VOL. 14A Summary of Contents. Correspondence and memoranda relating mainly to Italian...

VOL. 14A Summary of Contents. Correspondence and memoranda relating mainly to Italian affairs. (The Queen's and Prince Consort's correspondence: There are many notes, in this and other volumes, of letters received from the Queen and the Prince Consort;the originals were returned to the Queen at J.R's request to his executors see Vol. 14D f.238. Copy extracts are found in this and other volumes as listed). Politics and government: preparations for a reform bill: the Liverpool franchise; Lord Grey's "pain" at J.R's parliamentary statement (fs. 151-3); J.R. retracts his charge against Grey of "hoarding accusations from 1848" (f. 179). House of Lords: Gladstone's objections to interference with financial legislation from the upper house (fs. 167-70; 245-8). Correspondence: J.R.; Lords Grey, Palmerston; Duke of Bedford; Hon. H. Brand; T. Erskine May. Foreign affairs: Italy, Austria and France: dismissal of French foreign minister Walewski pleases J.R. (fs. 5-6). J.R's historical outline and statement of "doctrines which have been held ..... since 1688" for the Queen's "gracious consideration" (fs. 10-15). Central Italy's wish to be annexed to Piedmont supported by British government (J.R. to the Queen, fs. 18-19). Annexation of Savoy and Nice to France: question of French "bargaining" (J.R. to the Queen, fs. 41-2); question of joint resistance by Britain and Austria to further territorial encroachment by France (fs. 111-22); (fs. 176-7). Garibaldi's success in Sicily; speculation on his next moves against Naples and question of French and British intervention "..... Her Majesty's government cannot look upon Garibaldi ..... as a foreign adventurer" (Foreign Office to Cowley, fs. 255-8). Proposed recognition of Victor Emmanuel as king of united Italy. Related questions: Roman territories; Austria and Venice. Order by Sardinia of Belgian muskets. Correspondence: J.R.; the Queen; Lord Palmerston; Sir J. Acton; Sir J. Lacaita; Gen. Garibaldi and others. Foreign affairs: Prussia: fears for safety of commercial shipping in event of U.S.A.-British war (fs. 26-33). Prussia's acceptance of Savoy-Nice annexation to France. Correspondence: Lord Bloomfield. Foreign affairs: Switzerland: question of her security consequent on Savoy annexation. Correspondence: J.R.; Lord Bloomfield; A. W. Kinglake. Foreign affairs: France: R. Cobden's preparations for a Franco-British commercial treaty; he considers British fears of a maritime war with France to be the "grossest delusion" (f. 217). Personal: Duke of Bedford's letters from Devon on private and public affairs. Personal: The Queen again lends Abergeldie Castle to J.R.

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