Volume II Part 15 (1/2)
My gout is still hanging ondifferent people so differently; with , heat, and inconvenience, more like bruised muscles and tendons and infla at night Henry de Ros called onfroossip, to make money by the one and derive ah, and very _ainst the _Governton and not _for_ the Opposition--in short, just as interest, fancy, caprice, and particular partialities sway hi carried away the Portuguese shi+ps, and he said that I htif it did coht hi that Valletort (who is a good-natured blockhead) is always spluttering in the House of Coht in his hands it would do no har observations about his activity and energy in the House, which Valley sed and with many thanks proceeded to put questions to Palible that nobody understood him, and the matter fell very flat I don't see that Governood one; but it is curious as indicative of the artifice of the person, and of his odd sort of political disposition As I don't write history I omit to note such facts as are recorded in the newspapers, and enerally known, and which ht on those which are
The Belgian business is subsiding into quiet again The Dutch have gained soe has (as of importance to hi in Holland, and acquired great popularity
Leopold has cut a ridiculous figure enough; not exhibiting any want of personal courage, but after all the flourishes at the ti hi cowards ould do nothing but run away The arrival of the French arreater part of it has been recalled; but Leopold has desired that 10,000 ainst the Dutch or against the Belgians does not appear This excites considerable jealousies here, for as yet it is not knohy_ he asked for such aid, nor on what ter connected with these troops Easthope received a coely in our funds, coupled with an assurance that the troops would _not_ retire I don't know the fate of the commission
There are various reports of dissensions in the Cabinet, which are not true The Duke of Wellington was sent for by Lord Grey the other day, to give his opinion about the deian fortresses; so the ex-Prime Minister went to visit his successor in the apartment which was so lately his own Noless than the Duke; he is sensitive, but has no nonsense about hiusted with the state of everything at horeatly i did a droll thing the other day The ceremonial of the coronation was taken down to hie is first done by the spiritual Peers, with the Archbishop at their head The first of each class (the Archbishop for the spiritual) says the words, and then they all kiss his cheek in succession
He said he would not be kissed by the bishops, and ordered that part to be struck out As I expected, the prelates would not stand it; the Archbishop reo the salute of the spiritual as well as of the tee Head: TALLEYRAND'S CONVERSATION]
Left Stoke yesterday e party--Talleyrand, De Ros, Fitzroy So Talleyrand discoursed, but I did not hear outy and could not stand, and all the places near him were taken I have never heard him narrate comfortably, and he is difficult to understand He talked of Franklin I asked him if he was rereat sith of his mind He spoke of the coronation of the Emperor Alexander Somebody wrote him a letter at the time from Moscoith this expression: 'L'Erand-pere, entoure de ceux de son pere, et suivi par les siens' He said of the Count de Saint-Germain (whom he never saw) that there is an account of him in Craufurd's book; nobody knehence he came nor whither he went; he appeared at Paris suddenly, and disappeared in the saarni_, had always plenty of ularly; he talked of events and persons connected with history, both ancient and modern, with entire familiarity and a correctness which never was at fault, and always of the people as if he had lived with them and known them; as Talleyrand exemplified it, he would say, 'Un jour que je dinais chez Cesar'[5] He was supposed to be the Wandering Jew, a story which has always appeared toof
That settled ceaseless gloom The fabled Hebreanderer bore, Which will not look beyond the tomb, Which cannot hope for rest before
Then he related Mallet's conspiracy and the strange way in which he heard it Early in thehi hi the tailor was he ordered him to be let in The man said, 'Have you not heard the news? There is a revolution in Paris' It had co to hi to order a new uniforht to have put to death Ca of Roht it possible the thing ht have succeeded He said, 'C'est possible' To my question whether the Emperor would not have bloay the whole conspiracy in a moment he replied, 'Ce n'est pas sur, c'est possible que cela aurait reussi'
[5] [This mysterious adventurer died in the arms of Prince Charles of Hesse, in 1784; and some account of hie, quoted in the 'Edinburgh Review,' vol cxxiii p 521 The Count de Saint-Germain was a man of science, especially versed in chey He is supposed to have derived histo his own account of hiozky of Transylvania and his first wife, a Tekely, and he was Protestant and educated by the last of the Medicis He was supposed to be ninety-two or ninety-three when he died His knowledge of the arcana of science and hisof the reputation of a wizard and a conjuror, but he was an honourable and benevolent man, not to be confounded with such charlatans as Mesliostro]
He afterwards talked of Madame de Stael and Monti They na, and were profuse of coht a copy of their respective works beautifully bound to present to the other
After a day passed in an interchange of literary flatteries, and the ht, they separated, but each forgot to carry away the present of the other, and the books reust 31st, 1831 {p187}
[Page Head: STATE OF EUROPE AND FRANCE]
Dined at Osterley yesterday; Lady Sandwich, Esterhazy and the Bathursts, Brooke Greville and George Villiers Esterhazy told me he had no doubt that there would be a war, that General Baudron was arrived from Brussels, and Leopold had sent word by him that the French troops were absolutely necessary to his safety, to protect him from the turbulence of his own subjects He considered that the Polish business was over, at which he greatly rejoiced He said that nobody was prepared for war, and the great object was to gain ti matters to a crisis; the only difficulty appears to be what to go to war about, and who the belligerents should be, for at the eleventh hour, and with the probability of a general war, it is a toss-up whether we and the French are to be the closest allies or the deadliest enemies He told round, that the ive satisfaction If he is beaten on this he goes out, and if he does, with him will probably vanish all hopes of peace It is pretty evident that France is rapidly advancing to a republic Her institutions have long been republican, and, though very compatible with a despotic empire, incompatible with a constitutional and limited monarchy This Buonaparte knew
Another Coronation Committee yesterday, and, I areatest of all bores There is a furious squabble between the Grand Chamberlain and the Earl Marshal (who is absent and has squabbled by deputy) about the box of the fore IV gave Lord Gwydir _his_ box in addition to his own, and now Lord Cholmondeley clai disposes of his own box (and will probably fill it with every sort of _canaille_); the Lords won't interfere, and the Grand Chamberlain protests, and says he has been shamefully used, and there the
[6] [Lord Gwydir and Lord Cholh Chamberlain for alternative lives as the representatives of the joint claimants of the office]
September 3rd, 1831 {p188}
On Wednesday a Council was held Very few of the Ministers stay for the Councils; small blame to the by this regular, punctual King as by the capricious, irregular Monarch who last ruled over us
This King is a queer fellow Our Council was principally for a new Great Seal and to deface the old Seal The Chancellor claiotten the ha I can do is to give you the Seal, and tell you to take it and do what you please with it'