| Collection | Victorian Papers, Main Series |
| Description | Sir Richard Bethell submitted for the office of Lord Chancellor; position regarding Great Seal during interregnum. Sir William Atherton, now Solicitor General, proposed as Attorney General, in accordance with the 'usual etiquette of the legal profession.' Mr Roundell Palmer (after Sir and 1st Earl of Selborne) recommended for Solicitor General, on the proposed promotion of Sir William Atherton to Attorney General, in accordance with the 'usual etiquette of the legal profession.' Suggestion as to finding him a seat in Parliament. |