Lord Lyons: A Record of British Diplomacy, Vol. 1 of 2

I was a good deal put out at having to leave Paris. The interest is still there: there was no danger in staying, and of course the Diplomatists could have got the Prussians to l...

Lord Lyons, accompanied by Malet and Sheffield, whom he had again been permitted to retain on his staff, entered upon his duties at Paris in October, 1867, and there he remained...

Although the immediate danger of war between England and America had at all events temporarily vanished, and the United States Government had put a good face upon the matter, it...

Whilst the barren disarmament negotiations were proceeding, the internal political situation in France had not improved. Though calm on the surface, a section of the people was...

reason for complaint against myself personally and to keep things as smooth as I can. If H.M. Government concede nothing to violent language it will _probably_ subside, but ther...

It will be remembered that in October, 1868, the French Government had practically suggested that Her Majesty's Government should 'give advice' to Prussia on the subject of disa...

Although temporarily retired, it was scarcely probable that the Government would fail to utilize a man who had proved himself to be so valuable a public servant, and as early as...

In February, 1859, Lord Lyons, accompanied by some members of his staff (a novelty to one who hitherto had been obliged to work unaided) was despatched to Washington in H.M.S. _...

Before the close of 1860 the relations between North and South had reached the critical stage: the mutterings of the coming storm grew louder, and when it became clear, in Novem...

Born in 1817, Richard Bickerton Pemell Lyons, second Baron and first Viscount and Earl Lyons, eldest son of the distinguished Admiral Sir Edmund (subsequently first Baron Lyons)...

Mr. Cooke's well-known handbooks have come to be regarded by yachtsmen as standard works, and a new and more ambitious work from his pen can hardly fail to interest them.

It was the practice of the late Lord Lyons to preserve carefully the whole of his correspondence, whether official, semi-official, or private, and upon his death this accumulati...

Departure from Paris to join Provisional Government at Tours--Chaudordy on cession of territory--Attempt of Gustave Flourens to overthrow the Government at Paris--Thiers's inter...

Arrival at Paris--The Empress on the Roman Question--The Emperor's desire for a Conference--Mr. Odo Russell on erroneous French impressions with regard to the Papacy--Prince Nap...

Course of the Civil War--Mr. Seward's altered policy towards England--Visit of the French Minister, M. Mercier, to the Confederate Headquarters--Lord Lyons declines to accompany...

Crisis caused by election of President Lincoln--Mr. Seward as Secretary of State: his threatening language--Capture of Fort Sumter--Desirability of England and France acting in...

Internal situation in France--Further military reduction sanctioned--The Plébiscite: general uneasiness--Official satisfaction at result of Plébiscite--Sycophantic diplomatists-...

Offer and Acceptance of Constantinople Embassy--Sir Henry Bulwer--Comparative calm at Constantinople--Arrogance of French Ambassador, M. de Moustier--Lord Stratford de Redcliffe...

Early Life--Enters Diplomatic Service, 1839--Appointed unpaid attaché at Athens--Unfavourable prospects--Paid attaché at Rome, 1853--Condition of the Papal States--Life at Rome-...

Arrival at Washington--Effect produced in America by the Franco-Austrian War--Feeling in America with regard to England--San Juan and Mexico--Rising passions between Northern an...

Attempt by Lord Clarendon, at request of Count Daru, to induce the Prussian Government to partially disarm--Emile Ollivier on disarmament--Memorandum by Lord Clarendon communica...