New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-28

bury was always cordially receiVeu aU VIZ. -
but Napoleon nevertheless used MS suos'~O
English organ. The Morning Post 10 ATTACK ea No-u
Malmesburys foreign policy with great bitterness
II ia interesting to see how early In nus
reign NAPOLEON turned jealous eye toward tne
limited States and conceived the idea, pressed 30
eagerly ten years later, that France and England
should act together agasst us. found INC
Emperor strong for the American Confederates'
wrcte Malmesbury in 1852. and anxious 10 pio
nose together with England and Russia an arms
tce of six months to the combatants during wnich
time the blockade should be raised lie thousnV
that If they could be muzzled for that time they
would not begin again." In the same year Lord
Ranelagh, who had dined with the Emperor III inc
camp at Chalons, wrote to Malmesbury:
was very much struck by n conversation about
America for in the most open manner after dinner
he SAID he was quite ready TO recognize the D9at.,
but Palmerston would not do So ana he coud no'
nniess Palmerston did. The result OF THIS pTee-
tended Il frankness is that Sdell in Paris tells
everyone that England is the cause OF the South not
being recognized. He abuses England ana says mo
are their enemy; in fact, we are In the happy po'i
| ton of being hated by both North and ooulh
| II was the resolute and courageous demeanor OF
President Lincoln and Mr.. Seward not the good
will of the British Government which defeated TINS
scheme of JOINT intervention.
| Lord Malmesbury found the etiquette at the
Tuleries very stiff, aud the tone of the Court
decidedly vulgar. VI the ulnheI III iooN "'
referred to he says:
| Although the banquet and establishment of
courtiers aud servants as splendid as posslole,
there was telling in the air which impressed me
with the idea that inc whoe p t;gSent unless il
was that observed that the me mbers OF the house
hold appeared not to have perfectly learnt t1Gia
| parts, and also that, having seen ana known tne
Emperor for so many years in such totally differ
ent position, his present one looked IKE dream oI
| play; but when each actor becomes acchmatlaed
Inv TINA " "a
| Sovereign who will command the attehVioh Vi III
| Europe.
In 1857 ne writes:
| The English ladies who went to Compeigne for
the fetes have ust returned and seem TO have been
| greatly amused. The Emperor as much occuplea
W tn Madame " alewski as ever They were strnC af
| with the freedom in conversation and manners Oh
| the Court which is most remarkable IN Princess
Mathlde Their fOrgetfulness of all oonrendnces IS
| quite incredible. and IN more than Que Instance
excited the disgust of the Empress as well as that
| of her guests.
As /" the actors became accllmatzed by time" the
Court hardly acquired the elegance which Lord
Malmesbury expected, for in 1862 he writes:
returned to Paris in the Royal carriage,a large
Morny, NJ and Madame Walewsld. and the two
| ladies in waiting. of whom. Madame dc Pierre.
| an American, nee Thorne, and the Duchess de
| Morny a Russian Just married, smoked all the way
| in the Empress's face, Notwithstanding her plain
hints against the proceeding She is muGh 700 good
natured TO her encourage, but enhances her singular
| beauty by the most natural gayety and fascination
of manner The qenre of the women about her. with
| the execution of Madame Walewslu, is vile Their
hair is drag yed of their faces tightly that they
| can hardly shut their eyes. and th'lr scarlet
accoutrements jackets, cloaks. etc. as they bappen
to be very fair, made an ensemOe lndescrloaDy uh-
| becoming.
| There is one incident which perhaps we may as
| well not quote The venerable statesman i'll fact
seems to have a penchant for anecdotes which
belong to the category of smoking-rOom stories. A
droll account is given of Persigny who was freu oh
Ambassador In London, where he made himself
very unpleasant by his violent temper and his
intrigucs with the Opposition. his silly and lbred
wife Ia granddaughter of Ney) adding a great deal
TO his Appropriately. The following sketch of the
behavior of the PeTsignys at Lord Malmesburys
place in Scotland is only of several similar
pictures
September 2e.-Madame do Persigny has been
horribly out of hunor all day. She never spoke
| word at dinner and will not answer when spoken
TO- She is said to be always so whenever there Is
| woman in tho house haDdsomer than herself, which
| in tliis case il the Duchess of Manchester
Septealbc' 2s.-Madame dc 7. came down In
dreadful humor to breakfast. aud would speak to
no one. Persigny told her to sit by me, when she
said stamping her foot. "Je ne yeux pas. loud
enough for everyone to hear Poor Persigny looked
much annoyed, saying To her, " Jc v0us ordonne dc
| parler. which order was not oDeIed. hcr Temper
relapse1 again at luncheon and aiterward she hAa
a shock when Colonel Scarlet having called,
she saw his fly drive up. and-lleaven knows why
-fancied that Persgny. who had gone 10 the Forest
| had met with an accident She burst into tears.
! No one could understand what connection there
| could be between " Mon petit Victor and a fly.
and how she could imagine, if accident had hap.
Dened that two men in a carriage with par OF
post-horses. could be sent down from the highest
hill in the forest to announce It, Mr.. Bdwell sld
she evidently thought there was cab-stand on the
| top of CORY Din. When she came down TO dinner,
she appeared with her eyes very red and before the
fish was takon away rushed out of the room IN
| food of tears Perslgny followed ana heltheI
returned until the end of the first course when they
resumed their places she looking ike sulky chld
aud he the picture Of misery. These scenes are
Septembcr 30.-The Persignys started for Glasgow.
Such a relief to everybody in the house to hear the
carriage drive oil.
Theirs on the eve of the coup fe,at, expressed a
very low and erroneous opinion Of Louis Napoleon
Je rai beaucoup etudi6," SAID he to Lord Malmes-
bury de pres ct de loin, ct cest un honme absolu-
ment null" Napoleon his part had an equally
incorrect opinion of Disraeli
His opinion of Disraeli was that he " has not the
head of statesman, but that he is, like all literary
| men, as he has found them, from Chateaubrand 10
| Guzot ignorant of the world, talking well, but
nervous when the moment of action arises" The
Emperor is evidently only sensible OF Disraells
peculiarities without doing justice to his genius.
We doubt whether Lord Malmesbury had a much
more exact idea OF the character of Mr. Gladstonc
but there are or two references to the eminent
Liberal leader which are well worth preserving.
The first of the following extracts from the diary
| belongs to the year 1874 and tie secOnd to 1909
Noretber 7.-Dined with the Cannings and met
Mr. Gladstone and Mr.. Phillmore We were
curious to see the former as he ~ a man who Is
| much spoken of as who will come to the front
We were disappointed at his appearance, which is
that of Roman Catholic ecclcsiastc, but he is very
| agreeable.
| . Gladstone who was always fond OF music IS now
quite enthusiastic about negro melodies. singing
them with the greatest spirit and enjoyment, never
! leaving out verse. and evidently preterrng such
| as Camp Down Races"
| ali lab Americana
but they are far surpassed by the anecdotes of
| kings processes, ambassadors and leaders of
aristocratc society with whom Lord Malmcsbury
| generally associated: