| Collection | Victorian Papers, Main Series |
| Description | Lord Palmerston's reply to Queen Victoria (No. 25). Henry Peter, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux's wish, as expressed to Lord Palmerston, for a peerage for his brother immediately. Grounds for the request. Lord Palmerston's reply and suggestion as to a new patent of his peerage, with remainder to his brother. Present position of the question. Lord Palmerston's query as to Her Majesty's meaning in citing the cases of Lord Cottenham (Charles Christopher, 1st Earl of Cottenham) and Lord Lyndhurst (John Singleton Copley, 1st Baron Lyndhurst). Their position in the peerage. Enquiry as to Her Majesty's desire to raise Lord William Brougham (after 2nd Baron Brougham and Vaux) to the peerage. Cabinet decision on the Anglo-French commercial treaty. |