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      VOL . V . No . 198 . ] SATURDAY , JANUARY 7 , 1854 . . [ Price Sixpence .

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      fjlHE weather almost rivals in public interest the ( i Russian question and the Coburg question , i for Christmas ha 3 at last come clothed in such ] frosty horrors as satisfy our surviving grand- < fathers , and' enable Mr . Lowe to point out the < coldest day upon his record , extending back for i forty-five years . But the wind passes by , the , "f ^ ow will melt , and the rigours of January 1854 I 1 L become a matter of history , before we shalL , Live done with the Russian question ; we hope not before we shall have done with the Coburg question . - * - \ , 1 i n T i " 11 - __ _ seat oi

      r rom xne war we nave aciuaiiy no news worth calling by that [ name ; but the position of Russia towards the rest of Europe becomes daily a subject of more anxious watch , ajid the position of our Government towards its ' allies abroad , or tlie enemies of its country , is a subject of still more anxious inquiry . There are excellent reasons for anxiety . The question of the Baltic , indeed , lias taken a turn rather favourable than otherwise . It is now stated by the daily journals , evidently on official authority , that Sweden is not under the influence of Russia . Early in the week it was announced that a league had been formed between Sweden and Denmark , to -maintain a neutrality ; and of course it-was supposed that a league between Sweden menaced by Russia , and Denmark already suhserviimt to Russia , must be in the interest , of that grout Baltic power : we are now assured to the contrary . 'It is said that Sweden and Denmark intend to maintain a real , and not an armed neutrality , penuiUing five pitssage to the armed ships of both powers , and entrance even [ to their own ports . Tiw . vc . are some exceptions , but they are necessary in tlujmsi-. lvi's — such as the exclusion from a Danish port , whiehus : i state prison ; or there are conditions usual m time of war , and perfectly proprr . So far an professions go , this league between Sweden and Denmark appuars to put a limit upon Russian rxiio-<; . ^ o ; ,, Mw . H , 1 i " i , v I Jut still we . must have , \\\ i > tn

      Ml / Llil 111 tn > ' , » .. ^»* --w . most auspicious vig ilance , for while it u said thai . the Court of Sweden labours umli : r some drshv to plea . se Russia , the Court of Denmark has al . viuly sacrificed a part of th < - lrg ' itimaU aiu-cossion to Us throne , for the mime object . The . moaL conflicting and , at this same lime , unpleasing reports , are now i irculaled in every capital of Europe , respecting ( lie actual relations > f ,- s

      of our Government abroad . In wall-informed a circles , a report is currently circulate ! as coming IN from St . Petersburg , asserting that the French a Government is endeavouring to isolate itself from ti the other European Powers , and even from the r English alliance . The source of this jjeport h stamps its character ; but as we have reason to a suppose that our Government has not been so a hearty in its accord with France , as France has t with the British Cabinet , the receipt of such a t report in London , and -the willingness to believe 3 such reports in any quarter , are circumstances' 1 winch-justify solicitude . On the other hand , it fe , i averred that Austria , ox Austria and Prussia , — ^

      for the accounts vary , —have proposed to mediate between Russia and Turkey independently of the Western Powers . There is no necessity to pay much attention to this rumour , except so far as it suggests attention to the conduct of our owa Government , for the purpose of seeing that the honour and interests of this country are not he- trayed by subserviency to Austrian manoeuvres . It comes out more clearly than ever , that Clie * Austrian Government is only carrying on an apparent co-operation with the Western Powers , in order to do what it can for Russian purposes , In Paris , suspicions of Austrian conduct amount almost to certainty . The reports respecting the p . rrticipation of Prince Albert in these affairs continue , and are ropoafbd without hesitation ; and , as yet , wo believe we are correct in saying that not the smallest contradiction has been given . A . very strongfeeling is rising amongst the public . The people benn to talk of their regret that such incidents should affect the popularity of the Queen . The mission of Count de Pourtalcs , the Prussian

      Minister at Constantinople , to I ana and . London , be . fore returning to his own country , is still regarded as a proof that Prussia desires to keep clear of tlie Austro-Riissinn intrigues . Amongst the few particulars that reach us from the Eluek Sea are some that corroborate lliu report that a British siiip was destroyed in the action nt Sinope . The cinmnimder of this ship Jias now appeared , and has related the mode in which his vessel , lying at anchor and accidentally in the ; neig hbourhood oi' ( In ; Turkish licet , was fired upon 1 >\ the Russians and destroyed , without any notice having been given to him to quit his anelmrin'jj "round . Nevertheless , we do not yet liear of auv explanation demanded from the Russian I ( lovrninent on that subject , nor < lo we-dieur of . i ^ I ,- - r n if

      any attempt to explain the position of the English Ministers . The friends of our own Government assure us that it is firm and true , and it is possible that on the meeting of Parliament all these ugly reports may he dissipated . In the meanwhile , however , two effects are obvious . The state of affairs on the Continent becomes more intricate , and those who are friendly to the Ministers become more firm in their assertion that war will be avoided—an assertion which implies that the English Government is preparing to betray the honour of its country , and tlie welfare of Europe , for the sake of keeping peace with the despots who harass and tyrannise over the Continent . Lord Pahnerston has scarcely resumed his place ,

      € 3 i $ ( * * < 1 - i » 1 ' ere a new resignation is announced . Lord Hardinge had resigned the post of Commander- in-Chief . The reason of this resignation is apparent from the re-instatement of Adjutant-Genera * Sir George Brown . Sir George had resigned , because , after he had refused leave of absence to some officers , Lord Hardinge granted the leave , —thus superseding an officer of rank in the exercise of his duty . This act on the part of Lord Hardinge was cither subversive of discipline in the army , or it implied a very severe censure on Sir Georgo . There has been another accusation . freely levelled at Lord Hardinge—that of too eagerly seeking to provide for his immediate friends . In regard to that charge we have no sufficient evidence , and the opinion of the responsible adviser of the Crown is shown in the re-in statement of Sir George , necessarily ns that act involved the resignation of the Cominander-in-Chicf . Lord Hardinge , however , like Lord l \ llmevston , has been induced to continue .

      " In various circles . Ministerial as well as anti-Mi nisteria ] , there are strong expressions of a feeling 4 " there will be no war" — the expression of hope on one side , and of sarcastic despondency on the other . The recent announcement , however , that the number of men in the Navy is to be augmented by 8000 men b . yond the vote of last year , and that the whole force is ~ 1 n rapid conversion into a screw fleet , doe . s not look as if Ministers counted on peace ; nor do we believe . that they arc so outrageously miscalculating the tendency of events . At the time of Lord Pulmcrstoifrt separation from the Cabinet , it was generally remarked that Lord Lansdowne did not attend the sittings of the Cabinet . Rumours that he intended to share the exile of his colleague , whom he ha . d been the

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      NEW » OF i HE WEEK- t 4 gb ^ J * " } Removal Thirty Militia andVolurit * ter Corpe ... " IS . PORTFOLIOThe British Navy 2 m , ? Church es 8 T-ho Government and the TJni- " , •> o- i Christmas Weather—Snowstorm ' s The Irvingito Cathedral 8 verities ; .. V ; :..... t :...:.. \ ... "— 14 : Phrenology and Pnysiology 21 —the Railways ; 3 ^ T ? . ! ' ^ ) ¥ * € <* 9 Progress Viewed ftXwn the Head Letters from Paris " 4 The British lleet in the Tagus . 9 of the Iguanodori .... 14 THE ARTSContincntal Notes 4 A Chapter of Accidents 9 The Governing CI | ifl 8 fi » . -VNo . ,. , . Hint and Hypothesis .. ' ¦ . " ¦ c " Health pf London 10 XVIL—Lord Stanley 15 Shortcomings 21 Utr . Cardwell at Oxford 0 A Model Scoundrel 10 ¦ ¦ -m ' . ilr . pickejirat Birmingham ' ' .. ' .. ' . ' . G Miscellaneous 10 OPEN COUNCIL' Dinner to Professor Owen in the PUBLIC AFFAIRS- Prince Albert .. ^ .. M 16 Births , Marriages , and Deaths ... 22 _ Iguanpdpn ,.: -. - 6 Great Britain Goinjc to War l" The Strikes 17 N ^ fr ^ tfepe : ; .:::- ; . I ™ ntcr - ^ ^ ^ ' » n * " ^ « - o Scottish Bights and Grievances 17 COMMERCIAL AFFAIRSTlie Revenue Z \\\ Z "' . . ' . ' . ' . 7 Ja ^ uary ' -jo isid " and Jaimarv 13 LITERATURE- . City Intelligence , Markets , Ad-. -U niversity licform 8 Sl ^^ .. ^ ' .. * !? .. !!!!!^ 13 Two Books of Travel . 18 vertisements , &c 22-24

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Jan. 7, 1854, page unpag., in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2020/page/1/