Footnote 38: Printed in Annual Register, 1846, p. 20.
The arrangements Lord John had contemplated have been—
| Lord Palmerston, | Foreign Secretary. |
| Lord Grey, | Colonial Secretary. |
| Sir George Grey, | Home Secretary. |
(Sir George was anxious later to retire from Parliament, and willing to go as Governor-General to Canada.)
| Mr Baring, | Chancellor of the Exchequer. |
| Lord Clarendon, | President of the Board of Trade. |
(The Vice-Presidency was to have been offered to his brother, Mr Villiers, but finally, by his advice, to Mr Cobden!! (Lord Grey wanted Mr Cobden to be in the Cabinet!!!) This Lord John thought quite out of the question.)
| Lord Lansdowne, | President of the Council. |
Memorandum by the Prince Albert.
CHIVALROUS ATTITUDE OF PEEL
Windsor Castle, 20th December 1845.