XXXVI CONTENTS. Chapter XI Y. — continued. XXI. The oath which the President had taken, .... 333 His added promise as ' a man of honour.' .... 333 The Te Deum, . 334 XXII. The President becomes Emperor of the French, . . . 335 XXIIT. The inaction of great numbers of Frenchmen at the time when their country was falling, . ...... 336 Its cause, .......... 336 XXIV. The gentlemen of France standing aloof from the Government, 337 Dangers threatening the new Emperor and his associates, - . 338 Motives governing the foreign policy of France, . . . '&'■'>$ CHAPTER XV. Immediate effect of the Coup d'Etat upon the tranquillity of Europe, .......... 310 The turbulent policy it engendered, . . . . .310 liaising up by coercion of the Sultan a quarrel between Turkey and Russia, . . . . . . . . .341 And then seeking a combative alliance with England, . . 341 Personal feelings of the new Emperor, ..... 342 The French Emperor's scheme for superseding the concord of the four Powers by drawing England into a separate al- liance with himself, . . . . . . . .313 The nature of the understanding of Midsummer 1853 between France and England, ........ 348 Announcement of it to Parliament, ..... 353 Failure of Parliament to understand the real import of the dis- closure, .......... 354 The Queen's Speech, August 1853, ..... 354 This marks where the roads to peace and to war branched off, 355
