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who have witnessed their almost regal receptions in Paris� �The young
ladies bear very sweetly all their reverses。 。 。 。 Guizot�察�himself�察�I hear�察�is as
FIER as ever�察 �and almost gay。 Princess de Lieven is here at the
;Clarendon�察─�and their friendship is as great as ever。
March 15th
Yesterday we had an agreeable dinner at our own house。 Macaulay�察�
Milman�察�Lord Morpeth and Monckton Milnes were all most charming�察�and
we ladies listened with eager ears。 Conversation was never more
interesting than just now�察 �in this great crisis of the world's affairs。 Mr。
Emerson was here and seemed to enjoy ��it�А�much。
Friday�察�March 17th
Things look rather darker in France�察 �but we ought not to expect a
republic to be established without some difficulties。 。 。 。 You cannot judge
of the state of France�察 �however�察 �through the medium of the English
newspapers�察�for�察�of course�察�English sympathies are all entirely against it。
They never like France�察�and a republic of any kind still less。 A peaceful
and prosperous republic in the heart of Europe would be more deprecated
than a state of anarchy。 The discussion of French matters reveals to me
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every moment the deep repugnance of the English to republican
institutions。 It lets in a world of light upon opinions and feelings�察�which�察�
otherwise�察�would not have been discovered by me。
Sunday�察�March 19th
Yesterday we breakfasted at Mrs。 Milman's。 I was the only lady�察�but
there were Macaulay�察 �Hallam�察 �Lord Morpeth�察 �and�察 �above all�察 �Charles
Austin�察�whom I had not seen before�察�as he never dines out�察�but who is the
most striking talker in England。 He has made a fortune by the law in the
last few years�察�which gives him an income of 8��000 pounds。 He has the
great railroad cases which come before the House of Lords。 。 。 。 On
Tuesday came a flying report of a revolution in Berlin�察�but no one believed
it。 We concluded it rather a speculation of the newsmen�察 �who are
hawking revolutions after every mail in second and third editions。 We
were going that evening to a SOIREE at Bunsen's�察 �whom we found
cheerful as ever and fearing no evil。 On Monday the news of the
revolution in Austria produced a greater sensation even than France�察�for it
was the very pivot of conservatism。 。 。 。 On Thursday I received the letter
from A。 at eight A。M。�察�which I enclose to you。 It gives an account of the
revolution in Berlin。
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LETTER�此 �To T。D。 March 31
The old world is undergoing a complete reorganization�察 �and is
unfolding a rapid series of events more astonishing than anything in
history。 Where it will stop�察�and what will be its results�察�nobody can tell。
Royalty has certainly not added to its respectability by its conduct in its
time of trial。 Since the last steamer went�察 �Italy has shaken off the
Austrian yoke�察�Denmark has lost her German provinces�察�Poland has risen�察�
or is about to rise�察�which will bring Russia thundering down upon Liberal
Europe。 。 。 。 Our whole Diplomatic Corps are certainly ;in a fix�察─�and we
are really the only members of it who have any reason to be quite at ease。
Two or three have been called home to be Ministers of Foreign Affairs�察�as
they have learned something of constitutional liberty in England。 England
is�察�as yet�察�all quiet�察�and I hope will keep so�察�but the Chartists are at work
and Ireland is full of inflammable matter。 But England does love her
institutions�察 �and is justly proud of their comparative freedom�察 �and long
may she enjoy them。 。 。 。 On Sunday Mr。 Emerson dined with us with Lady
Morgan and Mrs。 Jamesonthe authoress。 On Monday I took him to a
little party at Lady Morgan's。 His works are a good deal known here。 I
have great pleasure in seeing so old a friend so far from home。 。 。 。 I think
we shall have very few of our countrymen out this spring�察 �as travelling
Europe is so uncertain�察 �with everything in commotion。 Those who are
passing the winter in Italy are quite shut in at present�察�and if war begins�察�
no one knows where it will spread。
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LETTER�此 �To W。D。B。 LONDON�察�
April 7�察�1848
。 。 。 On Wednesday we had an agreeable dinner at Mrs。 Milner
Gibson's。 Mr。 and Mrs。 Disraeli�察�Mr。 and Mrs。 Sheridan ��brother of Mrs。
Norton���察�etc。�察�were among the guests。 After dinner I had a very long talk
with Disraeli。 He is�察�you know�察�of the ultra Tory party here�察�and looks at
the Continental movements from the darkest point of view。 He cannot
admit as a possibility the renovation of European society upon more
liberal principles�察�and considers it as the complete dissolution of European
civilization which will�察�like Asia�察�soon present but the ashes of a burnt´out
flame。 This is most atheistic�察�godless�察�and un´christian doctrine�察�and he
cannot himself believe it。 The art of printing and the rapid dissemination
of thought changes all these things in our days。
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LETTER�此 �To I。P。D。 April 10
This is the day of the ;Great Chartist Meeting�察─�which has terrified all
London to the last degree�察�I think most needlessly。 The city and town is
at this moment stiller than I have ever known it�察�for not a carriage dares to
be out。 Nothing is to be seen but a ;special constable; ��every gentleman
in London is sworn into that office���察�occasionally some on foot�察�some on
horseback�察�scouring the streets。 I took a drive early this morning with Mr。
Bancroft�察 �and nothing could be less like the eve of a revolution。 This
evening�察�when the petition is to be presented�察�may bring some disturbance�察�
not from the Chartists themselves�察 �but from the disorderly persons who
may avail themselves of the occasion。 The Queen left town on Saturday
for the Isle of Wight�察�as she had so lately been confined it was feared her
health might suffer from any agitation。 。 。 。 I passed a long train of artillery
on Saturday evening coming into town�察 �which was the most earnest
looking thing I have seen。 。 。 。 To´day we were to have dined at Mrs。
Mansfield's�察�but her dinner was postponed from the great alarm about the
Chartists。 There is not the slightest danger of a revolution in England。
The upper middle´ class�察�which on the continent is entirely with the people�察�
the professional and mercantile class�察 �is here entirely conservative�察 �and
without that class no great changes can ever be made。 The Duc de
Montebello said of France�察�that he ;knew there were lava streams below�察�
but he did not know the crust was so thin。; Here�察 �on the contrary�察 �the
crust is very thick。 And yet I can see in the most conservative circles that
a feeling is gaining ground that some concessions must be made。 An
enlargement of the suffrage one hears now often discussed as�察�perhaps�察�an
approaching necessity。
Friday�察�April 14
The day of the Chartists passed off with most ridiculous quiet�察 �and
the government is stronger than ever。 。 。 。 If the Alien Bill passes�察 �our
American friends must mind their p's and q's�察�for if they praise the ;model
republic; too loudly�察 �they may be packed off at any time�察 �particularly if
they have ;long beards�察─ �for it seems to be an axiom here that beards�察�
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mustaches�察�and barricades are cousins´german at least。 。 。 。 Mr。 Bancroft
goes to Paris on Monday�察�the 17th�察�to pass the Easter holidays。 He will
go on with his manuscripts�察�and at the same time witness the elections and
meeting of the Convention。
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LETTER�此 �To W。D。B。 LONDON�察�
April 19�察�1848
Dear W。�此 � 。 。 To´day I have driven down to Richmond to lunch with
Mrs。 Drummond�察�who is passing Easter holidays there。 On coming home
I found a letter from Mr。 Bancroft from which I will make some extracts�察�
as he has the best sources of knowledge in Paris。 ;Then I went to Mignet�察�
who�察�you know�察�is politically the friend of Thiers。 He pointed out to me the
condition of France�察�and drew for me a picture of what it was and of the
change。 I begin to see the difference between France and us
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