| Content Description | Sends a copy of a despatch [not present] referring to a commission that he had been given [not specified]; the matter has been kept quiet in Vienna, but following his audience with the Emperor, he doubts that will continue to be the case; wonders how Lord Russell can have supported an [unnamed] Austrian Archduke as a candidate for the Greek throne; the Foreign Office is ignorant of the 'feelings and prejudices of foreigners'; this was especially true when it comes to matters of religion; Rechberg's views do not seem to have influenced Russell, who insists on pursuing the matter; the Greeks will probably prefer a republic and the Bavarian dynasty has very little chance; the Berlin Parliament seems certain to go ahead; Bismarck is a clever man and an absolutist.
Suggests that Russia will quell the Polish Rebellion and that Bismarck and Prussia will claim the success; is pleased to learn that Howard and Paget are to receive the KCB; does not envy him the journey to Aix La Chapelle [Aachen]; it is on such a journey that Lord Russell had told him he was to become Ambassador at Vienna; asks about Strachey and his wife. |