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1783).
Lord
Caermarthen
(5th
Duke
of
Leeds) (December
23rd,
1783).
Lord
Grenville
(June
8th,
1791).
George
Canning
Under-Secretary
for
Foreign
Affairs.
Downing
Street. The
Old
Foreign
Office.
Grenville's staff and
their
salaries.
The use of
English
in
Diplomatic
Correspondence.
Lord
Hawkesbury
(2nd
Earl of
Liverpool)
(February 20th,
1801).
Lord
Harrowby
(May
14th,
1804).
His
Dependence upon
Malmesbury.
Lord
Mulgrave
(January
nth,
1805).
Fox's last Term of Office
(February
7th,
1806).
LordHowick
(2nd
Earl
Grey) (September 24th, 1806)
.
542
II.
George Canning (March
25th,
1807). Importance
of
his
administrations
in
regard
both to the internal
economy
and
to
the
external
relations of
the
Foreign
Office. The FitzHarris incident. Stratford
Canning.
His
early
life
an
illustration of the
Opening
of a successful
Diplomatic
career in
those
days.
The
Duel with
Castlereagh.
Its
Departmental
Significance.
Lord
Bathurst
(October
nth, 1809).
Lord
Wellesley (December 6th,
1809).
His
Neglect
of
Business as shown
by
his Treatment of
Stratford
Canning.
Lord
Castlereagh
(2nd
Marquis
of
Londonderry)
(March
4th,
181
2).
Castlereagh's
Habits as
Foreign Secretary.
The Cooke Incident
at
Vienna,
and the
Appointment
of
Planta.
Continuity
in the
conduct of
Foreign
Affairs. The
Policies of
Castle-
reagh
and
Canning
compared. Canning's
second
term as
Foreign
Secretary
(September
16th,
1822).
The
Struggle
with the Crown as
to
the
Recognition
of the
South
American
Republics. Canning's
Methods with
the
King.
Canning's
Habits as
Foreign
Secretary.
Canning's Foreign
Office
—
the
Officials
and
their
Salaries.
The
Librarian. The
Foreign-Service
Messenger
Corps.
Sketch of
its
history
550
III. Lord
Dudley
(April 30th, 1827).
His
Character
as
Foreign
Secretary.
Lord
Aberdeen
(June
2nd,
1828).
His Character as
Foreign
Secretary.
Ellen-
borough's
criticism. The
Diplomatic
Establishment
placed
on
the
Con-
solidated
Fund. Lord
Palmer
ston.
His
First and Second Terms
at
the
Foreign
Office
(November
22nd,
1830)
1
,
(April
18th,
1835).
His
Character and Im-
portance
as
Foreign
Secretary. Foreign
Office
Characters
in
his
time. The
Palmerston
touch in
Diplomacy.
Palmerston's Use of
the Press.
Aberdeen's
Second
Term at
the
Foreign
Office
(September
2nd,
1841).
The
Oregon
Treaty
and
Delane.
Aberdeen
and
Guizot.
Palmerston's third
term
at the
Foreign
Office
(July 6th,
1846).
The
Spanish Marriage
affair as an
illustration
of
his
Methods in
regard
to
Private
Diplomatic Correspondence
and
Diplo-
matic
Intrigue.
The
Conflict
with
the
Crown. Palmerston's
Influence
in
consolidating
the
Policies of
Friendship
with
France and the Protection of
Turkey.
Lord
Granville
(December
26th,
1851).
His
Character and Accom-
plishments.
Stratford
Canning's
two
Disappointments.
Lord
Malmesbury
(February 28th,
1852).
His
Conversations
with Palmerston and
Wellington.
The
Buol
Incident
562
IV. Lord
John
Russell
(December
28th,
1852).
Lord
Clarendon
(February
21st,
1853-58), (November
3rd, 1865-66),
(December
9th, 1868-70).
His
relations with
Stratford
de Redcliffe.
Malmesbury's
Second Term of
Office
(February 26th,
1858).
Russell's Second
Term
at
the
Foreign
Office
(June
1
8th,
1859).
Influence of
the Prince
Consort
at this
period.
Lord
Stanley
(15th
Earl
of
Derby)
(July
6, 1866).
The
Clarendon Era.
Clarendon's
1
The
Duke
of Wellington
acted
as
Foreign
Secretary
for
a few months
from
Nov.
15,
1834
to
April
1835.