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      THE LEA DEE .

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      THE war in Italy is at length fairly inaugurated , and the French people are once more rejoicing in the eclcit of a victory , and one gained almost under the eye of a 2 STapoleon . The battle off Mdntebellb has been fought and won , and its importance is'great , since it has established the prestige of the untried Franco-Sardinian forces in the face of no mean adversaries !; for it must be acknowledged that the Austrian attack upon

      General Forey's position was -well planned and valiantly sustained . The loss on both sides was heavy , and , as far as we can judge from the contradictory reports from Austrian and French bulletins , each army suffered in equal proportion . The advantage which the French have gained Consists principally in the fact that the Austrian tactics have been baffled , and must be considered

      moral , rather than real . Count Gyulai now stands on the defensive ^ arid his army must , apparently fall baqk upon the line of fortresses which forms the real base of his strategic operations . If the opportunity were now to offer of striking a judicious blow at the main body of the Austrians , while the allied army is elated and enthusiastic with its recent success , much would be gained ; but it remains to be seen whether the

      Emperor Napoleon and his staff of generals possess the ability to use with effect the courage and discip line of then * soldiers . Meantime Garibaldi with his heterogeneous legion has entered Lombardy , and established himself firmly at Varese , on the road to Como , which , aa well as other Lombard cities , is said to be ripe for revolt . Indeed , the latestjtatelligence is to the effect that the country round Varese is in insurrection

      and that the people are with arms in their hands . The gallant leader of the free corps has , though unprovided with artillery , hitherto baflled " the attempts of the enemy to dislodge liim , and to all appearance will maintain his ground until the objeot is gained for which he was detached . His Chasseurs d'Alpes , on Thursday , are eaidtohave defeated a body of 5 , 000 Austrian regulars at Malmate , near Como , and to be in pursuit of the flying

      Duchess of Kent , which was at first thought to be of a dangerous character , has , we arc glad to know , so far subsided as not , to mar the pleasure of meeting in the royal domestic circle . Stories of political intrigues and coalitions have been rife since the beginning of the week . One rumour was that Lord Palmerston had just refused an offer of the seals of the Foreign Office , precisely as he refused a similar offer to join Lord Derby in 1855 . Since then we are positively in-, formed that an interview has taken place between Lords Pahnerston and John Russell , at which a perfect understanding was come to on the

      important subjects of Reform and foreign policy , and that such an agreement has been come to as is calculated to give spirit and unity to the party of which they are the leaders . The question of Reform in these hands will require delicate management and-considerable modification of opinion on the part of at least one of the two noble lords , if they hope to gain the sincere support of the Liberal party . . Public interest in the question of the defences of the country appears to increase daily , and has assumed a truly national appearance . At

      Gloucester Lord' Ellenborough made an eloquent and sensible speech in favour of the volunteering movement , and expressed his conviction of the necessity of the Government taking the matter up in a hearty manner , and with a determination really to help instead of to retard the efforts of the patriotic , which latter would seem to be the efiect produced by existing regulations . On Thursday a circular was issued by the War Office , giving full instructions for the formation of rifle and artillery corps , and promising assistance in the supply of drillmasters and ammunition ; arms , however , are not mentioned .

      The feeling of the nation continues to be expressed in favour of nevitrality , in the affairs of Europe , and public meetings nrc numerously attended for that purpose . Noticeable ia Louis Kossuth's tlirice repeated advice to us this week , to beware how we suffer ourselves to swerve from that determination ; he himself , he tells us , is biding , his time to come , and that shortly , " when ho will have great duties to fulfil ; " but whether in Hungary or in Italy ho cannot , of courseinform us . % J ¦

      Modena to turn the Austrian flank . At Venice , the Austrian commandant appears to expect an immediate attack , and not without reason , since there is a fleet of sixty French vessels of war in the Gulf . We shall , probably , soon know whether the fortifications of Venice are as impregnable as they are reported to be . While the entente cordiale at the seat of war appears to be perfect between Victor Emmanuel and Napoleon— --the Kim ? acting as a simple

      general of division under the . Emperor—the latter has no reason to be dissatisfied with the arrangements he made for carrying on his government at home . Nothing can be more popular , apparently , than the regency of the Empress , who receives senators and delivers addresses as if to the manner born , and is assisted in the dramatic eflectsv to the best of their ability , by the infant Prince Imperial and the old ex-King Jerome . The attitude of the German states is warlike in

      the extreme , and the jealousy and fear of If ranee seems to be on the increase . We learn that "in case of certain eventualities , "the Diet have resolved upon military measures , to which Prussia by no means objects , but insists upon being placed at the head of the movement , to establish a federal corps of observation on the Upper Rhine , while Duke Pelissier on the other side is ready for boot and saddle with his army at Nancy . There is said to be a complete understanding between Austria , and Prussia as to the steps to be taken in these " eventualities . "

      The wretched life of Ferdinand of Naples has at length come to an end , and with it , let us hope , p ome part at least of the miseries of his injured subjects . Francis the Second was proclaimed at Caserta on Sunday , and his accession has taken p lace in peace , in spite of the intrigues of his ambitious Austrian stepmother to retain power in her own hands by the substitution of the Count di Trani , her own son . Whatever deficiencies exist in the character of the new sovereign , he appears to have been astute enough to select able men for his advisers , whoso wise measures have prevented any disturbance of the public tranquillity up to the present time , though we learn that some refugees who have arrived in France bring tidings of impending strife . Let us hope that this may be

      averted , and that the reign of King Francis may be long and peaceful , and marked by those improvements in the condition of his people for which there is so much room .. At prescnt j he has expressed no intention of reviving . the constitution ; but it cannot bo long , we should think , before ho will be coinpcUed to consider and decide that question . His" education has been left in the hands of priests and bigots ; but there may bo latent virtues and undiscovered abilities in him which have not been suspected . The Muratists have , it is believed , no influence or party of any consequence in the kingdom . The antecedents of Prince Lucien and his supporters are not of a nature to gain for , him much confidence : and the French Emperor is , wo trust , not inclined to favour the cause or that pretender . The most interesting homo ovent of the week is the arrival of the Princess Frederick William on

      , , , ^* ^ J »** »*^^^ * w ** y ^ ¦»* r ~ -T " »¦ ww I * The Great Exhibition of 1861 is , we regret to hear , abandoned in consequence of the war , which will prevent tho contributions froni European industry being sufficient to warrant the experiment . Sir James Brooke ' s loss of fortune , and neglect ( we trust only for a time ) by Government , xs in some measure alleviated by a fund in progress for his benefit , which has already rcachud several thousand pounds . , , .

      The record of crime this week has received two terrible additions—a murder of a child and suicide of tho jnothor at Manchester , , and another of a wi / u at Walwortli , jealousy in both oases being tho motive . Tho mystery at Led bury ia still unsolved , though a man la in custody on suspicion . tSiuothurat ifl committed , for trial on tho chargo of poisoning—Professo ! Taylor apparently holding the balancu of his pjuilt or inn ocence- —a fearful rink , when wo oonpidor what might bo tho result of an , error i , n a scientific calculation , or oven a triviaf" defect in a chemical apparatus or analysis .

      a visit to hor Royal parents . A twelvemonth ' s absence has not lessened tho interest felt in tho Princess by- the English people , and her welcome has been warm ana hearty . Tho illness of tho

      enemy . The arrival of Prince Napoleon and the advanced guard of a . French army corps at Leghorn , together with the French demonstration in tho Adriatic , point very significantly to more extended rangejjof operations on the part of tho allies than seemed at first to be decided upon . They have now , inoluding the native well-disciplined army , a formidable combined force in Tuscany , and may use it either against tho Modenoso or tho Roman states . There is little doubt that in case of need this army is intended to march across Parma and

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      REVIEW OF THE WEEK- . Incidents of the War ....... 665 PUBLIC AFFAIRS- Vocal Association ....... 677 home INTE M . IGENCE . *•*<• £ Facts and Scraps . ¦ ... . V 665 England ' s Neutrality ,. 673 INDIA AND INDIAN PROGRESSPolitical Foreshadowings .... 660 — Notes of Victory . . 673 , Gatherings from Law and Police ¦ itbp « tiibc- Admiralty Dilatoriness : 673 Indian Colonisation 0 / 6 Courts ... ....... - 660 LITERATURE- . Ferdinand II ., King of Naples .. 674 „„ .. _„„ Criminal Record . ......... 661 Literary Notes 607 Italian Liberty—No . III . ........ 675 COMMERCIALAccidents • • • - j » i ¦ Memoirs of Libraries , including a arts- Tne Trado of Neutrals 070 Naval and Military - Handbook of Library Economy 607 FINE ARTS— Our Enormous Trade ... 07 U Volunteer Bines «> oi The Fine Arts in Italy in their - ¦ . „ . Money Market and Stock * Kv--General Home News .. 661 Religious Aspect 668 Rop l Academy ... . .. 6 , 6 change .. V . ?! ... CSO Observations on Illegitmacy .... 662 Quoting from Memory—De Quin- National Gallery Pictures m Jten- General Trade Keport ' - osb foreign intelligence . ceyon Philosophy and Criticism 669 sington Museum 0 / 0 stocks and Shares .. ' .. .. ' . ' . " ^'" 080 ContinentalNotes ...... 663 Logic in Theology , and other THEATRES'AND ENTERTAINMENTS— Home , Colonial and Foreign Pro-General Summary : 664 Essays ; ... 669 ¦ nt « i «^ duce Markets CS 1 - « vL » .. ^ MirimrtMneiiirir Out of the Depths-. ... 670 Olympic Theatre 677 Railway Intelligence 081 ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE- generalLiterature .... 670 Crystal Palace 677 Joint-Stock Companies 0 * 1 France ..... 004 ' ¦ . ¦ -. ' ' - ' -

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    • Leader (1850-1860), May 28, 1859, page 659, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2296/page/3/