| Content Description | Informs him that Lord Malmesbury had not had time to deal with anything other than the problems in Paris, but that Lord Cowley's report had been well received; states that it was a good thing for the British Government to take a stand against Louis Napoleon; reports that Manteuffel had published a paper on the Danish question; comments on his handling of the situation in Denmark; informs him that Lord Wodehouse was to resign from his post in St Petersburg and discusses his possible replacement which he saw as a choice between Crampton and Hudson, if Loftus would succeed Crampton; comments on the effect of a change in government on the diplomatic service with regard to promotion stating that Loftus, Lowther and Harris would be first in line and that Percy Doyle may also secure advancement. |