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Herbert, Henry Howard Molyneux, 1831-1890 (4th Earl of Carnarvon)

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Henry Howard Molyneux Herbert (1831-90), 4th Earl of Carnarvon; statesman

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From Henry Howard Molyneux, 4th Earl of Carnarvon, Colonial Secretary, 16 Bruton Street, 6 June 1880

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8782/I/9
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Encloses proof of evidence given by Cambridge to the Commission on Colonial Defence, of which Carnarvon was chairman; 'I am glad to say that the evidence from the two great colonies of Victoria and New South Wales is likely to turn out very satisfactory'.

Dates: 6 June 1880
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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From Henry Howard Molyneux, 4th Earl of Carnarvon, Colonial Secretary, 66 Grosvenor Street, 3 Mar. 1867

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8782/I/8
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Has resigned [as Colonial Secretary] over 'this fatal question of [parliamentary] reform'; the Malta governorship is still unfilled.

Dates: 3 Mar. 1867
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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From Henry Howard Molyneux, 4th Earl of Carnarvon, Colonial Secretary, Colonial Office, 1 Feb. 1867

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8782/I/7
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They both regret Sir H[enry] Storks's retirement [as Governor of Malta], 'I agree with your Royal Highness that there are advantages in combining the political and military powers in the same person where it is found profitable to do so'.

Dates: 1 Feb. 1867
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).