Dangos 1959 canlyniad

Copy of C654. Includes missing paragraph from C654: S. hopes Peel will remain in office '... for he is the minister of progress.' Pleased with Russell's speech on Ireland. 'Everybody agrees with me that if he lays hands on the temporalities of the Irish Church he & his party are lost.' Differential duties forced into Peel's bill by Gouldburn and Gladstone, and Peel told tham that these duties would 'turn them out.'.

Recipient's article on Ireland in the Edinburgh Review: 'These times are indeed dreadful.' Wishes recipient had criticised those 'whose motto is "Ireland for the Irish". O'C[onnell] shd be reminded that on that principle no aid shd come from the United Empire.' Criticises article for being too hard on Peel; govt has accepted writer's views on secondary punishments at last; comments on the Bishop of Cork, Hinds, Lord Chancellor Brady, Edward Whately, and T[homas] Arnold. Extract only published.

Critical of possible appointment of [? Charles] Vignolles; believes Hinds should be appointed; ministers ignoring writer because he has no cure for the famine; writer to bring in bill about Kildare but it will be defeated, '... to gratify the spirit of the RC' Allusion to O'Connell.

Refs. to his 2 tracts: 'Address to the National School Teachers' and 'Search after Infallibility'; conditions in Ireland and the potato-rot. 'L[or]d Clarendon has gone on well thus far.' Ref. to Dr Ebrington and the National Schools. 'I shd like to know what accounts you hear of the Pope. By what we hear of him, he should be a fit pupil for you in P.E.' Ref. to Bishop of Cork who is dying of cancer but 'only keeps others out.' Irish elections; payment of priests will come too late; Irish Poor Law. Extracts only published.

The writer's publications and the cost of printing; surprised at leakage to the press over Hinds. 'Does the Times keep a clairvoyant somnambulist?', 'I find everyone surprised & no one satisfied, at the appointment of [Thomas] Musgrove [recte Musgrave]'; ref. to Hinds's popularity as opposed to that of Hoare and Ebrington.

Recipient's visit to Paris; Lord Clarendon's proceedings against Mitchell & Co.; comments on attitude of the people in period of distress. Published.

Critical of Lord Clarendon over Hinds's nonappointment; does not realise that he has given way to clamour and nothing will 'satisfy the Repealers but Repeal'; great harm caused by issue: 'I feel this so much that if I had access to Ministers in England I shd even suggest to them to ask Dr Hinds to recall his refusal.'. 'Private'.

Mr Kidd has sent article to recipient; govt has 'turned the corner'; Lord Clarendon displeased with writer, but writer defends himself; family news; effect of death of Archbishop of Paris on Ireland. Extract only published.

Critical of Committee on Irish Poor Law; wishes to be called up as a witness; lengthy comments on Poor Law; disagrees with Longman; praises recipient's article. Extract only published.

Wants recipient to see Mlle. Julie.

Sends note by [William] Empson; ref. to the Wigmore St. Prophetess [?]; nothing can be done over Hinds matter, as objections to Englishman gaining an Irish dignity; is to visit Ireland in August.

Loss of Bishop of Norwich whom he praises; criticises other bishops; 'I wonder whether Hinds will be thought of'; 'Cholera is making frightful ravages both here & in London; much more than is publickly [sic] proclaimed.' Comments on the potato-rot; Poor Law making famine permanent; pleased with Queen's visit; Mr Kidd's papers; 'Is it not necessary for the Whigs & Tories to combine against their common enemies, the Radicals? Each is too weak separately'; Austria's use of Hungarian soldiers and '... will she [Austria] not be prostrate at the feet of Russia?'. Extract only published.

Opposes possible appointment of [William] Whewell as Bishop of Norwich: 'If he is appointed it will be the triumph of the Victoria & Albert influence.' Would support Hinds or Jeune; Montague Villiers considered; Whigs and Tories will not unite but Whigs and Peelites may. The 'real Tories' (the Protectionists) cannot unite with any of the other parties and although numerically superior, they are the weakest of the 4 parties. Comments on 'mysterious' Austrian Empire; alliance with Prussia may save her from Russia. 'The emperor of course is nothing - Schwartzenberg is a worn out 'roué' He was the man who seduced Lady Ellenborough & he has obtained many other such victories.' Describes tour.

Need for an article on National Education; O'Sullivan's visit to England; family news; writer and Clarendon pleased with recipient's article; article on Colonization by A[ubrey] de Vere. Published.

Has read recipient's article on G. C. Lewis; comments on religion. Published.

News of tour; Palermo and Naples; critical of 'semi-barbarous population' of S. Italy; criticises King of Naples and his tyranny; everyone blames the Pope and Lord John [Russell].

Writer's review of C[opleston] objected to by Empson; critical of Edinburgh Review; critical of Monteagle whom he believes is electioneering for his son in Co. Limerick.

G. C. Lewis to be new editor of Edinburgh Review; writer could not have accepted it because of the work involved; comments on Empson; expects an Aberdeen administration but number of candidates, which he names; assumes Lansdowne will not be new Premier; comment by Lord St. Leonards; news of Willis.