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The Third Part of The Greville Memoirs contains two volumes, of whichthis is the second. The first volume is available from Proj Gutenbergat http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40680
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There are two styles of footnotes used in this work.Footnotes enclosed in square brackets [ ] are by the editor.Footnotes not enclosed in square brackets are by the author.
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(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
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France and Prussia—The Emperor's Speech—Faint Hopes of Peace—FavourableView of the Policy of Russia—Progress of the Negotiations—Russiaaccepts the Terms of Peace—The Acceptance explained—- PopularFeeling in Favour of the War—Lord Stratford and GeneralWilliams—Mr. Disraeli's Prospects—Meeting of Parliament—BaronParke's Life Peerage—The Debate on the Address—Debate on LifePeerages—Report on the Sufferings of the Army—Strained Relationswith France—Lord Clarendon goes to the Congress at Paris—Openingof the Conference—Sabbatarianism—Progress of the Negotiations—Kars—Nicolaieff—TheLife Peerage Question—Blunders and Weakness ofthe Government—A Visit to Paris—Count Orloff's View of the War—LordCowley on the Negotiations—Princess Lieven on the War—AnEvening at the Tuileries—Opening of the Legislative Chamber—LordCowley's Desponding Views—The Austrian Proposals—Bitterness inFrench Society—Necessity of Peace to France—Conversation with M.Thiers—A Stag Hunt at St. Germains—The Emperor yields to theRussians—Birth of the Prince Imperial page 1
Lord Clarendon's favourable View of the Peace—General Evans' Proposalto embark after the Battle of Inkerman—Sir E. Lyons defends LordRaglan—Peace concluded—Sir J. Graham's gloomy View of Affairs—EdwardEllice's Plan—Favourable Reception of the Peace—A Lull inPolitics—A Sabbatarian Question—The Trial of Palmer for Murder—Defeatof the Opposition—Danger of War with the United States—Ristorias an Actress—Defeat of the Appellate Jurisdiction Bill—Returnof the Guards—Baron Parke on the Life Peerage—Close of the Session[Pg vi]O'Donnelland Espartero in Spain—Chances of War—Coronation of theCzar—Apathy of the Nation—Expense of the Coronation at Moscow—Interferenceat Naples—Foreign Relations—Progress of Democracy inEngland—Rus