Chapter 5

1848

Death of Madame Adélaïde--Grief of Queen Louise--The Queen's sympathy--England and the Porte--Improvements at Claremont--Revolution in France--Flight of the Royal Family--Letter from King of Prussia--Anarchy in Paris--Queen Louise's anxiety--Revolution foreseen--England's hospitality--New French Government--British Consul's plan--Escape of the King and Queen--Graphic narrative--Plan successful--Arrival in England--Reception at Claremont--Letter of gratitude--Flight of Guizot--Royal fugitives--Orleanist blunders--Letter to Lord Melbourne--The Czar on the situation--State of Germany--Chartist demonstration--Prince Albert and the unemployed--Chartist fiasco--Alarming state of Ireland--Conduct of the Belgians--Events in France--Anxiety in Germany--Italy--Spain--The French Royal Family--Affairs in Lombardy--Sir Henry Bulwer--Lord Palmerston's justification--Instructions to Sir H. Seymour--Lord Palmerston's drafts--England and Italy--Lord Minto's mission--Duchesse de Nemours--Commissions in the Army--Northern Italy--Irish rebellion--Minor German states--An ambassador to France--The Queen's displeasure--Opening the Queen's letters--Lord Palmerston and Italy--Austria declines mediation--Austria and Italy--In the Highlands--The Queen and Lord Palmerston--Affairs in the Punjab--Hostility of the Sikhs--Greece--State of Germany--Letter of the Prince of Leiningen--Sir Harry Smith at the Cape--Governorship of Gibraltar--Mediation in Italy--Death of Lord Melbourne--The Orleans family--Letter from the Pope--The French President--Relations with France--England slighted 141-207