VOL. 9B Summary of Contents. Mainly political correspondence. Politics and government:...

PRO 30/22/9B

1851 Feb. 1-Mar. 31

VOL. 9B Summary of Contents. Mainly political correspondence. Politics and government: resignation of Russell ministry Feb. 22 Lord Stanley declines to form a government. J.R's failure to gain Peelite support (see Ecclesiastical); he reconstructs his administration; advice from colleagues. New appointments, promotions and resignations. Peerage for Sir John Hobhouse. Financial intentions and the budget: public's attitude to income tax; G. C. Lewis considers that "in this country (it) has always been considered an extraordinary tax" (fs. 192-7). Garter fees: question of payment exemption for recipients. Glasgow slaughter house legislation. Westminster Bridge Commission. Correspondence: J.R.; Lords Stanley, Minto, Normanby, Grey, Ashley, Carlisle; Sir C. Wood; Sir G. Grey; S. M. Peto; Sir J. Hobhouse (Lord Broughton); Sir James Graham; Sir F. Baring and others. Defence: Lord Palmerston considers that the nation is lukewarm on measures (fs. 32-3). Legal: question of legal life peers. Appointment of additional vice chancellor. Retirement of Master of the Rolls, Lord Langdale and appointment of Sir John Romilly. Proposed restriction in number of Scottish judges. Question of appellate jurisdiction of House of Lords. Question of new judicial salary scales and precedence within them. Correspondence: Sir J. Romilly; Judge S. Lushington; Lords Langdale, Truro; Sir G. Grey; Sir J. Jervis. Ecclesiastical: discussion on Ecclesiastical Titles bill, considered by Sir F. Baring as the "Papal Aggression Bill" (fs. 198-9). Lay Catholic opinion and the leirarchy. Question of prohibition of papal bulls. Proposed bill not acceptable to Peelites. Ecclesiastical: Protestant turmoil: Lord Ashley reports address to the Queen signed by 321,000 lay members of Church of England. Proposed negotiator for Rome: alternative choices. Archbishop of Canterbury deplores imitation of "Romish customs" in some churches (fs. 79-80). Correspondence: J.R.; Lords Truro, Carlisle, Aberdeen, Ashley, Palmerston, Westminster; Archbishop of Canterbury; Bishop Ullathorne of Birmingham; Hon. C. Langdale; Sir George Seymour; Sir James Graham; Revd. Dr. Cumming; Sir J. Romilly; Sir W. Somerville; C. Tennyson d'Eyncourt and others. Education: Manchester scheme for support of schools of all denominations from public rates. Wales: question of St. David's College, Lampeter, and Welsh education. Correspondence: Sir J. P. Kay-Shuttleworth; Archdeacon of Cardigan. Scotland: British Association urge a trigonometrical survey. Correspondence: Sir R. Murchison. Foreign affairs: Diplomatic appointments: the Queen's interest. Foreign affairs: Turkey and Austria: continued question of Hungarian refugees. Lord Dudley Stuart's concern about transport of Polish and Hungarian refugees from Constantinople to U.S.A. via Liverpool. Foreign affairs: Austria and Prussia: Lord Palmerston considers that the Queen and Prince Albert's views are influenced by Prussians. Colonial affairs: Canada: questions of railway construction and timber duties. Correspondence: Lord Grey. Colonial affairs: The Cape: Lord Grey reports on frontier defence and forces deployed. Colonial affairs: Ceylon: Lord Torrington wants his name to be finally cleared; J.R. cannot give this assurance Personal: Memorial inscriptions to Lord and Lady Holland composed by J.R.; he consults Gen. C. R. Fox; T. B. Macaulay and Samuel Rogers (fs. 262-70; 286-7). Personal: Sir George Hayter, painter, reports "favourable progress concerning my great picture" (fs. 233-4). Personal: Henry Hallam, historian renounces his Civil List pension (fs. 230-1). Personal: Melbourne letters: question of disposal. Lord Melbourne, third viscount, says he is "no friend to the early publication of journals" (fs. 30-1).

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Topics

Refugees

Government finances

International

Railways

Taxation

Religions

Europe and Russia

Pay and pensions

Construction industries

Forestry

Americas

Middle East

Personal and family papers