LORD LYONS
A RECORD OF BRITISH DIPLOMACY
BY
LORD NEWTON
IN TWO VOLUMES
VOLUME II
WITH PORTRAITS
LONDON
EDWARD ARNOLD
1913
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CONTENTS OF VOL. II
CHAPTER X
The Third Republic
1871-1873
Thiers as Chief of the Executive—Negotiations respecting a newAnglo-French Commercial Treaty—Return of the Princes—Embarrassmentcaused by the Comte de Chambord—Questionof voting in the House of Lords—Thiers elected President—Stateof parties in France—Irritation in Germany against Thiers—Diplomaticincident at Constantinople—Signature of Anglo-FrenchCommercial Treaty—Death of the Emperor Napoleon—LordOdo Russell on Bismarck's policy—Fall of Thiers—Bismarckand Arnim
CHAPTER XI
Marshal MacMahon's Presidency
1873-1875
MacMahon as President of the Republic—Franco-German relations—Bismarck'sconfidences to Lord Odo Russell—Political confusionin France—The war scare of 1875—Rumoured intentionof Khedive to sell his Suez Canal shares—Lord Odo Russell onBismarck's Foreign Policy—Purchase of Khedive's shares byH.M. Government
CHAPTER XII
The Eastern Question
1876-1878
The Powers and Turkey: England and the Andrassy Note—Gambettaon French Politics—Simplicity of Marshal MacMahon—Politicalconsequences of French military re-organisation—Strugglebetween the Marshal and Parliament—The Constantinople[Pg vi]Conference: Determination of Lord Derby to do nothing—Intriguesof the Duc Décazes—Constitutional crisis inFrance—Defeat of Marshal MacMahon: new Radical Ministryformed under Dufaure with Waddington as Foreign Minister—Treatyof San Stefano; nervousness of French Government—Determinationof H.M. Government to secure a Conference—Invitationto Lord Lyons to be the British representative atBerlin—Resignation of Lord Derby: appointment of LordSalisbury—Lord Salisbury's circular of April 1st, 1878—Inquiryof Lord Salisbury respecting French desire for Tunis—The Anglo-TurkishConvention—The Congress of Berlin—Reception inFrance of the Anglo-Turkish Convention—Waddington andTunis—Sir H. Layard on the Treaty of Berlin
CHAPTER XIII
M. Grévy's Presidency
1878-1879
Paris Exhibition of 1878: desire of Queen Victoria
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