After experiencing the diplomatic "winter" of December, the French Empire finally welcomed its "spring" in mid-January.
On January 15, 1851, when Jerome Bonaparte once again conveyed the slogan "Empire means peace" to Europe, the then leader of the British Tory Party, who was also the new Prime Minister of Britain, Earl of Aladdin, dispatched his newly appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Earl of Malmesbury, to convey the Kingdom of Britain's welcome to the French Empire joining the European family to the French envoy in Britain.
