The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-17

surrender oil all ncr ltallan uOmlnlOnS. IL ap-
pears that the war Of 1854. like that Of 1870,
found France entirely unprcpared. The En-
peror acknowledged that he had to reiurnish
almost his whole material Of war and did not
expect to be ready for effective action within Il
twclvemonih. Some curious talk followed re-
garding the want Of probity among public men
in France. especially with regard to money
transactions. The Emperor believed that he
could vouch for the integrity Of his chief Min
listers but not beyond
In April. 1855. the French Emperor and En-
press came to visit the Queen at Windsor. and
some OF Prince Alber's notes on the Occasion
are interesting. The Empress. II seems. was
very nervous" Her manner" we read
again. is the most perfect thing Ihavc ever
seen-so gentle. and graceful, and kind. tho
courtesy so charming. and so modest and re-
firing withal." With Napoleon tho Queen
found herself entirely at ease" He is. the
diary continues. SO very quiet his voice is
low and soft. and Il ne tat pas des PHRASES
Again we are told that " nothing can be more
civil or amiablc. or more we'll bred than
the Empcror's manner. so full OF tact"
At ball in the Waterloo room the
Queen danced a quadrillc with the Emperor
" who dances with great dignity and spirit.
How range" her Majesty ndds. to think that
|. the granddaughter of George Ill. should
dance with the Emperor Napoleon. nephew Of
Engand's greatest enemy. now my nearest and
most intimate ally. in tho Waterloo room--and
this ally only six years ago living in this coun-
try an exile. poor. and unthought Of" Speak
ing Of the want Of liberty attaching
TO their position Napoleon said the
Empress felt this keonly. and called the
Tuieries une bette prison He himself shared
the feeling and said. later. apropos of this visit.
tt...I
gletore." The Empress. too. we learn. was
" sad at leaving Windsor. and the sadness
might be said to be prophetic OF the changed
condition under which she. and aftcrward her
husband. discrowned and bankrupt in fortune.
were to see their royal host. herself widowed
Queen. again on the same spot.
In August OF the same year. upon the opening
Of the Palais dc l1ndustrie. the Queen. Prince
Albert. and their eldest children. paid return
visit to ST. Cloud. On one occasion the whole
family drove over Paris in common nacre,
and Prince Albert went about everywhere on
foot lncognito. The festivities included state
ball at Versailles. and among the guests then
presented to the Queen was one who
was afterward TO visit this palace I'M
der different circumstances Count Bismarck.
at that time Prussian Minister ut Frankfort
He is described in the diary as very Russian"
observation. " How beautiful Paris was" So
gar sch6ner ais LeiersbWo." On the morning
before the royal family left st. Cloud CONVEX
sation took place between the Queen and the
Emperor which gains special significance in
view OF the altered fortunes which one OF them
was 10 know at no very distant date. Il
said to the Emperor" the Queen writes.
" that as he was always SO very frank in
all he said to me. and wished that | should be
the same was very anxious 10 tell him some
thing que Jdcdis 6ien Il c0i0'. and this was that
he should understand on what footing | was
with the Orleans family-that they were my
friends and relations. and that could not drop
them in their adversely" The Emperor replied
that he quite understood this. and folt that the
Queen Of England could not abandon those
who Were oyertakcn by misfortune.
The chapter which contains n narrative Of the
ministerial crisis in which the palace favortc
Lord Aberdeen. was driven from Office and
Lord Palmerston for whom the Queens hus-
band had particular aversion. was installed in
power. has been prepared by Mr.. Martin from
very elaborate memoranda drawn up 10y the
Prince himself. This. however. Is almost the
only part oi the volume which allulrs To- the
long AMI vehement struggle Tor political iniiu-
cnfr wlich NJ tuis luncturc ended in the con-
elusive defeat of the Prince Con-ort.
As We have said. Mr.. Martins aim in tho pres
cnvinstallmcn of his work IS rather historical
than biograrhical, and the change If purpose
useful data PLACED M his disposal by the Queen
Many of the documents cited or dix, sted by
him are u supreme Importance for ia" right
understanding Of the Crimcgn war. and We
need not say that such knowlcdgois "a condition
precedent 10 clcur notions pi tho Eastern frNl-
lem Ia lis present MONT htnuS phase ". W. II