Record

Document Reference	Os C 289
Title	Letter from Sir W.T. Denison, Van Diemen's Land, to J.E. Denison, Welbeck, Nottinghamshire; 20 July 1848
Date	20 July 1848
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Comments on news of revolutions in Europe; states that Australia and Van Diemen's Land are relatively free of republican sympathies; calls for change in governmental system and recommends changes to Lord Grey; discusses possible modifications in colonial government; believes men are 'too level' and believes that more hierarchical structure needed; comments on difference between rich and poor; believes in colonies only wealth divides people; states that he wishes to introduce upper and lower house in Government; informs him that he was defeated on education measure; comments on church revenues and clergy in colony; has written to Henry Denison about tour of colony; refers to farming and land values; refers to members of family.
Term	land, value of
	agriculture
	travel, Van Diemen's Land
	education
	governments, Van Diemen's Land 1848
	colonial affairs, government reform
	revolutions, European 1848
	social attitudes
	poverty, attitudes towards
	financial affairs, ecclesiastical

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA6636	Grey; Henry G. (1802-1894); 3rd Earl Grey	1802-1894
NA1899	Arnold; Thomas (1795-1842); Dr; headmaster of Rugby school 1828-42; author	1795-1842
NA8871	Nixon; Francis R. (1803-1879); Bishop of Van Diemen's Land; consecrated 1842	1803-1879
NA8650	Denison; Henry (1810-1858); Mr; barrister brother of J.E. Denison	1810-1858
NA208	Denison; Caroline L. (1818-1899); Lady Denison; née Hornby wife of William T. Denison	1818-1899
NA1016	Scott; Charlotte (1806-1889); Viscountess Ossington; née Cavendish-Bentinck m 1827 J.E. Denison Viscount Ossington	1806-1889
NA207	Denison; William T. (1804-1871); Sir; colonial governor brother of J.E. Denison knighted 1846	1804-1871
NA199	Denison; J. Evelyn (1800-1873); 1st Viscount Ossington; M.P. Speaker of House of Commons 1857-72 created Viscount Ossington 1872	1800-1873