Identifier: historyofallnati18wrig (find matches)
Title: A history of all nations from the earliest times; being a universal historical library
Year: 1905 (1900s)
Authors: Wright, John Henry, 1852-1908
Subjects: World history
Publisher: (Philadelphia, New York : Lea Brothers & company
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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4, by a five-hourscannonading, and blown up, the dey surrendered. The ministry had delayed with the dissolution of the chambersuntil May 16, for the purpose of having the news of victory fromAlgiers for the new elections. This, however, failed completely ofthe intended effect. The ministry suffered, in the bitter electoralcontest, a shameful defeat; and the triumph of the opposition farexceeded their hopes. Of the 221 who voted for the late address,not less than 202 were re-elected. But with the joy of tlie Liberalsover the victory were mingled anxious fears as to the future action Vol. XVIII.—10 146 INTERNAL HISTORY OF FRANCE FROM 1815 TO 1830.
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TUE FIVE ORDINANCES OF JULY 26, 1830. 147 of the court; for now it seemed that the coup dStat, so long in theair, must come. From foreign courts, however, there came warningsto the king; and the nuncio Lambruschini was the only one whourged him onward. Metternich, on the contrary, and even the Em-peror Nicholas, advised earnestly against a violation of the charter.In vain ; nrarow and obstinate as Charles X. was, he did not compre-hend wliy he should not succeed in that which had been done soeasily by Dom Miguel in Portugal. But Poligiiac believed, with allseriousness, that he had promptings from above; and, confiding inthe immediate help of heaven, he neglected to make any arrangementfor defeating a possible opposition. The sole care of both was toguard the secret; and in childish glee they pleased themselves withthe thought of the stunning effect with which the lightning wouldstrike. To foreign diplomatists Charles denied the long settled pur-pose of a coup detat, and to the deputie

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