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      said to another , as soon as he recovered breath and could speak , " I say , that ' s a nice sort of thing , is it not ? "The sooner we go after that tne Better . ± ie was persuaded the Russians had thrown some new and unheard-of instrument of destruction into the camp . The sense of hearing was quite deadened in many persons , and their nervous systems have not yet recovered the shock , so that any sudden noise startles thexa .-r-Tim , es Correspondent .

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      War Miscellanea. M. Gopcevich.—We Learn ...

      WAR MISCELLANEA . M . Gopcevich . —We learn from Odessa , Nov . 16 , that hardly had M . Gopcevich , the Trieste merchant , obtained the special permission of the Emperor Alexander to ship his corn , when he received notice from Sir Edmund Lyons , that his vessels would be confiscated if they had not left the Sea of Azoff by the 20 th of November . The expedition of this poor man has entirely failed . Some of his vessels are frozen up in the neighbourhood , of the coast , and the others have quitted the Sea of Azoff . — Times Vienna Correspondent . The Wat we Manage our Blockade . —A case has been argued before the Judicial Committee of Privy Council , which exhibits , in a singular light , the extraordinary carelessness with which Government manage any matter of plain business . A claim was mads for the restitution of the Danish ship Franciska , which , in the course of May , 1854 , was seized by Captain Douglas , near the entrance to the Gulf of Riga , for an alleged breach of the blockade . The ship was sent home for adj udication ; a claim was entered on behalf of the owner ; but , after much argument , the vessel and its freight were condemned in the early part of the present year . From this sentence , appeal was made , and the final decision was come to on Friday week . It appeared that , at the time the vessel was seized , no official notification of the blockade had been communicated to the Danish

      Government . Sir Charles Napier , under date April 11 th , 1854 , had notified to the English Envoy Extraordinary to the Court of Denmark , that on the following day he was going to blockade the Russian port 3 in the Baltic ; but , prior to the seizure of the ship , no other publication was made , and this was thought sufficient . In leed . the English Vice-consul at Mernel , upon no other authority , actually announced that he was ordered by our Minister at Berlin to proclaim that . the blockade had in fact commenced . Under these circumstances , the Court ordered the restitution of the ship ( or rather of the proceeds , for it appears to have been sold ) , and of the freight , but without any coats or damages to the claimant . Tub Russian Frigate Diana . —We read in a

      cornqajimoation from Hong-Kong : — " Her Majesty ' s ship ^ Nankin arrived here on the 11 th of October , from Japan , having on board one hundred and three Russian prisoners , part of the crew of the wrecked frigate Diana , captured to i he number of two hundred and eighty by her Majesty ' s steamer Barracouta , while making for the Russian settlements in the north , on board the Bremen brig Greta , which vessel ia now here as a prize . Among thoae captured are the surgeon , master , chaplain , four midshipmen ( one of them Prince Michaeloff ) , and two interpreters . The officers are on their parole . " Return op the Bai / cio Fleet . — The United Squadrons , with Admiral Dundas and eleven ships of the lino , have passed the Belt northwards .

      The Russians before Kars . — . The writer of a lotter from Tiflis , published in LeNord , says that the camp before Kars is assuming the appearance of a small town , and that all kinds of dramatic performances—in imitation , it may be added , of the Allies before Sobasfcopol—r-are being got up . " The Sappers have an op ;; ra ; the Toula regiment turns out a troop of ridura , who exhibit feats of horsemanship ; the x'agimonfc of Riza acts comedies and plays ; and all of thorn draw large audionoos : "

      Victou Emmanuel In England. After Hia Ar...

      VICTOU EMMANUEL IN ENGLAND . After hia arrival at Windsor on Friday week , the King of Sardinia received a deputation from the City of London , and ako one from the Young Men's Christian Association . The address from the latter body , rend by the Hon . Arthur Kinnaird , M . P ., is iuterest-. ' uvj : aVboing made by n Protestant body to a Komim Catholic reforming King . What will the Mi ah Church Sardinian ecclesiastics say to it ? The following arc tho most important passages of the address : —

      " They ( tho Young Men ' s Christian Association , and fcho You us ? Mon ' n Societies of the Knglinh Presbyterian Church ) hail you as tho bold advooato and unaonxproraHiv ; defender of civil and religions liberty in yowi' realms , tho spark * of which will lighten tho benoficotit flnme of iutel % onoo and progress throughout Italy . Tho youth of England rooogniBo in your Majesty ' tho beat frieud of Italian youth , assured that under your wlao govern monk education will progress , toligion will flourish , prosperity will be promoted , and fu neral happiness will eusuo . 14 They hftvo heard with ejcultation of your noblo

      resolution to establish and consolidate constitutional liberty throughout your States- They have heartily applauded your firmness in vindicating the sovereignty of states in matters ecclesiastical and civil , and they have admired the constancy and wisdom shown by your Ministers and Parliament , as well as the patriotism of your people , in appreciating as we do the blessings of freedom , order , and constitutional rights . " They seize thi 3 auspicious opportunity of testifying their be 3 t wishes for your Majesty ' s welfare , and their hope that success may crown all your efforts tending to the extension of Christian civilisation . " The King replied in the subjoined terms : —

      "Gentlemen , —I am very grateful to you for the demonstration of sympathy which you have- been pleased to give me on the part of the Christian association formed by the young men of London , and the Young Men ' s Societies of the English Presbyterian Church , with other subjects of her Britannic Majesty . " You have been pleased to allude in your addreas to the encouragement which I have bestowed on the arts and sciences in my country . The development of the arts and sciences ia an essential condition of the prosperity and moz-al advancement of a nation , and does not fail to form one of the most constant and special cares of my reign .

      " This development can only take place under the protection of a just liberty and the spirit of civil and religious freedom . The artistic treasures of Italy render the task of civil advancement you have imposed upon yourselves more easy for us . The education which you have in view developes the intellect and permits it to appreciate at their true value the marvels of which past centuries have been so lavish towai'ds us . Such education disperses prejudices existing between nations , and I confidently hope that our hospitality will never be wanting towai'ds you . " I very sincerely desire the success of the association which you represent . "

      On Saturday , the King of Sardinia , the Queen , Prince Albert , and the Duke of Cambridge visited Woolwich , and inspected the various manufactories of warlike weapons and stores included in the arsenal . A troop of horse artillery , and a field battery , were afterwards reviewed on the common ; and a number of artillerymen and sappers from the Crimea were brought before the Queen and her ally . These were all addressed individually by the Queen with an earnestness of manner which , in one ease was accompanied by tears . After this reception , the royal party returned to Windsor . They were received everywhere with the greatest enthusiasm , and on quitting the arsenal received three rounds of hearty cheering . Victor Emmanuel attended divine service on

      Sunday at the Sardinian chapel , Lincoln s-mn-r lelds and , received by Cardinal Wiseman and the chaplains of the embassy . The Cardinal delivered the following address in Italian : — " Sire , —Permit me to take advantage of this occasion , tho first of its kind that will be enrolled in the annals of this Royal Sardinian Chapel , to convey to your Majesty the sincere and humble homage of tho clergy who officiate , and tho numerous congregation , native and Italian , who frequent it , and de rive from it so many spiritual blessings . " It is the most ancient of our chapels or churches . Founded by the piety and zeal of your Majesty's august ancestoi-s , entiroly maintained by them during centuries of peril and affliction , generously endowed by your Mnjosty , it has been one of the principal supports of our holy religion in this metropolis . should find it but

      " And if your Majesty insignificant and poor , not tho lea 3 fervent on that account are . the prayers daily offered up in it to the Almighty , to bog of Him to enrich your Majesty and your royal house with abundant'mercioa and heavenly graces . " Tho King expressed h is thanks for the reception which was given him , and asked several questions about the chapel , its ori g , & c . A large crowd assembled outside the building ; but a considerable body of police kept order , Monday was occupied in a visit to Portsmouth Dockyard and to the fleet at Spithcnd . The visitors arrived at tho Clarence Victualling Yard at eleven o ' clock , and , having inspected tho marine battalion just landed from the Jura , which had recently arrived from the Crimea , they embarked on board the Fairy , nnd steamed nway for the fleet , which consisted of the following vessels : —

      Exmouth , 91 , Captain W . K . Hall , C . B . Caloutta , 84 , Captain J . J . Stopford . Colossus , 80 , Cnptain Robinson . Blenheim , CO , Captain Hall , C . B . Hawko , 60 , Captain Onnnannoy . Russoll , 00 , Captain Franoia Soott . Ajux , 60 , Captain "Warden , C . B . Hastings , 60 , Captain E . Q . Fanshawc Edinburgh , fiO , Captain Hewlett , C . B . Arrogant , iO , Captain Yolvorton , C . B . Meander , 44 , Captain Btvillio . Sampson , 6 , otoiunfrigate , Captaiu Hand . Polyphemus , 0 , Commander Warren . Hoola , 6 . Commander Aplin , Salamander

      6 , Commander Mecham . Urgent , steam troopship , Commander Phillips . On returning after the review , the King cf Sardinia was taken on board the old Victory , and shown the spot where Nelson received his lagt wound , and the cabin where he died . His Majesty was then shown some experiments «> ff the dockyard with Clarkson ' s new cork life-boat , and subsequently inspected the block machinery in the wood-mills , the steam-factory , and other objects ol

      interest . He was next taken on board the 91-gun ship , the Repulse , by Prince Albert , who stated , as they were leaving the vessel , that thenceforth it would be called the Victor-Emmanuel ; a compli - ment with which the King seemed much pleased . Lunch at the house of Sir Thomas Coehrane followed ; and here the Mayor , Aldermen , and Burgesses of Portsmouth presented an address , in the course of which the following passage occurred : —¦

      " We look with undoubted satisfaction on ' your Majesty ' s alliance , when we inflect on the want of dignity which has been manifested by other nations greater in territory than that which has the happinesa of your Majesty ' s rule , although far lower in the scale of decision , courage , and moral rectitude . We trust the union thus happily formed between your Majesty and the other great European Powers may , so soon as the blessings of peace shall be z'estored to us , be more strongly cemented for the noble and more exalted objects of spreading the benefits of civilisation throughout the world , and carrying out those designs which have so signally characterised the enlightened nations of the present age . "

      The King afterwards witnessed , on board the gunnery-ship Excellent , some interesting practice with shot and shell , as well as broadside firing ; and , shortly after four , the royal party returned to Windsor . , where a dinner party concluded the day . The chief incident in the visit of Victor Emmanuel—the reception in the City—took place on Tuesday . The day was gloomy and inclined to fogginess ; but a large crowd , as usual on these occasions , thronged the streets and cheered the

      royal guest with great warmth and geniality . Several flags were hung out along the line of j > rogress ( which was the same as that taken by the French Emperor on an equivalent occasion ) ; but few other decorations broke the dull prosaic lines of our streets , and to the southern eyes of the Sardinian monarch matters must have looked somewhat depressing , unless the effect , as we trust , was neutralised by the warmth of his reception . The decorations within the Guildhall are

      thus described in the Times : — " The throne , overshadowed b y a cleverly designed canopy , supported by gilt Caryatides , stood on a dais , raised four steps high , and covered with rich blue velvet which had the Sardinian knot and the initials " F . E . R . T . " ( Fortitudo Ejus Rhodum Tenuit ) embroidered on it after the manner of the Imperial Bee in France . The initials " V . E . " in gold , mii-rounded by a wreath of laurels , had been wrought into the b and

      ohair of state , which was surmounted y a crown , had a footstool to correspond . At the west end of the hall , above the gallery , were suspended portraits of the allied sovereigns ; above these , tho soldiers of each nation , with implements of war and flags ; and , surmounting the whole , an allegorical representation of a burning altar , over which the Angel of Toace hovers , and at which England , Franco , Sardinia , and Turkey Beem to pledge themselves to the motto inscribed beneath : —

      Concordes Buperaro potost vis nulla , nee iillus Dlsrumpet fldin foodus atnieida ; . The east end of the hall had its corroHponrling space occupied by a painting of the Piazza do Ban Carlo , on which stands Marochotti ' s famous equestrian statue of Ernanuele Filiberto , tho founder of tho Housei or Savoy . BeBidoB these decorations , tho biuuiorfi of tlio Allies were hung out along the roof , tho architectural details of tho interior wore all brilliantly defined « y tho linos and curves of a gas illumination , and round the hall at intervals woro suspended portraits of tno

      King ' s ancestors . '' The King arrived shortly before one o ' clock , ft ' " was greeted by the diplomatic corps «» d others standing up en masse , and by the band playing tne national air of Sardinia . The Recorder hnvnjK read tho address ( which was of the usual character ; , tlTe King read in Italian a reply , of which the annexed is a translation : — " My Lord Mayor , —I offer my hoartfolt tlmnkn «> you , to tho Aldermen , and to tho Common" ol ¦<» city of London , for the oordinl congratulations w" <» you present to mo on tho occasion of my visit tc MajeBty tho Quoen and to tho BrittHh nation * u reception that I met with in thiB ancient land ol a ' stitutional liberty , of which your addrosH i «?» coniu-

  • Citation
    • Leader (1850-1860), Dec. 8, 1855, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_08121855/page/4/