CONTENTS
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—Church preferments—Jenny Lind—Wellington statue—Prosperity in India—General election—Earldom of Strafford—Mission to the Vatican—Portugal—Crisis in the City—Lord-Lieutenancy of Ireland—Mr Cobden—Foreign policy—Queen of Spain—Queen of Portugal—Hampden controversy—Lord Palmerston’s despatches—Civil war in Switzerland—Letter from King of Prussia—The Queen’s reply—The Bishops and Dr Hampden |
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CHAPTER XVII
1848
Death of Madame Adélaïde—Grief of Queen Louise—The Queen’s sympathy—England and the Porte—Improvements at Claremont—Revolution in France— Flight of the Royal Family—Letter from King of Prussia—Anarchy in Paris—Queen Louise’s anxiety —Revolution foreseen—England’s hospitality—New French Government—British Consul’s plan—Escape of the King and Queen—Graphic narrative—Plan successful—Arrival in England—Reception at Claremont—Letter of gratitude—Flight of Guizot—Royal fugitives—Orleanist blunders—Letter to Lord Melbourne—The Czar on the situation—State of Germany—Chartist demonstration—Prince Albert and the unemployed—Chartist fiasco—Alarming state of Ireland—Conduct of the Belgians—Events in France—Anxiety in Germany—Italy—Spain—The French Royal Family—Affairs in Lombardy—Sir Henry Bulwer—Lord Palmerston’s justification—Instructions to Sir H. Seymour—Lord Palmerston’s drafts— England and Italy—Lord Minto’s mission—Duchesse de Nemours—Commissions in the Army—Northern Italy—Irish rebellion—Minor German states—An ambassador to France—The Queen’s displeasure—Opening the Queen’s letters—Lord Palmerston and Italy—Austria declines mediation—Austria and Italy—In the Highlands—The Queen and Lord Palmerston—Affairs in the Punjab—Hostility of the Sikhs—Greece—State of Germany—Letter of the Prince of Leiningen—Sir Harry Smith at the Cape—Governorship of Gibraltar—Mediation in Italy—Death of Lord Melbourne—The Orleans family—Letter from the Pope—The French President—Relations with France—England slighted |
141-207 |
