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and of Nice to France have not yet been held . But her Majesty confidently trusts that , in any negotiations which may take place , ¦ full and . adequate iiiTang'enicnts will be made for securing , in accordance with the spivit ' and letter of the Treaty of Vienna of LS 15 ,-the neutrality and independence of the Swiss Confederation . ^ That , neutrality -and independence 1 wore mi object to which all the Powers who were parties to the Treaties of Vienna , attached great importance , and they arc no less important now , than then , for the general interests of Europe . Her Majesty commands vis to assxiro you that the atrocities which have been committed upon the Christian population in Syria have inspired her Majesty with the deepest grief' and indignation . Her Majesty has cheerfully concurred with the Emperor of Austria , the ' Emperor of the French , the Prince Regent of Prussia , and the Emperor of Russia , in entering into an engagement with the Sultan , by which temporary military assistance has been afforded to the Sultan , for the purpose of re-estublishing order'in that part of his dominions . We are commanded by her Majesty to inform you that her Majesty greatly regrets that the pat-ilic overtures which , by her Majesty ' s directions , her Envoy in China made to the Imperial Government at Pelcin did not lead to any satisfactory result ; and it has , therefore , been necessary that the combined naval and military forces which her Majesty and her Ally the Emperor of the French had sent to the China Seas should advance towards the Northern Provinces of China , for the purpose of supporting the just demands of the Allied Powers . . Her Majesty , desirous of giving all possible weight to her diplomatic action in thin matter , has sent to China , as Special Ambassador for * this service , the Earl of Elgin , who negotiated the Treaty of Tien-sing , the full and faithful execution of which is demanded from the Emperor of China . Gkntm :. ukx of the Hoisk ok Commons : Her Majesty commands us to convey to you her warm aeknowledgments for " the liberal supplies which you have granted for the service of the ' presentyear , and for the provision which you have made for those defences which are essential for the security of her dockyards and arsenals . . My X-iOkds ' am ) fji ; xT . t , F . 3 ! i ; x :. . Her Majesty commands \ is to expivss to yo . Ti the gratification and pride with * which she has witnessed the rapid progress ., iivmilitary efficiency which her Volunteer Forces have already made , aml-vvhk-h is highly honourable to their spirit . ' and patriotism . Her Majesty has given her cordial assent to the act for amalgamating her local European force in India with her forces engaged lor general service . Her Majesty trusts that the additional freedoni ~ wlheh you have given to commerce Avill lead to fresh development of productive industrv . Her Majesty has given her ready assent to several measures ot great public usefulness . The acts for regulating the . Relations between Landlord and Tenant in Ireland will , her Majesty trusts , remove some fertile cluises of disagreement . , The act for amending the Inw which regulates the Discipline oi her Majesty ' s Xavv has established salutary rules for the admiinstration ' of justice bv Courts-martial , and for maintaining good order in the Kuvul Service . The act bearing upon Endowed Chanties will give means for ti less expensive administration' of the property of Charities , and for the speedy and economical settlement of disputes . auueting such property ; while , by another act , relief has been unbrded to her Majesty ' s Roman Catholic subjects with regard to their charitable endowment * . Several other acts have been passed for legal reform , which must lead to the more satisfactory administration of justice . Her . Majesty has observed "With deep satisfaction , the- spirit ot loytiltv , of order , and of obedience to the law which prevails among her subjects , both in tho United Kingdom and in hur dominions beyond sea ; and her Majesty lms witnessed with heartfelt pleasure tliu wtinn and nflbctioiuito roeoption given to Ins Hoynl Highness tin * Prince of Wales by her North Amorieun Hiibjudts . . . . . Vou will , on returning to your several counties , Jmvc duties to perform scarcely less important , than tho . su which have occupied you during the session of . l ' lirliument , uud . her Majesty fervently prays that the blessing of Almighty ( loU may attend your ollorts , uud guidu them to tho attainment of tho objects ot her constant Hulioitilde—thf well ' uru and the happiness of hur people . ¦
, W < 7 t vf // ' ¦ ' Jlonnnrabl , ' H . Iirard / irrretl on American Institution * , dfltvpri'd 4 t / i July . " ... nation : Smltli , Kliler , umU ' o . This eloquent oration will bo read with lively interest by all who have nt heart the progress of popular institutions , and tho prosperity of that vast ropublioun empire of tho Wast , -which , us many high authorities believe , is destined in tho fuluroto bo tho main stay ot freedom throughout tho world . "When I reflect , " says Mr . . Everett , "that tho day wo celebrate found us n focblo strip of thirtocn colonies a \ nu < r tho coa ' ut , averaging nt most a littlo moro than ono hundrod and liftyihousnud inhabitants each , and that this , its eighty -fourth return , see ' s us gruwn to tliirty-tlireo atutos , scattered through tho intorior and pushed lo tho Pacific , averaging nearly a million of inhabitants , each a well-compacted , rcproHontatTvo republic , securing to its oitizons a larger amount of tho substantial blessings of lil ' o than are enjoyed by equal numb it * of people in tho oldest uud most prosperous . States of huropo , I am lost in wonder j and , us n auflloi « nt answer to tho churgo of dogenmu-y , I am temptod to say , Look around you . '" Tho population of tlio ' United States , doubling itself nu it does in less limn a ( uitti'Uirof a contury , will within tho prosont gonoratioH bo more than u iimtfli , in numbers alone , for tho most populous European Empire ; ¦ while in evervthing thut constitutes tlio greatnema of u people , ull comparison is out of tlio question . Mr . Evorott continues : " J 3 ut merely to fill up the wilderness with a population provided with tho ordinary institutions , and carrying on tho customary pursuits of civilized liiolhou « h surely no mean uchievement—was by no niouna tlio whole o » tho work allotted to tho United Bi . il . ofl , and tl . iiB fur l ^^ ' ^ r ; J signal activity , intelligonoo , and suooess . The fuum brs o A muma . y d their descendants havo accomplished moro and bofclor tlui gn . OI ho basis of ii rapid geographical extension , and with » ho < oroo < f teeming . ; bo » thi h-fvo ^ in ' tho vary JL > y of tin , ! , ; potft « - *^^ j ^ oesslullv nimud at higher progress in K ^' ' ^ : !"'^ a ^ i ^^^ arts hnvo been cultivated with unusual apt . liu <> . Ag » -ioiilturo , n aim foot aw , commerce , navigation , whether by sails or « t on , a nd t ho * U
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Sept . 1 , I 860 . ] ' The Saturday Analyst and Leader . 771
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1 ' a kih , Auguat 28 . Tlio Count do IVr . Higuv , in his quality of president , opened to-duy the sittings of tlie Ckoieral Council of tlio Departnu-nt of tlio Loire , with a speech , of which tho following is u Hiunmary «— . The Count , commeiicod by observing that ho was about to exununo the existing probabilities of peace being lnaintuinod in Kuropo , and ¦ """ Tho Fmncror ' s programmo of Jlordonux has not ; boon changed . Witiicrut prelending lo abolish war , tho Kmporor has , however , repudiated the iiilioi-iliineo of mere lighting lor the urt'Uo-oi vengeanp ^ . toy ho defeats of tho flr » t empire , ^ etoro Ilio in auguration of tho proBont ornpiro two extraordinary questions > ven . pern ing , v « ., tho ( juestion oi the . lCast , and that of Italy , neither of rtlxioh could bo resolved by menu ' s oV diplomacy , .. 1 i < ! , „ " Although tho wiu-s resulting from Hiobo quostioiiH oould not bo avoided , they wero carried out with promptitude , and tho Junporor tjuocuedyd in realising tho object for which thoy wovo undertaken .
" The destruction of Sebastopol prevented llussia from taking possession of Constantinople , and the Eastern question was confided to the charge of united Europe . ' "As regards the war . in Italy , the . Italian Slates Were delivered from Austrian " domination , and the principal object of the war was thus obtained . Althqfjgii- the Italians now jeopardise the -. independence which thoy acquired in consequence of the war , the principle of nonintervention , now a recognised rule of . international policy , exercises a dominating influence over the further development of the question . " These are the only questions which occupy tlic attention of Europe at the present moment . . " The apprehensions entertained in Germany respecting the Rhine frontiers , and the fears of an invasion current iii England , do not merit serious discussion . " The Rhine is no longer a strategic frontier . Prance , being much stronger when Germany is divided , will never support the project of German unity for any compensation she might obtain . " Concerning the . relations between England and . Prance , neither of these two Powers desires to enter upon such a terrible struggle as a war between them would be . The English nation is peaceful . Their virtuous Queen , and the eminent men in power , desire to maintain a good understanding between the two nations . ¦ " In view of so many great results obtained by France , and the lustre wliicii they throw around the French nation , it is natural that uneasiness and distrust should have arisen in Europe . France , however , did not create the complications in Italy , neither did she counsel Austria to follow the fatal policy which led to the rising of the Italians , nor . is she . responsible for the treaties which Austria concluded with the Italian , princes . France used every possible eflbrt to prevent the conflict . If the Kmperor . kept silence before the outbreak of the war in reference to his promises to repulse the attacks of Austria upon Italy , it was with the motive of leaving the Italians in ignorance of his -powerful assistance , which , had they been aware of , would have spi'ead increased excitement amongst them . . " Thus the silence with which the Emperor has been reproached was disadvantageous to . himself alone . ' " The same can be said in reference to the cession of Savoy and Nice to France . . " Tlie Italians , after the conclusion of the peace of Villafranca , having acted in violation of . that' treaty-. on the other side of the Alps , France coiild not renounce her Alpine frontiers , seeing that , a great Italian kingdom had been constituted . Franco has never concealed her intentions either from Sardinia or from England . She has deceived nobbdv . ... . " The Emperor has certainly replaced France in her legitimate position -without shaking the eoirfideneo of Europe . Taken as a whole , his policy was pure and honest . If he has made Avar in Italy , it was only ¦ because the other Powers were not willing to engage their own respoiirsibility .. As soon as it was" possible to arrive at a definite result , he concluded the peace "desired by the world . " Since 1 S 15 France has been forced to follow the rule imposed upon her bv tlie treaties of Vienna . Another spirit now reigns , and the political system of 1815 has been subverted bj Europe herself . This svstem was the result of a violent transition which , by two groat convulgioris , entirely disturbed the European equilibrium . Since then , it lias been the great inteivst of Europe that a general reconciliation should be effected between tho different Powers , and that Franco should by common consent , reassume the position which belonged to her in the councils of the Powers . She no longer threatens , nor is threatened . Her work is achieved , and the mission of tho new empire is accomplished . . ¦ ., „ , , "The military role of France in Europo is at an end . It affords me great happiness to bo conscientiously ablo ^ to say that an era of peaoe und prosperity is now opening for Europe . "
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Leader (1850-1860), Sept. 1, 1860, page 771, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2363/page/11/
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