Sir Robert Peel's speech--Extension of Indian Empire--Bravery of English troops--Death of Sir Robert Sale--Memorandum by the Prince--Celebration of victory--Letter from King Louis Philippe--Irish Crimes Bill--Attack on Sir Robert Peel--His resignation--Intrigues--End of Oregon dispute--Sir Robert Peel's tribute to Cobden--New Government--Cobden and the Whigs--Parting with the Ministers--Whig jealousies--A weak Ministry--Anxieties--French Royal Family--Spanish marriages--Portugal--Prerogative of dissolution--Views of Lord Melbourne--The Prince and Sir Robert Peel--Proposed visit to Ireland--Government of Canada--Wellington statue--Lord Palmerston and Spain--Instructions to Mr Bulwer--Don Enrique--Sudden decision--Double engagement--The Queen's indignation--Letter to the Queen of the French--View of English Government--Letter to King Leopold--Baron Stockmar's opinion--Letter to Queen Louise--Lord Palmerston and the French--Princess of Prussia--England and the Three Powers--Interruption of _entente cordiale_--Spanish marriages--Peninsular medal--Duke of Wellington's view--England and Portugal--The Queen's decision on Peninsular medal--Cracow 71-114
England and Portugal--Peaceable policy advised--Spain and Portugal--Sir Hamilton Seymour--Septennial Act--Church preferments--Jenny Lind--Wellington statue--Prosperity in India--General election--Earldom of Strafford--Mission to the Vatican--Portugal--Crisis in the City--Lord-Lieutenancy of Ireland--Mr Cobden--Foreign policy--Queen of Spain--Queen of Portugal--Hampden controversy--Lord Palmerston's despatches--Civil war in Switzerland--Letter from King of Prussia--The Queen's reply--The Bishops and Dr Hampden 115-140
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