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CHAPTER X

THE SPANISH MARRIAGES 1

AT the close of the year 1845, when Peel had resigned
office on account of the dissensions in his Cabinet on
the question of the Corn Laws, Lord John Russell had
in vain attempted to form a government. His failure
had been due to the objections urged by Lord Grey to
Palmerston's return to the Foreign Office. 2 Peel had,
in consequence, agreed to withdraw his resignation and
to carry on the government. But it was soon clear
that the Protectionists, if they could not prevent the
passage of his Corn Bill, would certainly encompass
his downfall at the first opportunity. Palmerston,
under these circumstances, judged it advisable to take
steps to remove the impression that his nomination as
Foreign Secretary would create alarm in France and
imperil "the cordial understanding." He, accordingly,
decided to visit Paris with the object of dispelling this

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1 1Practically the whole of the correspondence relating to this affair
has been removed from the archives des affaires étrangères in Paris.
But in the volume marked "828 Espagne" the following unsigned and
and undated note is to be found:--"In the question of the Spanish
marriages there was a private correspondence between the King and
M. Bresson, and also between the latter and M. Guizot. After the death
of the ambassador the minutes of his letters and the original answers of
the King and of the minister ( Guizot) were handed over to M. Guizot by
his widow, and were carried off by him in February, 1848. But it is
certain that Madame Bresson retained improperly a copy of this corre-
spondence which her husband had made, and which it was her duty to
return to the Foreign Office." ( M. Bresson committed suicide at
Napsles in November, 1847.)
2 Letters of Queen Victoria, Memorandum by the Prince Albert,
December 20, 1845.

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Publication Information: Book Title: England and the Orleans Monarchy. Contributors: Major John Hall - author. Publisher: Smith, Elder, and Co.. Place of Publication: London. Publication Year: 1912. Page Number: 381.
    
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