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opponents as well as the advocates of the alliance in this remark . They have sometimes been carried away by temper , their arguments sometimes appear to us to be wide of the ' mgrk ; bj ^ they are ^ gractically and lucidly urgitiLgpLwliWi y of ^ ipfcjation . . Some of the Genoese < jj | uties ha * recefcpjy agreed upon a memorial setter forth ! the dkjie § il ties which might be entaileipipon the tradjfesef Genoa in the Blfljft : Sea ^ oiwar were glared against Russia ; bift in the ^ Chamber of Deputies , Signor Bo declared , in a vigorous speech , that the alliance would give power to Sardinia ; that it was dictated by the ancieot poliey of Genoa against the
Greek Empire in the East ; and that the merchants of the Superb City did not fear for their interests , nor were they prepared to judge the question by interest alone . Another speaker , Signor Tecchio , made the noble declaration , that although he-was opposed to the alliance , yet if a Piedmontese army should go , forth , to theifield , his two sons should accompany it . This is a kind , of patriotism which Englishmen might blush to remember that they have not anticipated , and do not always emulate . The treaty of- alliance is accepted by a , majority of 31 .
Spain follows In the course of Sardinia , but far behind . The Government proceeds with the Bill for disposing of the ecclesiastical property ; but heads the majority of the deputies in refusing ? any amendment to the con stitution openly iot sanction liberty of conseieaee on ret ^ ous subjects . Again , the authority of the law courts drags Iback the veiFfrom society , and we see a few more of those '^ exceptional" cases . In- the present week , i- however , the iacidenta disclosed are by na means . limited to the ; single issue in court . The case of . Ann BjtooGH , who murdered her children under the influence of a desponding insanity , has come hefore the Court of Queen ' s Bench as a " crim . eon . " case . The husband of Bbottgh- —a man in
bumble Kfe * -rproceeded against a person named Woodhatch : ; < h » was unopposed , the defendant pleading only for . damages reduced as ¦ much as possible , for ne is . poor ; and it is only , therefore , b y a-cumbersome fiction of pecuniary damages that the husbahdof AnitBbotjgh can release himself fir ony the' woman who practicall y belonged to another man , who murdered his children , and is now permanently consigned to a madhouse . Gould any case cast a more bitter sarcasm , upon the . absurdity of our law matrimonial ? The long protracted case of " Hope versus
Agtjado is brought' to a close , with a summing up in which the Lord Chief Jvstice is made to lay . down . 1 ie . exlraordiuaryrtile ,. that . ijxsuch cases , if the defendant has . shown a desire , to obtain possession of the woman , and these has been opportunity * adultery must be inferred ! It is a rule by which any man could be convicted of almost any oflfenee . If Lord Chief 'Justice Cammsem * has ^ tdmiredjan abject of . vectu ,. and , tas been , left alone ia the room ,. we may infer ihat beJ * as become a thief . The case itself is not , less startling than the singular logic of the judge . The
evidence on one side seemed to place the main fact alleged ' . beyon'd 'doubt ; at' the same time- the coun-> ter-evidenee seems to prove that a large amount of perjured lying had been mixed up with the . testimony to support . the chapge-r-an extraordinary exhibition of proceedings for "justice . " The lady and gentleman travelling about almost openly constitutes a less-unusuar ^ departure from conventional < usage than this systematic falsification tosuitam actrne charge . But the affidavits of the ( husband we the wostpajttftal . partan tke description of personal conflict with his wife , in which the children who happened to intervene
-were accidentally struck and kicked by their parents . Many a poor man who ' has passed : the princely ) mansion of a Hans , may have-felt envious , aod haw * thought * h , ow > h * ppyiitisauat : beto live in such a hous . e $ yet ia such . Aikouse , these things were passing I The newest case is that dragged to light by certain will proceedings in the'Irish Court df Chancery , where the Attobnby-Gknebax ., m the flsjeroise of . hfa f 4 utj , describes the persecution of two young daughters by their mo ^ r ^ aj ^ pareaUiT Tor the purpose of transferring the . property of her n ^ hiband ' s family to , the use of an illegitimate s , on I «« coadjutor in those intrigues—the putatiye » th «* i o & tk «* i « tt- _ being theMomois of Oi-awax-
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: | TffiS _ WAR . The wMftews of the week presents no features of novelifer ^ will be seenjfoit all forme 5 « wwmts of . disiS ^ s aa & sufferma 0 i »« ur «* Jb are ful ^ coiitemea ; bu * ttis vejmevidentlhlt ijgfiprovenientfhas aijready setlai and 8 » re iseveJHjMjKanHe of rapid prqgpBWSion . Adiifral Jfefeat announces thfearrival of extensive i \ Mr- - TlMtffr find jifeo o £ -. aa . cargo ojf ^ rovvsionsv Jlhe navvi 8 * "aBaVe ** ffived in «* feHEnglish camp , arid have already fixe * on the site for the proposed line . The rumours afloat are , upon the whole , most disheartening for the enemy . For instance , " iThe Vienne Presee states ¦ that the English are retiring from the siege lines before Sebastopol , and are , with the French guard , to form the reserve at Balakteva . "
On the other hand , a Russian prisoner says that a great portion of the present garrison of Sebastopol are Poles , and that they would one and all come over were not a jealous eye kept upon them . This , however , is . the story : of a deserter , and there may be no truth in it . The probability is , that both rumours are-equally unfoumled . _ This is the latest . reliable telegraph . It is from Marseilles : — - " Under date of Kamiesch , February 3 , we learn , that the Russians made sorties on the 1 st and 2 nd of February , but were driven back with great loss by young French volunteers . "
A telegraphic despatch from Paris says : — " -Sincethe 31 st of Januarythe Russians hadTeeommenced their nightv sorties , but had been' vigorously repulsed . - " The two Grand Dukes had entered : Sebastopol . , " The . roads near Eupatoria , hardened by the frost ; had : become in > an excellent condition . " . j " The Russians had received ' considerable reinforce-f ments . ' ¦"" ¦ . ; " Omar Pacha was to leave Varna on the 6 th of February , for the' Crimea , accompanied by Colonels Dieu and Simmons . " " .. __ . ' , Under date of St . Petersburg , 12 th inst ., we learn that the following telegraphic despatch Tiad been reeeived by the Russian Government : — - ' ;
" Nothing particular has taken place before Sebastopol , except a sortie on . the night of the 31 st of January , in which we ( the Russians ) took three officers and seven men prisoners . "
The Military Gazette Of Vienna States Th...
The Military Gazette of Vienna states that , from the 25 th to the 28 th of January , the fire opened upon Sebastopol has been very brisk , especlaly from the six batteries erected by Admiral Bruat near the Bay of Chersonese , which are armed with fifty pieces of the largest calibre . The defensive barracks of the Russians , on which the fire was especially directed , had to be evacuated . Since then , the French have constructed some earthworks on the heights which overlook the cemetry , and the shells thrown fc ojpft ^ ajkjwip ^^ to . the iius 8 iajas ^ In general , ' the cross fire of Ihe batteries of Cape Chersonese and of the trenches opposite the southern fort is daily gaining in strength . The Russians , cannot any longer operate with much effect on that side with their heavy artillery , because the French works are most advantageously situated .
A report is in circulation in Vienna that theRussians have crossed the frontier and made a razzia on . the Austrian territory , but were obliged very soon to retreat with considerable loss . The report cannot be traced' to any authentic- source . According to intelligence received at Vienna , the head-quarters of Prince Gortschakoff are to be removed from Kischeneff to Odessa . The Russian division posted near Eupatoria has been forced to retire from the neighbourhood for want of water . Suace , the frosty weather has . set la there has been great want of water at Perekop , bu , t there axe abundant supplies of provisions .
It Would Appear That English Soldiers Wh...
It would appear that English soldiers who write to their friends at Berlin speak dMTeren tly > of affairs in the , camp tUan do those- who write to . their friends ia London . The Berlin correspondent of the Morning Chronicle says : — - " It is most satisfactory to bo enabled to state that letters received at ' thisplace , by Englishmen vrho have Mends , . and , relatives with our army-before Sebastopol , give a . widely , different account of the stato of the army than wo . read in the real or -fabricated intelligence
published in some London journals . They do not deny that privations and hardships are endured , nor question there being much sickness ; but they assert that tho picture has been wilfully aod grossly darkened . They declare that , notwithstanding tho attempts to weaken confidence Lor tho eommander-in-Qhief , and to foster insubordination and deapondewy'aittong thw troops , in regard to oflicere and their own position , tho spirit of tho army is excellent ; and that Eord , Raglan , who regularly visits and inspects tho bivouacs of one division each day , is received
i & th tio ^ NlpMkinarks perfect confidence and regard fcy 4 J «» -ii »^ ? ' . . fro the
"By A^Iilie^M Malta We " Sorties Are Cjm...
" By a ^ iilie ^ m Malta we " sorties are cjmtfcMofMifcd vexatious , but Constantly ending in the » n | j (» l « M f'fthe Russians . Sickness is on the decreastt' T helfcroops were getting very low at the iaea > . o £ liising' the siege ( as it was reported peace -would ! soait \ be egiahlislied ) ; hut when the r ailw ay L 4 va » 4 NPH * £ w 3 250 rttqn employed , they were de-MjjUiii " n r- fhlTT - n-111 rqi * pve all difficulty as to the '^ ransmipsionsbf | ood ari **^ Lothirq | from Balaklava to the carrqp . The > endurance t £ ou > troops , under every difliculty * a « d * privation , has excited the admiratio n of every one . They all hope to receive drafts to all the ; regiments .
The Retirement Of The Russian Armies Fro...
The retirement of the Russian armies from the frontiers of Russian Poland is confirmed . General Rudiger has received orders to concentrate his forces in the interior .
Schajiyi..—The Ears Correspondent Of The...
Schajiyi .. —The Ears correspondent of the Danube writeathat Schainylbas made another bold and successful stroke . The Russians had lodged nearly all their prisoners in Tiflis , and at some time in January ( not stated ) they were sent from thence into the interior of Georgia ; but SehamyL attacked the convoy on the way , and released the whole of the prisoners . THIE TURBJLSH ABMWES . Thirty thousand Ottoman troops had landed at Eupatoria . Others are on their march for Varna , and will embark for Eupatoria as they arrive . A detachnxenJ ; o _ f 500 Wallachian . volunteers , under the command of Colonel Wandunj * have left Masimeni to join the Tujjkjsh , corps at Braila > . The enrolmentof voUmteecs . foe ' - ¦ tU . e- Ottoman service is making progress .
Notes Of The Siege. Despatches From Head...
NOTES OF THE SIEGE . DESPATCHES FROM HEAD-QUARTERS . ILord Panmure has received the following despatch from Lord Raglan : — "" Before Sebastopol , January 27 , 1855 . "My Lord Duke , —I have the satisfaction to acquaint your Grace that the weather continues fine . There are severe , frosts at night ; hut the sun shines brightly through the day , and there is ^ an absence-of wind , which , whilst it continued , added considerably t © the suffering ! of the troops . " Every exertion is making by public transport and individually in getting huts up ; but this is a most difficult operation , and the ground is stili so rotten that it is a most arduous labour to , pass along it .
" The extremely confined space of Balaklava , and the vast accumulation of stores , has obliged me to erect huts at some distance outside the town for their reception . " I inclose the lists of casualties to the 25 th instant inclusive . "Ihave , & c . " Raglax . " His Grace the Duke of Newcastle , & c . " The casualties are 14 rank and file wounded . The following despatch from Sir Edmund Lyons has been received at the-AdmJralty , —— - .. ¦ <¦—"Agamemeon , pff Sebastopol , January 27 .
" Sir ,- —I have the honour to report , for the information of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty , that since my last general letter of the 23 rd insfant the weather has been particularly fine . Tho health of the army has been much benefited by tho change . A good deal of progress has been made in hutting the troops and distributing the clothing which has been so liberally sent out from England , so that the men express themselves as being comfortable . " 2 . The health of the fleet and of the Naval Brigade is excellent . The men are well supplied with fresh meat ang vegetables , and also with oranges , sent from Malta by Rear-Admiral Stewart . " 3 . The fire from the batteries of theAllies has increased during tho last week , and that of tho enemy has not slackened . New guns have been mounted in our batteries durjng the last four days .
" 4 . On the 24 th instant I passed tho day at Bnlaklava , to superintend the service going on there , and to make inquiries and examine into , matters connected with tho duties of tho port and tho transport service . I met Lord Raglan there by appointment , and wo made some arrangements which will , I trust , havo a beneficial effect . "I havo , & c . "E . C . Lyons , " Roar-Adwual and Commander-in-Chief . " To tho Secretary of tho Admiralty . " T «« ENOXISU ^ SSIKTING THJE FKENCir . This phenomenon has actually occurred in the camp . ' The English , it appears , havo taught tho French to construct bettor works . Our Commissariat has alab been of some service to our allieslet us hope of mojea * crvice than it has been to ourselves : —
" The French havo relieved all our pickets in front of our right attack , and our extreme right picket is now situated in what is called tho Middle Picket Ravine . This is a groat relief to our . exhausted force . In return for this service , which might havo b « en extended to us before , our Commissariat rations a largo body of the
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Leader (1850-1860), Feb. 17, 1855, page 2, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_17021855/page/2/
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