CollectionVictorian Papers, Main Series
ReferenceVIC/MAIN/A/27/34
Record TypeCorrespondence
TitleLetter from Lord Derby to Queen Victoria
Date7 June 1858
WriterDerby, Edward, 14th Earl of
AddresseeVictoria, Queen
DescriptionCabinet decision on Mr Gladstone's proposal for a temporary measure of Government in India. Difficulty regarding the Council. Cabinet attitude. Hope of carrying the Bill in the current session. Lord Stanley to make a statement in the House about the course proposed. Lord Derby to Queen Victoria on Cabinet's postponement of a decision on the production of a memorandum. His own view. Hopes of the debate on Lord Henry Hussey Vivian's (after Baronet and 1st Baron Swansea) motion removing any unfavourable impression made by his speech in the Commons, regarding the relationship of the Secretary for War and the Commander-in-Chief.
LanguageEnglish
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