It must be recollected that at the time of the negotiation in 1839 Lord Melbourne and Lord John Russell were still at the head of a majority in the House of Commons. This is not the case now.
Footnote 74: George Anson, seventh Lord Byron (1789-1868), cousin and successor of the poet.
The Cabinet of Lord Melbourne,
THE NEW CABINET
As it stood in September 1841.
| First Lord of the Treasury | Viscount Melbourne. |
| Lord Chancellor | Lord (afterwards Earl of) Cottenham. |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | Mr Francis Baring (afterwards Lord Northbrook). |
| Lord President of the Council | Marquis of Lansdowne. |
| Lord Privy Seal | Earl of Clarendon. |
| Home Secretary | Marquis of Normanby. |
| Foreign Secretary | Viscount Palmerston. |
| Colonial Secretary | Lord John (afterwards Earl) Russell. |
| First Lord of the Admiralty | Earl of Minto. |
| President of the Board of Control | Sir John Cam Hobhouse (afterwards Lord Broughton). |
| Secretary at War | Mr T. B. (afterwards Lord) Macaulay. |
| President of the Board of Trade | Mr Labouchere (afterwards Lord Taunton). |
| Chief Secretary for Ireland | Viscount Morpeth (afterwards Earl of Carlisle). |
| First Commissioner of Land Revenue | Viscount Duncannon (afterwards Earl of Bessborough). |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | Sir George Grey. |