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      The Leabee.

      THE LEABEE .

      Contents:

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      Review Of The Week— The Mothers Of Great...

      REVIEW OF THE WEEK— The Mothers of Great Men ...... 718 Italian Liberty—No . LV 723 i INDIA AND INDIAN PROGRESSHOME INTEM-igence . PAGE C ^ ueri ^ s ° " . . . f ^™ ... ?!?!?? . f ^ V 718 THEATRES " AND ENTERTAINMENTS- Indian Notes ... 72 ( 5 Imperial Parliament 712 NewNpvela .............. . . 719 The Two Operas 724 Latest Intelligence . 720 StiwtrScasualties :::::: 713 Miscellaneous Literature ,.. 719 Benedicts taucert 724 COMMERC 1 ALNaval and Military 714 Vocal Association ... 724 __ .. . Volunteer Rifles . 714 Crystal Palace ... 725 Panic at Bombay 726 . General Home News 714 rostScript-Latest Intelligence .. 720 S ^^ ' ^^^ :::: ; :: gj . gESSlSKS ^^/// : !! 11 727 foreign intelligence . pijrlic affairs— Dramatic College . 725 Money Market tind Stock Ext ^ w »^ 71-. HUBI - " - ' ArfflmB Mr . RobertUrougb ' sLectures .... 725 change , 727 nvnorJMa , ' , ™™ = ™ ~ irt The Liberal Union ..... 721 pine ARTS— General Trade Report 727 General Summary .. ao Magenta and its Results 721 FINE ARTS stocks , Shares . , and Commodities 728 I itfrati irf— Threatened Revival of Impress- Exhibition of Works of Elder European Lile Assurance Soi _ ntivMiuKc ment 722 and Ancient Masters .. 724 ciety 728 Literary Notes 717 Our JIateriel of War in Danger .. 722 Society for Encouragement of Fine Railway Intelligence , 7 U 8 Life and Liberty in America .... 717 Ferdinand , King of Naples , No . 3 622 Arts 724 Joint-Stock Companies 7 ^ 9

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      Nphe Career Of The Franco-Sardinian Army...

      npHE career of the Franco-Sardinian army con-¦*• tinues to be marked by steady and important successes , which have nevertheless been achieved at a fearful cost . The battle of Magenta , after making every deduction for the contradictory and imperfect nature of the news that we as yet have received , must be considered as a fit subject for a fresh chapter in the victorious annals of the army of France . How much of the

      glory of the day was owing to the abilities , of the commander , and what proportion is to be ascribed to the daring enthusiasm of the French soldiery ^ must remain undecided until perfect and unprejudiced accounts of the action can be . obtained . Judging by the moi'e moderate of the French and Sardinian accounts , it would seem only fair to give Louis Napoleon the wedit of out-generalling his adversaries , and of having completely deceived them as to his intended movements ; but it is very doubtful whether the disposition of his forces was

      judicious-at the point of action . The story goes , that the utmost courage and coolness were in vain displayed by the flower of the French army , including the Guard , until they were on the eve of being overwhelmed , when the gallant MacMahon hurled his l'cservcs upon the advancing Austrians , and , as has before happened to a Napoleon , converted a battle nearly lost into a victory . JMacMahon ' s dukedom and marshal ' s baton have been gallantly earned , and on a field which will bear a great name in history . Napoleon III . has , at last , been under fire ; he has shown himself a soldier in practice as

      well as theoiy— -and this engagement , and its results , allowing for the brilliant and romantic coloui-ing of French correspondents , will go far to make him the most popular man in France . The active superintendence which ho has given throughout the campaign to the most minute details of the service of his army show that he has not studied in vain the elements of the successes of his great uncle . The triumphal entry of the King and Emperor into Milan , and the proclamation of Victor Emmanuel as Sovereign of Lombordy , betoken , we may hope , the opening of a bright future for the Italian people .

      we learn , superseded Count Gyulai ( whose severity would appear to be his only merit ) froin the command of the army of Lombardy , and is about himself to assume the . direction , under the tutelage of the veteran Hess . Worsted though he may have been in the field , there yet remains his boasted line of well-stored fortresses between the Isonzo and the Mincio , behind which he can carry on in comparative safety , a long , harassing , and exhausting war . Mantua alone , in the wars Of the First Napoleon , baffled his efforts for two years , but the Third Napoleon will find si 5 t or seven Mantuas against which to try the merits of his boasted siege artillery . . .

      Garibaldi's expedition to the north must be considered as having fully answered its destined purpose , since he has succeeded in raising the flame of insurrection throug hout the whole of Upper Iiombardy , and thereby created a powerful diversion in favour of the ' combined French and Sardinian army . Victor Emmanuel ' s authority is acknowledged in the Valteline , and the victorious Roman captain is now on his way to Milan . General Urban has been out-manoeuvred by the amphibious commander , and has had some considerable difficulty in keeping open his communications with the main body ^ in Ji

      The position of 1 ' rinee JNapoleon uscany , gives rise to much conjecture , and that principally unfavourable , with regard to the policy of the French Emperor in the affairs of that state . The rumour is revived of a kingdom of Central Italy , as an appanage of the Bonapartist dynasty , and we hear of differences of opinion on this head between Cavour and the Imperial cousins , Whatever is to be the fate of the Tuscans , it is certain that their admiration of the French Prince or the French army is by no means remarkable ; and if not destined to be incorporated with the subjects of Victor Emmanuel , they might perhaps be as well pleased with , Leopold

      and abroad ; and whatever their shortcomings other respects , their successors will iind a wellmanned and powerful fleet , a military force at least respectable , and the arsenals of the kingdom either strongly fortified or rapidly approaching that condition . It cannot be questioned that in- this they have shown sound policj r , since neutrality must be well ai-med in these warlike times to be respected ^ and diplomatic missions and notes would be sent from the Court of St . James ' s with little effect , were they not backed by the ¦ powerful . argument * of stout liners and frigates ready for sea .

      The volunteer corps are now , in several parts of the country , equipped and drilling . The Government have shown a disposition to assist the volunteers more effectually than was at first expected , and we see a Minister , Lord Salisbury , presiding at a meeting of deputy-lieutenants , ibr the purpose of organising a numerous and ellicicnt body in the metropolitan county of MkUlksex . General Evans , at a West-end meeting on tlu \ s subject , declared that he , as a soldier , had long seen the necessity of such a step ; and old pincers all over the kingdom continue to point out in what way and to what extent these associations can be made a source of real strength to the country .

      in borough ' , Mr . Walpole , and Mr . Henley . ; and even supposing them to weather the present storm , it would seem to bean absolute necessity that some fresh stamina should be imparted to the fabric , which , in some respects ( the Foreign department , for instance ) must bo acknowledged to be in a tottering condition . Whenever the present Government are called upon to resign the much coveted seals of office they may fairly claim the credit ; of having left the defences of the empire in an-efficient state at home

      The sudden change from bitter spring to comfortable summer , and the sultry weather of the last few days , appear , by the Registrar ' s returns , to agree very well with the health of the Londoners . Certain alarmists , however , hnvo already discovered that Father Thames is rapidly approaching to the same unsavoury condition of which ho was accused last summer . As , however , it seems thut nothing can be done to remedy this state of things until the main drainage scheme is completed , members of Parliament at " Westminster , and the public in-gcneftU along the banks of our " silent hi ghway , " must console themselves with the hope of getting over the nuisance -with as little detriment to their health , as , after all , we believed to

      as with Napoleon for the head of their state . The ministry selected by Francis II ., of Naples , seems to indicate a determination to make no altei'ation in the system of government in that kingdom , at least for the present . Few of Lis subjects , we believe , have hitherto been inclined to give the young monarch credit for any extraordinary abilities or intellect 5 we trust , that at least , his character may not in future develope a want of humanity similar to that which characterised the government of his predecessor . Before these pages are in the hands of our readers the great Parliamentary struggle will , in all probability , have been terminated . Whatever be the result , there seems to be little doubt , at the

      have been occasioned last summer . The present week has been marked by gatherings of the Roman Catholics and of the Dipsontero of the metropolis to discuss thoir respective grievances . A great number of speeches have boon made of various riindoe of c'loriuciici-, iind resolutions have been pnesod , which we hope will have as much influence for the general good as the movers and seconders expect to rohuJt tlicrufrom . The burning oftho HMbtod KuHteni Monarch off S pithead h « P , it nppenrs , co » t the lives of at lens woven human beings ; and , ns vo write , Iho intelligence has arrived of a fbnrflil ctilnuuty oil tho coast of Africa , the lows in a tox-nndo of the British sloop Heron , with 107 men j tlje enptuin and a small remnant of his crow Loing saved from drowning , to periuh miserably by yellow ' lover ufterward « .

      time , we write , that the majority on cither side must be very small 5 and this close balance of pai-tioa is certainly a very important fact , especially under the consideration that the downfal 03 * victory of the Government will by no means decide those groat questions in which the public interest haa been so long and so earnestly expi-essed . The Government have certainly made a bravo light for env cr , and the speeches of Lord Derby and Mr . israoli were masterpieces of senatorial olonuenoc . The groat point of . Reform was openly met by a statement ; that Ministers do not intend to touch it this session ; but wo fear little is to be liojiod from Lord Pahnerston upon that head , whatever his new colleague may feel inclined to do . The Ministry of Lord Derby—never a very strong one—lias lost flomo nf its most able members in Lw < l

      Kllcn-The Austrian army lias withdrawn disheartened wo cannot doubt , if not disorganised , to a strong situation behind the Adda , whore it is probable the generals of Francis Joseph will await the further movements of the allies , with the greater advantages of position upon their own side . The Austrian Emperor , who is said to be at Verona re-organising his foroee , will need all the resources which have boon heaped up during long years of preparation by himself and his predecessors , to hold the territory which has not as yet been wrenched from him . Ho has ajrendy ,

  • Citation
    • Leader (1850-1860), June 11, 1859, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_11061859/page/3/