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A JOURNAL OF THE REIGN OF QUEEN VICTORIA FROM 1852 TO 1860
BY THE LATE CHARLES C. F. GREVILLE, ESQ. CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
France and Prussia--The Emperor's Speech--Faint Hopes of Peace--Favourable View of the Policy of Russia--Progress of the Negotiations--Russia accepts the Terms of Peace--The Acceptance explained--Popular Feeling in Favour of the War--Lord Stratford and General Williams--Mr. Disraeli's Prospects--Meeting of Parliament--Baron Parke's Life Peerage--The Debate on the Address--Debate on Life Peerages--Report on the Sufferings of the Army--Strained Relations with France--Lord Clarendon goes to the Congress at Paris--Opening of the Conference--Sabbatarianism--Progress of the Negotiations--Kars--Nicolaieff--The Life Peerage Question--Blunders and Weakness of the Government--A Visit to Paris--Count Orloff's View of the War--Lord Cowley on the Negotiations--Princess Lieven on the War--An Evening at the Tuileries--Opening of the Legislative Chamber--Lord Cowley's Desponding Views--The Austrian Proposals--Bitterness in French Society--Necessity of Peace to France--Conversation with M. Thiers--A Stag Hunt at St. Germains--The Emperor yields to the Russians--Birth of the Prince Imperial _page_ 1
Lord Clarendon's favourable View of the Peace--General Evans' Proposal to embark after the Battle of Inkerman--Sir E. Lyons defends Lord Raglan--Peace concluded--Sir J. Graham's gloomy View of Affairs--Edward Ellice's Plan--Favourable Reception of the Peace--A Lull in Politics--A Sabbatarian Question--The Trial of Palmer for Murder--Defeat of the Opposition--Danger of War with the United States--Ristori as an Actress--Defeat of the Appellate Jurisdiction Bill--Return of the Guards--Baron Parke on the Life Peerage--Close of the Session--O'Donnell and Espartero in Spain--Chances of War--Coronation of the Czar--Apathy of the Nation--Expense of the Coronation at Moscow--Interference at Naples--Foreign Relations--Progress of Democracy in England--Russia, France, England, and Naples--Russian Intrigues with France--The Bolgrad Question--The Quarrel with Naples--The Formation of Lord Palmerston's Government in 1855--Death of Sir John Jervis--Sir Alexander Cockburn's Appointment--James Wortley Solicitor-General--Conference on the Treaty of Paris--Low Church Bishops--Leadership of the Opposition--Coolness in Paris--Dictatorial Policy to Brazil _page_ 35