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VICMAIN - Victorian Papers, Main Series
1 - Correspondence with Prime Ministers and Speeches from the Throne
11 - Correspondence with 3rd Earl Palmerston as Prime Minister
1 - Correspondence with 3rd Earl Palmerston as Prime Minister
Collection
Victorian Papers, Main Series
Reference
VIC/MAIN/A/28/164
Record Type
Correspondence
Title
Letter from Lord Palmerston to Queen Victoria
Date
2 December 1860
Writer
Palmerston, Henry, 3rd Viscount
Addressee
Victoria, Queen
Description
Lord 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).
Language
English
Extent
1 document
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