THE

GREVILLE MEMOIRS

VOL. VI.

BY THE LATE CHARLES C. F. GREVILLE, ESQ.

CLERK OF THE COUNCIL TO THOSE SOVEREIGNS

EDITED BY

HENRY REEVE, C.B., D.C.L

CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE INSTITUTE CF FRANCE

A NEW EDITION

IN EIGHT VOLUMES-VOL. VI.

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1903

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CONTENTS

OF

THE SIXTH VOLUME.

CHAPTER XXIII.

Death of Mr. Thomas Grenville-Russian Measures in Poland-French

Overtures to England-The Confidential Correspondence on the Spanish

Marriage-Relations with France-Hostility of Lord Palmerston to

France-Visit to Paris-Princess Lieven's Version of the Transaction-

Lord Cowley's Opinion-Conversation with M. Guizot-M. Duchâtel's

Opinion-The exact Truth as to the Spanish Marriage-Conversation

with M. Thiers-A Dinner at M. Thiers'-Further Argument with

M. Guizot-Character of Queen Christina-Papers laid before the

Chamber-Relations of the British Embassy with the French Opposi-

tion-At the Tuileries-Mr. Baring's Opinion-Debate in the Chamber

of Deputies-Mrs. Austin's Salon in Paris-Debates in England-Bad

Effect of Lord Normanby's Intrigues with Thiers-Another Misunder-

standing-M. de Tocqueville-Ball at the Hôtel de Ville-Animosity

of Guizot and Lord Palmerston-A Call at the Sorbonne and at the

Hôtel Lambert-Change of Government in Spain-Farewell Visit to

M. Guizot-Effect of the English Blue Book-Conversation with

M. Thiers

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CHAPTER XXIV. ✓

Return from Paris-Possibility of a Tory Government-Hostility to Lord

Palmerston-Lord Aberdeen's Dissatisfaction-The Duke's short View

of the Case-Sir Robert Peel's Repugnance to take Office--Lord John

Russell-Further Disputes of Guizot and Lord Normanby-The Quarrel

with the Embassy-Lord Stanley attacks the Government-the Nor-

manby Quarrel-Lord Palmerston threatens to break off Diplomatic