The King of Wurtemburg had an interview of two hours with the Duke of Wellington yesterday.  He is very anxious on the subject of France.  He says the people of Wurtemburg will cry out that a similar measure is intended against them—­that everywhere the two extreme parties will be placed in collision.  Bulow thinks the same.  The Duke advised the King of Wurtemburg to avoid Paris on his return; but the King has some emplettes to make, and goes there.  The Duke advised him then, if he must go for his emplettes, to stay only a day.  He said he would not stay above five or six!  Thus is every consideration of real importance sacrificed to motives of private fancy and convenience!

Lea informed Aberdeen that a vessel was fitting out in the Thames with Spanish refugees and arms to endeavour to raise an insurrection in Spain.  After some time they found the vessel, and to-day she was detained.  She had sixty-nine men, and about 150 stand of arms on board.  They sank the printed proclamations which were picked up.  Torrijos and Valdes were to be the leaders.  Torrijos was to join below the revenue vessels.  Some of the men had 10L each, given to them by the Spanish Committee, to aid their voyage to Rio.  There is some doubt under what law they are to be indicted, and the Attorney and Solicitor-General are out of town.

Received a letter from Lord Heytesbury, enclosing one he had received from Captain Campbell, announcing the death of Sir J. Macdonald.

July 29.

The Duke told me he had seen Rothschild that morning, who had recent intelligence from Paris.  The Guards were faithful, but the 53rd Regiment, which was at the Hotel de Ville, had joined the people, and so had individual soldiers of other regiments.  The people and the National Guards were arming.  The Chambers had assembled.  The King was not at Paris.  He was nought to be at Compiegne.

The Duke thought Henry had better not go to Paris, that one party or the other would soon attack the English.

Called on Elphinstone.  Offered him Persia.  He was much obliged, but said nothing would induce him ever to go to Asia again.

Spoke to him of Monteith.  He knows him, and a little doubted his discretion.  He promised to find him, and send him to the Duke if he was in town; but he thought he was at Algiers.  Spoke to him of Jenkins and Briggs.  He says Jenkins is the abler man.

Saw Lord Essex and Lord Clinton.  They had heard the Duke of Orleans was proclaimed Regent.

July 31.

Went to town early.  Called at the Duke’s to hear the news.  None had arrived since yesterday morning.  The Duke said he considered the King dethroned, and we should soon have to consider whether we should acknowledge the new Government.  I observed that our course must depend very much upon the manner in which the French effected their Revolution.  The King had put himself decidedly in the wrong, and