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; . .. . , , NO 1 AN PROGRESS- ORIGINAL COSRS 9-PO NDENCE- English Opera nil «REVIEW OF THE WEEK- IMDIA AND INDIAN PROGRESS ^ ...... 1108 Surrey Music Hall . 1111 The ^ ay of Srna 11 Things 1103 rSmanv " .. ! 1108 Princess ' s—Adelpoi 3112 home intelligence , vage Hedging Rewarded ............ 1103 Germany aiuo Crystal Palace Ill * Political Foreshadowings 1006 LatestIndian Intelligence ....... 1103 LITERATUrE _ The Strikes 1096 Postscript 1104 Notes of the Week . ... 1110 " ^ w ^| r ^ dV 5 ^ uai « es" .:::: % ^ S ^^ S ^ SS ^^ :::: 11 % **»**» • "" ^^ sJ ^ SSS « .: General Hoxne * ews . ..... 1009 ^ d pffi ^ ^ n ^ y . 6 ^ _ — ^^ " • " ^ foreign intelligence . The Kingdom of Upper Italy .. 1106 Miscellaneous Items .. 1111 gmer ^ rad ^ K ^ ort . . y ^—•_ £ « General Summary 1100 ¦ m ^— . n . rTTeTr' &T < rr > TTnp m ? AMA— . Railway Intelligence-...-. 1114-Fore ^ n Incidents ............... 1101 ° > E ^ . ??* ^*^^» "" 1107 Mldam ^? nd ^^ d ? chmidt .... 1111 Joint feW Companies ........ 1114
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^ ' — . . The Imperial Government of France Laving last week taken pains to undeceive the journalists of that country , as to any fallacious hopes they might have conceived of an increase of the "just and moderate liberty" which their press has so long enjoyed , has this week found it expedient to inform them , through the official columns of the Mpniteur , that , however faithful it may remain to moderate principles , it cannot tolerate excess ;
and holds a rod over their heads by warning them of the powers of suspension which the Government holds , and which it is prepared to exercise ¦ whenever it considers such a measure to be necessary . The simple meaning of . this pompous announcement is that the press of the country , exists only on-sufferance , and that any journal can be crushed , without an appeal to law , at the will of the minister of police ; —so much for the hopes of liberal measures under the rule of Louis Napoleon . Nevertheless , the spirit of the best of the French writers is not curbed , nor is their wit dulled by this stern regime .
Another announcement in the official journal of the French Government is of even greater importance , since it refers to a matter in which the whole of Europe is interested . On Wednesday the printed mouth-piece of the Emperor informed all whom it . might concern that the rumour of any intention on his part to seat his cousin Napoleon Jerome upon the throne of Etruria was totally unfounded . The French ruler reminds the public of his words and acts before and after the peace of Villafranca ; but those who have studied the politics of Europe of late years
will hardly waste much time upon consideration of the former words of Louis Napoleon—they will rather look to the direction in which that personage s real interests lie , for an explanation of his policy . To foist upon the unwilling Tuscans as a sovereign , a man whom they could neither admire , love , noi * fear ,, would seem but a shallow , proceeding on the part of the astute potentates whose wil l it is to be popular'iri the Italian peninsula . The inhabitants of Tuscany despise the Empei'or ' s cousin , and it is questionable whether ho has the slightest wish to oecome a ruler anywhere—pleasure , and not ambition has generally been considered the object of his life , and the fatigues of the cabinet are not likely to be more to his taste than the dangers of the
field . The object of Louis Napoleon is doubtleas to retain that influence which he has acquired in the peninsula ; and this object will apparently bo best saved by the restitution of tho Grand Dukes . A short time only would probably elapse before fresh quarrels between those princes and their subjoots would give tho French ruler a pretext'for arranging matters upon the basis most agreeable to hie own policy ; at tho same time that a new Italian campaign would bo always ready to bo opened as a safety valve , in case of any unpleasantness at homo in France . It is not therefore surprising to read in last night ' s intelligence , rumours of a ) n approaching restoration of the Aroh .-d . uke Ferdinand in
Tuscnnynot by force , but by " universal suffrage "—conducted , no doubt , upon the most approved imperial system ; while Modena is to be , by the same plan , handed to the Duchess of Parma , whose principality is thereupon proposed to be annexed to Piedmont , as a recompense for the denial of the sovereignty of the Duchies and Central Italy . The Piedmontese monarch has received from the Romagna the deputation to offer him the rule over their fair territory , and has been constrained to reply to them in the same ambiguous terms which have marked his answers to their fellow patriots in the other states of the Italian
Confederation . To the Romagnese , he speaks of his respect as an Italian prince for the head of the Church , and promises the Pope ' s former vassals that they may rely _ upon the justice , of the great powers . The position of Victor Emmanuel is , doubtless , a most difficult one , and watched , as he is , by powerful and suspicious neighbours , he is compelled to be very cautious in every act and word . Still it is thought by many that his best policy lies in boldness , and t . Tia . t . hia ¦ n . < 3 siitnr » tinn of thfi sovereio-htv ¦ of the \ tLXaiV LUD iuu ^ viuu \ JX v * jl \* gvivAV * guu ^ v * vu « .
, ow . Italian States , who have elected him as their head , would be ratified by the voice of European public opinion , against which Napoleon would not choose to act ; and without the consent of France , any opposition on the part of Austria to . such an arrangement would indeed be futile . Meanwhile , the Central Italian States are confederated for foul or fair weather , and are making judicious preparations to face whatever opposition may be offered to their projects of a free country under constitutional government .
Among these orations we find occasionally a novel ° idea or sentiment ; but in the general run of them we are sorry to find the old stock platitudes doing duty as energetically as ever . Thus , at Ludlow , Viscount Newport observed , that Conservatives never hamper Government measures of a beneficial character ; and . with regard to the Chinese war , remarked s ensibly that John Bull fought his own battles best , independently of allies . At the same dinner Colonel Herbert hoped to see the day when the country might again depend upon her half a million volunteers ; more esDeciallv as our army is insignificant and bur
militia a name only . Sir Baldwin Leighton tells us that he has surveyed mankind throughout the surface of the globe , and has witnessed the ill effects of despotic democracy and autocratic despotism—considering the first to be the worst evil under the sun ; which is a hint to republicans generally , and to London workmen on strike in particular . From the Right Hon . James "Wilson , at a farewell banquet , something more than common-place was expected with regard to Indian affairs—but nothing either brilliant or profound fell from the lips of that statesman , though all will agree with his praise
of Sir John Lawrence , and his condemnation of interference with the religion and prejudices of the natives . Sir James Fergusson at Kilmarnock , and Lord Alfred Churchill at Woodstock , as Conservatives , asserted their desire to see a measure of reform based upon an educational and constitutional foundation ; and at Hertford worthy Mr . Puller discoursed much upon reform , national defences , French ambition , and the danger of an American quarrel , which last difficulty he sensibly notion ol
As regards the sympathy of this free country with the cause of Italy , Lord Shaftesbury's letter this week will not give a very favourable impression abroad . On the other hand the manly speech of Lord John Russell at Aberdeen will find an echo in the opinion of the nation , and will reassure the friends of liberty in Italy as to the policy of England in their cause . Lord John spoke of the sufferings of the Italians iinder A \ istrian rule for half a century , and of the abortive attempt of the patriots of 1 $ 49 . He laid great stress upon the magnanimous declaration of the French Emperor
attributed to a cute Yankee making political capital for the next presidential election . It is satisfactory ^ to learn by the latest accounts , that the overbearing conduct of General Horney emanates from himself alone , and that there is no reason to suppose that the American Government will countenance the steps he has taken at the island of San Juan . On the contrary , the latest news points to an amicable arrangement by Lord Napier and Secretary Cass , of the claims of their respective countries . remarkable oi
that he made war in Lombardy for the freedom of Italy alone , and not for ' -his personal aggrandizement ; and he added that , though wo have , hitherto been bystanders in the quarrel , we are not the less opposed to any forcible interference with the right of the Italians to arrange their own affairs . As to the proposed Congress , he added that England would only take part in it upon the condition that no power should interpose between the Italians ana their own views of government . He pointed out the moderation and obedience to law which have characterised these
Among the most occurrences our time must bo considered the conspiracy against the Government , and , indeed , as it is thought , the life also ot the Sultan . W the accounts wo have received are trustworthy , tho cuilty comprise tho most important personages in the empire , and the number of persons involved Is so large , that the wonder seems to be that the plot did not leak out long ago . The Commander o £ the Faithful appears more surprised than any one else ; and in satisfying his curiosity ns to tho causes of tho affair , may probably find an agreeable fillip to the monotony of his luxurious
expeaceful Italian revolutions , and asserted . tho obvious policy of this free country to foster inde ^ - pendent constitutional government in tho other states of Europe , Our Foreign Minister ' s speech is not onty satisfactory for its English tone , but for its definite announcement of the position of tho government . At agricultural sooioties' meetings and other provincial assemblies this week , noblo lords and Honourable members haye discoursed upon topics political and social ; the speakers boing for the most part of tho Conservative faith .
. . , Tho hopos which woro entertained oi a speedy termination to tho strike of tha metropolitan builders have boon ngain difmppomtod ; the masters appear monfc injudiciously to have relucted an offer of adjustment on the part of tho men , which would havo involved no loss of princip le or dignity on cither sido ; and by this ooursc thoy have arrayed againfit them tho operative inanons-wi powerful bony , who have tho means of prolonging tho dispute indefinitely .
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Leader (1850-1860), Oct. 1, 1859, page 1095, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2314/page/3/
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