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THE LEADER. Contents:
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REVIEW OF THE WEEK— The Mothers of Great...
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The Leader. Contents:
THE LEADER . Contents :
Review Of The Week— The Mothers Of Great...
REVIEW OF THE WEEK— The Mothers of Great Men .. ~ 1 S Italian Liberty—K _" q . IV 723 INDIA AND INDIAN PROGRESS—. HOME _ivmuGEKCE . PACE C _^ _if s ° _^ . . ff _?^ .. " . _*^? 8 . _^ n 8 THEATRES AND ENTERTAINMENTS- Indian Notes ....... 726 Imperial Parliament 712 NewNovcls 719 ¦ . The Two Operas ' . 724 Latest Intelligence .. _J " - 'O Law , Police , and Casualties 713 Miscellaneous Literature , 1 < J Benedict's Concert 724 COMMERCIALNaval and Military 714 Vocal Association . 724 „« , _ Volunteer EifleB 714 Crystal Palace » 725 Panic at Bombay .. 720 General Home News 714 PostscriDt—Latest _Intelligence _7- _'O Miss LeDieu ' s Concert 724 Further Fall in Discount ... 727 xostscripe _latest _linewgencc .. _,, u Musical Pitch - . 725 Commercial Prosperity ... . 727 FOKEIGN inteiligence . PUBLIC AFFAIRS- Dramatic College 725 Money Market and Stock K _. v-— The War ¦ 71 j Mr . _KobertBroug'h ' s Lectures .... 725 change 727 General Suininarv ' 710- The Liberal Union .... 721 FINE ARTS— General Trade Report 727 _g eneral Summary / io Mag-enta and its _ltesults 721 flNEAK 1 b Stocks , Shares , and Commodities 728 LITERATURE— Threatened Revival of Impress- Exhibition of "Works of Elder _European Life Assurance _foment 722 and Aucient Masters 724 ciety 728 ' Literary Notes ..... 717 Our Materiel of "War in Danger .. 722 Society for Encouragement of Fine Railway Intelligence .... 728 Life and Liberty in America .... 717 Ferdinand , King-of Naples , No . . 3 022 A . rts . 724 Joint-Stock Companies . 720
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- _*> _mTT"F » , vM 1 . _rsf + _v . o _TVor , _™ < _% oivi ; n . ' or . o _, _™ ,, ,, _™ _rftHB caieer of the Franco-Saidmian army , con- tinues to be marked by steauy and important successes , which have nevertheless been achieved at a fearful cost . The battle of Magenta , after making every deduction for the contradictory _i c 2 . 4 . c _ai j . 1 _^ and imperfect _nature of the news that we as yet have received , must be considered as a lit subject for a fresh chapter m the victorious annals of the army of France . Howmuch of the . "l ory ofthe dav was _owin- to the -abilities of the . B « _ny oi ait . _uay » _vhtiii _,, w me _dumuw OI tut commander , and v _^ Lat proportion is to be ascribed to the daring _enthtisiasm of the French soldiery , must remain undecided until perfect and unpreju- diced accounts of the . ' action can be obtained . -r i r . _. i ' ' ' ¦ ' i ¦'' ¦ _A * _^ r , _i _, * Judging by the more moderate of the French and _«¦¦? . ± ¦ . ; ¦¦ _,, _, n _A - Sardinian accounts , it would seem only fan * to give Louis Napoleon the credit of out-generalling _liis _i ' ¦ _' . \ t i ¦• i _* _ii-i adversaiues , and of . having completely deceived them as to his intended movements ; but it is very doubtful whether the disposition of his forces was judicious at the point of action . The story goes , " ! _i _A _xi ' _^ _. _j 1 • that the u most courage and coolness were m vam displayed by the flower of theFrench army , inolud- ing the Guard , until they were on the eve of being overwhelmed , when the gallant MacMahon hurled his reserves unon the advancin _g Austrians and . _nis leseives upon tuo _advancmg Aubtnans , and , as has before happened to a Napoleon , converted a battle nearly lost into a victory . MacMahon _' s dukedom and marshal ' s baton have been gallantly earned , and on a field which will boar a great name hi liisrnrv _TsTftnoleon TIT lias tit ] n _* t hoon _nnAor mliibtoiy . JNapoIeon m has , afclast , been _undcx _hro _; he has shown Inmself a soldier m practice as well as theory—nnd thig engagement , and its re- suits , allowhio- for the brilliant and romantic oolourimr of French corresnondents will so far to colouring ot _luencti _corresponaents , win go _tai to make him the most popular man m France . The active superintendence which ho has given through- out the campaign to the most minute details of the _^ rvion of Inn _nrm-v _slmw _ihtit 1 m _lms nnt _nHuliprl seivico of his _axmy show that He has not studied in vnin the elements of tho suocesses of his great uncle . The triumphal entry ofthe King and Em- pcror into Milan , nnd the proclamation of Victor Emmanuel as Sovereign of Lombardy , betoken , wo , _., - » _, _.,. i . _** ¦ , may hope , the opening of a bright future for the Italian people . The Austrian army has withdrawn disheartened wo cannot doubt , if not disorganised , to ft strong situation behind tho Adda , wiiero it is probable the generals of Francis Joseph will await the f \ ir- ¦ thor movements of tho allies , with tho greater advantages of position upon their own side ? The Austrian Emperor , -who J is said to bo at Verona ; -re-organising his forces , will need all tho resources _whicli have boon lieapod up _dui-ing long years of preparation by h & self Wl bfi predeces- sprs , to hold the territory which has not as yet boon wrenched from him . He has already ,
we learn , superseded Count G fyulai ( whose severity would appeal-to be his only merit ) froni the command of the army of Lombardy , and is about himself to assume the direction , under the tutelage ofthe veteran Hess . Worsted though he may _^ ye befin m ± u . _^ tLorc yet rcmai _£ a his boasted Hue of well-stored fortresses between the Isonzo and the Mincio behind which he can carry on m comparative safety , a long , harassing , and exhausting war . _Mantxia alone , in tne wars ofthe _Fn-st Napoleon , baffled his efforts ior two e but the Wl Napoleon will find six or seven _Mantuas against which to trythe merits of his boasted siege artillery . . _'^ Garibaldi ' s expedition to the north must b e con- sidered as . havm S _ fuU _7 answered its destined p urpose , since he has succeeded m raising the _\ e of insurrection throughout the whole of Upper Lombardy , and thereby created _ powerful diversion an favour __ of the combined Jjreneli and _Sai-dinian army . Victor _, Emmanuel s _^ acknowledged m the Valtelme , and the victorious _i > nni 01 ; p _^ _tnln is now on his wav to Milan -Koman captain is now on m _& way to _^ _-M" " - General Urban has been out-manoeuvred by the amphibious commander , and has had some con- siderable difficulty in keeping open his conimuni- ' _^^ 3 _^^^ " J _, ain body . The position of Prince Napoleon in Tuscany , gives rise to much conjecture , and that principally unfavourable , with regard to the policy of the _Fi-piirh Einneror in the affairs of that state . The J _^ J _* S _^^^ fTld _^ _m of _Control _Koly , _os an appannffe of _fae Bonapartist dynasty , and we hear of differences of opinion on this head between Cavour and the Imperial cousins . Whatever is to be the fate of the Tuscans , it is certain , that their admira- _^ French Prince or the French army is by nQ means remarkablc ; and if not destined to be in- corporated with the subjects of Victor Emmanuel , they might perhaps be as well pleased with Leopold as with Napoleon for the head of then- state . The _»™« stry selected by Irancis II ., of Naples , geemg tQ indfcfttc a determination to make no aitcVation in the system of government in that kingdom , at least for the present . Few of his sub- jects , we believe , have hitherto been inclined to give theyoungmonarch credit for any extraordinary abili- ties _J or in ° tellect . we trust ? t ] mt ftt least , his _chai-acter mav not j n future developo a want of humanity similar to that which characterised the government of his predecessor . .,,, « ¦ Before these pages are in the hands of our _rmden tho ft x t f > ariiftmentary struggle will , in ftU . probability , have been terminated . Whatever b Q the rosult ? there seems to bo little doubt , at the time wo write , that the majority on either side ' » _J h ? very small ; and this cose balance of _pai'ties is certainly a very important iuct , especially _^ considerationLitihe downfal or victo ry of the Government will by no means decide those great questions in which the public _intercsthas been so long and so earnestly' expressed . Tho Government have certainly mudo a brave fight for power , and the speeches of Lord Derby and Mr . bisracli were mastcrnicocs of senatorial eloquence . The great point of Worm wiuj openly mot by a statement that _Ministors do not intend to touch it this , session \ but we fear little b lo bo hoped from Lord Palmorston upon that h « Ad . whatever his now colleague may feel Inclined to do . Tho Ministry of Lord Derby—never a very strong one—has lout some of its most able _mciwbcru In Lord _L'Jlvn-
borough , Mr . Walpole , and Mr . Henley . ; and even supposing them ¦ to ¦ -weather ¦ the present , storm , it would seem to be an absolute necessity tliat some fresh stamina should be imparted to the fabric , which in some respects ( the Foreign depnrtin ' ent ; for instance ) must be _acknowledged to be in a tottering condition . 1 Viienever the present Government are called upon to re . « i"n the much covct' _-cl scr _. 1 _* of office _tiieymay fai ] T iy ciaim thc credit ofl _. _avin- left the / _i-fir , _™/~^ + i _, ; , _omT _. ; _vo :,, rm r > fn , _MATit = _tnto _nthoir _^ _%$%£$ . _^ f _^^^ S _^^ n _^ _gs £ _^ Ut e _^ rtrSi _«^ _S _^«^^ ili _UimI" a _wcU-- _' maimed and powerful fleet , a . military force at ieast respectable , and the arsenals of the kingdom eitller strongly fortified or rapidly a } . preaching that con ( 1 ; tion * jtf cannot be Questioned that in tbiF _^^ _^? _Znd _^ _SneulSaity must be well armedintiiese warlike times to be respected , an _j _dipiomatjp missions and notes _^ vould be sent t ] i t backed bv the _powerful arnaiments ¦ of tne J . _, not Daci 5 e " . D _Y tne _powunu ai o _umc _stoiit liners and frigates ready for sou . ° . _, The volunteer corps are now , m several P _« ts _« £ . the country , equipped and drilling . IlicCovernment have shown a disposition to _^> _ist the volunteers more eflectually than was at ¦ first expected , a » d we see a Minister , Lord Salisbury , presiding at a meeting of deputy-hcutemnifs im- the narpose of organising a numerous _nnd eihcient body m the metropolitan county of _Mi < l < lle _^ x . _General Evans , at _« a _^\ est-end meeting on this subject , declared that he , as a soldier , l _»« d long seen thv . necessity of such a step ; and old oi _Jwers aJ over tlie kingdom continue to point out m what , way and to what extent these associations can be made a source of _rqal strength to the country . The sudden change from bitter spring . to coiufortable summer , and the sultry weather of the lust few days , appear , by the ItegisiI rur ' e returns , to agree very weU with the health of the Londoners _, Certain alarmists , however , have already discovered that Fatlier Thames is rapidly approaching to the same unsavoury condition of which ho was accused last summer . As , however , it seems that nothing cnu be done to remedy this state of things until the main drainage scheme is completed , . members of Parliament at Weslminster , and the public in general along the banks ) of our " silent highway , " must console themselves with the hope of getting over the nuisance willi _ns little cletnmont to tfieir health , as , after all , wo believed to have been occasioned last summer , Tho presont weok ] ins i > con _mnrlced by _gather-^^ of ' tlie KojnBn Catholics nnd ofthe _tHsnenterB of _P tllG n > 0 tro 13 oIiH to _Ujmoumb _tlioir respective _ffrie-... „ _.,., „ A _„„««? niinibpr of _nnocclifu have been _«»^ f _^ _JJja un , bei _of _^ cl - _^ _^ _^^ ti _„„ i _,,, vo boon nnmed , which Vo hope mil have ftjj ] nut , ] Jl _j njHuenco for the gcncvftl _pnod a _» the _, ' VQ - rs niKi seconders expect to icKi . lt thcrcirom . _, vnkt ,. m _Aronnrph ofi 1 The bun . mgofIho _ill-flite _. _J « tw n Monai cl ofl S pithed has , it < appcnis , cobti »<¦ _« _job _g a y t 'J H »« v « n _liumnn W _"''J ; _"" t , _' ] u nitv of ? the " ligei . ee h . i _» _armx-c 1 o ixiw , ifhi _culain y oil Iho c _»» _aat o . ( _AiWca _, to lorn in a toi n ado o ' the ButwU _slo _» l } Heron , with 107 men _; iho CftP _^ n , " _« " _hiuuIl _™»»™* ° . 8 i " H JKbW by _ySkS ? _IZ drowning , to puimi miscraDJy _oy _ytuow _j « _tu _aUorwuruu .
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Leader (1850-1860), June 11, 1859, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/sldr_11061859/page/3/
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