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      TOIi . V . No . 231 , ] SiLTXJEPAY ; AtfeiTS ^ 26 , 1854 . [ Price Sixpence .

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      A S in a great conflagration , the fire seems at J \ first to spread under a ground of darkness , glimmering forth here and there at point after point , and then suddenly bursting out with a broad light that exhibits the entire field ; so in the intelligence of this vrqelc the war between Russia and the Western Powers , which , had been gradually commenced at distant points' of the globe , appears suddenly to flash upon us in

      its full breadth , ' ' embracing , politically if not already in arms , the whole field of Europe . While the French and English armies , 60 , 000 strong , - with -reinforcements to follow , are advancing towards Sebastopol , the first of the great , series of granite fortifications in the Baltic has been taken , in the reduction of Bomarsund ; and the publication of the notes exchanged between Austria and the two Western Powers

      stamps the war with its European character , enlarges the objects to be attained before peace can be even negociatcd , paves the way for jv change of the European system , and foreshadows the time when the Sultan will sit at Mio council of Europe , independent of his conquered enemy and oppressor the Czar . These great events wore in reality going forward simultaneously . The allied forces landed at Bonmrsund on the 8 th instant , jointly , some

      20 , 000 strong or more , and at once began their operations against the detached fortifications on the uplands , which defended the main fort so long as they were in Russian hands , and commanded it so soon as thoy were in ours . The French attacked the western fort by the 13 th ; the English were not ready to begin with the eastern till the 14 th , when the French had already giyen an account of thqirs , the last of these outworks was taken on the 15 th . General Bodisoo surrendered the

      inn in fort on the ICth , with 2000 pnsonors ; and thus the first of the granite fortresses which llussia has boasted as imprcgnnVlo , surrenders as soon as it is seriously handled . On the exchanged notoa wo have tho conditions upon which pence is to bo negotiated in a , xnoro distinct form , both as to tlio statement nnd aa to tho reciprocal pledges of the Throe Powers . Tho conditions involve , first , tho surrender of tho Russian protectorate over WaUnchiu , Moldavia , nnd Sorvia ; secondly , tho removal of ull obstruction from tho navigation of tho Panubo mouths

      tmrciiy , ot the treaty of 1841 by the contracting parties , in the interest of the bajance of -power , ¦ . ¦ . curtailing , the maritime privileges of Russia in the Black Sea ; and fourthl y * the abolition of the Russian' protectorate oyer the Christians in Turkey—the immunities of ihe Christians being confirmed by •'• the SuItanJri- the presence ' of the European powers generall y- These are the conditions to which Russia must subscribe before either of the Three Powers , Aus tria , France , and England will consent to negotiate peace ; each of the Powers reserving to itself tlie faculty of declaring the conditions on which they will consent to peace itself . From this new alliance Prussia stands aloof . She has not broken away from the Quadruple Alliance ; she can scarcely be regarded as released from it so long as a single Russian soldier remains within Turkish territory ; but she holds back from entering into this new compact . By the advance of the Powers , Prussia , remaining behind , is left more manifestly in proximity to Russia , The intelligence from the East is not so satisfactory as that from the North . The cholera , which has fearfully ravaged the French troops , is diminishing ; but if it has not delayed the movements of the troops , it has enfeebled their strength and spirit . Thoy have , we believe , enough of both remaining for tho task before them . And we are inclined to suppose that the delay has taken place to afford the opportunity of completing tho alliance with Austria , which secures so largo a military force on our side rather tlian that of the enemy ; for Austria cannot evon . so much as Prussia expect to remain neutral . The first division of the Austrian army crossed the frontier into Wallachia on tho 20 th , and General Coronini would probably follow with a force fox" tho occupation of Moldavia in , a few days ; while , as we have alroady said , tho allied forces have left the Turkish territory for the Crimea to . begin tho attack upon Sobastopol . Tho war commences thus far under tho best circumstunccH . Tho spirit of Una country is fairly rouKL-d 5 nnd wo have nbundnnt nxenns in our liandri . Tho grout forces that have boon despatched to the East and to the North are , as u contemporary observes , all paid for . Tho Times tolls \ is that wo could borrow 130 , 000 , 000 ^ . without inujvasing our annual taxation beyond its present amount . The index of financial vigour—Consols , which wex'o expected to lull to a somewhat Pittito

      level , still rise to 94 ; and trade is fLourishing . The publicj indeed , appears to take to the war the more it is understood arid familiarised •'¦; - . and the inoney market is in excellent heart . The Turkish loan is in great favour , the applications being almost too numerous ; and while the Times is declaring that the war has not injured , and will iiot injure , our financial or commercial prospects , a ministerial paper is explaining that , in putting restraint upon the great enemy of commerce as well as of public laws in Europe , the war is actually working for free-trade .

      Spain continues " tranquil , " although the Union Club in Madrid continues to bombard the Government with memorials , demanding liberty for the subject , liberty for the press , for labour ^ for conscience ,. &c . ; in short , the clubs continue to take liberties with Government , and Government at present puts up > vith the treatment . From America > ve have some strange items , including a mission which we do not perfectly

      understand , in the arrival of an official gentleman ostensibly on personal business . Wo presume , however , that this account of his arrival must bo correct , since the United States are already so admirably represented in this country , by a gentleman who knows how to unite dignity with a conciliatory demeanour , that has done much to draw the two countries , England and America , into closer friendship .

      At homo , perhaps , tho most striking event of this particular week is tho election of Lord lladdo , for Aberdeen . We say it is remarkable , because , although Lord lladdo is not a Ballot man , he subscribes to the n > ost Liberal opinions . Mr . Arthur Gordon , so recently elected for Canterbury , was not less sturdy in his declaration of opinions , and his friends in private life testify to has sincerity . Strange event , that two sons of the ultra-Conaervativo Aberdeen , as ho is usually described , should show how truly popular opinions may lurk

      in the most cor > 3 titution : ; l Governments . Lord Duncan is coming out for Foifarshiro , in tho room of Colonel Maulu ; Lord Duncan al . fo being known us one of tho sturdiest Liberal * . Our aristocracy appears really to bo getting nhead of the Commons . Cholera make * way . Vvhilu tho ( 30 , 000 British troops nru flyiny from it ( o tho loss dangerous ononiy—tho Kusfians at Sebastopol—it in atill gaining in tho British motropolw . Ln ;< t week there wore 7 H 9 deaths ngaiust 0-14 in tho week previous . Tho Board of Health has come publicly forward withittf first act—issuing insU'UQtiona

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      NEWS OF THE WEEK— **<>* Canada 799 i Cotman .... . ... 804 PORTFOLIOTho Tall of Bomarsund . 794 American . IN q tes ..... 799 Domestic Molocli-His Wife ... 805 Svdenham Pin *™ aii Glimpses of the Seat of War 795 Railway Accidents 800 Real Estates Charges Bill 80 S toyaemiamPapers .. 811 Italy . - . "•• . 796 Certificates for Art 800 L'InstruetionPubliiiueeuRussie 806 THE ARTS—| E | S » c ; :::::::::::: v : §§ |«^ L :::::::::::::::::: Z c ™™^ § Sfe «^ Hr « The Eastern Question ,. ..... 797 Miscellaneous ,. 800 India ..................... 807 the Harbour and Town of Sege ^ r a ^ Board orHeal th ............ 79 | PUBLIC AFFAIRS- Mr . G . N . Sanders ' s Letter 807 vastopol ; ....,.............. „ ........ 814 Health of London ........ ! "i "' . !^!!!*! 7 93 Survey of the War .... . .... 801 LITERATURE- — - — S ^ S ^^ s «" .... ^ Kte ? siai" - " - ' ^ KossuthatHanley .......,.,..,...,... ; / 7 W v ^ ^ :. : ; - y ^ t ^^^ tt 6 toi . « :.:. i :, ; . - . - 808 ; : ^ y - ' - - ± n $ ^ : j& ^ 7 Z" : > : Z" llo COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS- . ' : ¦ ¦ ¦ mS&i ^ f ° rd—•—¦ ' '•• ¦ $ * Emigration ^ T he Means of Sound and its Phenomena .... ; .... 811 City Intelligence , Markets , Adxnejseer Act ,.. ; ...., 7 J 9 Ooing .. 803 Booksbn our Table .................. 811 yerfciseinents , &c ................... 814-816

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      "The one Idea -which History exhibits as evermore developing itself into greater distinctness is the Idea of Humanity—the noble endeavour to throw down all the barriers erected betr / eea men by prejudice and one-sided views ; and b y setting aside the distinctions of TteliEfioa , efcmntry , and Colour , ¦ to treat the wjaoie Human race as one broth . erb . ood , having one great object-the free development of our spinfcual' nature . "—Jfumboldts Cosmos . m - r L 1 W ¦ ¦ - ¦ . ; ; . ¦ . '

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Aug. 26, 1854, page unpag., in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2053/page/1/