The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-11-03

n the Queen got on very we'll WITH MN,
though she never conceived the attach
ment for him which she felt for Melbourne.
There ia no doubt that Lord Melbourne
retained his influence long after his re-
tiremsnt from once. For some time
Queen Victoria used to write him oontinu-
ally about public business. a proceeding
which ~ Baron Stockmar pointed out was
not easily reooncilable with loyalty to her
constitutional adviser.
VIE.
The next incident OF importance from
a constitutional point OF view in the Queens
reign was the dismissal OF Lord Palmerston
for i~nstruCtinR the British Ambassador
in Paris to recognize Louis Napoleon after
the coup d'etot Of December ?, 1851. A word
Of retrospect is here needed. IL may be
recalled that in October 1861, Louis Kos
suth, the champion OF Hungarian freedom.
arrived in England, and Lord Palmerston
wished to receive him at the Foreign Ofioe.
We learn from the correspondence here
reproduced that the Premier, Lord John
Russell, positively requested Palmerston
to decline to receive Kossuth. h re-
jOinder, written while the messenger
waited, was: there are limits 70 all things.
I do not choose to be dictated 20 n to who
l may or may not receive in my own house.
I shall use my own discretion. You will,
OF course, use yours a. to the composition
Of your Government" The Premier sent
this note % the Queen and advised her
a. a last resort, to command Lord Pal
merston not 20 receive Kossuth, and the
advice was followed. For a time the
matter seems to have been amicabIy ar
ranged, but in November, 1861, the Queen
tells Lord John Russell that her feelings
have been deeply wounded by the official
conduct Of her Secretary Of State for
Foreign Affairs since the arrival of Kossuth
in England. She complained specially OF
his receiving without rebuke an address on
the part Of English Radicals, in which the
Emperors Of Austria and Russia were
stigmatised as -odious and detestable
assassins" and a. -merciless tyrants and
despots." The latter incident she re-
quested Lord John Russell to bring under
the notice Of the Cabinet.
In December, 1881. the matter came be-
fore the Cabinet. but no formal resolution
was adopted. though regret was expressed
at Palmerston's want Of caution In not
a~scertaining in advance the n Of the
addresses presented to him and In admit
ting untrustworthy reporters. In a letter
about this affair Lord John mentioned to the
Queen some circumstances which in His
Judgment ought 20 weigh m materially in the
consideration Of Palmerston's conduct.
He pointed out, for instance. that on many
occasions Palmerston had yielded to the
remonstrances of Lord John Russell. sup
ported as they had been by the sovereign.
He did 80 on the question Of furnishing gum
90 the SiCilians and in respect Of the letter
10 Baron Roller on the affair Of Count
HAynau. He had Clso just given way
when, after assuring Lord Dudley Stuart
that he would see Kossuth whenever the
latter chose to call upon him. he consented
TO intimate privately 20 Lord Dudley that
he requested the Hungarian not to call.
This last concession. so Lord John thought.
must have been notifying to Lord Palmers-
ston. who subsequently cOnsoled himself in
a manner not very dignifed by giving
importance TO inflated addresses emanating
from some meetings in the suburbs Of Lon
don. II seemed. nevertheless. to Lord
John Russell that every Minister must
have a certain latitude allowed him. which
he may use. perhaps with indiscretion.
perhaps Will Ddu JdSbdI Dub WIN hO OOhSo-
auence OF importance Lord John also
reminded Queen Victoria that for fifteen
years Lord Palmerston had represented
the foreign policy OF the Wing party and
had gained the approval not Of the Wings
alone but OF a great part of his Oountrymsn.
Il is evident from the Queens reply that
no impression was made upon her mind by
Russell's defence OF Palmerston.
On December 3. 1881. the tidings Of Louis
Bonaparte's coup d'stGt Of the preceding
day reached London. Count Walewski
announced it to Lord Palmerston. who ex-
pressed his approval OF il and wrote to
Lord Normandy. the British AmbassadoI
at Paris, ~disavowing surprise that the Presi-
dent OF the French Republic had struck the
blow when he did. -for Il Ia now well known
here that the Duchess Of Orleans was pre-
pairing 20 be called to Paris this week with
her younger son, TO begin a new period 81
Orleans dynasty" On December 4 Queer
Victoria wrote TO Lord john Russell that
she had learned with surprise and concern
the events which had taken place in Paris
-She thinks 1t OF great importance that
Lord Normandy should be instructed to 70.
main entirely passive and to take no part
whatever in what 10 passing. Any word
from him might be misconstrued at such q
moment" Lord John Russell replied that
the Queens directions should be followed
and Lord Normandy, having applied fbI
instructions as to his future conduct. was
desired to make no change in his relations
with the French Government and to abstain
from even the appearance OF Interference
In the internal Affairs Of France. Having
made, however. a communication TO this
effect 70 NJ. Turgot. the latter informed him
that NJ. Walewski had notified him that
Lord Palmerston had already Expressed Ia
him his entire appreciation OF the act OF the
President" and his conviction that he
could not have acted otherwise" On De-
oember IS Queen Victoria sent an indignant
note to Lord John Russell, enclosing a de-
spatch from Lord Normandy. from which II
appeared that the entire French Govern