This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1864 Excerpt: ...to have over the borrowing powers of the Government, 310 e 4; the return of M. Thiers to public life, the unnecessary opposition to his return on the part of the Government, 311 c 4. Foreign Relations, &c, 11 c4; the survey of foreign affairs and international commerce placed before the Chambers, the Roman question, Italian policy, the Emperor's remarks upon Greece, his views with regard to the contest in America, 14c 4; his views respecting Mexico and the United States, his letter to Gen. Forey, 17 c 4; the occupation of Obok in the Red Sea by the French, the jealousy which such an event would have caused formerly in this country, 19 c 4; the French occupation of Rome denounced by M. Thouvenel, 29 b 4; the policy of France on the Polish question, 62 a 5, 65 c 5, 69 f 4; the foreign policy of the Emperor, the development of a great colonial policy, 148 f 4; the cordial relations with Great Britain, distribution of the Exhibition medals by the Emperor, 23 d 4; the Government and the English press, alleged endeavours to influence English opinion, the case of Glover v. Count de Persigny, 50 f 4; the Emperor's speech on opening the Chambers, what he claims for his foreign and domestic policy, the Cochin-China and Mexican expeditions, his admission of something like an alliance with Russia from the close of the Crimean war, his proposal for a Congress, 266 b 4, --7 b 4, --8 b 4, 270 e 4; the proposed Congress, its objects, the policy of Great Britain in the matter, 271 b 4 c 4, --2 b 4, --3 c 4, --5 c 4, --8 d 4, --9 e 4; the reply of Great Britain declining to send a plenipotentiary to the Congress, 283 b 4, --5 e 4, --6 e 4, 313a5; M. de Girardin's complaints of England and of Austria, 288 e 4; the reply of Russia to the invitation to the Congress, 295 b 4; t