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      YQIi . V , "No , 233 . ] SAO ? UltI ) AY SEy ^ M ^ B 9 ^ . e Sixpence .

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      rpHREE faets in relation to the war / -stand out A with prominence sufficient to ci * eate great interest . The expedition for Sebastopol has depar ted from Varna , and' must now be in . the Crimea ; Russia has refused to acqept the conditions offered by Austria as a basis for negotiation ; and Austria has declined to consider the Eussian refusal a casiis Lelli .

      Dealing -with the diplomatic facts first , let us estimate their import . It will he remembered that on the 10 th of August Austria forwarded , a note to fihe Court of S " t , Petersburg cbntainihg the conditions set forth' in the identic notes exchanged , on the 8 th of August , between

      Austria and the Western Powers . Three dajs after Prussia sent a note also ; weakly supporting the former Austrian demand , and , were sentimentally diplomatic , we should say pathetically appealing to the Emperor Nicholas to be good enough at least to say that he would negotiate . To that demand and this appeal the Russian answered "No . " At " Vienna and Putbus the

      significant monosyllable was uttei'ed nearly on the same day . The Prussian Court at Putbus was put in commotion—leading , doubtless , to great demands on the champagne cases . The Austrian Empex-or summoned his council , nnd they determined , it seems , not to regard tho Russian refusal as a casun belli It is not for us to decide upon the policy of Austria in Una war . She has purely Austrian objects in view ; and a mortal foar of revolution ivt her heart . Hitherto sho has limited her action to securing the Danube , and tho notas of tho 8 th August , go no further than to bind her to do certain things ,

      should tho Russians not ovnounto the Principalities . In . refusing to toko tho answer as a cas « s belli , Austria seems actuated by two motives—a , rteairo to give the Russians timo to escape from Austria ' s advancing soldiers ; and an equally strong' wish to si-wait tho opinion of the German Diet bulb re taking such a clodded stop as a declaration of war . Tho position now taken up by Austria is this : she occupies tho Principalities , in " an attitude of armed neutrality ; " sotting tho Turkish nnny Ireo to attack tho Russians the allioa Iroo to uasuil the Crimea 5 nnd standing herself armed in tho path , blocking out the llussiann for tho future ------ -r-i

      . * V 1 " ^ * . *» -- ^ \ f H «^ fl V * ti If III X ^ f m la other respects tho war is at a stand , except » n tho Crimea . Tho Turks have pressed on towards Moldavia , they menaceBrn . Ua and GuUtz ,

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      and may enter Bessarabia , if they are required to do so . On the other hand , the Russians have not quitted Moldavia , and it still remains to be seen whether they intend to do so or riot . AH eyes are bent upon Sebastopol ; but we wain ¦ the public that they must not expect early news of its fall . From Asia , the fuller accounts of the battles of Bayazeod and Kui'oukdere only confirm the stories of the terrible disasters inflicted on the Turks . Indeed , it is stated that tbe combat was decisive , and the retreat from the field a roufc . Zsirif

      Paslxa was superseded , and either General Guyon or Ismail Pasba will succeed him in comniand } while . Colonel Williams , on the part of England , goes as a military commissioner . The sum of all is , as we stated , last week , that Russia wins the campaign . The meetings of potentates at Boulogne and

      Calais have teased public curiosity . King Loopold renewed his acquaintance with Louis Napoleon , now an Emperor ; tho King of Portugal paid si rapid visit to the favourite of fortune ;• and Prince Albert , with a striking train , the Minister of War , the OommancJer-in-Chief , the Adjutant-General , the veteran Lord Scat on , and a host of officers , arrived at Bolomie on

      Tuesday to stay fov the week . Much has been written on tlie courtesies interchanged between the Emperor and tho Consort of his great ally , —the cordial grasp , the frank language , the high-bred attention : and as much almost about the rougher courtesies prevailing among the men of the Hundred Guards and Corporal Sutton . and his Life Guards . The real significance of the mooting , however , is not in this outyvai'd show of high life , but in tho groat fact that it is a military and . political conference . What has been decided ?

      Denmark is engaged in defending its constitution from a vegal coup ( Vdtul , anil in , a very British fashion—that is , by a national " Society "—a Longue , and a big subscription . Tho illegal constitution ordained lust July by the Oersted Ministry , gives . simply a consultative power to a Council of Stilt e nominees . The promulgation of this edict , no leas than its character , is eminently

      unconstitutional ; and the avUoIo nation is unanimous for bucking the Parliament , should Parliament , as ia anticipated , impeach tho Ministers and refuse tho taxurt . This steady British fashion of dealing with obstreperous Ministers nnd maundering monarchy strangely contrasts with the fiercer fashions of Spain . There , tlic army , and not tho pooplc , innl-cos tho revolutions ; the general , not tho statesman , is

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      the niiin who assails despotism . It is a pity the Spaniard cannot infuse a little of his fire into the Scandinavian , and the latter a little of his steady will and plodding pei'severance into the Spaniard . However , having got rid of Queen Christina , and having seized her effects , tbe Spanish Government seenis likely to succeed in maintaining order until the Constituent Cortes assembles to relieve it of some of the responsibility . At home the Cholera makes awful strides

      onwards . The rate of the increase last week over the week before is one-half as many again . The new Board of Health has at least shown a commendable activity in advising and suggesting means of meeting the evil . A Medical Council has been appointed , composed of the best known men in the profession , and it held its first meeting on Wednesday . It must be obvious to all that the Board of-Health can confer a great benefit on the country by acquitting and diffusing the fullest

      possible information , not only us to the state of the atmosphere , and tbe causes thereof—not only by keeping a register of all fatal cases—but by recording cases of recovery as well . And this week the new Medical Council calls upon the medical profession of the metropolis and country to co-operate . Most of the Ministers aro recreating in the rural districts . Lord John Russell is especially locomotive ; now in Kendal , now in SIdddnw , now in " Mr .

      Whyte's theatre , " listening to She Stoops to Conquer ;' now at Killarriey , and everywhere sowing small seeds of possible and imbecile popularity . Mr . Sidney Herbert has been fOting the school-children of Wilton , and engaging in their games—si strong contrast to the duties of the Secretary at War . The Duke of Newcastle has been at Boulogne . But Lord Aberdeen , grim , silent , and conscientious , remains constantly at the head-quarters of nfliui's .

      The middle classes of London , the weavers of Nottingham and tho labourers of Aylesbury , are rioting against tho bakers ;—in Nottingham they break into the Imkors' shops , in London they break out in tho columns of tho Times in silly oompliiintfl . Tho fact ih , tho price of bread is pretty generally too high as compared to tho y ^ ^ T ^ V "" " ] ' ^ price oi" grain . Tho bakers scorn to have made or , / l-f ^^ &tf ma miotnko in laying in utockfl in anticipation of fa \ fi& A ^ . . * * k ~_ rise ; and tho nmul fall of tl » o price of grain hflg | |> ' £ ;;^ ' $ ^ Vtf * p caught , them with stock * of high-priced wheflj ^ {¦ 'fo&ft ^ A " $ . ' V *> uneonsumod . Whence , tho nuiduesjs-uUe * nuvUfi V ; - \ ^ g ^ ljjjj" S 3 HPS 8—of the mobs . f & \ j » ' , ' . fe . ^« W WJ Another riot of a more regular character—that ' 3 ( v ' tj ' : ' 'U'fa ? ' ] $ % 8 "v ^ nt 6 ^

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      1854 NEWS OF THE WEEK- pack A ^ Iiafly's Ascent of Mont ! Blanc 845 OPEN COUNCIL— History of the Byzantine and Mr . Sidney Herbert at Home ... 843 m , ,,, j , ... _ ,. , ,. , ,. Greek Emuires 8 R 0 < & ^^ = z" = z ? % & ¦ ¦ cS& £ ::: z : It ^ %£$ 2 i $ P 8 S 2 faz « 52 portfolio-3 Ir . DavidUrquhart ' s Belief .. ; ... 843 The Blessings ofAbsurd Litera- bociety ; ..... 852 The Rest of the Story ............... 861 Jtiots ............ ^ 844 tuve 848 i-naia , 852 Injprovenient of the Public Spain .................... M 4 > Miseellaiieous ; . ; 847 • Tt-n A ^ -i . r , ^ Health .. ; .......... ; ......... / ..... .... 862 J ) Ghmark . 844 LITERATURE— THE ARTS—¦ ¦ . ¦ ¦ . ^ ffia ^ rt ::: " ::: ; :::-:: > Ss . \ - Pt S ^ o ^ oSo Recess : L .-. W ^ ^^ K' ^^ " - ^" - "r III Pict ^ **** OrystalPalace ... 868 :- : - .- ^^ & ^^^ . ^ - ; IhilriSedSfelis-::: li ¦ f ^ mmi ^^^^ m Bir ^ . MamaieSdDea ^ .. 86 , O ! lie Army that is Defending Civili- European Commission deBege Phrenology ^ ^ cholbiyr ' and ' COMMERCIAL AFFAIRSA ^?^ ricidPnt ' *"''""'"'"'""'""' s ^ ^ 3 w > e » . do . ; ..,...... ; ....... .... | 49 Pneulnatolpgy ..................... 857 City Intelligehce , Markets * Ad-AW » rJncideiit .... 8 to , , ¦ A Skmned Russian—a Tartar ... 850 A Russian Paniphlet .............. 858 vertisernents , &e ........... ! ....... 863-864

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      "The one Idea which History exhibits us evermore de-eloping itself into greater distinctness is ib . e Idea of Hurrj-anity- ^ the noble endeavour to throw dowri ail th £ barriers ereoted betwsan nacn by prejudice and one-sided views ; and bv setting aside the distinctions of Religion ., Country , and Colour , to trea-. thj wnole Ha : nan race as one brothcriiooi , iiavm ^ ore - * reat' obi ^ c " — tbe free development of par spintuaL nature . "—UumbolilFs Cosmos . ¦ ' . ' . "' . . , : __ * _ ¦ , •• •»

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Sept. 9, 1854, page unpag., in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2055/page/1/