Letter from Benjamin Disraeli to Queen Victoria

24 Mar 1859

Loose manuscript paper; mounted | 1 document (8 pages) (whole object) | RA VIC/MAIN/F/12/37

Letter from Benjamin Disraeli to Queen Victoria stating that Lord John Russell disappointed the House, describing him as 'meagre & ineffective', and reporting Lord Stanley's reply was 'logical but heavy in delivery'. He reports that he is of the opinion that Lord John Russell's manoeuvre will fail.