Record

Document Reference	Os C 352
Title	Letter from [H.P.F. Pelham Clinton], Earl of Lincoln, [later 5th Duke of Newcastle], Dublin, Ireland, to J.E. Denison; 29 Mar. 1846
Date	29 March 1846
Extent	8 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Comments that he believes notes of their conversation sent by Denison are accurate; refers to accuracy of Lord John Russell's report [of Nottinghamshire elections]; informs him that he does not wish Denison to repeat what was private conversation; refers to issue affected him at Nottinghamshire elections; states that comments have stirred up political enemies and the press and gives examples of speeches by Stafford O'Brien and Harry Bentinck. Ff 3-8 are Lincoln's version of conversation of 10 Feb. 1846; states that as Secretary for Ireland he was unable to give election promises on future course of Irish policy; refers to lack of discussion of Irish questions; refers to necessity of commercial reform; states that he was unable to say more than he advocated liberal reform; comments that he had hesitated to take office as he is at odds with his father; refers to Party views when in opposition to Melbourne government; comments that he could not give pledges at hustings despite constituents views.
Term	Irish affairs, politics
	appointments, government
	elections, Nottinghamshire 1846
	political parties, Liberals
	parliamentary business, reform
	government departments, Cabinet
	governments, Whig Government 1835-41
	governments, Conservative Government 1841-46

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA139	Russell; John (1792-1878); 1st Earl Russell	1792-1878
NA9963	Stafford; Augustus Stafford-O'Brien- (1811-1857); Mr; M.P. 1841-57 previously Stafford-O'Brien until 1847	1811-1857
NA9818	Bentinck; Henry J.W. (1796-1878); Sir; general 1867	1796-1878
NA900	Clinton; Henry P.F. Pelham- (1785-1851); 4th Duke of Newcastle under Lyne	1785-1851
NA6068	Lamb; H. William (1779-1848); 2nd Viscount Melbourne; M.P., Home Secretary 1830-4, P.M. 1834 and 1835-41	1779-1848
NA9111	Ward; Henry G. (1797-1860); Sir; M.P. and colonial governor	1797-1860
NA1045	Bentinck; William H. Cavendish-Scott- (1768-1854); 4th Duke of Portland; styled Marquess of Titchfield 1768-1809	1768-1854
NA945	Clinton; Henry P.F. Pelham- (1811-1864); 5th Duke of Newcastle under Lyne; styled Earl of Lincoln until 1851	1811-1864
NA199	Denison; J. Evelyn (1800-1873); 1st Viscount Ossington; M.P. Speaker of House of Commons 1857-72 created Viscount Ossington 1872	1800-1873