At the time of the Russian war, Reeve and Mansfield had been on terms of intimacy, and, in fact, it was largely through Reeve's interest with Lord Clarendon that Mansfield had been sent to Constantinople in 1855, as military adviser to Lord Stratford de Redcliffe. Since then the intimacy had been interrupted by Mansfield's absence in India, where he had served with distinction during the Mutiny, and afterwards in command of the Bombay army and as commander-in-chief since 1865. In the following year he was raised to the peerage as Lord Sandhurst. The Journal notes:-- _May 26th_.--The King of Portugal made me a Commander of the Order of Christ; but this was solely as chairman of the Lusitanian Mining Company. The Duc d'Aumale, Mansfield, Lord Dunsany, Lord Northbrook, Stirling Maxwell, Lady Molesworth dined with us. _From the Marquis of Salisbury_ 40 Dover Street, June 1st. Dear Mr. Reeve,--It is my pleasing duty to inform you that the University of Oxford wish to express their sense of your literary services and attainments by conferring on you an honorary degree at the approaching commemoration. I trust that it will not be disagreeable to you to accede to their wishes in this matter, and that you will be able without inconvenience to attend at Oxford to receive the degree. The day on which they will be conferred will be on Tuesday, the 21st inst. Believe me, yours very truly, SALISBURY. The Journal notes:-- _June 3rd_.--Excursion to Malvern, Hereford, and Worcester. Xavier Raymond came to Bushey [Duc de Nemours']. I breakfasted there on the 10th. [On the 11th the Duke wrote]:-- Cher Monsieur Reeve,--Je lis ce matin en tete des colonnes du journal le 'Times,' un charmant premier article sur mon fils aine, et portant meme son nom pour titre. Cet article inspire par un bienveillant sentiment envers lui et ma famille en general, met dans un brillant relief les services que mon fils vient de rendre a son pays d'adoption. Cela a donc ete pour moi une extreme satisfaction que de le voir place en premiere ligne dans le journal le plus repandu du monde. Je sais qu'il n'est pas permis de s'enquerir du nom de ceux qui ecrivent dans la presse anglaise. Mais si a vous le nom de l'auteur etait connu, dans ce cas-ci, cher Monsieur Reeve, et si vous appreniez aussi a qui est due l'insertion de cet article, je vous serais tres reconnaissant (dans le cas toutefois ou vous le jugerez convenable) de faire connaitre a l'une et a l'autre de ces personnes combien j'en ai ete heureux et touche. Plein du bon souvenir de votre visite d'hier, je vous renouvelle ici, cher Monsieur Reeve, l'assurance de mes bien affectueux sentiments. LOUIS D'ORLEANS. _From Mr. Delane_