| Description | Letter from Edgar Bowring to Colonel Grey reporting that Lord Granville has suggested that as the matter of the National Gallery site is so important, that any communications from the Government go straight to Prince Albert and William Gladstone. He believes that it will be at the next session that Parliament will be asked to vote on the matter due to the Treasury's anxiety regarding the current financial situation. He advises as to how the Commission should proceed should a decision be made. |