Record

Document Reference	Os C 56
Title	Letter from J. Moncreiff, [later 1st Baron Moncrieff], Edinburgh, Scotland, to J.E. Denison; 23 Dec. 1868
Date	23 December 1868
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Discusses honour of his appointment to his 'parliamentary duty' [as Lord Advocate]; comments on appointment of new administration and in particular that [John] Bright has joined; refers to threat of petition alleging extensive bribery among [University] graduates in gaining seat [as M.P. for Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities]; refers to associations formed in Committees.
Term	governments, Liberal Government 1868-74
	parliamentary business, committees
	appointments, government
	bribery and corruption

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA923	Bright; John (1811-1889); statesman and orator	1811-1889
NA9624	Moncreiff; James (1811-1895); 1st Baron Moncreiff; Lord Advocate 1851-2 1852-58 1859-66 1868-9; created 1874	1811-1895
NA199	Denison; J. Evelyn (1800-1873); 1st Viscount Ossington; M.P. Speaker of House of Commons 1857-72 created Viscount Ossington 1872	1800-1873