CollectionVictorian Papers, Main Series
ReferenceVIC/MAIN/A/28/164
Record TypeCorrespondence
TitleLetter from Lord Palmerston to Queen Victoria
Date2 December 1860
WriterPalmerston, Henry, 3rd Viscount
AddresseeVictoria, Queen
DescriptionLord Palmerston's reply to Queen Victoria (No. 163). The functions of Bishops. The undesirability of their engaging in theological disputes. Attitude of certain bishops regarding burial grounds. Cases cited to show the unsatisfactory result of choosing men for their learning. Reference to the Right Honourable and Right Reverend C.J. Blomfield: Chosen for his learning, but 'greatly mismanaged his diocese'. Academic attainments of certain of his nominees. Reference to the Right Reverend Charles Baring as an example of a bishop of classical and academical attainments. General satisfaction with his selection, in spite of high church discontent. Essential Protestantism of the English. Lord Palmerston's congratulations to Her Majesty on the forthcoming marriage of Princess Alice (after Grand Duchess of Hesse).
LanguageEnglish
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