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Collection	Victorian Papers, Main Series
Reference	VIC/MAIN/A/25/146
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from Lord Palmerston to Queen Victoria
Date	13 November 1856
Writer	Palmerston, Henry, 3rd Viscount
Addressee	Victoria, Queen
Description	Sir Alexander Cockburn's acceptance of appointment as Chief Justice, Court of Common Pleas. His wishes regarding a peerage. His financial position. Lord Palmerston's submission. Precedents for a peerage being conferred on Chief Justice, Court of Common Pleas. Question of a successor to Lord Scarbrough as Lord Lieutenant of Nottingham. Comparative qualifications of Duke of Portland and Duke of Newcastle (Henry Pelham, 5th Duke of Newcastle). The latter submitted for appointment. Lord Palmerston on the advantage of the presence of the Master of the Rolls in the House of Lords. Existence of precedents.
Language	English
Extent	1 document
Access Conditions	Available for research
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