| Collection | Victorian Papers, Main Series |
| Description | Lord Palmerston on Cabinet's decision to organise 15 2nd Battalions, instead of 10, and 15,000 Militia, instead of 10,000. Probable necessity for still further embodiment of latter. Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquis of Lansdowne, submitted by Lord Palmerston for a Dukedom. Grounds for the proposal. Barony accepted by Mr Macaulay. |