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DfiCB M»ER 24, 1853 ] THE LEADER. 1231
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There appears to be little doubt that th...
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It is positively stated that Persia, at ...
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A. private letter from Persia, dated Isp...
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I'hu magnanimity nnd civilization of Rus...
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M. de Fontin ^ till lately the Russian C...
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Count Valentine Esterhazy goes as the ne...
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The most interesting continental news, n...
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An interesting and significant event too...
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Italy hns just sustained a severe loss b...
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There has boon a very heavy fall of .sno...
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In tho China Seas the Russian squadron i...
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According to an inquiry instituted by th...
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Abd-el-Kader is living a veiy retired li...
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CITY MATTERS. The festival of St. Thomas...
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Continental Notes. The Journal Des Dcbat...
deceive even Lord Aberdeen . The attack was sharp but E ffectual . The Russians made a reconnoissance with two * mprs five gun-boats , and four battalions of riflemen , ditisW destroyed the Turkish batteries belovv Matsa Their loss was severe . Matsehin is a Turkish foit ° mi the riff hi 6 a 7 ih o { & n arm of the Danube , which ( says the Times ') the Russians probably intended to convert into a tele deponl opposite there own fortress at Brailow .
Dficb M»Er 24, 1853 ] The Leader. 1231
DfiCB M » ER 24 , 1853 ] THE LEADER . 1231
There Appears To Be Little Doubt That Th...
There appears to be little doubt that the combined fleets have now entered the Black Sea , in company with the Turkish fleet . The " collective note and protocol reached Constantinop le on the 13 th inst . The Official Gazette of Vienna takes care to announce that the entrance of the fleets into the Black Sea must not ba considered a hostile act , but only a tutelary measure ; not to attack the Russian fleet , but to protect the Turks .
It Is Positively Stated That Persia, At ...
It is positively stated that Persia , at the instigation of Russian intrigues , and the promise of the Czar to waive the Bjwment of the debt due to him from the Shah , has not Jmlv declared war against the Porte , and offered Prince Woronzow 30 , 000 men , btft has declared war against England This is not confirmed ; but it is certain that Mr . Thompson , the British Minister at Teheran , has broken off all relations with the Persian Court , and , we believe , has retired to Bagdad . . The statement of the Times , that Admiral Dundas had advised that the fleets should at once intercept the return of ~ the marauders of Sinope , and that his advice bad been opposed by General Earaguay d'Hilliers , has caused great sensation in Paris . In explanation , it has been asserted that
Admiral Dundas could have given no such advice , because the Russian fleet could have reached Sebastopol before the combined fleets could have entered the Black Sea . But this explanation does not hold good ; for the Taif , which brought the news of the disaster to Constantinople , arrived there before the Russian fleet left Sinope . Ko doubt , had Admiral Dundas ' s alleged advice been followed at once , the Russian fleet might have been intercepted and destroyed , for the lumbering three-deckers engaged in the butchery at Sinope were so mauled by the Turkish tire , that they had to be towed back , against a strong wind , by the Russian steamers . [ We have no doubt that the true reason why the British Admiral ' s pugnacious counsels were refused—if , indeed , he
ever gave any—wasa fear lest the British and French sea men should meet the enemy , and come to blows . ]
A. Private Letter From Persia, Dated Isp...
A . private letter from Persia , dated Ispahan , September 20 , lias the following mysterious passage : — " All Persia is -thrown into a state of suspense and anxiety by the disappbarance of his Majesty the King of Persia from Teheran , -with 30 , 000 cavalry , 1000 pieces of cannon , and 3000 camels loaded with ammunition . We are completely at a loss to conjecture the object of the expedition or the place of its destination . " . The Hamburg News says : — " Travellers from St . Petersburg state , that in the shops of that city are sold maps of Constantinople , in which the Turkish capital is divided into Russian police districts . A copy of this map , which was brought to Vienna , produced a great sensation , as it is well known that at St . Petersburg no person can sell maps or engravings without the authorisation of the Government . "
Letters from Smyrna state that Mr . Cliarlton Whittall , with other British and several foreign merchants of that city , have , in order to show their sympathy for the cause of Turkey , and at the same time their opinion of the peaceable behaviour of the redifs , or recruits , who have lately left that village to form the army , come forward , in a most considerato and charitable manner , to as =. umo , during the absenco of these in the defence of their country , the sole maintenance and support of their largo families residing at Bournubat . The communications on the Danube are totally suspended . The Czar has published a ukase , proclaiming a state of siege throughout Bessarabia and the Governments of Cherson and Tauris , and placing those provinces under martial law .
At Jassy a thanksgiving for the victory of Sinopo had ibeen solemnly celebrated . The Austrian , Prussian , and Greek Consuls were invited to attend on the happy occasion , but they did not appear . The English and French Consuls had already taken their departure The St . Petersburg journals have announced that the Russian Baltic fleet has been dismantled , wnd that the crews nave been sent to their homes . In order to fully understand the bearing of this measure it is useful to mention that the Baltic fleet , which has the beat sailors in the Russian navy , woro transferred three months since to the Black Sou fleet , ¦ and only fresh levied seamen remained at Cronstadt . It ia these men who have been sent to their homes for the winter season , when the fleet of the Baltic cannot move on acoount of the ion .
1 ho anniversary of the Polish revolution was celebrated « t Constantinople on the 29 th ult . by about J . 00 Polish emigrants . * J M . Baltazzi , who some timo since mndo nn advance to tho Porto of 35 millions of p iastres on tho tribute to bo received from Egypt , has also Furnished 10 , 000 pieces of cloth , "' id all tho wives of tho employ fa in tho war department hav « been Bet to work to convert it into cloaks for tho tro oP- A largo building has been converted into a workshop fi ) r ti 10 pUrpOse , The females of tho harems nro similarl y occupied , although they nre not very export at noodluwork .
On tho 29 th of November , an officer of tho Sominoff Uuard regiment was nhot on tho place of nnns at St . Poterubu'g . lio had supplied Radzovitz , Princo Gortschukoff ' a secretary with tho materials for his treasonable corrcspon-+ uonco with Omar Pusha . Kudzovitz , or GudHevitz , as aomo *! 0 rr «« poudents call him , was shot at Bucharest as aoon an "' a treachery wua discovered .
I'Hu Magnanimity Nnd Civilization Of Rus...
I'hu magnanimity nnd civilization of Russia and tho * ortc liuvo been strangely contrasted ainco tho breaking out
of hostilities , not OBly in the method of warfare , but in the treatment of neutral flags and commercial interests . A letter from Odessa of the 3 rd , states that the Egyptian steamer and the Turkish merchant vessel taken by the Russians were lying in that port . The Egyptians , who were taken , to the number of 130 , had been sent to prison ; , The Medjoie-Tedjaret , a Turkish steamer of 200-horsepower , was captured by the Russians before the delay accorded to commercial vessels had expired , and while a score of Russian merchantmen were lying and loading unmolested in the Bosphorus . A Russian merchantman took shelter in the Bosphorus , and was well received ; every assistance was given to the crew by the Turkish authorities . Redschid Pacha , in a dignified and noble letterin reply to a
, request ^ of the Austrian internuncio that the delay accorded to Russian commercial vessels should be extended , says that he declines to imitate the Russian proceedings in the Danubian ^ provinces , and grants a further term of 45 days to Russian ships loading grain for the Black Sea , and three months to allow Russian ships on the coast of Europe or of Africa to return to the Black Sea through the Dardanelles . Contrast these acts with the conduct of the Russians . The Czar already treats the Black Sea as a Russian lake . He has ordered all merchantmen to be searched . Two British merchantmen were " roughly handled" at Sinope ; and a third , the Phcebe , was tired into by a Russian ship , on her passage from Constantinople to Trebizonde .
M. De Fontin ^ Till Lately The Russian C...
M . de Fontin ^ till lately the Russian Consul-General in Servia , and who it was stated was to have represented Russia in the conference , is now reported to be charged with a mission to the Shah of Persia .
Count Valentine Esterhazy Goes As The Ne...
Count Valentine Esterhazy goes as the new Austrian ambassador to St . Petersburg , and Count Appony , late Austrian minister at Turin , is appointed to the embassy at Munich .
The Most Interesting Continental News, N...
The most interesting continental news , not from the theatre of war , comes from Turin this week . Everything denotes steady arid hopeful progress in Piedmont , and a religious and commercial freedom are officially proclaimed as the policy of the Government . The legislative session was opened on the 19 th icst . The King delivered a speech , which was warmly applauded . He congratulated the Piedmontese nation on its political sagacity , and recommended the Parliament to encourage that spirit of union , by the aid of which the Government might find force sufficient to maintain intact the dignity of the country , and preserve the noble principle of national independence from any insult . The King concluded as follows : " Haveconfidence in me , and by our union we will crown the grand edifice raised by the hands of my father , and which mine will defend and preserve . " M . Brennier , director at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in France , and having the rank of Minister Plenipotentiary , was present at the royal sitting in the diplomatic tribune .
An Interesting And Significant Event Too...
An interesting and significant event took place at Turin on the 15 th instant , on the opening of the new Protestant church of the Waldenses , whose name , and simple and devoted faith brings to the proud recollection of Englishmen the great days of Oliver Cromwell , when England was not palsied by dynastic complicities , nor slow to assert her might in the cause of justice and liberty . The church of the Waldenses , ValJesi , or Vaudois , commenced in tho autumn of 1851 , was consecrated by the performance of two full services , one ia Italian and one in French , the congregation in tho morning amounting to about 1200 , and that of the evening to about 1000 or 1100 . This congregation counted among its members , besides those who belong to the ancient
and pure faith of tho Valleys , including those who have joined this church lately , many liberal Catholics , not only Piedmontese , but Lombards , Tuscans , Romans , and Neapolitans ( noble exiles who have taken refuge beneath the only cis-Alpine constitutional flag ) . A few Swiss , and Germans , and English were also present . Tho ancient protectors of the Vaudoi 3 , England and Prussia , wore represented by the English Minister and hia attache ' s , and by tho Prussian Charge d'Affaircs . Tho church , which is said to hold about 1200 , is in one of the best now streets of Turin , Via del Ro , a kind of Boulevard , and its architecture , tho Lombardo-Gothic , recalls that of tho purer times of Italian religion . A largo concourse of pooplo was present at tho Bolcmnity , so full of happy auguries of Italian freedom , and tho proceedings passed off in perfect order and harmony .
Italy Hns Just Sustained A Severe Loss B...
Italy hns just sustained a severe loss by the death of Tommaso Gross!—next to Manzoni , her most distinguished literary man . Though tho author of aovor » l political works , ho is best known in England as tho writer of " Marco Visconti , " one of the few good Italian novels . Ho was tho bosom friend of Manzfoni and Massimo d'Azoplio , nnd although , liko tho former , ho did not tako any active part in politics , curiously enough ho was tho notary who drew up ami attested tho act of fusion between Piedmont and Lombardy in ] 848 . Tho troaty of commerce and navigation between tho Zollveroin" nnd Belgium of tho lat September , 184 'l , and tho ndditional convention of tho same , troaty , dated tho 18 th February , 1852 , will cca . so tohavo effort at the end of tho year ; and tho negotiations with Bolgium for tho concluHiou of a now arrangement by convention have not yot led to any rosulfc .
There Has Boon A Very Heavy Fall Of .Sno...
There has boon a very heavy fall of . snow at Vienna . A duel has falcon place at Madrid botwoon tho Duko ol Alba « nd Mr . Sould , jun ., son of tho United States envoy . Tho parties fought with sword . s , but fortunately without either being woiintlod ; and it ; ended in tho second * drawing up a minute of tho proceedings aa having boon conducted in a manner satisfactory to tho honour nnd reputation of both parties . It was also agreed that tho Utters which liavo passed between them should bo mutually withdrawn . Tho Buuk of San Fernando advances tho money required
to . pay . the Christmas dividend on the home and foreign debt . The terms ara 6 per cent , interest , with J per cent , commission on the foreign dividend , and i per cent , on the home dividend . Political mattersare in complete suspense in Spain . The Queen is expectingher accouchement : the Prime Minister is ill : and the coup d ' etat is at least deferred . It is reported that Sartorius contemplates the abolition of the Senate , and the creation of a single Assembly , elected , as in France , by universal suffrage—under Napoleonic conditions of votingwe suppose . Russia is causing apprehensions in the North of Europe as well as in the East . According to advices from Copenhagen , it is asserted that a line of defence round the capital against an attack by sea is to be thrown up as in the year 1848 , and that a corps of artillery . ' has already received o . 'ders to undertake the necessary works .
In Tho China Seas The Russian Squadron I...
In tho China Seas the Russian squadron is displaying considerable activity . It has been , well received by the Japanese whom it had visited , following in the track of the American squadron . One of the Russian ships engaged in this expedition bears the ominous title of " Prince Menschikqff . "
According To An Inquiry Instituted By Th...
According to an inquiry instituted by the Royal Agricultural College at Berlin , the deficiency in the corn harvest is found to be ten per Cent , on wheat .
Abd-El-Kader Is Living A Veiy Retired Li...
Abd-el-Kader is living a veiy retired life at Broussa , engaged in study , in the cultivation of poetry , and the education of his children .
City Matters. The Festival Of St. Thomas...
CITY MATTERS . The festival of St . Thomas is a great day in the City . Then the wardmotes are held , and the Common Councilmen . and ward-officers are elected . This year it fell on Wednesday . As was to be expected , the Royal Commission was discussed in several wards ; and as the resolutions agreed to express the feelings of the citizen we append them . % In Aldersgate the following resolutions were carried : — " Proposed , —That this ward congratulate their fellowcitizens on the inquiry now in progress before the Royal Commissioners into the uses and abuses of the corporation of the city of London , and have reason to hope that by the manner in which that inquiry is conducted such information will be elicited as will insure an efficient measure of corporate reform .
" That it is desirable that the city of London should take some public means of expressing their undiminished attachment to municipal institutions as the best bulwarks of constitutional monarchy , tho preservers of self-government , and the true barriers of feudality . " That the great obstructions , so much and so properly complained of , to the commerce of the port of London in the obsolete enactments under some of the lute charters are matters with which the corporation have no connexion whatever ; they are chartered rights conferred on a class , and tha knowledge of their existence , and their galling injustice , were patent to tho Government , and published in the Commons * report previous to the passing of the general measure of municipal reform in 1835 . "
" ORDER OV A rjROPOSKD NEW COKPOUATION . " That it confer the franchise on all paying scot and boaring lot ; that the magistrates shall be elected by their fellowcitizens ; that the whole of tho elections in Common-hall shall be by the citizens generally , and not , as now , by the liverymen ; that tho Court of Aldermen , as a court , shall have no separate power over the city purse , that tho right of calling on the livery companies to , produce accounts and see to the due administration of the funds entrusted to them shall lio in tho Aldermen and Court of Common Council ; that tho old officers bo eligible for re-election . " Here are expressed the views of Cripplegate Within : —
" That this wardmoto accepts with much regret tho resignation of its lato representative , Mr . Fruucis Bonnoeh , and , whilo offering the expression of its sympathy with him under the circumstances which have led to his retirement from tho Court of Common Council , desires to p ! aco upon record tho expression of its high estimation of his upright , consistent , and earnest advocacy of all measures calculated to promote , not only tho reform , economy , and improvement of tho corporation of London , but also tho happiness and wellbeing of his fellow-men ; that it views with great satisfaction Commissionwinch to
tho inquiry under the Royal , promises result in placing on a more satisfactory basis tho affairs of tho corporation ; that it ia more deeply impressed than over with the necessity for such an enlargement of tho municipal constituency as shall give to all ratepayer * a voico in tho election of its officers , who have- control over tho expenditure of the funds of tho corporation ; and it further expresses tho opinion that all restraints upon tnido and its free and legitimate exorcise within tho oity should bo abolished , and that tho prohibition of individuals ' other than freemen from trading within its walla is impolitic and unjust . "
Tho ward of Jfarringdou Without came to thosq conclusions : —¦ " That tliitf wardmote , forming a largo proportion of tho city , about one-fifth of tho whole , views with deop interest tho Royal Commission now inquiring into tho corporation of tho city of London , and trusts that it will load to a great improvement in tho mhnngement of its affaire , so that it may bo restored to what it onoo was , and ought to bo , a pattern of bound , efficient , and useful municipal government to tho metropolis and to tho country . " That , in tho opinion of this wardmoto , nil encroachments ou our municipal institutions art ) dangerous to tho liberties nnd prosperity of England ; and tho wurdmoto pledges iteolf to support nil efforts of tlio Court of Common Council to porfoct and utrongthon tho corporation of tho oity of Londou na an institution of truo and gonuino self-govornmout . "
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Leader (1850-1860), Dec. 24, 1853, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_24121853/page/7/
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