Chapter 7

1850

Grand Duchess Stéphanie--The Draft to Greece--Lord Palmerston's explanation--Lord John Russell's plan--Suggested rearrangement--_Status quo_ maintained--Baron Stockmar's Memorandum--State of France--The Prince's speech--Lord Palmerston and Spain--Lord Howden--The Koh-i-noor diamond--A change imminent--Lord John Russell's report--Sunday delivery of letters--Prince George of Cambridge--The Earldom of Tipperary--Mr Roebuck's motion--Lord Stanley's motion--Holstein and Germany--Lord Palmerston's explanation--The Protocol--Christening of Prince Arthur--Don Pacifico Debate--Sir Robert Peel's accident--Letter from King of Denmark--Death of Sir Robert Peel--The Queen assaulted by Pate--Death of Duke of Cambridge--Prince of Prussia--The Foreign Office--Denmark and Schleswig--Sir Charles Napier's resignation--Lord Palmerston--Lord Clarendon's opinion--Duke of Bedford's opinion--Lord John Russell's report--Press attacks on Lord Palmerston--Duties of Foreign Secretary--Death of King Louis Philippe--Visit to Scotland--Illness of Queen Louise--Attack on General Haynau--Note to Baron Koller--The Draft gone--Lord Palmerston rebuked--Holstein--A great grief--Mr Tennyson made Poet Laureate--Ritualists and Roman Catholics--Unrest in Europe--England and Germany--Constitutionalism in Germany--Austria and Prussia--Religious strife--England and Rome--Lady Peel--The Papal aggression--Ecclesiastical Titles Bill 231-282