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Leader (1850-1860), 24th December 1859, Edition 1 of 2, Page 1383, Untitled Article

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      THE LEADEB .

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      E latest telegraphic intelligence from the French capital informs us that the assemof the European Congress , from which so is hoped and feared , is again postponed til ihe 19 th January . Meanwhile , many diffii have been cleared away "which had opthemselyes to the meeting of the represeni of antagonistic interests ; and we learn not hat the staunch Cayour is definitely accepted

      representative of the House of Savoy , and i capacity as the advocate of the cause of i liberty and unity—but also that the Father , finding there is no resisting the is of his untoward star , has retracted his lination to hold aloof from the consultations , jlying upon the affectionate loyalty of the st son of the Church , ' has determined to bis sentiments at the Congress by the mouth faithful Antonelli , who is even now on his the scene of debate . With what , grace that ibused minister will receive the decision of the

      jss as to the future position of his master and fin the reconstructed scheme of governor the Peninsula , remains to be seen ; but , resent appearances , the cause of despotism , to be almost hopeless . England can but allow policy—that of perfect liberty to the Italians so their own rulers and form of government , non-intervention by the armed force of any i or mercenary army . Austria has become so led , and has so many causes of internal tion in her own dominions , that her oppoo the national cause , though it may , perhaps ,

      pected , need give no cause for fear of : ous consequences . Russia , we learn by i-official article of the Nora , quoted in lay ' s journals , has expressed * her approval policy of Victor Emmanuel , aud her deterjn' to support that monarch ' s claims to the n of a principal at the Congress . All this veil for the prospects of the confedei'ated who have sworn fealty to one another , and Piedmontcse sovereign , crown the whole , we have' the Emperor son ' s last manifesto issued , by the pen of his De la GuerronieVre , which simplifies one , ty of the question of settlement , and shows ions of a wise policy in regard to the long erned States of the Church , which augurs ox the Emperor ' s moderation and honest

      ons in the other articles of the programme , unphloteer is instructed tov point out that jgovernmont of the Papal dominion is inevilt matters not who may wear the tiara , the is the same , and is attributable to the very of the Pontificate itself , and the innato inicy of that remarkable system of govern-Pio CTono is candidly told by his respectful t son " that he ia not personally fit to perlie duties of a temporal sovereign , and that , ro , the Romagna , now self-eraanoipatod , justly or righteously be restored to his sceptre . All this is said with most imo respect to the successor of St . Peter , recommended for the future to confine bis > n to the extension of his superintendence

      episcopal office is somewhat altered since the days of the Apostles , who had not among their labours to fulfil the duty of entertaining ambassadors and princes , and were not hampered with the requirements of purple , gold , aiid fine linen—Christ's " Vicar is to retain ( according to this scheme ) the city and inhabitants of old Rome to swell his state ; while the temporal weapon is to be represented by a contingent from eaeh ^ state in the Italian union , and the various Catholic nations of the world are invited to supply the requisite gold to enable the ' servus servorum to retain his wonted position among the mere earthly rulers of the civilised world .

      Froni " Venice the cry of misery grows louder every post—the only , portion of Italy left to the Hapsburg despotism appears doomed to bear the concentration upon it of the entire energies , of Austrian tyranny . Brigandage , which has left the Romagna under the new rule , appears to have fixed itself in Venetia ; poverty , and even' destitution , have become the lot of the bulk of the industrial classes , while the tide of emigration steadily continues from the stricken city .

      From other parts of the staggering Austrian empire the intelligence is interesting and significant . The rumoured abdication of Francis Joseph is denied with emphasis ; yet the deplorable state of the resources and finances of his ill-assorted dominions , and the turbulent condition of the . races over which he exercises an uncertain rule , might well supply a motive for the wish to lay down the glittering bauble of empire . The repressive policy to which he is bound , and as the representative of which he sits now upon the throne of Austria in the seat of the deposed Ferdinand , is beginning to produce another crop of revolt and bloodshed . Already the hated Germans have come into collision with

      the Hungai'ian populace at Pesth , and in other places , and more particularly at a late assemblage to do honour to the memory of a deceased national poet . The Protestants of Hungary are systematically and cruelly persecuted by the Imperial Government—while the ancient polioy , divide et imjpera , upon which the rule of the Imperial house is founded , is at lost found , useless ; and in Hungary the rival races , of Magyar , Croat , and Saxon , are cordially uniting to claim their birthright as free citizens of a free kingdom , and will ere long rise as one man to demand the restoration of those rights which were wrested from their grasp at the time that the present occupant was thrust by a palace intrigue into the ancient scat of tho emjorors of Austria and the kings of Hungary .

      Of other foreign news there are some important points to notice . From Russia arrives the intelligence of tho surrender of a second great Caucasian prince to Field Marshal Barinrinaki . This event , if wo ore rightly informed , hns put an end to the groat struggle in the mountain region of tho Caucasus , and has leik the road to further Asiatic conquest and , annexation perfectly open to the successor of Peter the " Groat . " At home the genial influence of coining Christmas has appax'ently produced a oessation of political turmoil , and a somewhat inoroased consideration for tho wants of tho needy and the destitute . A noble sum , such as no other city iu tho world ... ~ ,, i , i nsiunl . lmR hoon subscribed for tho relief of

      the houseless and starving ; . and Lord Shaftesbury , the representative of the Field-lane Refuge , has publicly thanked the Times and the benevolent individuals who have contributed to this object . The public ( my lord remarked ) were , not to be thanked—for the . public has not done its duty ; else should we have " ten thousand" refuges where the distressed and starving man might seek and find relief , without having to submit to the degradation of collision with the hard-hearted officials of a workhouse .

      To his tenants and dependants in Hampshire ^ the Premier has this week been pleasantly , and kindly discoursing in a strain befitting the season , and only slightly seasoned with allusion to public affairs or politics . To the Romsey labourers Lord Palnierston gave the best advice as to their moral and social duties , and some well-nierited praise for their advancement in the scale of society . The farmers' -He encouraged to persevere in the prosecution of their studies in agricultural chyinistry and political economy , and , Test the solid pudding of" his discourse should be found to cloy , the veteran debater spiced it well with patriotic sentiments and praise of' the public

      spirit of the volunteers , who have , he informs us , made their influence felt already , not only here , but all over the world . With the exception of Sir George Grey , who , at a feast in the City , given by some admirers of his Cape government , devoted an hour to the exemplification of the glory and profit which accrue ^ to Old England from her brilliant diadem of colonies , the rest of tho speech-makers of the week have taken for their theme the necessity of fostering the great national volunteer movement , and of rendering that great measure permanent . On this head Sir John Pakington , Sir Hamilton Seymour , Lord John Manners , are at one with Mr , Ayrton ; and ,

      indeed , Liberals and Conservatives seem to lay aside minor differences in recognising tho paramount importance of this topic . The work of national defence goes bravely on 5 and volunteer cavalry , infantry ; , and artillery present a mighty phalanx to the view of tho enemies of Old England . Two learned masters of tho art of war , Admiral Sortorius and the Governor of the Woolwich cadets , Colonel Wilford , have given their voice ngninst expending too groat sums m stone walls and earthworks . The soldier would have tho militia brought up to its'full strength and to a proper standard of efficiency—the sailor is all for flying artillery ( Armstrong guns ) and

      steam rams at son . Tho criminal calendar this week is more than usually black , comprising no loss than three murders , while other offences are strangely proimncnt . Particularly , wo may bo permitted to notice that tho business in Sir C . CroBSwell ' s court is increasing so enormously that steps must soon bo takon to relievo him still furthor of his judicial burden , unless , indeed , the morals of tho nation such wide

      undergo a change , or tho dislike to a publicity should operate to prevent tho bringing into courb of so many ensoa of pruriont depravity . Tho scandal at St . GcorgoVin-thQ-East has culminated in a petition to Parliament from th . fe parishioners against tho proceedings of tho rectos * Moantimo , the diagraooful puerilities on the onft aide , « ml tho blaokguardiem on the other , coftp tinuo in full foroo .

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      EVIEW OF THE WEEK— INDIA AND INDIAN PROGRESS— PUBLIC AFFAIRS District Duties during the HOME INTEMIOENCE . page The Fidelity of the ' Madras Christmas and Charity i ... 1303 Wnles * of Indi ^ n ^ SaT * Fr ° ~ . VMS Political Fore shadowing-s 1384 ' ¦^ . T' " 'y V ¦ ' : ¦ l % ™ Napoleon and the Pope .... .... 1394 Tales from Molieres Play's V « X ) Ireland 1384 Cotton Manufactories 1389 The Slavery Cause in America .. 1395 Travels in Morocco . 13 wv * Naval and MiiitaYy " . ' . " . ' . " ** . " !¦" . " . * . 1384 mTarr awh rnWr nPAv 4 Infallibles and Mutineers .. 1395 Poems by the author of " Jolin The Volunteers 1385 MUSIC AND THE DEAHA- A Debt of Gratitude ............ 139 o Halifax " .. 1300 Law , Police , and Casualties ..... 1385 Covent Garden Opera .......... 1390 T Zf ^ 7 ^ r t ^ ° PC iftr The Ophthalmoscope 1 i <; 0 General Home News 1386 Monday Popular Concerts 1390 Letters from Italy 13 DG New Novels 1 f j 0 FOREIGN INTELHOENCB . Vocal Association 1390 1 ITTO 4 TIIPF / . AMiuiirorMAi Foreign Summary .. 1387 Princess ' s Theatre . 1390 LITERATURE— COMMERCIALn . ~ ..... ~ noD . re ..-. AMK . ?»^ . ' Crystal Palace 1390 ..:. Notes of the Week 1397 Trade and War •; - .... li-A RIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE- The Great Globe 1390 Sir James Emerson Tennent ' s Money Market and Stock Ex-Germany .. ; 13 S 8 _ "Ceylon" 1307 chang-e 1401 ¦» A Dictionary of English Etymo- General Trade Report 1401 Foreign Incidents 1389 Postscript 1391 logy 1398 Joint-Stock Companies . 1402

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Dec. 24, 1859, page 1383, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2326/page/3/