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Collection	Victorian Papers, Main Series
Reference	VIC/MAIN/A/55/24
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from Mr Gladstone to Queen Victoria
Date	11 February 1882
Writer	Gladstone, William Ewart
Addressee	Victoria, Queen
Description	Cabinet considering the Channel Tunnel proposals. Cabinet considered proposals they will have to make concerning corrupt practices during elections in certain boroughs. Cabinet decided to oppose the introduction by Sexton of a Bill to repeal the Coercion Act (Ireland). Cabinet decided to support a Bill for the extension of the Borough Franchise (Ireland). Cabinet will oppose, as premature, Donoughmore's motion in the Lords for a Committee to inquire into the working of the Irish Land Act. Cabinet's decision that Sir C. Dilke's answer to a pending question in the House of Commons should be that Mr Errington has no official or diplomatic position in Rome in connection with the Vatican. Transvaal [South Africa]: Lord Kimberley's proposal to instruct British Residents to warn the Government against breaking its neutrality in connection with disturbances on frontier.
Language	English
Extent	1 document
Access Conditions	Available for research
Level	Item

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