was over, and instead of remaining
here, trying to conciliate people and arrange matters, he left
everything to shift for itself. Having shown the Queen a letter
of John Russell's, which she was not intended to see, he sent to
Lord John a letter of hers, which probably she did not mean him
to see either. She said, among other things, that she thought it
was rather hard that Lord Palmerston and Lord John could not
settle these matters amicably, without introducing their own
personal objects, and raising such difficulties. She added one
thing in her letter which may lead to some important
consequences. She said that it was her wish that some attempt
should be made to open communications with the French Government.
If Palmerston chooses to give way, he may make her wishes the
pretext for doing so, and yield to them what he refuses to
everybody else.

I saw Guizot, who showed me a letter he had written to Thiers,
telling him as far as he knew how matters stood, of the
difficulties there were, and entreating him to moderate the
French press. He also showed me a note from John Russell, in
which, after thanking him for not speaking to him at Holland
House, as it was better he should only talk to Palmerston or
Melbourne, he added that he begged he would not consider that the
articles which had lately appeared in the 'Morning Chronicle' and
'Observer' were approved of by the Government, and repudiated any
connexion or concurrence with them. He had pronounced in the
Cabinet a violent philippic against the newspapers, which was
entirely directed at Palmerston, who, he knows very well, writes
constantly in them, and Guizot knows this also. Guizot,
therefore, if he had any doubt before of Lord John's sentiments,
can have none now. An article appeared in the 'Times' on Tuesday
strongly in favour of peace and harmony with France and the
acceptance of the Pasha's offers. Guizot, of course, was
delighted with it; but I found it had taken in other quarters,
for Dedel asked me if I had read it, and said it was the true
view of the question, and Ben Stanley said the same thing to me
at dinner, and that he had found at Manchester and elsewhere a
strong public opinion, of which he was sure Palmerston was not
aware, and would not believe in if told. Dedel showed me a letter
from Fagel, giving an account of a conversation he had with Louis
Philippe, in which the King disclaimed any ambitious design or
desire for war, but said he was determ