VOL.7D Summary of Contents. Political and administrative correspondence. Politics...

VOL.7D Summary of Contents. Political and administrative correspondence. Politics and government: Sir Charles Wood's financial review of Dec. 18. Consolidated Fund returns. Salaries of Treasury officers (named). Board of Health: appointment of a medicalcommissioner; fears of cholera epidemic; Dr. Richard Owen's public service. Thames conservancy legislation. Office of Woods etc.: proposed enquiry; question of crown lands' revenue. Board of Trade: Times accusation on monthly returns. Chelsea Hospital: question of appointment of secretary. Question of drainage of Regent and Richmond parks. Death of Lord Melbourne. Navigation Laws: question of reciprocity by other countries. Correspondence: Lord Morpeth; Sir C. Wood; Sir C. Trevelyan; E. Ellice; H. Labouchere; Dr. B. C. Brodie and others. Ireland. J.R's visit. Poor Laws: need for amendments. Question of payment of R. C. clergy: J.R. in favour; his memorandum to the Pope. Threat of rebellion: Lord Clarendon's fears; Sir C. Wood considers that "he exaggerates" (fs. 324). Ships (named) for west coast defence: Emigration costs. Trial of Smith O'Brien: J.R. subpoenaed as witness but not called. Correspondence: J.R; Sir C. Wood; Lords Clarendon, Clanricarde, Auckland, Monteagle; T. Redington; Sir J. Jervis and others. Foreign affairs: Italy and Austria: Rome: Pope Pius IX asks for a warship to be sent to Civita Vecchia; Bulldog detailed. Foreign affairs: Italy and Austria: Naples and Sicily at war: Lord Minto's distress and mortification. Foreign affairs: Italy and Austria: Italian - Austrian conflict: mediation conference; question of venue and delegates; J.R's instructions to Lord Normanby; Lord Palmerston considers that ".... this Italian mediation is a chaotic Labyrinth" (fs. 149-55). J.R's cooling proposals (fs. 271-4). Austrian financial oppression of Lombardy and Piedmont. Conference to include affairs of Naples and Sicily. Correspondence: J.R; Lords Auckland; Minto, Palmerston, Lansdowne, Normanby; Admiral Parker; Capt. Cooper Key R. N; Archbishop Nicholson; R. More O'Ferrall; R. Abercromby. Foreign affairs: France: "... Ah, la Monarchie, pourvue quelle revienne" - Princess Lieven to J.R. (fs. 14-15). Lord Palmerston's views on exchange of envoys. Lord Auckland's views on "senseless" naval competition with France (fs. 310-13). Foreign affairs: Costa Rica: Lord Palmerston on need to secure the "magnificent harbour" of San Juan as a refitting station (fs. 284-5). Lord Palmerston's relations with the Queen; he is rebuked by J.R. Colonial affairs: Canada: Lord Grey on emigration: ".... adding to the Irish inhabitants of Canada is adding to our worst enemies" (fs. 16-17). Halifax - Quebec railway to provide employment for immigrants. Injury to New Brunswick from timber duties. Colonial affairs: Mauritius: question of appointment of a civil governor. Colonial affairs: New South Wales: cost of colonial barracks. Colonial affairs: Hong Kong: decision to garrison only with British troops. India: second Sikh war progress; siege of Mooltan; defeat at Peshawar. Distrust of Sikh government; Lord Dalhousie's pressure for annexation of Punjab and need for more British troops to garrison it; J.R. doubtful; Lord Grey against "... where is this to end" (fs. 243-6). India: Question of suitable honour for Major H. B. Edwards, Punjab war hero. Correspondence: J.R; Lords Grey, Dalhousie; Sir J. Hobhouse. Defence: Duke of Wellington's review of world wide military needs (Dec. 8). Ecclesiastical: vacant deanery of Carlisle; Lord Brougham does not want a Puseyite appointed. Ecclesiastical Commission appointments; question of church leases; clergy appointments. Correspondence: Archbishop of Canterbury; Bishops of Durham, Norwich; Lord Brougham and others. Royal household appointments: patronage to be reserved to the Queen. Correspondence: the Queen; Prince Albert; Lords Spencer, Fortescue. Personal: Edwin Landseer cannot paint J.R's child as "... I am at present working against time in obedience to Her Majesty" - (fs. 217-18). Lord Ribblesdale's (stepson of J.R.) tour of Europe.

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