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, * u , e or TUP W « K- * AGB Heroine-Worship 777 The Indignant Virtue of the Bar ... 781 PORTFOLION 6 WS OF THE WEEK «• Marriages , Young and Old ............ 777 How Justice may be Mauled 782 Bitsof my Boyhood 786 The Week in Parliament ............... 770 ¦ Cariosities of Justice .... 778 The Manners of the People ... 782 TU . .. „ The Nation ' s Fleet ............... ... 772 Criminal Eecord 778 « Stranger" in Parliament .... 782 ™ , rPr " n 7 RA sssae ^ s ^^ == r ^^ ^ : ? 83 Hrrrs : ^ :: Continental Notea 775 PUBLIC AFFAIRS— , „ . , — Births , Marriages , and Deaths ... 790 Christianity in Broken China .... 776 Batoonale of Government , not by —~ LITERATURE—. Honour to ^ prge ^ n ............ 777 ^^ Z . ^ . l ^^ T ^ 781 The Story of Mont Blanc ............. 786 tisements ! & c . - .,, 790-792
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VOL . IV . No . 177 . 1 SATURDAY , AUGUST 13 , 1853 . [ Price Sixpence
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IF any doubt existed as to the powerof England to recover her influence abroad , one convincing form of that power was _ exhibited to England and her visitors , at Spitheadroa Thursday . The world has never seen such a fleet as was there assembled , of twenty-five ships , more than half of them screw steamers , and the rest , save three ships of the line , steamers of the old-fashion construction—all engined , equipped with the newest improvements , and almost as different in all those respects from an old fleet , as a modern gun is from an old bow
and arrow . The State was present in the person of the Queen , with several of her Ministers . The Parliament was there bodily , in two ships of war . And even during war-time , Portsmouth was never sp crowded as it was by sight-seers of every description , numbers of them following the fleet out to sea in steamers and yachts . Amongst the visitors were foreigners of distinction , including the Russian Princesses , who might well convey to their father the impressions of the day , warning him that if he could make a stand on shore with
his hordes of Cossacks , on the ocean he would only encounter England to break to pieces before her strength . It is possiblethatthisnational spectacle , employed somewhat sooner , might have expedited the Emperor ' s determination in favour of peace with Turkey , or , to express it more accurately , his tardy resignation to the law of Europe . He might , indeed , even now , from the diplomatic appearances , think that be could set off against the
power of England and her navy , the tendency of her statesmen to shrink back from any resolute course . The actual state of the negotiations is far from satisfactory , at least , to those who stand outside , and are not in the secret . The Emperor , it is said , has agreed to the form of a reconcilement with Turkey ; and the report is , that it is to be after this fashion—Ited , schid Pacha will write a courteous note to Count Nesselrodc , expressing the respect of the . Sultan for the Emperor ,
describing the benevolent intentions of the Sultan towards his Christian subjects , and enclosing the firmans that have been issued in reference to this affair . The proposal was transmitted from Vienna on the 2 nd of this month , to St . Petersburg and Constantinople , simultaneously ; and of course the Emperor ' s reply is not yet known . It will probably reuch Constantinople on the 20 th , and it is calculated that the Russian troops will have loft the Principalities by the 10 th of September .
It appears to us , however , that this is reckoning rather too fast . What the Emperor has expressed his assent to is , the Austrian sketch of the joint proposition . It is very likely that the joint proposition so far resembles the Austrian sketch , that the Emperor ' assent to the one implies his assent to the other ; but itis generally ^ understopd that no allusionto the Principalities , or their
evacuation , was made in the joint proposition , and very probable accounts represent the omission as made at the instance of Austria , lest the allusion should offend the Czar . This places the question in a very curious light . A joint proposition with no sting in it is presented to the Emperor from Austria , France , England , and Prussia ; but in accordance with what Lord Clarendon said on
Monday night , in the House of Lords , a demand is made upon the Emperor , apparently in the name of the Four Powers , but chiefly at the instance of France and England , to withdraw his troops from the Principalities immediately and completely , the demand being made as " a sine qua non in any agreement with Russia . " It |
is not to be forgotten that this demand is followed up by Lord Clarendon ' s demand for explanations on the late proceedings of Russia in Moldavia and Wallachia . And even if Bulgaria has not been invaded , or the tribute withheld , quite sufficient has been done in the Principalities to justify Lord Clarendon ' s demand of an account . These are
grounds for imperial obstinacy , and unless the Duchess of Leuchtenbcrg sends a letter sufficiently in time to warn the Emperor against rashness , it would not surprise us if he should , after all , spurn with resentment the accompaniments to the condition which he has accepted in the sketch . From the extreme East , we have the telegraphic announcement that the Burmese King baa become
" more submissive , " has ordered that the British troops be not . molested , has released the prisoners , and has left the British in possession of the places they occupy . It has been the policy of the Burman Court to alternate fair speaking with treacherous surprises , and we have not yet enough information to make us confident of having escaped from the vicious circle .
The revolution appears to make way in China . The latest accounts transmitted to this country seem to be marked by several inaccuracies , but not of a worse kind than might creep into the statement of an honest writer , witnessing things with his own eyes , and not perfectly aware of their contexts . According to these accounts , " the Great Tranquillity , " who beads this revolution , is a pupil of Mr . Roberts , a missionary at Canton .
The Chinese are " followers of Jesus , " although perhaps not so accomplished in doctrinal , or precise knowledge , as to justify reckoning them amongst any particular sect : they are Chinese Christians , not European , and like many nearer home , they are adapting the principles of Christianity to their own circumstances ; as when , for example , they make the Seventh Commandment include opium smoking . The extent to which they have obtained possession of the country is doubtful . By the news it might
appear , either that they had not yet reached Nankin , or that they had passed it by four days ' journey , but it is evident that their influence is felt oVer the greater part of the country , from Canton-Jo Nankin . We ^ otice attempts to soften the late accounts of the intrigues and slow-moving coup d ' etat in Denmark . It is represented that the Lex regia constituted Denmark an arbitrary monarchy ; that the succession is provided for by the convention of London , and that Russia had waived her pretensions in acceding to that convention . Our own readers will be able to estimate the statement , by
reference to two explanations which we gave m the two preceding numbers . The Lex regia regulate the succession , rather than the constitution of the country ; and the Danes dislike its abrogation , because that would remove many claims that stand before the Russian " remainder , " to the Danish throne . The Duke of Glucksburgh ' s children are sickly , and his succession may fail . The
stipulation that , in such case , another convention shall be held by the same powers as were parties to the last , might accidentally fall to the ground ; and then , in the absence of the Lex regia , the Russian family would walk in . If the lex were left standing , other claimants might appear . It cannot be for any English interest to blink this question . Under the semblance of disinterested
backwardness Russia is really pushing her own interests j and the royal family of Denmark is subservient . The interests of Russia alone can be promoted by concealing the truth . Parliament has passed into that multifarious and "hurried stage of its existence , when it discusses little , and agrees to much . Lord John had
robbed the " bores" of their beloved Tuesdays , which have not proved so " plentiful" as Lord Palmcrston . thought ; and this week lie took away their Wednesday still more beloved , much to the disgust of Mr . Newdegate , who wanted to fire popguns at the Roman Catholics . But there have been some exceptions to the rule of tonguclosa acquiescence . The expected measures for the
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Leader (1850-1860), Aug. 13, 1853, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_13081853/page/1/
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