[Footnote 37: [Lord William Hervey, then First Secretary of Embassy at Paris, had taken up the question of the Spanish Marriages with extreme warmth. He it was who mainly disinterred and relied upon the renunciations annexed to the Treaty of Utrecht, which were designed to exclude any other branch of the House of Bourbon from the Spanish throne. Lord Palmerston adopted these arguments, but without effect, as, indeed, the whole state of Europe had changed; and Lord John Russell never thought there was much weight in them. Lord William Hervey was a highly accomplished and honourable diplomatist, third son of the Marquis of Bristol. His health was bad, and he died in May 1850, at the age of forty-five.]] CHAPTER XXVI. The Revolution in France--Princess Lieven's Narrative--Lamartine's Position--M. Guizot in London--Proposed Addition to the Income Tax--Sir Robert Peel spoken of--The State of Paris--The King's Narrative to Lady Granville--The State of France--The Convulsion in Europe--State of Ireland--Lord Palmerston invites Guizot to Dinner--M. Delessert on the State of France--The Revolution in Vienna--Fall of Metternich--State of England and Ireland--Lamartine's Reply to the Irish--The Duke's Preparations--Contemplated Measures of Repression--Lord John Russell's Coldness--Defence of the Public Offices--Failure of the Chartist Demonstration--Scene on April 10th--Effect of April 10th abroad--Measures of the Government--Measures of Relief for Ireland--Louis Philippe's Defence of the Spanish Marriages--Lord Palmerston's Conduct in Spain--Lord Clarendon on Ireland--Lord Palmerston's Affront in Spain--The West India Interest--Conversation with Sir James Graham. [Sidenote: THE FRENCH REVOLUTION.]