Record

Document Reference	Bu 2/13
Title	Letter from H. Canning de Burgh [later 2nd Marquess of Clanricarde], London, to A. Buchanan; 26 May 1846.
Date	26 May 1846
Extent	4 ff
Level	Piece
Content Description	The Corn Law Bill will be carried in the House [of Commons]; Peel will be minister for many years and will be supported by Tories except Bentinck, Disraeli and 3 more; Brougham hopes Lyndhurst will give up; Peel will make him Chancellor; the Queen will not object as Peel has the support of [Prince] Albert; Melbourne stated that Peel had damaged his character; encloses a letter for Atkinson.
Term	parliamentary business, bills, Corn Law Bill 1846
	Corn Laws
	patronage, royal
	parliamentary business, House of Commons

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA1860	Peel; Robert (1788-1850); 2nd Baronet; Prime Minister 1841-1846	1788-1850
NA1081	Bentinck; W. George F. Cavendish- (1802-1848); Lord; Lord George Bentinck M.P.; son of 4th Duke of Portland	1802-1848
NA314	Disraeli; Benjamin (1804-1881); 1st Earl of Beaconsfield; statesman; created Earl of Beaconsfield 1876	1804-1881
NA6068	Lamb; H. William (1779-1848); 2nd Viscount Melbourne; M.P., Home Secretary 1830-4, P.M. 1834 and 1835-41	1779-1848
NA6028	Copley; John S. (1772-1863); 1st Baron Lyndhurst; Lord Chancellor	1772-1863
NA986	Albert (1819-1861); Prince Consort; (Saxe-Coburg-Gotha; husband of Queen Victoria)	1819-1861
NA6069	Brougham; Henry P. (1778-1868); 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux; Lord Chancellor	1778-1868
NA985	Victoria (1819-1901); Queen of Great Britain and Ireland; Empress of India	1819-1901
NA6070	Atkinson; - (fl 1846); Mr	fl 1846
NA6071	De Burgh; Hubert G. Canning- (1832-1916); 2nd Marquess of Clanricarde; M.P.	1832-1916
NA136	Buchanan; Andrew (1807-1882); 1st Baronet; diplomat	1807-1882