| Collection | Victorian Papers, Main Series |
| Description | Queen Victoria's regret at the resignation of the Right Honourable Sir Charles Wood, her desire for the Right Honourable Sir Charles Wood to retain a seat in the Cabinet. Precedents cited. Her readiness to grant him a peerage. The retention of a seat in cabinet, after resignation of office, by Henry Petty Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquis of Lansdowne and Arthur, 1st Duke of Wellington, cited in support of a similar procedure by Sir C. Wood. |