SECRET CORRESPONDENCE OF THE KING OF THE FRENCH.

Anglo-Maori Warder, Volume 1, Issue 25, 12 October 1848, Page 1

SECRET CORRESPONDENCE OF THE KING OF THE FRENCH.

The disclosures most damaging to Royalty in France have been effected by the medium of a new Publication, La Révue Retrospective, established by M. Taschereau for the special purpose of putting forth papers discovered in the Tuileries after L>uis PdiiJippe's fl;ght. The fint number contains documents i eiating to M. Bianfjui, a member of the Republican party, the second, documents touching the Spanish The document* rating to the cue of M. Libri, previously published, b*!ong to the Bime se«ies. The must imj ortiot revela'iun is a v ry long lelter, dated the 14ili Sept t 18lG, by Kin* Louii P-nliippe tjhiß daughter the Queen of the Belgians; in hi-, own hand, and cohered with erasures and corieett«>us It U \iriUiillv a roj'ly to a letter that Qieen A i.chc had trom Qur en Victoria , of wh'ch Loui* Pin. lip e says, " I am inclined to believe that our gujd It tie Q ifen «as as sorry to write such a letter a* I wis to r e.-ive it." '• Hut she ncwrtilpsees things th'ouzh thegnfctnc'es of Lord I'llmeiston, and those s 'ecUilfh di-tort a<ul 'hem too oUen. Tlusisq-nteu.tar.il. Jlu» great dtl'-iemv benveen the spei-uw es of th.-tia*!-lent Ab. rde«*n .md «f L >rj Pilmu>ston. j-riv.-eJs from th<' <iilt rence of their itUpo-otio i*. L rt AJrr-dre-i • i-h-d to ' «• rtcll with Ins friends: Lonl PthuerB'on. I har, visnei to cjuarrel with tlu-m. Th * is, njy dear L u .-e, that uhuh caused my alarm respecting tin* ma ntriiunce of our coidial understanding Lord Palmmtou resumed the diection of the Foreign Our good Queen Victoria sought to diajie^

those alarms, and assured me that there would un'y be a change of men. But my old experience induced [ me to apprehend that, tim.u/h the influence of the ' disposition of Lo-d Palmerston. much m« re, peibap , tl>au his intention, poiit-c<d MS'ein of Erglan I \ ould undergo a mod ticAtii p, alorrudden ; and, unfortunately, Uio atla rs ot v»pam have aff.ided au , u} portuniiy. In the first ovmcnf that followed the pcruel of tl.e 1 - ter of Queen Victoria, I was teroptoil to wiit * to her dhectly; and I even began a letter to appeal to litr heart .mil recollection?, and «'<•««,-. nd t«« be judged by h»r equitab.\, »»nd, a l, more i-CciUi-nrttrly ; buC il e fear of emba<r..ss r.r sn ppt.l u>e ; and I pieter to yon, to whom I can siy eveythin;:, to give )Ou a*l 'he esj lanutois necessary iu 4 lepl ic v llu tUii g* in ilu-ir truu <uht.' ' Ho prrce.l* with mi immense')* Jon» explanation* how he bud un ferma'lv refuse I th'onis fur his Greece, and Portugal; low he d'd not wish either of bis so s *o marry vi e Oin'a ol Sp un ; ho*r 4 the mi!i;ary buccessts of all nij funs" created a considerable demand f«n them in Spa ; n, csp c sjly for Autn.le, but Ijp r ma<n*-d firm; hi.wlr c nc'tt'hd to limit the < li<>i eufcn di-'-Us for O .ceo I >.be' a'* ban I to the d°sc-ndants of l'.iil.p t'n. Filth, ami L'uit Aberdeen loiiruirtd ; but how L.»rd P.hnes'on to'alle r'epar C'l frcm that in and intr>>duo r d Prn ce Leopold of loNira a< the fir s t canr'at-. Queen Ci.rjs.tlm hal bc.'n worked opon igeats to tint Prince, ml 4 BiUver" v?.» *'severely reprimanded'' ly Lotd Aherdeei for his share "lit. A"» to M <n-pe\ncr, it lud be v n prrran;:eil with L »rd Aberdeen th >t he shuu'.d niitry ilu* Infant i sfer Q'lfen I übr'h sho >ld have hud a child ; bat when Qnt-ta Chu tina found L-»rU Palmcrstu \ encoura;i.g the Pr >gres--Us* the became ahrrned, flew to Pfiri*, nn.-l insisted on the simultaneous marriage of the Q iceu and Infant v with the Dak*; of Caditz and the Duke de Montpensier ; to which 1/>uh Phiihppe cousentid ; a tbi«," says h°, 44 is my only deviation." *' This fani yai iance suited me in every manner, and was e-ji>«;l y agreeable to the <3-»een u,l d all niy family.'' But be emphatical'y disclaims all intention of interfering in th-iirerual affairs of Spain ; ei t >res3tng an anxious desire for the tranquility of thnt country, tn I for the courioued " friendship aud conli-dt-nre ut Viet >ria and Piinci Albe.t." Oil? passage in tli f s ex<>]anatii>u must be given in the King's own words—- " In September, BSIO, wiien Lord Aberdeen spolc to me £. r ihe first time, at the Chateau d'Eu, of the TPitnuue ot v w > \i \li' intint n, U i\ en 1 bell ill, rhhouch fi'ieen yr«u*s of a. - e <i)l hut a tnoiit.s uras not marriage.b'e ; nt)<l I o»m a»sert with all -"neerity that, as lone es tins tt-tc of tli • Q-ieen'shcnltb coDtinu»d» it would haw been, cv n wiiLi 1,-ird A u-r- - observai'on-., a romp'tt.' oj>uc c '«> the marriage of ibe Dike nf Montpens.er w\h thiufairr. ler sifter. But the Q «een became in the course oi flu- winter; jnd she accord ng to the ns«sutances ibat were pivtn u , i-nder the »uo*t - able cncuiii-tr.iic- j p f-r the state, no wa< left but to know whether the husband the mtjrhtcborse exbibi ed the bist cos-dition of virility. It mj.iud to me to be certain, from a'l the information, even of the most miuutr nature, taken upon th » sabj-rt with r«'gaid to Djq Francisco d'Assis, that Ik» was m tl c j requTcd and tint consequently there w«h | every probability united for homing that their uiarrtate j would iiOt be without iisue." | Several small notes interchanged aboit the same J time between M. Guizot and the King, \\ hiie they : disclo-e no j a-ncular tact, illustrate the Immliar terms on which tj« Kin* and his minister li\ed. The Ksng U gi"s one 14 M? dear Mi .i ror," Ins usu-d furm, and ends it, 44 Good my dear M.nist r M. Guizot u*es terms of j I 'i'ound le-pcct, bu" makt-s bis own appo-ntnunt for tuteiviews, an 1 «rrjn<;cs cvtry rti f h the c. nfi iei'cc a u>an th <t pie>u<u> s the coiKunvnue "f i no' her, w hc-ac j laus he is v\ uh successful devution. Ce>t in notea by M. de Stlvandy disphy th* 1 rrost Sir vihty < n the pari of tliut and fehsatttcitnt ui l>is y.ije-t)% *• kct." One .on iutncvs " ! hav? the h«»n«>ur to fonv it J the [Load >n"j Stttn'Ja'd to jour M'j >t«. S«m ijer opmi iu-> could aot be eiittrta.neJ. I: ;s tiaeiluy tiuuut derived from bet it sc-urtes." [The Standard disJtiujH the inference that it was retai>»el ior the French Gj>c.ni.ent, u.- had any maces hut its own.] la another 'et-ci tbe intcllictuil SalviuJy coufjunda p\»ne:s and crosses, smSi n>t utid h •m.ce, matbeuiatics, geometrv, and the l.ck of 4 ii>*-e<-t oj|inions," in the must it Mive way : o 'crreiow tfae inilepc ndent Mini-ter rf 11. -1• uct on him e f to seduce jounz m-n of nicii anil uLil'tv. '■ I venture io nnh- a rnj u -t ouilif of M. the i:duiiial''v di>tu\crer oi ;•! .lie's; whos> heart meitij \\\a j>y i-nd grati ude lor t''-\* uilictr's ccos-<, w j'ch hi' ir-i'u- «l tlie be t «tK\t witli the public. Your M j y h tui,ht tin« > ambition. 11/ ..-(!.•> t.> th • lion »"r «'f ten; dmitted to lay » t -he l'u* «»i w tii M j.' tyihe«\ r;s • itu.ii', nil li < u r ( «•«' -v >: ot jou tj\o>ir-. 'i'.uiu .;e ■«» U\ in-' .imu oi th t 1 till.at yi.r "'lij »ty t-> I'MU.t tl. tl- I. 10, either ia t.-c i.u. • i-i 'ln in. —. u i«-i ,-r t it<r, j.\ uid iiatt a«. Li-*-U u*t tiul\ worthy Tii'- c?ii J r fc?' uf d 'cunriits beum w t' l 1 !• .t pppear tJ ie tie e\a.: i i t .>u u* a | cru-ii u .-l-r an t u U-:e the Mmis'ii ft '■ c I" to ui, in Oj*- l'.' r 1 -J'J ; -fbSKjuent pjj i. ra lu li wjoi's !■> im iei»n, wrtten m a n ... !i uu c >j. n'a ~-i u» ... .i; t [ TK ti'si I> r.tiutptt ise, and fili-ts to thi n'.tt'ili, i- id 1> .rlu said ot n ,'i iin M \. IKo ) , t■ " t- m tifin i\ apeiN ..re co-iUm, „t .nc U-, anl diM-l '.-e the inuic, iti'iii and j 1 Hi' ui U't Kcj u't'.i. .hi so i tub. At IJli.icj'ii «vuw-d ilnt the«e d> uners >e • hi-, In t he s lid he Iyu d _i v e U t l.'t •, a-. .ilii> il , t »w a i led il li '.iiiu' iiiu I . !, bllt I■si ;i v I o , .1.1 he had uti o e a Uqiu'diuu - s ec e..