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THE WAB . THE CRIHEA .. THE LANDING . The Government has received andjaublislied the following notification : — " Telegraphic accountsnaarreHaeen recelvsett ^ y Jier Majesty ' s Government from Vienna and Bucharest announcing that the allied forcesf > consisting of 25 , 000 English , 25 , 000 French , and 8 , 000 Turkish troops , landed on the i 4 thafcEupatorianrithoutnieeti : 0 ( g > airy resistance , and hadTCammeneedi ^ maTching on ^ bastopol . " The debarkation is stated o n authority to hare been admirably planned . The whole naval armament was to actively assist with its boats and crews in the landing . The boats were to form and receive
the men on board on the off shore side of each ship , partly to lie under the shelter of the vessel in case the enemy should open his lire from the shore , and partly to leave each vessel at liberty to open her own fire on the land . This circumstance denotes that it ¦ was expected the troops would embark at a short distance from the shore , and that distance was not to exceed 400 yards . The men were to enter the boats ¦ with theii arms and knapsacks , but the arms not loaded , and the knapsacks not buckled on . They ¦ were to have eaten a good meal before starting , and officers as well as men were to carry with them three
days' bread and salt meat * Tbesides water , in their canteens . All the "boats of the fleet having thus been filled with men , they were to form in three graiid divisions--the first consisting- of all the launches and pinnaces from the sailing ships of the fleet , in which the Britannia ' s boats were to occupy the post of honour , on the extreme right of the lice ; the second division was to consist of the paddlebox boats of the war steamers , towed by their own cutters , and these were to occupy the extreme left ; Jhe central , or third division would contain all the boats of the transport service , and would consequently be by far the most numerous . Those three divisions would form
one vast continuous line , keeping a distance of twenty feet between the oars of each boat . Upon the signal being given from the Agamemnon , the whole line was to row stoutly and steadily towards the shore , the men in perfect stillness and silence , no boat being allowed to advance before or to fall behind the others . Such a line , from the enormous multitude of boats engaged , must have extended to between two and three miles in length , irrespective of the Itench forces , which are not referred to in the instructions ; the landing must therefore have been intended to take place on a lengthened expanse of the coast . The "Light Division of-the British army and the artillery , conveyed in six of the British
transports , would be the first to land , and four companies of the second battalion of the Rifle Brigade would be attached to each brigade of General Brown ' s division , and would form -the advance . Upon these gallant fellows , therefore , would devolve the glory of jfirst setting foot on the Crimea , and of opening their fire upon the enemy . The larger boats were to be provided with grapnels and small anchors , and the oars were to be slung so as to be dropped over the side on reaching land . Upon landing , each regiment was to form in continuous columns at quarter distance , and the batteries would in every case land with the divisions to which they are attached , as well as the proper detachment of Sappers , with their tools to
throw up field intrenchmonts , if required , with the utmost rapidity . The other divisions of the army ¦ were to follow in their order , the boats returning to the ships to take them , but the cavalry would not land until specially ordered to do so . The artillery waa to bo landed on " flats , " as they ate termed , consisting of pairs of boats , with portablo decks fitted to convey guns and horses , which only require to be put together by a party of shipwrights when the time comes for using them ; tliese flats would then be towed in by steamers , nnd each of them would be attended by two pinnaces from the fleet , and , if possible , a cutter , for the purpose of assisting them , if requisite .
A number of transports returned after the landing for the [ French reserve of 14 , 000 men . Anapa and Kertch have been blockaded by Admiral Iiyona since tho 4 th instant .
THE RUSSIANS IN ASIA . last wcok wo published a report of a victory gained by Schamyl at Tjflis , nnd the retreat of the liUBBian forces . It appears , however , that no battle was fought ; but an advance on Tiilia waa made by Shamyl , which xras so threatening as to causo tho qoncentrntion of two Russian corps in Tiflis .
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Cleuoral Guyon has bean finally recalled from Kars , and Colonol Williams , of tho J&ngliah artillery , has gono thither to attempt a reorganisation of tho urmy .
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. CONTINENTAL NOTES . The Emperor of the French is at Bordeaux , where he met the Empress . He was waiting for her on the railway platform . There has been a report of the discovery of an infernal machine concealed under the Northern . Railway , for the purpose of blowing up the Emperor on his return from Boulogne ; There was a good deal of circumstantiality , but no truth in . the story .
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AMERICAN NEWS , Popviar disturbances nro in tho ascoiidunt , and oven tho Quaker city is not free from thorn , for during tho celebration of tho '" lurnobend" festival by tho Gorninns there w » s a fight ; tho police interfered and took some- prisoners . The Gorrnnns attacked thorn . Tlio police , armed with clubs and revolvers ( n peculiarity of tlio Philadolphian forco ) , iired and struck , and a number of persons wero wounded . Thero hns boon a colobnvtion of tho American Protestant Association « t Newark . A procession passing through tho streets waa pelted , and sovonil abota fired , it ia said , From a Konrmn Catholic Church . Tlio pooplo broke into tho building « nd domohahod its intorior , nnd tlio row beoamo gonoml . Many persona wore hurt , but none killed . Senator Douglas attempted to deliver n pro-slavery Hpeooh at , Chicago , but wub prevented by a mob of abolitionists . Cholera and yollow-fovor tiro raging in tho South , partiouluiiy at Suvnnnnh and New Orleans . A United States fHgato h « d arrived al , San Domingo , nnd demanded tho cession of tlio port of Snvannuh und some udjflcont territory , A iiro occurred at ; Bali ™ , Honduras , clestroyinKproperty to the amount of 100 , 000 / . ThonowB of Uonoral OouoIiu ' h appointment us Cnptain-Uonoral of Cuba had given grout mititjfiiotion in tho inland , whoro ho wan daily expected , fcip . uihjh troops continue to ( UTJVO . Groytown , Moaquito , in boing fust rebuilt .
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TJIE BRITISH INSTITUTION . The British Association for the Advancement of Science , in its . annual migrations , has this year reached JLrverpool ^ and met on Wednesday . The formal businessicomraeoced with the meeting of the general committee , who received a report of the Parliamentary committee , stating that their attendance had been devoted to—• " 1 . Lieutenant MauryV scheme for tlie improvement of navigation . " 2 . The conditions on wlfieh pensions are now bestowed on men of science .
" 3 . A correspondence which they have commenced with various eminent cultivators of science on the questionwhether it might be possible to improve the position of science or its cultivators in this country by any measures to be adopted by Government or Parliament" 4 . The proposed juxta-position of the scientific societies in some central locality in the metropolis . " With regard to the first their efforts have been successful , the Government having arranged a department for the purpose . As related to the granting of pensions to scientific men , the result had not been so satisfactory , a correspondence with Xord Aberdeen ending in hisdeclaring his inability to alter the manner in which the Parliamentary grant for pensions was arranged . Neither had Sir W . Molesworth held out" any positive hopeof Government giving a building to scientific societies .
The Earl of Harrowby , the president , delivered the inaugural address , in which he disclaimed the possession of scientific acquirement , but showed that he had , at least , '' crammed" well for the occasion . The Earl of Derby followed ; and very earnestly and emphatically pronounced his immense ignorance of all science ; and having nothing to say , he was generally jocose and profusely cornpUmentaTy to Lord Harrowby and the society . A large number of papers have "been sent in to be read before the sections .
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THE COIlHt . The Uoyal Family are enjoying themselves quietly at Balmoral . The Queen drives and walks , and Prince Albert goes out deer-stalking .
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" CANAEDS" BELGES . The Independence Beige lias one or two morceattx of intelligence , which are to be taken at their value—from a usually well-informed journal . It is said that tlie Emperor and Empress of the French will immediately proceed to Boulogne , -with the intention of paying a visit to the Queen at Osborne-La 3 Iode , a Paris paper of " fashions , " we suppose , has been suspended for two months , because it contained a severeattack—of all people in the world—on Lord Palmei-ston ^ the prime defender of tho Anglo-French alliance . The Prince of Canino has arrived at Paris , tho Emperor having shown nn inclination to chooso a successor from that branch of his family . If there is a victory in tlie East , tho name of the placo where it is gained will form tho title of a Duchy wlikh will be conferred on Marshal St . Arnaud .
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MUTILATION BY MACHINERY . It appears by the records of the Thames Police Court that the complaints of persons who have lost their limbs , or had their hands torn off by machinery in factories , * uid havo been discharged by their masters without compensation , aro very frequent . Last week , a man named Morris , whose son , u lad of 10 , had Iris arm torn off while attending to tho miiehinciy in Smitli'a brush-manufactory in Osborno-strect , Whitechnpel , applied for relief , and said lie was unable to maintain his son , nnd that Mr . Smith hud dismissed him without milking any recompenses for tho terrible injury sustained by tho lad . Tho poor man also stated that a man who was bogging about tho streets had his two hands torn ofF , and two Tails now in tho workhouso lost each an arm in the same mill . Again , on Thursday Just—A young woman , named Elisabeth Price , No , 2 , Benbow ' s-
ronts , Golden-lone , fit . Luko ' s , enmc before Sir . Inghnin with her mutilated relative , Oharlos Gilchrist , ami stud ho was 19 years of ago , ami in January last he was in tlio employ of Mr . Hunt , cocoa-nut fibre-manufactory , Old Ford , Bow . Tho maohinory in Mr . Hunt ' s factory was impelled by steam power . On tho 10 th of January tho unfortunatelad was fixing a band round a piece of machinery , culled a " g ger , " whloli was in a dof ' octivc Btato , whilo it wn . s in motion , and ho was drawn into tho rigger and mutilated in a shocking manner . His loft arm was torn from the socket , his right leg frnotured in two places , and four of lii . s riba broken . Ho was taken to tho Lon < lon Hospital , whore ho roinnlnod under medical treatment until tho 4 th of Auguat , ft period of ne » rly eight months , whon lie waa tlisolmrKwI . lno lnd wan n cripple- for lif ' o , and unable to work . Tlio remains of his mutilated arm wore removed closo to tho ohouhlor . Mr . Hunt , had promifiod to take euro of Urn lrnl when ho left tho hospital , but had done nothing whatever for linn .
Tho magistrate regretted that he could only givo some temporary roliof out of tho poor-box to tlio applicants , us ho could not compel tho umhtvrs to make compensation . lie , however , communicati'il with tho Inspector of factories on tho sulyoot .
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army , but it was not my fault , for I was asleep an the village Ltvvo hours off , and , of course , could not prevent them . I came up with a reinforcement , but could d *> -nothing , for wse liad forgotten * mr cartridges . Tine . Russians took all our teats , * rat they were-so rotten that they were of no use , and&s for the fifteen pieces of casmon , I will pay for them out of say own . pocket . " 5 Fhis defence will probably prove-satisfactory , if he is sufficiently humble And sufficiently Jiberal .
THE BAETIC . The Swedish papers still assert that an important operation will be undertaken in the Baltic before the fleets finally leave .
LORD DUNDONArn AND THE COMMAND OP THE BA ! TIC FLEET . A report has been circulated that Lord Aberdeen had offfered the command of the Baltic fleet to Lord Dundonald ( who is eighty years old ) . Upon this Lord Dundonald writes to the Times : — " Until yesterday , when I observed the serious manner in which a conversation said to have taken place between the Chief Minister of her Majesty ' s Administration and myself is now treated , I did not consider it incumbent oil me to ' volunteer a formal public disclosure , '' in order not to allow
Solim Pacha , who lost tlio battle on tho 21 ) th of July , arrived about a week ago at Constantinople in grout disgrace . He is a very good i ? iioha of tlio old school , nnd doos not dosorvo punishment ao much as thoso who trusted him with an army . Ho harangued tho passengers in tho Trobizondc boat in extenuation of Kb falluro . Ho said , " Tho Russians uttnoked my
such » statement to go abroad uncontradicted , ' and therefore I now rectify the omission , and declare that I have niever been honoured by any conversation or communication with or from Lord Aberdeen relative to the command in the Baltic , or in regard to operations to be conducted in that or any other quarter . ' * Permit me to add a line in justice to Admiral Napier * against whom ' the indignant dissatisfaction of the nation ' is said to be roused- ^ -namely , that success could not liave attended the operations of combustible ships against stone batteries firing red-hot shot , however coolly unresisting walls may be leisurely demolished .
" There is but one means whereby to place the opponents on an equal > footing , and that I have confidentially laid before tlie Government , wltlx the hope that a protracted defensive war should not linger on , to the disorganisation of Europe and the ruin of our country . "" ¦
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The evacuation of Moldavia by the Russians is complete . Prince Gortschakoff has transferred the Government to the Moldavian Minister of the Interior .
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It is said that the Persian Minister at Constantinople has denied the truth of the report oC a rupture between Persia and the Porte .
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Queea Christina lias arrived in France .
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The King of Denmark has signed the law regulating the constitution of the Danish nionarohy as regards tho public affairs common to the whole kingdom . But it does not moke Denmark a constitutional monarchy , nevertheless .
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The King of tho Belgians has left Brussels , it is said , on a visit ; " incognito" to Switzerland and Austria , and perhaps Prussia , The Ministers have withdrawn their resignations .
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The committee of the " Union Liberal , " of Madrid , has issued an address to the electors , and it is said that it is calculated to secin-o a very large Liberal majority in the new Cortes , or , rather , Const ituent assembly .
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Thero has been a religious row in Shaedam ( Holland ) . Tho pretext for a l'iot was tho price of bread , and . some bakers' windows wore broken , but the real cause was tho attacks made on the Iioman Csitholio religion by a converted piiest . Tho Roman Catholics were annoyed , and determined to have a physical fight to settle tho xeligious question . Several persona wore killed .
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890 THE LEADER . [ Saturday ,
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Leader (1850-1860), Sept. 23, 1854, page 890, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2057/page/2/
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