| Collection | Victorian Papers, Main Series |
| Description | The Queen returns the important papers, and hopes to see Lord Cowley when he has arrived. She feels that his plan for the settlement of the Italian question is the most feasible one: i.e. the union of Parma and Sardinia, and the union of Tuscany, Modena and the Romagna under one Sovereign, chosen by these countries or the European powers. She repeats, however, her conviction that, as there were two parties to the war and to the peace, it would not be right for England to enter into a secret arrangement with one of them, thus making itself a party to the dispute. It is very important to ascertain beforehand what Austria would be prepared to agree to. |