With Albert's love ever your devoted Niece,
Victoria R.
Queen Victoria to Lord John Russell.
THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE
Windsor Castle, 30th December 1851.
The Queen has received Lord John Russell's letters of yesterday. She quite agrees with him and his colleagues in thinking it of importance to strengthen the Government, and she is pleased with his proposal to communicate with the Duke of Newcastle as to what assistance he and his friends can give to the Government.
The Queen expects better results from such a negotiation, with an ostensible head of a Party, than from attempts to detach single individuals from it, which from a sense of honour they always felt scruples in agreeing to.
Queen Victoria to Lord John Russell.
THE TE DEUM IN PARIS
Windsor Castle, 31st December 1851.