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      I CABINET COUNCIL met yesterday after--ljL noon in Downing-street , and sat for some hours- At the same moment , Lord Palmerston ¦ was in conference at Paris with Louis Napoleon . We may infer that the same subject was discussed by the two Cabinets ; and ¦ we may likewise take for granted that it is the decision at which the Paris Cabinet may arrive which will be adopted by the two Governments . It was vei'y clever of Lord Palmerston , finding himself somewhat suppressed at home by the Peelite administrators of the war , to run over to Paris , and thus to take

      practically the position of English . Premier by hecoming ( with a dexterity Lord Brougham must envy ) first Minister of our "' dominant ally . " The conjunction of the Emperor and of the English statesman who carried English opinion in favour © f the coup < retat of 1851 bodes no good to Lord Aberdeen ; and it is not incredible , the Belgian story , that his colleagues did their best to keep the Home Secretary at his proper work . But of course they had to give way : November is very near December , and Lord Paltnerstoii always resigns in December— -if he hasn ' t his own way .

      Our Cabinet Councils have but ono subject to discuss—the war . We can conceive Lord John , with his usual conscientious adherence to the impossible , entreating the Ministers to let him read the schedules of the now Reform Bill , to which he has devoted those spare evenings on which he has not been writing the Momoirs of Fox or of Moore , or advertising himself at an Athcnicum soiree . 13 ut wo can also conceive Lord John being put down by the Ministers . The hist consultation of the Cabinet seemed to result in much

      official talk about reinforcements : it was a question about men : and very likely the considcrntion iesterday was as to money , The Government as seen its groat error in attempting to conduct a great war on u small scale : and even Mr . ( jiliulstono must now bo giving wny on t . l 1 o question of war finance . The- rumour on tho 'Changes of

      London and Paris is that tho two ( JovcnuiiciitH are about to raise- loans : and this we fully Iwliuvc . Wo know that , Mr . Gladstone could not " hold lii . s office if ho faced Parliament again with an olibr to pay ready money for the war . If a loan wftS decided on y&scortiny , thuil wfl shall probably hour > of Parliament being summoned for au early clato after Christmas-day . Wo want Puvliiunent , if only as a machinery for getting the news of tho war from tho

      Government . " Ministerial explanations" on various points are much wanted , and there should b e such a thing as consideration for the public , as well as consideration for the public service . This is the 18 th of November , and , including' the Extraordinary Gazette of last night ,- we have had no news from Sebastopol later than the 3 rd , except a telegraphic despatch tha . t there was a great battle on the 5 th—a great battle meaning gi-eat slaughter of our friends and relatives . Were Parliament sitting , some better arrangement would have to be inside than that which leaves us for . a whole fortnight in acute suspense . Ministerial explanations to 'the House of Commons would also obviate the obvious cookins of the

      despatches . _ Lhe French G-overnmeht does not disguise that it edits General Canrobert . ; and there , is internal evidence in Lord liaglan ' s despatches that he is allowed to tell his countrymen very little . The Duke of Newcastle has obtained a good deal of praise for his supposed readiness in communicating with the public ; but what is the meaning of our getting his despatch to Lord Raglan , conveying congratulations on the battle of Alina , via Kalaklava . ? Surely he could have gratified the country with a copy ere this . Not that we think the despatch does him great credit .

      their posts . These Russians , that we are beginning to respect , have exhibited quite as much craven discretion as the Turks . On the 26 th , when they were arrested by Sir De Lacy Evans ' guns , they never attempted to fight—they xan without thought , even of a manoeuvre . The Turks , ns the Dtinubian campaign indicated , are excellent soldiers when well officered , and in fair circumstances ; to test them , or even the Russians , by the French or English standard of military

      excellence , is unjust and misleading . We-may hourly expect telegraphic n&ws of what happened at Sebastopol after the 11 th—up to Avhich date we liave accounts , via liussia , so far clear that they do not speak of anything more than the regular siege . Detailed news of the 5 th , and of occurrences between the 5 th and the 1 lth , we cannot hope for , under present arrangements , before the middle of next week .

      Oneway or other the siege must soon end , arid the war bo spread beyond shattered Sebastopol ; and the movements of Omar Pasha , nearing Jsmuil , suggest the quarter in which the flanio will reappear . Austria , at present , holds her position consistently : sympathy with Russia , but absolute neutrality—a position , so far , as favourable to us as to her . But if the war should commence in 13 cssarubia , her difliculty would be very great : and we can afford to wait for her perplexity . Prussia , in a very Prussian way , has defined her intentions . She is with Austria so long as Aaistria ia . neutral :

      There is not much masculinity in thu stylo of his compliment to Lord Raglan ; and some better and healthier phrase might , have been chosen than il gracious approbation , " in speaking of tho feelings with which the Queen of England heard of the valour of her army . Some six or seven hundred gallant souls gone , for England ' s glory , and his Grace tho Duke of Newcastle makes his Sovereign say—nmdi obliged ! The Extraordinary Gazette of last evening brings us no details of the battle of the . Oth . It , merely ezmmoriitt's " casualties" up to the 3 rd , and not very clearly describes the position on that dny .

      if Austria be attacked , sliu will aid Austria : —and , thus , it' Austria , certain of being attacked ,, were stmtogetieally to make the first move , Frederick William , < Jucl « ring for Russia , would drink lii . s champagne with a clear conscience that he had done his duty to Germany and to God ! Meanwhile there is a fatuous talk setting in of the Czar being ready to renew negotiations "with Austria . Via Kuhiuitopol , wo lmvu got Europe quite clour of the diplomatists !

      The Allies will no doubt have boon . sustained , and the Russians checked , by reminiacences of the affairs of the 2 i 5 th and 'Jiiih . In morale and phynujue the Allies , on those occasions , as at Alma , proved their enormous superiority ; and , so far , there may be , nationally , sonic compensation for the waste of gallant life in JLord Cardigan ' s heroic but insane charge with his HOO of the light ; brigade . _ Let the blunder be accounted for : lot . hiiu ( if it be not Nolan ) who in rcsponnildu be punished : but let m » not lnxke too much of tins ullnir . AVo huvti i ' orgotton our war annals ho

      In Spain , the dynastic and constitutional struggle is recommencing in a way that will quito suflicicntly occupy thu protocolic intellect . And thu Austrian utatosinan-inind in receiving a hint from Italy of tho ( Uisiirabhmo . ss of deserving an Anglo-French :. Hiunc ( i . Louis Napoleon in quiotly withdrawing hih troops from Rome ; and «« they go , rebellion risen behind them . Elsewhcro in Italy tliore in inccurtunL whispering thai ; ' \ t { i inexorable Ma / . zini \» on the ¦» " '' ' ,.

      completely that we talk of a mad charge of cavalry as " unparalleled , " mid speak of every now act , of bravery uh a miracle . On 'J . lS oruor himd , wo arc disposed to uiyj . o » -e » ti < nate ( l " Turku bocniiHC coi'tmi ; Turkish troops cml m > 'i dcftMid with groat valour _ their redoubts on the y /> th . Now there is nothing more common in war than a panic , even among good uoUlicrw , and the Turku who fled wore mw recruits , badly ouicored , mid who had so far a justification for their retreat thut most assuredly they could not have held

      The : cloud !><;'„ wecn England im <] America haw ' V . ] .. n , caawny . Great . Britain ¦ wiihdrnwH hcrmolodrjunuiio protectorate of the JWoaquitiun myth ; and tho Cuban < : ont . i'ovor . sy wcenis , li , r tho present ., to be put on one . sidu . lint it would be good , us we luivtt at othui times urged , if the ullimicM wore converted from tho negative Lo the no . sitivo . The Hows from China Kt . ill continues to ins flint trade irt stopped by the rebels : —why cannot . l ' . nglun < l and the SLuLcm tuko joint possession of China ?

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      ^ Ti ^ f ^? e t'Ht whi ( = h Hlst 1 (? IX exhibits as evermore developing itself auto greater distinctness is the Idea of Humamty—the noble endeavour to throw down all the barriers erected between , men by prejudice and one-sided views - and bv settinff aside the distinr > tion < i olo ^ &SSSre ^ SX ^/ cLt ^ ^^ " ° ae br ° thert ^ . ***** o « g-t ^ S ^ ft ^ lSSSfi ^

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      „ VA ° E The British Democrats 1089 Tho Pirst War Winter 1092 Reprints , ^ publications , etc . 1098 The War 10 S 2 Parliament ..... lOil ) development of the Array 1092 Mr . Mooncalf Among tho Suppression of Betting-Houses . 1087 Health of London 10 JI ) Captain Nolan 1093 Authors 1099 The Court and Press in Den- The Wear Shipwrights 1090 Insurance for the Working Jinples 1100 mark .. , TOSS Ireland .... ...... 10 U 0 Glasses .... ' ... io 91 Books onour Table " . ' . " . ' . " . ' . ' . " . ' . ' . " . ' . ' . " . ; 1100 Continental Notes lOSS Insurance for the People H ) i ) 0 China 10 S 3 Prince Alberta "Question" OPEI \ J COUNCIL— THE ARTSSweden . " . ' . " . ' . " . ' . " . ' . ;" . ' . ' . ;' . ' . " . ;' . " . ; " . ;;" . ' . " . ;"" . " . ; " lOSS The Liverpooi Free Library " . ' . ' . 1091 ) Babel 1091 Theatres 1101 Spain .... 1088 Miscellaneous ... 1090 , rTtB . , Scraps 1101 Axnerica . 1088 Postscript 1091 LITERATURE- American Plots 1088 Summary ioa 5 Jewish Emigration from Europe 10 S 9 PUBLIC AFFAIRS— New Zealand 1090 COMMERCIAL AFFAIRSOur Civilisation 1089 Where is tho House of Com- A . Talker Wortli I / isteiiing City Intelligence , Markets Ad-Qovrell 10 S 9 nionsP :................ 1091 To 1097 vertisements , &c . ..,. ' . 1101-1104

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      VOL . V . No . 243 , ] SATURDAY , NOVEMBER 18 , 1854 . [ Price Sixpence .

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Nov. 18, 1854, page unpag., in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2065/page/1/