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THE LEADER .
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nplIE expected combat on the banks of the - * - Mincio has been fouglit , and once more the French and Sardinians have achieved a victory , unquestionable it is true , tut attended with such fearful losses to the conquerors that we may well hesitate to call it an advantage . Deceived by the incomprehensible retreat of the Austrians from their strong position on the Chiese , the Emperor Napoleon and his ally were preparing to follow them across the Mincio , which it seemed must form the next line of the Austrian defence : when the enemy ,
suddenly changing his tactics , suddenly recrossea the river at four points , and attacked the Francor Sardinian position . Under the personal direction of Franeis Joseph the Austrians chose their own ground , and gallantly did they maintain the struggle , but in vain ; the want of military experience and scientific knowledge became apparent at the critical point of the engagement ; the centre of the Austrian army , left without any reserve to support it , through tlic injudicious dispositions of its Imperial commander , was broken
by the overwhelming force of the allies , and notwithstanding the brilliant successes of the earlier part of the fight , the day was irretrievably lost . The object of the Austrian Emperor was no doubt to repel the allied army in its advance upon his famous line of fortresses before it should be joined by the reinforcing corps from Tuscany and Venice . The fault lay m the execution , not in the conception of the plan . It is said that the veteran 1 less refused , to tnke the second place in the cmn-paiini , and to this cause is to be
attributed the disastrous results of Solfenno . During the first half of the day it seemed certain that the French left wns in the greatest peril ; Bnruguay d'llilliors was driven back and Victor Emmanuel was in danger of being cut off' ; and when the filial mistake of Francis Joseph sacrificed the advantages which the valour of his soldiers liml obtained the Austrian army withdrew
nJowly ami in good order—unpursued by their enemict )—not to take ( shelter behind the Mineio , but to bivouac for the whole night upon its right hunk . When all hope of victory was lost , wo are told Francis Joseph rode off ' the weU-foughten field almost in the night of the rival Emperor , who for lu s part lmd lu-on all day in the thick of the meUe , coolly giving his personal directions for the various movements .
Whatever may have boon the previous opinion of military critics , it is not possible that they can now refuse' to Louis Nnpoloon tho merit of possessing somq , if not all tho qualities , which constitute a general Had it not boon for his promptitude in discovering tfio weak point oi his opponent , wid tho ability ho ( Itaplnycd in providing for each unforeseen emergency of tho day , tho oourftgo and admirable discipline of tho Austrian legions must have brought nbcmt a vory different result . As it is , the killed and wounded of the Franco-Sardinian army equal if they do not exceed tlmt of the defeated ,
binary , it is to be feared , than real ; the much talked of amnesty is a delusion , and both divisions of the Kin" -doni of the Two Sicilies are at present showing' signs of discontent , which events may rapidly ripen into revolt . The American proposition for the purchase of the Island of Cuba , has , it appears , been indignantly rejected by the Spanish Government , and all prospect of acquiring peaceable possession of the "lone star" for the present at an end . In Mexico , as well as in the southern part of the Continent , the usual chronic development of politics into war is going on with . unabated vigour ; and while we hear of the latest revolution subsiding in the Republic of Chile , . rumours of war are rife between the Argentine Confederation and Buenos Ayres .
At lioine the . political interregnum has at length terminated , and the new ministers have met the new Parliament , to repeat before the assembled congress oi the . nation the-declaration of policy which its members have individually enunciated in their hustings speeches . In these election addresses some ~ notable discrepancies have been discovered , and there are not wanting ill-natured politicians ,, who darkly hint that as a want of confidence of the House of Commons turned out the
predecessors of the present administration , so a mutual distrust may ruin the new " Whig and Radical coalition . While Lord John exults that every possible shade of opinion and section of the Liberal party has been made use of to flavour the cabinet-pudding , Milner Gibson regrets that John Brifht-tenot holding a portfolio ; and Kii'hnrdCobden freah landed from hU translautic voyage gives no simi of adhesion . Indeed one evening
journal has announced his refusal . On two points almost all the new men ' speak emphatically and distinctly . ; that neutrality which l \ -rby and Mahuosbury have strivon to preserve , l he present Government declare shall be kept intact m their own care ; while the imputation thai Iliey were about to put a stop to those judkkm * nensures which the Conservatives had taken for ( lie national defence is distietly repudiated . On ( lie subject of neutrality , however , our confidence in somewhat checkod ' the Right Hon . RobertLou-o , who has Suahn saiul misgivings as to French munition and erman impulsiveness , ami whose gloomy forebodings arc shared by Sir Richard Uetliell . As for tho reform question it seems to lmvc been ditcuasion
While we write , information is received from a reliable source that the French losses alone amount to between sixteen and seventeen thousand ; and the Piedmpntese have been so cut up that their army is said to be incapable of forming a line of battle ; the Trench artillery of the Guard . and some of their infantry of the line appear to have suffered fearfully from , the deadly fire of the Austrian riflemen . The actual killed among the troops of Francis Joseph are said to exceed seven thousand , while the number of wounded is . probably double as large . Already we hear of large reinforcements bem" - ° on their way to each of the hostile armies .
Tri considering the results of this gigantic encounter , we can but wish that it had been less bloody and piore decisive . At present we fear the prospect of peace is as far off as ever , although the rumotu-s of an armistice , through Prussian , mediation , have been current this week in Paris . Austria is weakened , but not more than the Allies , except in prestige ; she is not exhausted , her line of fortifications is still unbroken , and her resources are great- Her Emperor , satisfied that his talents arc not for command in the field , returns to Vienna
to superintend in person the dispatch of reinforcements and supplies , while the nomination of Iless as Commander-in-Chief creates new hopes of victory in the stubborn Austrian regiments . Plad this ancient soldier planned and superintended himself . the engagement of Solferino , the result might have been to restore the tottering throne of Austria in Italy . Is it too late now for him , with his trusty lieutenants WiiupfT ' en and Sehlick , to prevent the crown of Lombardy being snatched from the grasp of the Kaiser ?
It is , indeed , high time for the Emperor of Austria to return to the chief seat of his dominions , since for the first time in the course of centuries we hear of the faithful Tyrole . se showing symptoms ( however slig ht ) of disaffection to tlie House of Hapsburg . in Bohemia murmurings nre heard , fostered by the injudicious and tyrannical , measures which Jesuit advisers are said to have initiated ; while Hungary , which might , by wiso concessions , be made tho buckler of the stricken empire , in vain demands with smouldering rage tho restitution of those liberties , and that constitution of which her king , in defiance of his coronation oath , lias robbed her .
Garibaldi , at tho north of the seat of war , is threatening the Upper Valtelino nnd causing alarm among tho Austrian defenders of the passes in the Tyrol ; while in tho south Prinoo Jerome Napoleon has roached Parma on his way to effect a junction with tho grand French army , or , perhapB to eooporato with thnt nttack xvpon Venice which , under Admiral llomnin-Dosfosses , is expected daily . By the last accounts we have received , the Sardinian force
most wisoly decided to postpone the of that inevitable bone of contention * ur tiio present ; though each member of tlici Cabinet expresses the firm determination oi limiselt and colleagues to introduce a full ami vmtisfuctory measure , there seems groat doubt whellior tho dukes null lords of tho Ministry will not look upon the degree of reform necessary with moro microscopic vision than your Gibsons , nn . l Cobdona , your Bri-ht and your ( iilpin . Already we hear of mifluivinfffl on the part oftlio Liberal party as to will bo in its
shattered remains of the were beleaguering Peschiera , which onco fell to Charles Albert , and mny do so again to his bravo son . While tho bulk of tho French army , we nro told , has crossed tho Mincio , Napoleon ' s bond-quarters remain at Voltn , on tha right bank . From Central and Southern Italy tho news is not encouraging . Th ' o atrooitios of Perugia are amply confirmed , and tho Pope has promoted to tho rank of general tho barbarian Sclmiiilt , who was tho executioner * in-ohief of tho Holy Father ' s vongoance . At Naples , the benefits iVoni ( tho change of sovereigns and ministers ore wore
imftwhether the promised boon jjmutod f \ ill and umnutilnted entirety ; and it will require an experienced commander to prevent ( ho mutterin < rs of liis regiment from rising into a mutiny . * Tho quart ore' revcnuJ ? is so far sntjsilictory that it ' s return just rendered calls for little re-mark . The publics income displays a henltliiiiaea ^ and elasticity which is proof against tho hostile influences ofdisturbancea abroad , and which » u * o fbund suflioiont to repair tho diminution oiuisod byruduction of taxation .
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REVIEW OF THE WEEK- ' Politics in Hungary ... 788 ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE- THEATRES AND ENTERTAIN MEN i S-„»„ ,. General Summary .............. 789 -.,, ' , -, „ . Covent Garden Opera . ? 00 nroiE MTEtLiGHSCE . page incidents of the War 780 Special Juries < 90 Drury Lane Opera 7 W Imp-rial Parliament 784 , Mnl . ' »„« imniiM PRflfBFM Florence , /« 6 Haymarket , 70 !" The Ministerial Election Speeches 784 INDIA AND INDIAN PROGRESS— Germany 7 < JG standard ' <'¦>'¦> Naval and Military . ; 786 Indian Notes . 790 Crystal Palace ... bvu The Volunteer Kifle Corps 78 G | Indian Finance 791 . ^ cot Ti ior Ireland .. 780 The Kevenue 791 LITERATURE- COMMERCIALLaw , Police , and Casualties .. 786 Atlantic Telegraph 791 I iterary Notes 70 ? wj « iwtKw « L G eneral Home News 787 ro 8 tScript 702 George " Cann ing and his Times .. 7 < J 7 Trade of May • £ ;•• : ' : : " k 0 ° foreign intelligence 1 ' oems of Heine A 798 Money Market and Stock L . v The RattTe ofWlf . rino 788 PU » U ° t * ™™ - _ <> ^ i ^^ Tn ^ eVioVhe Priced ™ G ^^ nie K ^ YYY . Y . Y . Y Y .: S Prince Napoleon 788 Ministerial Talk / 93 A oios s ^ anai jnaex to ine i rmtca stocks , Shares , and Commodities sol Venice Threatened 7 * 8 ^^ Jh ™ ^^ " " 94 Celturv . ! . 709 Joint-Stock Companies H 01 Movements of Garibaldi 7 « 8 The " Kartlien Vessel / 94 ""^ £ , " ( j Kailwav Intelligence fc'Ol s ^ a ^^ S !^ : ? .::: ; :::::: ^ ^ Ss ^ v ^ ! .:::::::::::: ¦ & . . Igsa , ^ - " ::::::::::::::::::: ^ 6 ^^^^ , «»
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Leader (1850-1860), July 2, 1859, page 783, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2301/page/3/
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