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    TEE LEADER.

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    REVIEW OF THE WEEK— Politics in Hungary ...

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    Tee Leader.

    TEE LEADER .

    Contents: ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ' ¦ I

    Contents :

    Review Of The Week— Politics In Hungary ...

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    The Expected Combat On The Banks Of The ...

    THE expected combat on the banks of the Mincio has been fought , and once more the French and Sardinians have achieved a victory , unquestionable it is true , but 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 recrossed the river at four points , and attacked the Franco-Sardinian position . Under the personal direction of Francis 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 the injudicious dispositions of its Imperial commander , - \ vas broken

    by the overwhelming force of the allies , and notwithstanding the brilliant successes of the earlier part of the fig lit , the day was irretrievably lost . The object of the Austrian Empei'or was no doubt to repel the allied army in its advance upon his famous line of fortresses before it should be joined b y the reinforcing corns from Tuscany and Venice . The fault lay m the execution , not in the conception of the plan . It is said that the veteran I loss refused to take the second place in the campaignand to this cause is to be

    attri-, buted the disastrous results of Solferino . During the first half of the day it seemed certain that the French li . 'f ' fc was in the greatest peril ; Paraguay d'llilliers was driven back and 'Victor Einnmimol wna in danger of being cut oil "; and when the fatal mistake of Francis Joseph sacrificed the advantages which the valour of his , soldiers had obtained the Austrian army withdrew

    slowly and in good order—uupursued by their enemies—not to take shelter behind the Mincio , but to bivouac for the . whole ni g ht upon its right bnnk . When nil hope of victory was lost , wo are told Francis Joseph rode off the well-foughten field almost in the sight of the rival Emperor , who for his part hud been all day in $ ho thick of the molde , coolly giving his personal directions for tlio various movements .

    ginary , it is to be feared , than real ; the much talked of amnesty is a delusion , and both- divisions of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies are at present showing sTgns 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 Ay res . At home the political interregnum has at length terminated , and the new ministers have met the new Parliament , to repeat before the assembled congress of 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 politicianswho darkly hint 1 bat as a want of

    con-, fidence 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 regret . ? that John Bright is not holding a portfolio and RielmrdCobden 7 fresh landed from his trimslantie voynjre gives no sign 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 Dei by and MuUnesbury have striven to preserve , the present Government declare shall be kept intact in their own care ; while the imputation that they were about to put a stop to those judicious moasures which the Conservatives lwcl taken for the national defence is diatictly repudiated . On tho subject of muitnilltv , however , our confidence is somewhat checked ' by the Right Hon . Robert Lowe , who has qualms and misgivings as to French ambition aud German impulsiveness , and whose gloomy forebodings are shared by Sir Richard Bethell . As for tlie reform question it seems to have been most wisely decided to postpone the discussion for the

    While we write , information is received from a reliable source that the French losses alone amount to between sixteen and seventeen thousand ; and the Piedmontese have been so cut up that their arniy is said to be incapable of forming a line of battle ; the French artdlery 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 bein <* on their way to each of the hostile armies .

    In considering the results of this gigantic encounter , we can but wish that it had been less bloody aaid more decisive . At present we fear the prospect of peace is as far off as ever , although the rumours 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 are not for command in the field , returns to Vienna

    to superintend in person the dispatch of reinforcements and supplies , wlule the nomination of Hess as Conumander-in-Chief creates new hopes of victory in the stubborn Austrian regiments . Had this ancient soldier planned and superintended himself the engagement of Solferino , the result might have been to restore the tottering tlirone of Austria in Italy . Is it too late now for him , with his trusty lieutenants Wimpflen and Schlick , to prevent the crown of Lombardy being snatched from the grasp of the Kaiser ?

    It is , indeed , high time for the Kmpcror of Austria to return to the chief seat of his dominions , since for the first time in the course of centimes we hear of the faithful Tyrolcse showing symptoms ( however slight ) of disaffection to the House of Hapsburg . In Bohemia murmurings arc 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 the buckler of the stricken empire , in vain demands with smouldering rage the restitution of those liberties , and that constitution of which her king , in defiance jot' his coronation oath , has robbed her .

    Garibaldi , at the north of the seat of war , is threatening the Upper Valteline and causing alarm among the Austrian defenders of the passes in tUo Tyrol ; while in the south Prince Jerome Napoleon has reached Parma on his way to effect a junction with the grand Frond * army , or , porhnps to cooperate with that attack upon Venice which , under Admiral Komain-Dcsfosscs , is expected daily . By the last accounts we have received , the shattered remains of the Sardinian force ivero beleaguering Peschiera , which once foil to Charles Albert , and may do so again to his hrnve son . While tlio bulk of tlio French army , wo nro told , has crossed the Minoio , Napoleon ' s hoad-quarters remain at Volta , on the right bank .

    of that inevitable bone of contention present ; though each member of th y Cabinet expresses the firm dctcriuiiintion of himscu ana colleagues to introduce a full and siilwjnctory . measure , there sooms # real ; doubt whether the dukes and lords of the Minify will not look upon the degree of reform neeotwiwv with more microscopic vision than your Gibsons , and Cobdons , vour Bright and your UiJpiu- Already wo hear of misuivimw on the part ol ' tlie Liborul party as to whether 4 hu promised boon wJI bo granted in its full and unmutilated entirely ; and it will require an experienced commander t <> prevent tho muttcrinosVf his regiment from rising into a mutiny . - ' The quarters' revenue is so far satisfactory Hint i < i return iuf » t rendorod calls for little remark .

    From Central and Southern Italy the-news is not encouraging . ' Tho atrooitios of Portigin arc amply confirmed ,, and tho Pope has promoted to tho rank of general tho barbarian Schmidt , who was the oxeoutioner-in-cliief of tho Holy Father a vengeance . At Naples , tlio benefits frow tho ohango of sovereigns and ministers are wore

    una-Tho public income displays a healtluness and olasticily ¦ which is proof against tho hostile influences of disturbances abroad , and which arc found sufficient to repair tho diminution caused by reduction of taxation ,

    Whatever may have been tho previous opinion of military critics , it is not possible that they oan now refuse to Louis Napoloon tho merit of possessing somo , if not all tho qualities , which constitute a general . Ilnd it not been for his proinptitndo in discovering tho-weak point of his opponent , aud tho ability lie displayed in providing for each unforeseen emergency of tuu day , tho oourago and admirable discipline of tho Austrian legions must havo brought about a very different result . Ab it is , tho killed-and woundod of the Franoo-Sardinian army equal if they do not exceed that of tho defeated .

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  • Leader (1850-1860), July 2, 1859, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_02071859/page/3/