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Record Id:
040-003468992
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
032-003453156
MDARK:
ark:/81055/vdc_100089665028.0x000001
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ISAD(G)
Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 89317/7/90
Title:

Privy Council and Parliamentary correspondence and papers of Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville

Scope & Content:
  • Letter from Sir Roderick Murchison, enclosing a report to the Board of Trade from the professors of the Government School of Mines on the teaching system, 18 December 1855, and a letter of 13 December 1855, from Professor Robert Willis. 6 January 1855, ff. 1-12v.
  • Copies of letters to and from Henry Taylor on the subject of Civil Service examinations. 16 September, 7 November-24 December 1855, ff. 13-34v.
  • Notes on the offer of the archbishopric of Dublin to Rev. William Bisset, 1831. [1855], ff. 35-36.
  • Papers relating to life peerages by Lord Granville and others. [February 1856], ff. 37-59v.
  • The organisation of the Department of Science and Art: Copy of a letter to Sir Charles Trevelyan from Sir Roderick Murchison. 10 December 1856, ff. 60-61v.
  • The organisation of the Department of Science and Art: Copy of a memorandum to Sir Charles Trevelyan from Dr Lyon Playfair, Richard Redgrave and Henry Cole on the duties envisaged for professional advisers in science and art. 13 December 1856, ff. 62-67v.
  • The organisation of the Department of Science and Art: Memorandum on the financial organisation by H. R. Williams. (Printed). 13 December 1856, ff. 68-69.
  • The organisation of the Department of Science and Art: Printed memorandum on succession duty upon property taken under powers, with a manuscript note on the case of the Duchess of Manchester. [1856], ff. 70-71v.
  • The organisation of the Department of Science and Art: Memorandum by T. Tomlinson on the draft of the new charter of the University of London. (Printed). 1 January 1857, ff. 72-73v.
  • Memorandum by J. G. Shaw Lefevre, Vice Chancellor of the University of London on the draft charter. [December 1859?], ff. 74-75.
  • Letter to Lord Cranworth from the Commissioners for New Forest claims, defending themselves against Lord Malmesbury's charges of maladministration. Enclosed are copies of related correspondence. [January 1857], ff. 76-90.
  • Draft appeal by the trustees of the National Portrait Gallery for portraits of national figures. [February 1857], ff. 91-96.
  • Copy of a letter from Thomas Larcom to Rev. A. R. C. Dallas. 8 March 1856, ff. 97-98v.
  • House of Commons paper on the disturbances, giving figures of convictions for assaults on the society's agents during the year, and correspondence on the increased police force for Kilkenny. (Printed). 9 May 1856, ff. 99-102v.
  • Copy of a deposition giving details of an incident on July 28. 6 August 1856, ff. 103-104v.
  • Memorandum from the Dublin Protestant Association to the Lord Lieutenant, on the conduct of magistrates at the Kilkenny Petty Sessions. (Printed). 13 March 1857, ff. 105-106v.
  • Ministers' Money Ireland bill; historical notes on the act of 1854 establishing payment of `ministers' `money' and notes by C. E. Boothby on its results. [May 1857], ff. 107-108v.
  • Historical notes by Lord Granville on the position of Jews in England. [June 1857], ff. 109-110v.
  • Unsigned memorandum on the bill to amend the Grand Juries Ireland Act of 1836. [June 1857], ff. 111-114.
  • Draft speech recommending an acknowledgement by the government of the services of F.T. Gregory in leading an expedition to Central Australia. [July 1857], ff. 115-120v.
  • Draft by Lord Granville on voting rights of shareholders. [1862], ff. 121-121v.
  • Memorandum by Lord Cranworth on the composition of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. [1866], ff. 122-129v.
  • Suggestions for alterations to the law on vaccination, probably made c.1868. Undated, ff. 130-133.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Project / Collection:
Additional Manuscripts
Hierarchy Record Ids:
032-003453156
036-003461585
040-003468992
Is part of:
Add MS 89317 : Granville Papers
Add MS 89317/7 : Papers of Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville

 

Add MS 89317/7/90 : Privy Council and Parliamentary correspondence and papers of Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville
Hierarchy:
032-003453156[0007]/036-003461585[0090]/040-003468992
Container:
View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 89317
Record Type (Level):
File
Extent:
1 file
Digitised Content:
Languages:
English
Scripts:
Latin
Start Date:
1855
End Date:
1866
Date Range:
1855-1866
Era:
CE
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Physical Characteristics:

Foliation: 133 folios. Formerly pp. 1-262, Public Record Office.

Unbound.

Former External References:
PRO 30/29/23/14
Material Type:
Archives and Manuscripts
Legal Status:
Not Public Record(s)