cashel and Wexford. Emigration proposals. Return of potato disease. Lord Hardinge's mission. Disposition of naval steamers (named ships). Proposed visit of the Queen. Maynooth College. Correspondence: Col. D. Macgregor; Sir C. Wood; J. F. Kennedy; Lords Lansdowne, Ellesmere, Londonderry, Anglesey, Hardinge, Normanby; J. Poulett Scrope; Sir John Jervis; Duke of Wellington; C. Connellan; W. Nugent; Sir G. Grey; B. Hawes; Sir C. Trevelyan; Poor Law commissioners Wynne, Haliday, Burke. Foreign affairs: J.R's foreign policy memorandum of May 1848. Foreign affairs: Italy and Austria: Lord Palmerston approves J.R's proposal that Tyrol frontier be fortified. Question of ceding Ionian Is. to Austria. Negotiations for return of territory to Italy. Fighting in Piedmont. Lord Minto's conversation with Prince Metternich (fs. 77-8). Foreign affairs: Italy and Austria: Question of Franco - British mediation. Correspondence: J.R; Lords Palmerston, Minto; R. Abercromby; Archbishop Nicholson of Cosfu. Foreign Affairs: France: sequestration by Provisional Government of French royal family's private fortunes. Secret French paper: Maritime Power of France (fs.169-76). Reduction in French naval estimates; comparative strength of French and British Marine corps. Question of exchange of missions; the Queen objects to a republican representative. Reports from Paris of return to normal life. Political manoeuvre and groupings; Louis Napoleon and the Presidency. Correspondence: J.R: the Queen; Lords Palmerston, Normanby, Auckland; E. Ellice; M. Verninac and others. Foreign Affairs: Spain: concern of cabinet members at Lord Palmerston's handling of Spanish affairs and his failure to consult them. Expulsion of Sir Henry Bulwer by Spanish government. Correspondence: J.R; Sir C. Wood; Lords Palmerston, Lansdowne, Grey; Sir H. Bulwer; F. X. di Isturiz. Foreign Affairs: Portugal: Lord Palmerston considers that the Queen (of Portugal) has "broken faith with us" (fs. 193-4). Foreign Affairs: German States: Assembly at Frankfurt. Lord Cowley's special mission; letter from Archduke John of Austria (f.323-4). Question of Prussia, Denmark and Schleswig Holstein. Colonial affairs: Society for Promotion of Colonisation urges legislative action on emigration. Problems of free trade and the West Indies. Colonial appointments. Correspondence: H. Labouchere; Lord Grey and others. Defence: Navy: problems of reduction in naval strength. Lord Auckland's concern for unemployed seamen. Chartism: preparations to stop meetings; employment of troops; arrests of committee members. Correspondence: Sir George Grey; Lord Ashley and others. Ecclesiastical: vacant diocese of Cork. Correspondence: Lord Monteagle; Duke of Hamilton and others. Education: Cambridge university: professors' holidays. London university: extension of powers to grant degrees. Correspondence: Revd. Dr. Lee; Bishop of London; John Delane; Sir G. Grey; G. W. Dasent's testimonials. Personal: Wilkie Collins seeks J.R's subscription to the Life of his father. Antiquary Sam Woodburn and the case of the Italian pictures.

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