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    • I*r>WF»r=S^ar'^*3i.^:^? TS^< r r W:V?":;^ . .v, -•\---t T~-r-.-, - ym* 7 . ^ --JfiO-,J: />¦ I I w^ 1 A POLITICAL AND LITEEARY EEVIEW.
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      " The one Idea which History exhibits as evermore developing itself iiito greater distin . ctn . esa is the Idea of Humanity—the nobLe endeavour to throw down , all the , barriers erected between men by prejudice and one-sided views ; and , by setting aside the distinctions of Religion . Country , and Colour , to treat the whole Human race as one brotherhood , having one great object—the free development of our spiritual nature . "—Humboldt ' s Cosmos .

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      VOL . VII . No . 305 . ] . SATURDAY , JANUARY 26 , 1856 . ' Price { gSS / ^^ " ^^^

      I*R≫Wf»R=S^Ar'^*3i.^:^? Ts^≪ R R W:V?":;^ . .V, -•\---T T~-R-.-, - Ym* 7 . ^ --Jfio-,J: /≫¦ I I W^ 1 A Political And Liteeary Eeview.

      I * r > WF » r = S ^ ar' ^* 3 i . ^ : ^? TS ^< r W : V ? " : ;^ . . v , - ---t T ~ -r-.-, - ym * 7 . ^ --JfiO-, J : />¦ I I w ^ 1 A POLITICAL AND LITEEARY EEVIEW .

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      signed those conditions , as vrell as the Austrian propositions . The anticipation of peace , however , does not rest entirety upon the supposition of what the Czar would desire . It i-csts upon the belief that his means have beea exhausted , and that the hitherto neutral Powers are so conscious of the peril which would ensue from a continuance of the ; war , with its extension to the north of Europe— -that they are prepared to takesides with the allies in coercing Russia , rather than permit the contest to be renewed this year . No doubt it would be sound policy for tlvem to do so ; but kings do . not always abide by sound policy ; and we apprehend that those politicians who ascribe such a fiourse to Prussia are judging of her policy by their own view rather than the view likely t j prevail in the counsels of King Frederick William . The exhaustion of Russia is a more palpable fact . Her difficulty in obtaining money in the markets of Europe has become notorious ; the discontent in St . Petersburg , that artificially maintained city , is also known ; and the ! bombardment endured by GonTSCHAicoFP and his forces would , probably , have much more important political results if it were transferred to St . Petersburg , as unquestionably it will be if Russia braves another year ' s campaign . It is on these grounds , principally , that th « Czah is expected to submit .

      If it be . the reason , the Government at St . Petersburg has / as usual , made some endeavour to eonceul tliejrue motive—first , by a circular to the representatives at foreign Courts , intimating that Russia tiikes her new course out of deference for friendly Powers , and not in her own interests ; secondly , hy an announcement published to the lieges , milking much of tlic Czak's condescension in listening t : > temis , and proclaiming that he is so anxims to complete his gracious ve 3 olvc , tliut he ' docs not filter into any " accessory negotiations . " 1 This scums to menu that he will not hinder the continuance of the Pence Conference by collateral negotiation . Tlu : message sent to Prince Gokt . sciiAK 0 Fi f in thy Crimea to suspend hostilities , ulso looks iS'MiKthing like , am earnest on the |> nrt of Russia . There is an ostentatious moderation which amount * u ! mo > l ; to a confession of tlie exhuuKtioii wiiii-li is ili-iiioil .

      people , or that , as his friends profess , he has newviews for the internal improvements of Russia , and means to be the" Peter the Grevt of Peace , or that Prussia has , as they represent , been reading new lectures upon the revolutionary dangers to be apprehended from continued war , the Czar has , at all events , accepted the terms proposed by Austria , after having refused them . There is no public proof of any event that has happened between the acceptance and the refusal to account

      np HE sound of peace is no sooner heard from A St . Petersburg , than France , if not England as well as Germany , instantly presumes tliut tlie peace is all but concluded ; and iu this coitntry we hasten to the belief that it will be settled on our own terms . Whether it is that the Cza r feels , through his Exchequer , and through the failure of his plans , the exhaustion that has come upon his

      for the change in the Imperial mind ; but there must have been some cause , and experience of Russia naturally suj ? e ; ests a crooked motive . The common form , of the suspicion is a belief that Russia may have snatched at a hint thrown out in the despatch of Count Buol , that the countcraignaturc of the E ^ terhazy propositions by the Western Powers would render them preliminaries of peace ; and constitute them tlic order for an armistice in Europe . In virtually making these

      propositions to Russia , Count Buol has reckoned without his host . The Western Powers recognise the propositions sent to Vienna as correctly representing ' the conditions which they would accept ; but they do not form such a statement of the conditions fts the Western Powers consider suflicient , either in precisions or in com pleteness . Some other conditions have to follow , and particularly ,

      ¦ i it is supposed , some under the fifth article , prohibiting the erection of fortifications at Bounnrsund . Thi * in to be the recompense for the new alliance of Sweden , and it is a very aumll recompense for the large offers which Sweden hus made . The armistice , therefore , cannot begin until the Western Powers have deliberated upon the form of conditions which they arc to m-esent , and Russia Im *

      1 ] 1 ^ ' ' Ostensibly , at least , our own Government continues very warlike . / The Ministerial press is strongly contrasted in its tone with tlie Ministerial press of France , where all classes seem tq , snatch at the earliest prospect of peace . A portion of our Ministry , it is uuuerstood , is earnestly anxious for war . It is perhaps felt in high quarters that the military prestige of this country has been rather damaged by the accidents in the Crimea . The fortunate surprise of the Malakhoff gave a

      comparatively easy triumph to the French , while the impracticable attack upon , the Re . ( Ian fastened something like a stigma on the English . The causes of the distinction were so well known , how > ever , in Sebastopol , that it had no moral effect until certain un-English writers in tins country gave the hint to tlie French soldiers in the Crimea , and taught them to swagger iu superiority over their English Allies . A year's campaign might retrieve

      this temporary injury to our countrymen , and might unquestionably secure better terms for the Western Powers than they can now command , if it did not offer some opportunities for people on the Continent with whom the English ought to be in effective alliance . But man proposes , and God disposes : no peace or war can be continued exactly as individuals , or even as separate StateSj desire . We reluctantly incurred the curse of a war ; we may as reluctantly incur the half blessing of a transitory

      peace . In a few cluys the public will know more ; its representatives will be assembled in Parliament , and Ministers will be obliged to make a distinct statement . It is understood that they not only feel obliged but anxious to do so ; thnt they have many interesting facts to communicate ; and Parliament has never assembled at a juncture more interesting . Just as it meets , there will be a remarkable

      election . Mr . Macaclay accepts the Chiltern Hundreds , and retreats from Parliament to the library . In effect , his occupation for the sent of Edinburgh hail become honorary . Modern Athene ' vy 4 s ' , prou / i Jo be represented by the most su ^ ccJssfCu ,- } ivi »( j historian , the most accomplished rhetoriciau ,-ur (< l really , the most independent of the ^ atesni c ^ jbiju belonged to the Whig party ; but M 1-C M rt ^§ % himself scruples to fill a seat withofo ! ftilmt&Mf : duties j and he leaves Edinburgh <** b Mfo-. jkmx

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      REVIEW OF THE WEEK— * age The Rugeley Poisonings 78 A Respectable Neighbourhood .... 84 A Pilgrimage to Meccah 88 Continental Notes 80 New Preaching of the Word 85 Kingsley's Heroes 89 The War va Naval and Military News 80 Lord Stratford de Redcliffe 85 War Literature 90 War Miscellanea * 74 Obituary 81 our Silence on the Hoile Case 8 b Natural History .. 90 TheFeaoe '" 75 The Romance of "The Timea" .... 81 Two Poets of the People 91 A . Sensible Speech on Education " . ' . ' 75 ^ S ^ n f ° na \\ OPEN COUNCILMrs . Palmer and the Forged Accep- Postscript ... » - Birthp , Marriages , and Deaths .... 92 tance 75 The Advantag * of a Peace 86 The Gazette « .. 92 Our Civilisation 76 PUBLIC AFFAIRSA Crop of Murders 76 i iTCDfiTimF- " COMMERCIAL AFFAIRSDiplomacy in the Desert 77 The Peace Preliminaries 33 LITERATURE . — v / vwiiwckwhu ftrrama Public Meetings 78 Count Montalembert ou English Summarv ' ' 87 J City ¦ Intelligence , Markets , Ad-Letter from Paris 78 Destinies 83 . SmithO'Brien ' s Medi ' tationV \ ' ! . " .. " ! 87 . vertisements , &c 92

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Jan. 26, 1856, page unpag., in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2125/page/1/