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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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