VOL. 10A(1) Summary of Contents. Political correspondence and defence memoranda....

VOL. 10A(1) Summary of Contents. Political correspondence and defence memoranda. Politics and government: Reform bill: preparation and comment. J.R's renewed efforts to attract Peelites to his government: the Queen thinks the Duke of Newcastle's letter "unsatisfactory" (fs. 119-22); views of senior cabinet colleagues. Lord Palmerston and the seals of office: he apologies to the Queen. Lord Minto's gentle criticism of J.R. - "..... you have no calculation of time and space" (fs. 153-4). Question of fees for Orders: Duke of Cambridge considers royal recipients should be exempted. Customs reform: proposal to form a committee. Correspondence: J.R.; the Queen; Lords Landsdowne, Minto, Grey, Palmerston, Clarendon, Stanley of Alderley; Sir G. Grey; Duke of Newcastle; G. C. Lewis; Sir J. Duke and others. Legal: proposed bill to amend common law proceedings. Correspondence: Lord Truro. Defence: Navy: statements of comparative strength of British and French navies (named ships). Outline proposals for a naval reserve. Defence: Army: Royal Artillery - Deputy Adjutant General's returns. Ordnance: returns of arms and ammunition. Militia: proposed bill. Foreign affairs: J.R's guidance of Lord Granville - "..... your letter ..... gave me an uneasy night" (fs. 103-4); his advice on diplomatic postings. Foreign affairs: France: Lord Normanby complains of intrigues against him; Lord Clarendon advises his resignation. France and the question of Belgian neutrality. Education: Lord Clarendon's views on religious instruction in state schools (fs. 131-2). Ecclesiastical: J.R's views on question of church property (fs. 143-4). VOL. 10A(2) Summary of Contents. Political correspondence and memoranda. Politics and government: J.R. and question of Peelites joining the government; he considers a coalition without agreement on measures to be "..... a source of weakness and not of strength" (fs. 33-5); his correspondence with Duke of Newcastle and Sir James Graham; disagreements over episcopal appointments; J.R. refutes the charge that he appointed men of "extreme views" (fs. 87-9); his decision not to pursue support from reluctant Peelites; Sir F. Baring's regrets; cabinet views and speculations. Anxieties about the approaching session; refusals of government appointments. Lord Palmerston's removal from office: he seeks the Queen's permission to defend himself in parliament; Lord Clarendon's views on the Palmerston episode (fs. 118-23). Correspondence: J.R.; Lords Lansdowne, Grey, Clarendon, Clanricarde; Stanley of Alderley, Palmerston; Sir J. Graham; Duke of Newcastle; Sir F. Baring; R. Vernon Smith and others. Politics and government: London: question of improvements and the creation of baronets. Correspondence: Lord Seymour. Customs commission. Correspondence: G. C. Lewis. Defence: Sir John Burgoyne's statement on coastal defences (fs. 108-9). Fears of a French attack which Lord Anglesey considers "will be on an enormous scale" (fs. 130-1). Defence: Navy: Sir F. Baring considers that a channel squadron would provoke France - "..... the more their naval resources are in the Mediterranean the better" (fs. 82-5). Defence: Army: total military force of U.K. (f. 86). Lord Grey re-presents his 1846 paper on the army (fs. 175-84). Foreign affairs: J.R's review of European policy (fs. 104-7). Foreign affairs: France: J.R. considers that L(ord) N(ormanby) is about as much to be trusted as L(ord) P(almerston) (f. 6); he advises Granville on appointment of new ambassador to Paris - "..... the court of the Tuileries is not a very pure one" (fs. 125-6); post refused by Lord Clanricarde. J.R's views on the Savoy question (fs. 75-7). Foreign affairs: Sardinia: Sir R. Abercromby's final report from Turin (fs. 48-51). Ecclesiastical. Durham canonry: question of Bishop of Durham's son.

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