Tocqueville, Charles Alexis Henri Maurice Clérel de (1805-1859), his purpose in writing these memoirs, 3. —— his intercourse with Louis-Philippe, 7. —— his estimate of the state of France in January 1848, 9. —— picture of the state of the Chamber of Deputies in 1847, 12. —— his speech in the Chamber of Deputies, 29th January 1848, 14. —— remarks on this speech by Dufaure and others, 17. —— his position on the affair of the banquets, 19. —— his estimate of Duchâtel, Minister of the Interior, 23. —— his thoughts on the policy of the Radical party, 25. —— his knowledge of how the affair of the banquets passed into an insurrection, 30. —— his estimate of the selfishness of both sides, 39. —— private conversation with Dufaure, 40. —— private conversation with Beaumont, 41. —— private conversation with Lanjuinais, 42. —— hears of the firing in the streets on 24th February 1848, 44. —— sees preparations for barricades, 46. —— meets a defeated party of National Guards on the boulevards, and hears shouts of "Reform," 49. —— reflections which this occasions, 50. —— goes to Chamber of Deputies on 24th February, 51. —— recognises Bedeau on his way, 52. —— character of Bedeau and condition on that day, 53. —— appearance presented by the Chamber of Deputies, 56. —— sees the Duchesse d'Orléans and the Comte de Paris there, 60. —— tries to get Lamartine to speak, 63. —— his interest in the Duchess and her son, 69. —— seeks to protect them, 69. —— leaves the Chamber and meets Oudinot and Andryane, 72. —— contradicts an assertion of Marshal Bugeaud, 72. —— converses with Talabot about the movements of Thiers, 75. —— his reflections on the fate of the Monarchy, 80. —— spends the evening with Ampère, 87. [408]—— goes to inquire about his nephews on the 25th February, 90. —— walks about Paris in the afternoon, 92. —— reflections on what he sees, 93. —— keeps in retirement for some days, 102. —— further reflections on the Revolution, 103. —— his own individual feelings and intentions, 107. —— resolves to seek re-election, 113. —— visits the Department of la Manche, 114. —— makes Valognes his head-quarters, 117. —— publishes his address to the electors, 118. —— meets the electors at Valognes, 120. —— addresses workmen at Cherbourg, 122. —— goes to Saint-Lô to the General Council, 125. —— his reflections on a visit to Tocqueville, 126. —— returns to Paris and finds himself elected, 129. —— his view of the state of politics and of Paris, 130. —— National Assembly meets, 133. —— his opinion of the Montagnards, 138. —— his estimate of the Assembly, 141. —— his character of Lamartine, 146. —— his intercourse with Champeaux, 149. —— his observation of the popular mind, 161. —— his interview with Trétat, 168. —— at the Feast of Concord, 175. —— conversation with Carnot, 176. —— anticipations of the Insurrection of June, 183. —— conversation with Madame Sand, 183. —— sees barricades of the Insurrection, 190. —— interview with Lamoricière, 192. —— goes about Paris in time of insurrection, 197. —— describes the Assembly, 198. —— writes to his wife, 203. —— protests against Paris being declared in a state of siege, 205. —— elected a Commissioner for Paris, 206. —— as such, walks through Paris, 208. —— his scene with his porter, 215. —— his scene with his man-servant, 217. —— in the streets in the Insurrection, 219. —— on his way to the Hôtel de Ville, 225. —— his account of the Montagnards, Socialists, &c., 231. —— appointed on the Committee of the Constitution, 233. —— his narrative of its proceedings, 234. —— on the duality of the Chambers, 242. —— on the conditions of the Presidency, 246. —— re-elected for la Manche, 263. —— leaves his wife ill at Bonn, 264. —— his opinion of the new Assembly, 264. —— his interview with Dufaure, &c., 267. —— ought he to enter the Ministry?, 268. —— accepts the Foreign Office, 273. —— intimacy with Lanjuinais, 275. —— his opinion of his colleagues, 278. —— his opinion of France and the Republic, 281. —— his opinion of Louis Napoleon, 284. —— speech in Assembly on the Roman expedition, 293. —— his letters to and from Considérant, 299. —— his view of affairs after the Insurrection, 301. —— sends Lamoricière to Russia, 303. —— his difficulties with Falloux and Dufaure, 306. —— his advice to Louis Napoleon, 317. —— sends Beaumont to Vienna, 321. —— his view of Foreign and Domestic Affairs when he became Foreign Minister, 325. —— his despatch to the French Minister in Bavaria (foot-note), 342. —— his dealings with Switzerland about the refugees, 344. —— his observations on the Revolution in Germany, 345. —— his intervention between Austria and Piedmont, 353. —— his interposition in support of Turkey on the Hungarian refugees question, 361. [409]—— his instruction to Lamoricière and Beaumont, 371.