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1020 THE EEAPEB. TNo. 344, Saotkjwv
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THE DTJKE OF CAMBRIDGE IN THE AUGEAN STA...
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The "Vvalewski Manifesto. The Preneh Gov...
get up against an obnoxious individual a charge of complicity in some unfulfilled act of assassination , they are empowered in future to drag him from his asylum across thefrontier . No mention is made of a previous trial , or even , preliminary examination , in the Belgian courts . Nothing less was to be expected from the sinister propositions of Count Wi-• lewski at the Conferences ofJParis . But
the French Government insolently endeavours to make it appear -fchat Great Britain joined with it in concerting plans for the consolidation of order in Europe , the stifling of the Belgian press being counted among political necessities upon a level with the restoration , of an independent initiative to the Cabinet of G-reece , and the release of Naples from a reign of terror . It is true that Xord Ciabendon faintly repelled the project for intervening in favour of a
censorship m Belgium ; it is true that he almost apologized for the powerlessness of the British Government to suppress the liberty of unlicensed printing ; but neither he nor Xprd PjLlmebston ever publicly adopted the sentiment expressed in Count " WaiiE-wski ' s speech at the Conferences of Paris . There 18 reason to believe that , since those Conferences took place , the Western States have been checking one another ; France endeavouring to minimise the action of England , and England awakening to a knowledge of the conspiracies that work in France . If the
perfect accord existed upon whichthe Moniteur pretends to congratulate itself , would not Enoiand undertake on its own part that v- / hich it is so ready to press upon Belgi n ^? Xet we hear of no new treaties ° f extradition between the powers of Paris * f id London . The people of Italy seem to ' aave arrived , by instinct , at a true appreciation of Western policy , when they affirm that , whatever niay nave been the lapses of English liberality , they trust in England infinitely more than they trust in France .
The Monitepr has startled some of the sympathizers , who are inclined to abandon the affairs of Italy , because , while the intervention is officially justified in London upon liberal grounds , it is justified in Paris upon the plea of protecting the interests of the Imperial system of order ; that is to say , despotism , limitations imposed on the press , the extension of police authority . This is only another proof that any liberal action in . alliance with IiOUis Napoleon is impossible . But no politician has been taken by surprise . It was well known what the declaration of the
Emperor would be ; it was well known , also , that its soothing phrases would be valued as mere reserves , intended to cover any policy that may ultimately be adopted . Though the Siecle may be too eager in predicting a European war , to result immediately from the hostile demonstration against Naples—a hostile demonstration it is , or nothing- —it may strike very near prophecy when it speaks of a crisis which commenced on the banks of the Pruth , and may be destined to receive its solution in Italy . No one will omit to observe M . Hayin ' s implied discrimination between " the
permanent policy of France" and the policy of Loiris Napoleon . ' HSFor will many persons be deceived by the assurance that the King of Naples , understanding the " WaIjEwski Manifesto in its literal sense as a mere breach of official friendship , constituting neither a menace nor an act of intervention , will yield tWdiigh . a simple " appreciation of the sentiments winch actuate the Governments of prance and England . " If he understands ¦> . SC ? - 3 r in thia Beuse he will defy aud mdibuleit i he may ridicule and defy it , indeed , in any ca 8 e ; 'ifso , itwill be because he has plages ot support and protection from avowed or concealed auxiliaries .
We undertake to say that the liberal party in Italy will not read with surprise a single sentence in the declaration of the Moniteur : and we may say this for the liberal party in England , not less than for that which " does not sulk , but collects itself * in France . Here we have a sufficient answer to those who imagine that , upon the perusal of this document , English liberals will reconsider their policy , and cease to encourage the movement of the Italian people . The help that comes
is not irom the French or from the English Cabinets ; their activity only proves that forces are in motion , which compel even the leading Governments of Europe to take precautions against an agitation which is foreseen to be inevitable . Of these Governments that of England imagines it can meet the crisis oy a policy of theatrical pretence , insincerity , and double
-dealing , while that of France is purely and almost professedly Austrian . t From every province of . Italy intelligence is received \ vhich confirms this view . The National Party has gained a new European recognition . It is only in combination , with the Italian people , say even the friends of Count Cavottr , that Piedmont can fulfil her part against the Stranger .
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1020 THE EEAPEB . TNo . 344 , Saotkjwv
The Dtjke Of Cambridge In The Augean Sta...
THE DTJKE OF CAMBRIDGE IN THE AUGEAN STABLE . - The Duke of Cambeidge has turned Lord Ernest Vane Tempest out of the army with Cornet Birt . The manner in which these officers were expelled is remarkable . A . commission of inquiry was held with closed doors , and the officer s were then deprived of their commissions . The course is not entirely unprecedented , although , we believe , it has usually been carried out in a different manner . It sometimes happens that matters are investigated which it is thought better to veil from the public eye ; and in those cases the inquiry is secret . The commissioners are , in fact , no more than servants seeking intbrmatipn for their master , the Crown ; complete power to dispose of the commission residing in the Crown , by the very nature of the case . In the instances that we remember , the commission has not been simply revoked , but the officer has been required to sell it at the regulation price , or to resign his command . Iu the present instance , if the published accounts are correct , the commissions have been taken
away . The story cannot be said to have begun only with the attacks upon Cornet Ames , or to have concluded with the arrest of the offenders . As we stated last week , Lord Eknest Vaste Tjbmpest had been conspicuous in previous affairs ; after his arrest he , as he all but confesses in his letter , was seen at large ; and subsequently
in violent contest with his companion in adversity — Cornet Biht . Of course , any such proceedings as thia latter came before the commission of inquiry , but other evidence was brought before them which Las not been laid before the public . The decision of the Commander-in-Chief appears to have rested upon the ground that Lord Ernest Vane Tempest and Cornet Biht are
not persons of a proper character to hold commissions in the army ; that they are not suitable for the service , and as servants they are discharged . For many years past the Duke of Cambridge has been exerting himself to obtain a complete knowledge of the army , from the lowest ranks to the highest . He has not concealed an ambition , to win the poBt of Oommander-in-Chief , by showing the proper qualifications for it . One , at least , he hasit is zeal . Within the last few years he must have acquired a great amount of practical knowledge . He has studied the manner in
which the men pass their lives in barrack and in camp . He has paid very diligent attention to every subject that can come under the observation of the officers , from the Com . mander of a division down to the Ensign , or even to the non-commissioned officer . The Duke of Cambridge has never had the reputation for being that disagreeable person a saint . On the contrary , it is generally understood that the Duke has a fair amount of the knowledge which falls to a man of the world
He is acquainted with the state of the army and with the social state of the officers in it ! He has studied the forces not only in the * barrack and camp at home , but in the siege and in the battle-field ; and throughout it lias been well known that his ambition was to become a thoroughly efficient soldier . Here then , we have zeal , ambition , and practical knowledge ; and these , undoubtedly , are high
qualities for such a post as the Duke of Cambridge has attained . " Whether or not he has by nature other qualities which are necessary to make Tip a full capacity , we can only ascertain from experience . We are not disposed to presume a negative , for already we find that lie has two other qualities of considerable value . He can clearly perceive a duty to be performed , and he has the moral courage to put his hand to its execution .
He has arranged a plan , for the reorganization of the army during peace . Some of its leading characteristics have already been described . In the first place , the so-called reduction consisted principally in casting out those soldiers who Were invalided , discontented , ill-conducted , or disqualified by nature from being soldiers . In the hurry of the war many were recruited -who ought never to have been in the ranks , being physically or morally diseased , and in many respects below the proper standard : of these the armv will be weeded . The reduced
regiments will consist , speaking generally , ©? 1000 men—800 in 8 service companies , and 200 divided into 4 dep 6 t companies . The depot companies are the reserves in which the processes of drill , recruiting , <& c , proceed . It is generally considered that these depot companies are too small ; the Duke himself is understood to think so ; but the plan is upon the whole well designed . The Commanderin-chief has also resolved to apply more stringent rules to the promotion and appointment of officers . He has distinctly announced that officers who are not zealous
in the exercise of their duties , or even those who prove that they have not a natural capacity for their work , will not be retained , but they will not be replaced by others . He has likewise stated , in the recently issued Memorandum , that " regimental peculiarities" will be discountenanced . These regimental peculiarities are of many kinds , and we do not yet perfectly understand to what extent the Duke ' s remark applies . Certain of the peculiarities consist in the character of the officers . Some regiments
are very strict and quiet , others are singularly free and riotous ; and officers have hitherto had opportunities of exchanging backwards and forwards according to their own disposition . The result has been that some regiments have become schools for horseplay , like that to which Eusign PjBiuiY . and Cornet Ames have been subjected ; and while we may doubt whether the most disgusting
tricks played off upon those young men were stated in any of the published accounts , we may affirm that tho Forty-sixth and the Fourth Light Dragoons are by »<> means singular exceptions in tho behaviour of officers . Not only does decency prevent us from relating the practical jokes that have been performed in reg iments , but those jokes have in many cases gone to an
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Leader (1850-1860), Oct. 25, 1856, page 12, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_25101856/page/12/
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