Chapter XVII

1848

Death of Madame Adelaide--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

CHAPTER XVIII

1849

Letter to the Pope--Letter from President of French
Republic--Lord Palmerston and Naples--The army in India--State
of the Continent--France and the President--Gaelic and
Welsh--Lord Gough superseded--End of the Sikh War--Courage
of Mrs G. Lawrence--Letter from King of Sardinia--Novara--The
Queen fired at by Hamilton--Annexation of the Punjab--Drafts
and despatches--Schleswig-Holstein Question--Proposed visit
to Ireland--Irish title for the young Prince--Cork and
Waterford--The Irish visit--Enthusiasm in Ireland--Brevet
promotions--New Coal Exchange--Critical position of
Germany--Death of Queen Adelaide 208-230