CONTENTS

On the demoralization of England by India
Change of Government .
Private anxieties .
Munificent friendship

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CHAPTER XXVIIL

RETURN FROM AMERIOCA—THE NEW MINISTRY,

The new Ministry . .
Arrival at Liverpool . 3
Interview with Lord Palmerston
Refusal of Office

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CHAPTER XXIX,

Teg FRENCH TREATY

With Mr. Gladstone at Hawarden
Return to London . .
Arrival in Paris , .
Interview with the Emperor
The French Minister .
The Ministers at home .
The Emperor's hesitation ,
3econd interview with the Emperor
Cobden receives official powers
The Emperor's deviations y
Hostile feeling in France .
The treaty signed . .
Morality of negotiation with the Empire

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CHAPTER XXX,

HOLIDAY AND RETURN TO PARIS,

The Italian question . .
[nterview with Prince Metternich
At Cannes « . .
Return to Paris . .
The Question of Savoy +
Disoussion with the Emperor
Cobden’s vrivate circumstances

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