CollectionVictorian Papers, Main Series
ReferenceVIC/MAIN/A/29/20
Record TypeCorrespondence
TitleLetter from Lord Palmerston to Queen Victoria
Date5 March 1861
WriterPalmerston, Henry, 3rd Viscount
AddresseeVictoria, Queen
DescriptionReference to Thomas Spring Rice, 1st Baron Monteagle as 'the real Chancellor of the Exchequer', in connection with the rejection of the Paper Duties Bill by the House of Lords. Vice Admiral John E. Walcott R.N.: 'though a worthy man, speaks like an actor in a farce playing the part of an irritable and passionate old sailor'. (Lord Palmerston)
LanguageEnglish
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