| Content Description | Reports that the Marquis Turgot's removal to Berne has caused a sensation; does not believe that this move can be attributed to the Marquis's alleged patronage of General O'Donnell; the representation of the French Embassy respecting the Queen's wish that the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour should be conferred on the Prince of the Asturias have caused great displeasure in Paris, and this may have something to do with the Marquis's removal; the Marquis's relations with Madame de Montijo, mother of the Empress, have been unfriendly and the Emperor may hope that the Marquess's removal may avoid any acts of indiscretion on her part.
It may happen that if the Prince of the Asturias does not receive the French decoration, the enemies of General O'Donnell may undermine his favour with the Queen by pointing to his lack of influence in Paris. |