Chapter IX: The Cordial Understanding

Aberdeen and Palmerston contrasted--Why Guizot would
not conclude the right of search treaty with Palmerston--The
Chamber refuses to ratify the slave trade treaty of November
20, 1841--Conspiracies in Paris against Espartero--The
question of Isabella's marriage--Designs imputed to
Louis Philippe by Bulwer--Insurrections in Spain--The
Spanish government demands the expulsion of Christina
from France--The Salvandy affair--Pageot's mission--Count
Toreno and Lord Cowley--Louis Philippe connives at the
Spanish plots--Insurrection at Barcelona--Conduct of
M. de Lesseps--Military revolution in Spain--Fall of
Espartero--Aberdeen alarmed--Queen Victoria at the Château
d'Eu--"The cordial understanding"--The Duc de Bordeaux in
Belgrave Square--Admiral Dupetit-Thouars in the Pacific--France
proclaims a protectorate over Tahiti--Mr. Pritchard--Queen
Pomare deposed and Tahiti annexed--Dupetit-Thouars
disavowed--The Prince de Joinville's pamphlet--The Tsar
Nicholas in London--France quarrels with Morocco--Imprisonment
and expulsion of Mr. Pritchard--Excitement in London--Guizot
and Aberdeen--Bombardment of Tangier--Violence of the press
in both countries--The Comte de Jarnac--The Pritchard
affair settled--France concludes peace with the Emperor of
Morocco--Louis Philippe at Windsor Castle--Condition of
Spain--The descendants of Philip V.--Bulwer and Bresson at
Madrid--Montpensier to marry the Infanta--Queen Victoria's
second visit to Eu--The compact with Louis Philippe--State
of affairs at Madrid--The _Memorandum of February 27,
1846_--Christina and Narvaez--The Queen-Mother entrusts to
Bulwer her proposal to the Duke of Saxe-Coburg--Aberdeen
reprimands Bulwer and informs M. Guizot of the negotiation--The
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