Record

Document Reference	Os C 79
Title	Draft of letter from J.E. Denison, Welbeck, Nottinghamshire, to E.G. Stanley, [later 14th Earl of Derby]; 12 Jan. n.y. [1829]
Date	12 January 1829 (c)
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Anticipates attempts to pass bill on Catholic Question and refers to question of whether catholic emancipation should be question for Cabinet or Parliament; refers in detail to previous session's divisions particularly in relation to Canningites; states that he expects coherent opposition to Wellington in next session including from Lord Anglesey; discusses problems of maintaining opposition; is sceptical of union with younger M.P.s. Autograph note by J.E. Denison on f 2v reads ' Answer to Stanley as to the possibility of some union between the Whigs & the friends of Mr Canning'.
Term	political parties, Canningites
	parliamentary business, debates, Catholic Question
	religious affairs, Roman Catholic emancipation
	political intrigue
	political parties, Tories
	political parties, Whigs
	governments, Wellington Ministry 1829
	government departments, Cabinet

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA1101	Canning; George (1770-1827); Mr; statesman; Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer 1827	1770-1827
NA6019	Wellesley; Arthur (1769-1852); 1st Duke of Wellington	1769-1852
NA9635	Paget; Henry W. (1768-1854); 1st Marquess of Anglesey; created 1815 Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 1828-29 and 1830-33	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
NA6073	Stanley; Edward G. Smith- (1799-1869); 14th Earl of Derby; statesman	1799-1869