Category: Biographies
Divisions of the Liberal Party--Lord Lansdowne as Head of a Liberal Government--Hostility of the Radicals--National Defences--Lord John Russell's Literary Pursuits--The Queen's Speech--The Peelites--Protection abandoned--Duke of Wellington's Funeral--Mr. Villiers' Motion--Disr...
Dinner to Sir Charles Napier--A Ministerial Indiscretion--Doubts as to the Reform Bill--Discontent of Lord John Russell--The Secret Correspondence with Russia--War declared--Wea...
21. CHAPTER VIII.Lord John's Views on the Ministry--Gloomy Prospects--Attacks on Lord Raglan--Russian and Prussian Diplomacy--Lord Palmerston more in favour--French View of the British Army--Rus...
20. CHAPTER VII.Difficulties of the Campaign--Prince Albert and the King of Prussia--The Prince goes to France--Military Commanders--Critical Relations of the Ministers--The Crimea--The Emperor...
23. CHAPTER X.The Queen's Visit to France--Sir George C. Lewis on the War--Inefficiency of Lord Panmure--The Queen and the Emperor--Lord John Russell's Estrangement from his Friends--The Fall...
14. CHAPTER III.Weakness of the Government--Gladstone's Budget--A Conversation with Disraeli--Suicidal Conduct of the Tories--Their Irritation--A Charge against Mr. Gladstone defeated--The Staf...
22. CHAPTER IX.The Vienna Conference--Literary Occupations--A Roman Catholic Privy Councillor--Negotiations at Vienna--The Emperor Napoleon in London--The Emperor's brilliant Reception--Russia...
11. CHAPTER I.Divisions of the Liberal Party--Lord Lansdowne as Head of a Liberal Government--Hostility of the Radicals--National Defences--Lord John Russell's Literary Pursuits--The Queen's...
18. CHAPTER V.Lord Palmerston's Return--The Czar's Designs--Uncertain Prospects--A Dinner of Lawyers--Preparations for War--The Reform Scheme modified--Russian Preparations for War--Entry of...
12. CHAPTER II.A Royal Commission on Reform--M. de Flahault on the Emperor Napoleon--Lord John's Blunder--Disraeli's Negotiation with the Irish Members--Lord Beauvale's Death--Lady Beauvale's...
16. ill. This is Clarendon's opinion also, and he thinks, if Lord Johnpersists, the Government will be inevitably broken up, for a considerable part of the Cabinet will certainly not consent to have Lord John again placed at the head of the Govern...
17. letter I have already mentioned; but the other day Lady Palmerston heldforth to the Duke against the Bill, and said that it was not settled at all, but was still under the consideration of the Cabinet; from which he infers that Palmerston is still...
13. did. Flahault suggested to him that, in spite of the civilities shownhim by the Northern Powers, they did not, and never would, consider him as one of themselves, and they only wanted to make him the instrument of their policy or their vengeance;...
15. CHAPTER IV.The Conference at Olmütz--The Turks declare War--Lord Palmerston's Views--Lord Palmerston lauded by the Radicals and the Tories--Failure of the Pacific Policy--Lord Aberdeen des...
10. CHAPTER X.The Queen's Visit to France--Sir George C. Lewis on the War--Inefficiency of Lord Panmure--The Queen and the Emperor--Lord John Russell's Estrangement from his Friends--The Fall...
4. CHAPTER IV.The Conference at Olmütz--The Turks declare War--Lord Palmerston's Views--Lord Palmerston lauded by the Radicals and the Tories--Failure of the Pacific Policy--Lord Aberdeen des...
3. CHAPTER III.Weakness of the Government--Gladstone's Budget--A Conversation with Disraeli--Suicidal Conduct of the Tories--Their Irritation--A Charge against Mr. Gladstone defeated--The Staf...
8. CHAPTER VIII.Lord John's Views on the Ministry--Gloomy Prospects--Attacks on Lord Raglan--Russian and Prussian Diplomacy--Lord Palmerston more in favour--French View of the British Army--Rus...
6. CHAPTER VI.Dinner to Sir Charles Napier--A Ministerial Indiscretion--Doubts as to the Reform Bill--Discontent of Lord John Russell--The Secret Correspondence with Russia--War declared--Wea...
7. CHAPTER VII.Difficulties of the Campaign--Prince Albert and the King of Prussia--The Prince goes to France--Military Commanders--Critical Relations of the Ministers--The Crimea--The Emperor...
2. CHAPTER II.A Royal Commission on Reform--M. de Flahault on the Emperor Napoleon--Lord John's Blunder--Disraeli's Negotiation with the Irish Members--Lord Beauvale's Death--Lady Beauvale's...
5. CHAPTER V.Lord Palmerston's Return--The Czar's Designs--Uncertain Prospects--A Dinner of Lawyers--Preparations for War--The Reform Scheme modified--Russian Preparations for War--Entry of...
9. CHAPTER IX.The Vienna Conference--Literary Occupations--A Roman Catholic Privy Councillor--Negotiations at Vienna--The Emperor Napoleon in London--The Emperor's brilliant Reception--Russia...
1. CHAPTER I.Divisions of the Liberal Party--Lord Lansdowne as Head of a Liberal Government--Hostility of the Radicals--National Defences--Lord John Russell's Literary Pursuits--The Queen's...