Record

Document Reference	Os C 495
Title	Draft letter from J.E. Denison, Burlington House, London, to [C.W.W. Fitzwilliam], 5th Earl Fitzwilliam; 6 July 1846
Date	6 July 1846
Extent	4 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	States that Government [appointments] are completed and Cabinet can now be reviewed; refers to [Robert] Peel's party [Tories] and Protectionists; believes deficiency of Cabinet is its inadequate representation of landed interests although great towns, law, and anti-corn law league are all represented; includes lists of towns with representation; comments that Lord Morpeth represents West Riding of Yorkshire; states that Lord Lansdowne is the only landed representative but health restricts his activities in administration; states that Morpeth is influenced by Yorkshire manufacturers and anti-corn law league; comments that Lord Grey believes repeal of corn laws will increase his rents; believes no-one represents agricultural constituency and social conditions and local government issues will not be fully understood; believes rural issues need careful handling.
Term	Corn Laws
	political movements, Anti-Corn Law League
	political parties, Protectionists
	appointments, government
	political parties, Tories
	politics, representation
	social conditions, England
	poverty, relief of
	politics, local

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA1860	Peel; Robert (1788-1850); 2nd Baronet; Prime Minister 1841-1846	1788-1850
NA9663	Howard; George W.F. (1802-1864); 7th Earl of Carlisle; styled Viscount Morpeth succeeded 1848	1802-1864
NA10080	Fitzmaurice; Henry C.K. Petty- (1845-1927); 5th Marquess of Lansdowne; statesman succeeded 1866	1845-1927
NA6636	Grey; Henry G. (1802-1894); 3rd Earl Grey	1802-1894
NA199	Denison; J. Evelyn (1800-1873); 1st Viscount Ossington; M.P. Speaker of House of Commons 1857-72 created Viscount Ossington 1872	1800-1873
NA9655	Fitzwilliam; Charles W. Wentworth- (1786-1857); 5th Earl Fitzwilliam; 3rd Earl of 2nd creation; succ. 1833	1786-1857