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      The Leader.

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      T HE Important news was received in London yesterday that the Governments of France and England have agreed upon the bases of the Congress which is to be held at Brussels , and at -which it is to be hoped that the collective wisdom and statesmanship of Europe will succeed in arranging -the- ' affairs of Italy upon such a foundation as will be satisfactory to the Italian people , and reassurinsr as to the continuance of the

      peace of Europe . We ave told—it is true from a foreign source—that tlie conditions under which Great Britain has consented to enter the Congress were the subject of long and anxious debate at the two last Cabinet councils called by Viscount Palmerston . Lord John Russell , it is said , true o the wise and manly policy which lie has publicly enunciated , demands entire liberty of action in the Congress for this country—he totally repudiates all idea of being in any way bound by the restrictions of the Zurich treaty ; and since the Emperor Napoleon has thought proper to reserve the rights of the

      Grand Dukes , the English foreign minister insists upon an equal reservation of the rights of the Italian people , and that there should be no preponderance of Austrian power in the future . Italian confederation . If these statements axe correct , we can scarcely doubt that the influence of England at the Congress will be exerted in support of the newly-formed kingdom of Victor Emmanuel , and of the just claims both of that brave prince and of his self-constituted subjects . The policy expressed in the letter of the French Emperor to the King of Sardinia , as that which his personal engagements bind him to fulfil , must modified before it be

      certainly be considerably can considered advantageous for the Italians by themselves , or the other Continental Powers . Tfce extension of the " moral influence " of the Holy father , which is the first article in the programme , can hardly be considered desirable by those who are best able to judge of the effects of his moral influence * in the comparatively restricted sphere in which it has hitherto been exercised . The province of Venice ie to be completel y Italian , but with tlie strange condition of remaining under Austrian rule ; although nearly half the population are selfrexiled , and the remainder rendered desperate by the iron xule of their present Jord ana master , who , according to the new scheme , is

      to bo transformed into a constitutional protector . The solfVbanished Grand Duke of Tuscany is to be restored to rule over those who now call themselves tho subjects of Yiotor Emmanuel , and is also promised an addition to his prinoipalitv which , m all the rest of Italy is provided for , can pnly come out of the former dominions of the Btope . The most singular part of the letter , however , is that which shows JJouis Napoleon ' s respect for tho principle of legitimacy , upon which he grounds his proposition ibr the restoration of tho Duchess of Parma to Italian rule , although Parma itself is by the same document annexed to Piedmont ; . Xhe Emperor concludes by saying that " he shall neglect nothing to attain

      these great results ; " but if he adheres to his former promises of non-intervention it is not probable that the expression of his desires upon the subject will have much weight with the Italian patriots . Garibaldi , we learn , has been summoned by Victor Emmanuel to consult with him as to . course to be pursued in the crisis which is at hand ; and has doubtless , recommended firm resistance to any encroachment upon the newly attained liberties of their country . These two men , possessing the confidence of a brave arid united people , might surely venture with safety upon the very . 'boldest course .

      If M . de Moiitalembert ' s- last prosecution was partly due to a warm laudation of English institutions , it is certainly no error in that direction which has brought down upon his head , in the present instance , the wrath of the paternal government under which it is his privilege to reside . He is accused of misrepresenting and slandering the Imperial policy in Italy , and of comparing the Emperor and his " brother " Victor Emmanuel to Machiavelii , which does not seem an unpardonable offence , though the description hardly suits the character of the latter sovereign . As . for the English people , they will hardly be inclined to strictures

      take great offence at the Count ' s upon their heinous sin of Protestantism , since the noble and eloquent sentiments which his pen lias heretofore traced , will compensate with them for the unfortunatejprejudice which his zeal for religion has fostered ; ' and they will wish him well through the new prosecution—the direction of which appears to have been almost the last public act of the retiring Minister of the Interior . Perhaps it -was for this last service that the grand cross of the legion ( Thonneur has been conferred upon the Due de Padoue ; the Imperial Government almost seems to be endeavouring its utmost to incur odium by these ¦ v * w * - « w vwwi

      Vl UQUUCD MWv * * uic jiiu ^ a v ^ p * The seini-official denial of the French press of an understanding between Spain and Franpe in the attack uppn Morocco is not entitled to much credit , nor is it likely to gain any ,. The concentration of 30 , 000 French troops on the Algerian frontier , and of an equal Spanish force in the bay of Algesiras , seem to indicate a settled 'combined pltui of action . Tlie first Moorish blood has . already been shed by the French , who , though their crack Zouaves were the soldiers engaged , appear to have found the victory by no means an easy one over their half-savage opponents . One or two campaigns may , perhaps , proye that the difficulties and losses of an African campaign arc as great in Morocco as formerly they

      on the part of President Buchanan and his southern supporters . The great demonstration of the Derby party at Liverpool this , day week is' claimed as a great success by its own members ; and has been hailed by its numerous opponents as an admirable opportunity for sarcasm and criticism . Lord Derby made one of bis great speeches , distinguished by the same ornaments , and marred by his customary faults . He told his admiring audience that his chieftaincy devolved upon him by gift of the great Iron Duke ; and that under his own generalship he had watched the growing strength of his

      parity for fourteen years ; he claimed , for that party an actual majority at the presetittiine in Parliament , but magnanimously determined that their power should not be exerted to turn out her Majesty ' s present advisers , since they had too much regard for the honour of the country , especiall y in the eyes of foreigners , to act upon mere considerations of place ar id party . The present ministers are beset with difficulties at home and abroad , kis lordship said , but are strong in the support of the spirit and inire of th

      creasing resources of the emp . As one e authors of a Reform Bill , the earl felt it incumbent upon him to touch upon that subject , and in doing so denied that his party felt any jealousy of the working - classes , but adroitly * ' availing himself of the recent disclosures both at Gloucester and Wakefield , he asked whether an increased constituency would not lead to increased corruption . Mr . Disraeli ' s speech upon the prospects of their party was not like one of his parliamentary displays ; oppo-. ___ j . — .- _ . * _ .. AVk 4 >* ws- » 4 < s-t j-w >»« T * -k t *~ i ^/*» £ 1 f & I \ t \ if \ C \\ TIT * . "Tf \ niQ

      * eloquence . There was , however , much truth in his description of the " monopoly of liberalism " by one party ; which occasions , as he said , the assumption that one half of the public men of England are incapable of attempting any measures for the improvement of the institutions of the country—while the other half are always trying how they can shuffle out of their extensive pi'Othe st

      mises . Lord Stanley ' s speech was vqally mo practical and sensible , and his assertion that extreme-opinions , both in and out of Parliament , ore now discountenanced , is doubtless well founded : whether that circumstance is one for regret or satisfaction is perhaps dpubtful . This week has not been distinguished alone by the speeches of opposition orators . 1 he Chancellor of tho Exchequer has boon scattering the beiore tne uouhb

      pearls of lus eloquence neaus ox « at Cambridge in the advocacy of the Central African missions , whioh , under tho leadership of Dr Livingstone , are to , cax'ry British preaching , civilization , and eventually dominion , into the honrt of tliat great continent . Descending from the false elevation of the political stage , Mr . Disraoli and Lord Stanley have also enunciated wise and apposite doctrine to the students at meohanics institutes in Lancashire . , . Amonif tho many tojpics of domestic interest , porhaps fho most conspicuous , is tho splendid performance of our Channel fleet in that awful storm . whioh euculfUd tho ill-fated ( and ill-l > uiH ) Royal

      Charter . The enormous expense ox our navy is not all waste , since it can produce ships , commanders , and men , that can resist the gtorm upon our poril-fraught seas as successfully jib they ever have defied tho foes of their oountry .

      were found to be in Algeria . The insurrection in the United States , according to the latest accounts , is suppressed , but at tho cost of several lives . Though undoubtedly originated by some enthusiastic members of the froc soil party , it does not appear that many of the negroes wero actively engaged in the conspiracy . Some leading Abolitionists are compromised , by proofs of their having supplied money and arms to the leader of the enterprise , whioh appears to have included on its " platform , " a remodelling of the constitution of the Unidn . Groat alarm is either felt or feigned at Washington , and extraordinary military precautions have boon taken ; at New York , however , there are not wanting cynics who attribute the whole to political intrigue

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Nov. 5, 1859, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_05111859/page/3/