VOL. 10C Summary of Contents. Political correspondence. Politics and government:...

VOL. 10C Summary of Contents. Political correspondence. Politics and government: "Prosperity and contentment of the nation" (Economist article, fs. 16-18). Militia bill, 2nd reading: advice to J.R. on voting; Fox Maule's views (fs. 45-52); Sir George Grey's views (fs. 55-6). General election (July); J.R. returned for City of London; Correspondence with constituency candidates; victories and defeats. J.R's proposals to Lord Aberdeen; his correspondence with Peelites; doubts about their support; Subscription list opened for survivors of sunk ship Birkenhead. Politics and government: Correspondence: J.R.; R. Cobden; Col. F. Romilly; G. C. Lewis; T. J. A. Robartes; J. Wilson; Lady Theresa Lewis; Joseph Parkes; Sir C. Wood; Sir G. Grey; Lords Minto, Lansdowne, Clarendon, Derby, Carew, Aberdeen; Sir J. Graham; J. Abel Smith and others. Legal: Lord Brougham on legal legislation (fs. 19-22). Ireland: Chief Justice Blackburne's praise for Clarendon administration. Correspondence: W. Thorpe. Foreign affairs: France: King of the Belgian's views - "..... this anarchical republic"; his fears of fresh Napoleonic ambitions (fs. 60-3). Foreign affairs: Italy: question of Austrian occupation of Tuscany: J.R. defends his government's policy (fs. 150-1). Colonial affairs: Ionian Is. Sir H. Ward's report; his attempted democratic reform in difficulties due to the "..... low cunning of this most incomprehensible people" (fs. 27-9). Colonial affairs: New Zealand: Lord Grey's comments on proposed constitutional bill for the colony (fs. 91-5). Defence: Army: question of a reserve force; pensions. Correspondence: Lord George Paget; Sir C. Trevelyan and others. Militia bill see politics and government. Ecclesiastical: Lord Wriothesley Russell considers that J.R. has done "more for the cause of true religion than any man since ..... the Reformation" (fs. 3-10). St. Paul's cathedral: problems of the minor canons. Correspondence: Revd. R. C. Packman. Education: report of Oxford University Commission: question of postponement. Constitution of School Grants Committee: question of management clauses. Correspondence: Dr. A. C. Tait; Sir J. P. Shuttleworth. Personal: Thomas Moore: question of his memorial; J.R. to edit his papers. Correspondence: Lord Charlemont; J.R. O'Flanagan. J.R's donations to Brixton and Petersham schools. Correspondence: Wing & Ducane; John Vaughan; George Sowray.

Topics

International

Army

Europe and Russia

Democracy

Pay and pensions

Australia and Pacific

Ireland

Personal and family papers