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The Third Part of The Greville Memoirs contains two volumes, of which
this is the second. The first volume is available from Project Gutenberg
at http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40680

All spellings are as they appeared in the original text save for those
that were obviously printer's errors.

All phrases that are in languages other than English have been
italicised for consistency. The oe ligature is replaced by the separate
letters oe.

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in square brackets [ ] are by the editor. Footnotes not enclosed in
square brackets are by the author.

1 [This note is by the editor.]

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  THE
  GREVILLE MEMOIRS

  (THIRD PART)

  VOL. II.


  PRINTED BY
  SPOTTISWOODE AND CO., NEW-STREET SQUARE
  LONDON




  _THE GREVILLE MEMOIRS_
  (_THIRD PART_)




  A JOURNAL OF THE REIGN
  OF
  QUEEN VICTORIA
  FROM 1852 TO 1860


  BY THE LATE
  CHARLES C. F. GREVILLE, ESQ.
  CLERK OF THE COUNCIL

  IN TWO VOLUMES--VOL. II.


  LONDON
  LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.
  1887

  _All rights reserved_




  CONTENTS
  OF
  THE SECOND VOLUME.


CHAPTER XI.

France and Prussia--The Emperor's Speech--Faint Hopes of
Peace--Favourable View of the Policy of Russia--Progress of the
Negotiations--Russia accepts the Terms of Peace--The Acceptance
explained--Popular Feeling in Favour of the War--Lord Stratford
and General Williams--Mr. Disraeli's Prospects--Meeting of
Parliament--Baron Parke's Life Peerage--The Debate on the
Address--Debate on Life Peerages--Report on the Sufferings of the
Army--Strained Relations with France--Lord Clarendon goes to the
Congress at Paris--Opening of the Conference--Sabbatarianism--Progress
of the Negotiations--Kars--Nicolaieff--The Life Peerage
Question--Blunders and Weakness of the Government--A Visit
to Paris--Count Orloff's View of the War--Lord Cowley on the
Negotiations--Princess Lieven on the War--An Evening at the
Tuileries--Opening of the Legislative Chamber--Lord Cowley's Desponding
Views--The Austrian Proposals--Bitterness in French Society--Necessity
of Peace to France--Conversation with M. Thiers--A Stag Hunt at St.
Germains--The Emperor yields to the Russians--Birth of the Prince
Imperial _page_ 1


CHAPTER XII.

Lord Clarendon's favourable View of the Peace--General Evans' Proposal
to embark after the Battle of Inkerman--Sir E. Lyons defends Lord
Raglan--Peace concluded--Sir J. Graham's gloomy View of Affairs--Edward
Ellice's Plan--Favourable Reception of the Peace--A Lull in Politics--A
Sabbatarian Question--The Trial of Palmer for Murder--Defeat of
the Opposition--Danger of War with the United States--Ristori as
an Actress--Defeat of the Appellate Jurisdiction Bill--Return
of the Guards--Baron Parke on the Life Peerage--Close of the
Session--O'Donnell and Espartero in Spain--Chances of War--Coronation
of the Czar--Apathy of the Nation--Expense of the Coronation at
Moscow--Interference at Naples--Foreign Relations--Progress of
Democracy in England--Russia, France, England, and Naples--Russian
Intrigues with France--The Bolgrad Question--The Quarrel with
Naples--The Formation of Lord Palmerston's Government in 1855--Death of
Sir John Jervis--Sir Alexander Cockburn's Appointment--James Wortley
Solicitor-General--Conference on the Treaty of Paris--Low Church
Bishops--Leadership of the Opposition--Coolness in Paris--Dictatorial
Policy to Brazil _page_ 35


CHAPTER XIII.

State of England after the War--Prussia and Neufchatel--Sir Robert
Peel's Account of the Russian Coronation--An Historical Puzzle--The
Death of Princess Lieven--Mr. Spurgeon's Preaching--Mr. Gladstone
in Opposition--Tit for Tat--Difficult Relations with France--Lord
John in Opposition--The Liddell _v._ Westerton Case--Death of
Lord Ellesmere--Violent Opposition to the Government on the
China Question--Languid Defence of the Government--Impending
Dissolution--Popularity of Lord Palmerston--Despotism of
Ministers--Parliament dissolved--Judgement on Liddell v.
Westerton--Lord Palmerston's Address--The Elections--Defeat of the
Manchester Leaders--Fear of Radical Tendencies--The Country approves
the Chinese Policy--Death of Lady Keith _page_ 72


CHAPTER XIV.

Results of the Elections--Defeat of Cobden and Bright--The War with
China--Death of Lady Ashburton--Lord Palmerston's Success