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THE WAR . The coup at Bomarsund is completed . Baraguay d'Hilliers is made a Marshal of France by his delighted Emperor ; the ] frene& admiral is made , Grand Cross of the Legion of ££ sg ) ou . e * Our cQmmanclers ge * nothing—it is recess—and fcftereis no Parliament even to thank them . The nlliftd ; Governments have entered into a common sense corm § ntion with res |« Jt ) to the equal appojjtiftnrjnent of prisoners between them . The Moniteur announces that " the
Governments of England and Prance have resolved to destroy the fortifications of the Aland archipelago , and that Bomarsund will be evacuated . " So finishes tliat poTtion of the drama . The Aland islands are thus evacuated , probably because the Northern Governments hesitate to join the Western Governments . At Copenhagen the King and people are all but at war because the King insists on remaining " neu tral "—not meaning neutrality . A letter from . Copenhagen of August 30
says :- — " At a crowded meeting of the members of the Constitutional Association , held on Tuesday evening , resolutions were unanimously passed expressing-distrust in Ministers , and in favour of refusing the payment of taxes until the causes of distrust had been removed . . ; "Severalthousand , dollars were subscribed on the spot hi iiid of dismissed , officials-, , " . The meeting ; is said to have been . composed of men of all ranks , and to have been marked by the utmost enthusiasm , and an ominous avoidance of any mention of the King . ; " The Roy-al Constitution was declared illegal , null , and toad . " : . - '¦ ¦ ¦ ' ¦¦ ¦ ¦ ¦¦ -.. ; - ' ¦ ¦ ¦ : . ; ¦ ¦ : v . ¦ . . ¦¦ ¦ ¦
What may be the iiext step of the fleets and troops in the Baltic is ia matter of pure speculation ; there isnonews * '¦ . / ';¦¦¦ ¦ - ¦ ¦ . •• . ¦ - ' ¦ - : ¦ ' - ' . ¦
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There is likewise . no news of the long due " expedition to tlie Grirnea . " It was " positively " to start ^ at ; last , on August 30—on Wednesday . The expedi-tidnary army was to consist of 70 , 000 men . " The latest from Constantinople states that nearly 600 transport vessels are collected at Varna and Baltsdiiky laden ^ or lading- for the projected expedition . The embarkation of the materiel was nearly terminated , and it ¦ would have been entirely so , had not a , strong wind caused th . e operation to be suspended for three or four days . As to th . e troops , everything was prepared for their embarkation , and once that the order should be given , it would be ah affair of only a : few days . No one could say on what ' . point the operations were to be directed , but it was eenerallv thought
that the Crimea arid Sebastopol were to be the point . $ tui some of the letters which we receive mention that a feeling wus beginning to gain ground that the expedition might be carried ; to Asia , to oppose the Russian forces there . " The reference , in this , is to the battle or battles lost by the Turks , and Which the Turks describe as drawn battles . The intelligence as to these events is exceedingly meagre ; the best presentation of the mere rumour is in a Constantinople letter of Aueusfc 20 th , in the Daily News : — " The Trebizond steamer brought yesterday intelligence of fresh disasters in Anatolia . The extent and deplorable results of tliese events have not here as yet been fully ascertained . A sanguinary encounter before Kars ,. the despatches state to have taken place between the contending armies with , the loss of some three or four thousand men in killed and
wounded on both sides , The Turkish commander , Ismail Pacha , was severely wounded in the action , and Haasan Pavcha killed by a rifle b * U , On the departure of the Tartar , an armistice had been agreed on for two days , by mutual consent , in order to admit of the burial of the dead , and the carrying off of the wounded , The Itusslana had also taken possession of Bayazid—some say after another serious and successful engagement . Another account is that the Turks had voluntarily evacuated that position and carried oft" all their stores and ammunition , electing wtli Ismail Pacha at their head , a safe retreat towards yon . The further movements of tho Russian army ajo not hero jis yet accurately known . Some accpunta state tliat they hnvo abandoned Bayazid , and are retreating northwards—others lead to tho presumption that thov aro nqarohing in all haste with tho viow of an attack on Evzesrcum . " Onaer Pacha entered Bucharest on the 22 ml in . a public and ceremonial manner . The Austria ™ were
daily expected , to replace him and his troops . Jfria next atep ia doubtful . . Letters from Conatantln ople assert ; that he xs to be sent to retrieve tho honour of the Sultan ' s arnia in Asia .
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CONTINENT At NOTES . Tlie Daily Nevos says :- — "The reception given to the Emperor during his late visit to Pau was of the most enthusiastic description . Triumphal arches were erected in the streets through which his Majesty had to pass . The mayor , attended by the municipal council , received the Emperor on his arrival , and delivered an appropriate address , in which he alluded to the chateau in wliich the Emperor was iibout to reside having been the cradle of the only king whose memory had ieeh retained by the people . The Emperor ; in replying toi tlie speech of tlie mayor , said , ' I am anxious to satisfy the wishes of all . I fully appreciate your having called to my mind the . memory of Henry . IV- ;
he was a Prince eminently French , and the friend of his people . The wish . that every family should have a fowl in their pot once a week was a JSoyal one ; I wisli it may be r eserted to me to realise it . ' liis Maiesty aiterwards received the different authorities : and . constituted bodies . Among them were the members of the Council General ,, headed by their .. . President , the : Baron tie Crouseilhes , who In . a short speech expressed the delight felt by the inhabitants at having his Majesty among them , and their happiness at the good effect which the visit had bad on the health of the Empress . In . the evening a number of the ciyiland military authorities haa the honour of dining with the Emperor , and at night the town was brilliantly illuminated , and a grand display of fireworks took place . "
TJie Morning Advertiser ' s correspondent says : — " Some thousands of the badaudsof Paris were cleverly done " yestcsday , A dozen fellows went bawling about the faubourgs , ' Death of the Emperor of tRussia , with a full account of his life and crimes . ' The peripatetic vendors kept a sharp look out for the police , and sold off their . wares as fast as editions of 'Uncle Tom ' s Cabin . ' The people crowded , arouiid them—they could not get them out fast enough for distribution . The ' fortunate purchasers , ' as George Robins used to ' call those whom he had done , discovered that they had " bought a bit of dirty paper , headed ' Life and Death of Paul the First , Emperor of Russia . '" .
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All Tans has been much scandalised to-day by the trial of a rosin named GauvaiD , who , you may remember , shot a . priest lately in the streets of Paris , and killed him on tlie spot . Gauvain was tried for the affair yesterday . He deposed that be had been married for twenty-five years , that Iijs Iiome was happy ; there wer « no dissonsions to disturb his domestic comforts until his wife unfortunately becuino acquainted With the Abbe Gay , a canon of the neighbouring cathedral of St . Denis . The priest became her confessor ,, and under that pretext made long and frequent visits to Madame Gauvairi , whilst Gauvuin was engaged as a printer nt tho office of tho Sidcle . Moreover , Gauvain dqposed that his wife deprived him of his hard-earned gains , which he had carefully amassed , to bestow them upon the priest , and that
on one occasion she had given him a sum of 2000 francs . At length ho discovered them in a situation which left no doubt of his dishonour , and on taxing thorn with their guilt , tho priostly paramour grossly reviled lnim , and he shot him . Themost curious part of this dramatic affair was the deposition , of tho Abbe" Ri > i , a friend of the Abbtf Gay , He said that ho felt bound to come forward and stato , that , although tho deoeased priest was hia intimate friend , and that during hit ) life ho believed him to be innocent , yet , after his death , ho discovered lettors in his pocket from Madame Gauvuin , coucliod iu tho most revolting terms of indelicacy , which left no loophole for him to doubt that the confessor hold dailynnd criminal intercourse with Madame Gauvain , Tho trhu lasted for ten hours , and tho jury returned a verdict of acquittal , which lms given groat satisfaction . —Morning Ad ~ vortiser ' s correspondent .
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" Bnyonne , Aug . 27 . " Tho Emporor left Binritz this morning at nine o'clock , and Bnyonno in liulf an hour after , on liifj ' rotum to Pjuin , whence ho proocoda to tho camp of Boulogne . Ho was « ceoinpnniod to Bayonno by tho Kmpross and hor mother , tlio Countess of Mont \ jo , who followed in a moparato carriage . On nrriving at tho Mnirio ho alighted , for tho purposo < jf recoi-ving the authorities of tho town in a farowoll visit , and bcloro ton o ' clock ho was on his way . Tho Empress , who hart entered her mothor ' n earrings , continued waving
her liundkorchioi tho wholo oi tho time the Emperor whs iu tii p ht , and ho acknowledged hor repented . iidious ; l » y standing up in tito carriage an it movorl towr » rdt » tho archway whiah loads to the brklgo , mid saluting with liin hund ; and It was only whon tho carringo was complotoly out of night that the iMnpiwia left , tho town and returned to BiiniU . Tlio siiTuiicomonl ; , 1 bcliovc , iH that tho Emporor rolurnn on tlio ir > tli of next month ati far i \ n Bordoiuix , for tlio purjioKU of mooting tlio EmproHS . Ho hna also aceoptod tho invltution t > a grand bull to -bo given to their MujcmUch l > y tlm inunJL'ipalify of that opulont city , bofuro dollitiiivt-ly rt'tumingto I ' aria . "—Timca' Con'owmtlenC .
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encroachingt despo ^ ieni ^ was , he considered , a principleiffi this var :- «—" Eitheivtbe war is a humbug , or it is the commencement of a genejtil ! European revolt of the principles of justice and freedpjn ; against those evil principles which iiava a-ttained such _ undue pfedominancy l » Euiope b 3 ' the influence of Russia , and oar Government may depend upon it tbofc they cannot prudently or safely . -in their conduct of this war depart finom those principles owing to their faith in which the people have s <> , 8 obly and heartily come forward and offered
GREAT MBKXHNO AT NEWCASTM 3-UPON-TYNE . A great meeting was held in this town this weektli © fifrst , pxolmbly , of a series for the recess—to oonaSder tho conduct of tho Government in tho -war . TUg meeting was convened by the mayor , in compliance with a town ' s requisition . Mr . 0 . Cvawshny was the orator of tho day , and wiva groatly ftppluudod through a foreiblo and vehement address . Mr . Crawslmy asked why was this meeting- culled ? Because the country was instinctively distrustful of the Government ; and public meetings had bocome n / QC@sgary becauso tho House of Commons had failed to djaahnrgo its duty in . reference to tho w : ar , Ho tlion , pvoccoflod to inquire why wo wore at war ; ber cause , XluHsja had at lust diacloaod herself to tho apprehension of the English , people , as a , gniepinff an , d
to betaxedttOiSopport tlietnito tho last shilling in tlwir purse , and lose the last drop of-blood in-waging the war with Eussia . ( Applause . ^ ) Now , having laid down our principle , it will be an easy matter for me to deduce from it what we consider should be the objects of the war , and the means by which they should be obtained We are simple enough to believe that the principal object of this war is to break down the power of Russia to the greatest extent we shall find it practicable in tlie course of the war . Gentlemen , we don't trust Russia . I would not trust her an inch . We want ' material guarantees . ' Nothing pise will do . "
What he meant by material guarantees was this : — " To explain what I mean , it is enough to pronounce the names of Finland , Poland , and Circassia . " { Loud applause . } He proceeded to contend that these objects had been " sold" by the alliance with Austria , and by the occupation by Austrian troops of the ^ Principalities . But how could Newcastle present its " public opinion" so as to bear upon foreign policy ? He proposed a memorial to the monarch , in which menVorial the meeting was to declare its want of connderice iii the Ministry . He liad no confidence in the Ministry > vlio adopted an . Austrian alliaiice , and at Austria ' s invitation , began to consider , as they Srexe nq ^ v doing , the conditions of a peace ; before a blbw liad been struck by us : —
' '' And ! have ho objection to sun ) all up in the words of Lord Clarciidon himself , who , said that what they desired , was . the tranquillity of Europe . ( CAeej-a . ) But surely experience ef the past Ought to , * teaQh even a Cabinet Minister that real trahtjnillity ,. tliat real peace , a" peace founded upon justice , a peace : that will lead to that most , desirable , of all consurnmations j a general disarmarnerit of . Eurppe , r ^ -suelia peace as that isi not to be attained by connivance ind ifljustice . £ Applause . ') They will only give us ait armed truce , wliich will cost ¦¦ q ' s more , than tlie war with Russia to carry it vigorously to a . conclusion . No , we have iiivited
you this evening , believing that a real and substantial-peace can only be obtained by a policy fpundod upon high prificipjes , guided , by wisdom and by trust in God , whose truth is in that divine justice whose workings are npt obscure as regards nations , and wliicli will not a ^ suredty lif t up or cast down this nation exactly in proportion as it is faithful or otherwise to those , great principles which are enshrined in the hearts of freeinen , and except on behalf of wliicli the s \ yord of England never should be drawn . But the swprd having once been drawn tin behalf of those principles ,: we say that sword should not be sheathed again except with honour , " ( Applause . }
In conclusion Mr . Crawshay used these observations : —¦ " I will not say there may not be men in that Government—I will name none- —wlio m « y still render good servico to their country ; but I do feel it is time to hreak up this coalition . — ( loud cfceei's ')— -and as long as it is presided over by Lord Aberdeen we have no option but to go at it at once . ( lienewed cheering . } It may bo said—* Would you not look foolish if Sebastopol were taken to-morrow . ? ' Not at all . If Sebastopol be not taken it will not be a question of 'want of cpntidenco , but a question of impeachment , and all England will l'allv to the opinions of Mr . Urquhart ; but even the taking of Sebnstopol will not induce mo to restore my confidence to the Government ; and nevor will I consent to leave the rnnking of peace with . Russia to a Government at the head of wliicii is Lord Aberdeen . " { Loud cheerim / . ) Mr , Charles Attwood followed in a speech not less vigorous and unreserrved : —
" _ Th © memorial was about to bo put , when a man named Eglington enmo forward and made somo observations conveying to tho meeting the impression that tho preceding speakers had gone aiudi too far ngainst tho Govornmont , and thiithia object was to place lnivttors in a inoio fuvourablo light . But tho mooting at ; once by repeated bursts of disapprobation convoyed tho intimation that their minds were made up on that joint . Tho speaker then , promising that ho -would go much further than tlio provious speakers and end with something practical , managed to gain a Hearing , and concluded with proposing as an amendment that in prdpr to , carry on . tlio -war in a moro eitbntivo manner , her Majesty ' s Ministers send out orders to Sir Oharlcs Nnpior to take Oronstadt , but that as it couM not bo done without a loss of six line-of-battlo ships , requiring five thousand men to man thosq vessels , wo , tho undoruigftod ., offer ourselves to hov Majesty . Tho spnnker immediately loft tho ohnir amidst general tlerislon , and hla aineudmont was socondod l > y Mr . OAthrall , " J
All tlie resolutiong , including tho Memorial , wore carried unanimously , and amid rail cnthusinann . This is tho Memorial : — " Wo boliovo that tho agprossiion upon Turkey , out of which this war has arlsou , is to bo rcgardod only in the light of a sjnglo manifVatution of tho ayatoinatio and continuouu policy of RHB . iiu . . . and wo confjc < iuont . ly consider that it is vitally essential to tlio mifoty of this realm and Btato that thin -war should bo oiirriod on with the Hxod purpose of breaking down her power and roiulorlng hor no loiiffor dangoroun . As moans to th-ii ond wo oonHitlor that , if , avmliiig thom . s « lvo 9 of tho opportunity nilbnhid by tho present var , us m to bo expected , 1 ' iilitnd , ClroaRrtlu , « r the pcoplo of any othor country oppreHHod by IUihmh , sliouhl oornmonco or continue a Htrugglo to regain thoii- indopendonco , it would bo onually contrary to tlio iutoruata aud duty
( if England to ^ wifchhold her countenance and support . Con-Bidiwng thavmenner in which the negotiatiors and the war itaaJFliftv « , been carried on , we are of opinion that your Majesty s Miniatees neither have been nor are , nor have any intention of acting-in . accordance with these principles , or with that « arn « stne » a , and fixedness of purpose so imperatively requisite m the present crisis Under these cir-CumefcanceB , we feel it to be our duty , as loyal subjects of your Majesty ,, and as lovers of our country , respectfully to lnforinyourMwsrj-Hia ^ we are unable to place confidence m the present-administrathm for the conduct of the war ; and -we hnmbly entreat yojtt Majesty graciously to consider whether or not we have assi | £ lad just grounds for such want of confidence , andf ^ vhether it lias not become necessary to call to your Majesty ' s councils , without regard to party , men who -will act honestly , vigorously , and unanimously in the present emergency , and carry on the war with Russia in accordance with the wishes of the nation . "
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Leader (1850-1860), Sept. 2, 1854, page 818, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2054/page/2/
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