Record

Document Reference	Os C 316
Title	Letter from [W.H. Bentinck], 4th Duke of Portland, Welbeck, Nottinghamshire, to J.E Denison; 27 February 1851
Date	27 February 1851
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Believes Lord Stanley is unable to carry on the Government due to his 'protectionist principles'; states that one argument against free trade that would be listened to is its effect on agriculture; refers to inflation in corn prices; speculates that farmers could be ruined and land taken out of cultivation; refers to example from his own farm of tenants are changing crops; states that 'to prevent tht ruin of the land will never be an object with free traders'; refers to mischief makers in House of Commons.
Term	agriculture, crops
	trade, corn
	Free Trade
	political parties, Protectionists
	governments, Whig Government 1846-52

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA6073	Stanley; Edward G. Smith- (1799-1869); 14th Earl of Derby; statesman	1799-1869
NA1045	Bentinck; William H. Cavendish-Scott- (1768-1854); 4th Duke of Portland; styled Marquess of Titchfield 1768-1809	1768-1854
NA199	Denison; J. Evelyn (1800-1873); 1st Viscount Ossington; M.P. Speaker of House of Commons 1857-72 created Viscount Ossington 1872	1800-1873