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From Henry C. Manners-Sutton to Ferdinand von Mueller   17 Oct 1866

17th October 1866.

Sir,

I am directed by the Governor to inform you that your letter of the 20th May 1866,1 relating to a distinction conferred upon you by the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Schwerin, was transmitted, by the Officer Administering the Government, to the Right Honorable the Secretary of State.

It appears however that it has long been settled that if a Foreigner obtains British naturalization, or accepts employment in the British Service, so as to render it necessary for him to obtain the Queen's permission to accept and wear Foreign decorations his case must be governed by the Regulations which apply to a British Subject, and however much the Earl of Carnarvon may regret the effect of this rule in your case His Lordship cannot recommend any exception from it.2

I have &c

(sd) H. C. Manners Sutton

Dr Mueller F.R.S.

&c &c &c.

1

M to G. Carey, 20 May 1866.

2

See notes to M to G. Carey, 20 May 1866; for a general discussion of the background to the decision here, and in similar cases, see C. Darling to Duke of Newcastle. 22 February 1864 (in this edition as M64-02-22) and notes thereto.

Please cite as “FVM-66-10-17,” in Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, edited by R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora†, J.H. Voigt† and Monika Wells accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/66-10-17