Lord Melbourne feels certain that your Majesty cannot do better than have recourse to it, whenever it is needed, and rely upon it with confidence." This naturally gave me great pleasure, and made me very proud, as it comes from a person who is no flatterer, and would not have said it if he did not think so, or feel so.

The new Cabinet you have by this time seen in the papers.
The Household (of which I send you a list) is well constituted--_for Tories_.
Lord Aberdeen has written to me to say Bourqueney has announced Ste Aulaire[90] as Ambassador.

This is very well, but let me beg you, for decency's sake, to stop his coming immediately; if _even not meant_ to, it would have the effect of their sending an ambassador the moment the Government changed, which would be too marked, and most _offensive personally_ to _me_.

Indeed Guizot behaved very badly about refusing to sign the Slave Trade Treaty[91] which they had so long ago settled to do; it is unwise and foolish to irritate the late Government who may so easily come in again; for Palmerston will _not_ forgive nor _forget_ offences, and then France would be worse off than before, with England.

I therefore _beg_ you to stop Ste Aulaire for a little while, else _I_ shall feel it a great personal offence.
_9th._--I have had a letter from Lord Melbourne to-day, who is much gratified by yours to him....