[1848-1850.]
Lord Dundonald's Visit to the North American and West Indian Colonies, and his Opinions thereon.—Newfoundland and its Fisheries.—Labrador.—Bermuda; its Defences and its Geological Formation.—Barbadoes.—The Negroes.—Trinidad.—Its Pitch Lake.—The Depressed Condition of the West Indian Colonies.—Lord Dundonald's Suggestions for their Improvement
[1851-1853.]
Lord Dundonald's Return from America.—His Arguments for the Relief of the Newfoundland Fisheries and the West India Trade.—The Trinidad Bitumen.—Lord Dundonald's other Scientific Pursuits and Views
[1851-1860.]
The Russian War.—Lord Dundonald's Proposals to Employ his Secret Plans against Cronstadt, Sebastopol, and other Strongholds.—His Correspondence thereupon with Sir James Graham and Lord Palmerston.—Their Rejection.—Lord Dundonald's Appointment as Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom.—Prince Albert's Invitation to him to become an Elder Brother of the Trinity House.—His Correspondence with Lord Palmerston respecting the Restitution of his Half-Pay.—His Last Work.—His Death and Burial.—Conclusion