| Collection | Victorian Papers, Main Series |
| Description | Mr Sidney Herbert (after 1st Baron Herbert of Lea) believed to be ready to leave Mr Gladstone and Sir James Graham and join the Government. Suggestion by Lord Palmerston for his return to the Colonial Office. Suggestion of Lord Dudley Ryder, 2nd Earl of Harrowby, for the Post Office and Mr Matthew T. Baines for the Duchy of Lancaster (with a seat in Cabinet). List of Cabinet according to this arrangement enclosed. Sir Benjamin Hall mentioned as a possible future addition to the Cabinet. Reverend Charles James Phipps Eyre recommended for the Living of All Souls, Marylebone, in place of Mr Thomson, who is leaving for an appointment at Oxford. |