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      Perhaps , in this country , we oug ht not seriously to condemn anv man for religious bigotry . We have our Czar " in every village ; or if not , our Ditcher , or our Law , whiclfcis ** Czar v » itt » it his grandeur and audacft £ & ¦ ¦ T ^ € Ton > mi 9 W&S '< - ' afjg * pointed to inquire into the $ &md facie- ca «* against the Reverend Georgeffljiithony Denison ^ has returned a special verdict-48 at Mr . Demgea ^ doctrine is not tha «| 6 f tho-ifctftirch of Eri # kndr but that he has expressly disavowed the doctrine of transubstantiation . In other words , Mr .

      Denison cannot be called a Romanist ; but in the opinion of the Low Church , High Church doctrine is heterodox . High Church thinks exactly the same of Low-Church doctrines . Simeon was right when : he , cautioned Joseph Wolfe against hastily using that word" Heresy tV If Englishmen fling the ancient Fathers and modern evangelical tracth writers at each oth © r s head 1 , they will scandalise those outside the Churchr enough to break up the establishment- The-presenfc . case ,. however , is tainted

      by something worse than sectarian doctrines' — there is personal venom mixed up with it . George Anthony Denison cannot command the absolute approval of any man who takes a serious and consistent view of religious questions . He unites a certain rash caprice with an ambitious enthusiasm , ill-befitting the representative of any" consistent party . But he is liked personally , savel by the Low Churchmen ; , and because he invests what they call heresy with the influences derived from personal esteem , they desire to drive him out of the Church . There

      is a personal' conspiracy , as well _ as a sectarian " conspiracy , against Archdeacon Denison ; the foul play is so obvious , that it has recoiled on itself . And those churchmen , who would break into the parish church to commit ecclesiastical murder upon Denison , or the benefited "dissenter who sits at home and eggs them , on , have been detected , and are known . Josiah Ditcher is a bad name for a minister of charity—not so bad , perhaps , for a public prosecutor . It sounds like very dirty , work . Henry Law is . the hedger .

      Of all domestic tragedies that have so frequently startled the public lately , that in Foleyplace is one of the most startling . In this quiet and virtuous land , a couple are sleeping in their

      bed , when they are awakened by an infuriate intruder , who shoots the man , wounds the woman , and rushes up-stairs into another room to attempt the destruction of himself . The police are brought into seize the murderer , Baranelli , an Italian , and the secretsi of the house are revealed . Lambert , the murdered ; man , was Latham , a man of property ; the woman with him was not his wife . They had been separating the assassin from another woman in their house , who seems to have roused 1 his vehement nature by alternate tenderness ' and ; repulsion . He declares that they had sought . to . prevent his becoming a father , by persuading her . to the commission of a crime . Guilt was latent in that house ; Baranelli rendered it flagrant , and made the painful story of its entangled relations the property of the penny-alinen .

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      Thfke is ^ ajdfecided reaction . Imp roves men ts ^ pS&ainly takjn £ ^ ce , as Yj U o «^ al as inwHfrpositww to emplfcyif . TJie fed * yggg « feren «* whiclfeso many amounts recently-disputed , have i given way to therwuvewal expectathjmj f a renevral of tifc bombariBtoent ,. and possibly og an assault ; , Ito&oertain tlM 4 darg © -reinforcemen ^ irve arrivear . a » tf ? tfcat the b » t * erra » will immediately recommence . Indeed , a late despatch states that the 10 th had been fixed for the bombardment . However , similar activity is manifested by the enemy . The latest telegraph tells us that Turkey is again invaded . _ _ rt " Brailow , Jan . 9 . " . The Russians have crossed the Danube , invaded the Dobrudscha , and taken both Tultscha and

      Baba" Sadyk Pacha defended Tultscha as long as possible . " At Sebastopol considerable skirmishing has taken place . On the 20 th the Russians made a sortie , which is describe d in the following ^ from . Lord Raglan ' s despatch : — " The only occurrence in the siege operations has been a sortie made by the enemy on both our right and left during the night of the 20 th , the one being conducted silently , the other with drums beating and shouting , the first being probably the real object of- the advance , as nearer to the Inkerman heights .

      " Owing to the extreme darkness of the night , the enemy were enabled to come-very near the right attack without being perceived , and , having made a , sudden rush upon the most forward -parallel , they compelled the men occupying it to withdraw ,- until reinforced by a party under Major Welsford , of the 97 th Regiment ,, when it was regained possession of , and the Russians retired , not however without occasioning some loss in killed , wounded , and missing , Lieutenant . Byron , of- the 34 th Regiment , being among the latter . \ met with

      " On the left attack the enemy were ^ great gallantry by Lieutenant Gordon , of the 38 th Regiment , who , when supported by the covering party of the trenches , under Lieutenant-Colonel Waddy , of the 50 th , succeeded in at once driving them back . But here , too , I regret to say the loss was still more severe ; Major Holler , of the 50 th , fell mortally wounded , and I am concerned to add is since dead , and Captain Frampton and Lieutenant Clarke , both of the 50 th Regiment , are missing . Sir Richard England speaks in high terms of the gallantry and vigilance of these troops , and of the distinguished conduct of Lieutenant-Colonel Waddy . "

      Since the departure of the division of General Liprandi for Bakstchi-Serai and Simpheropol , in anticipation of a movement on the side of Eupatoria , no more masses of Russians have been seen . They keep in their positions on the Belbek , but are busily occupied in digging up the ground both in the town and the country . The French batteries are all armed , but the English works , unfortunately , do not advance with all the celerity that could be desiredr— - - —— - - ~™ The arrival of Omar Pacha will be an important feature . Letters from Constantinople state that he

      was well received by the Sultan and the Grand Vizier . All his demands relative to clothing and provisioning the troops he is to command at Eupatoria were acceded to . Up to the 22 nd ult ., 12 , 000 men had embarked at Varna for that destination . The French force at Eupatoria had been made up to a division . It was believed that the whole of the intended Turkish force would be assembled there by the 6 th of January , and a movement towards Simpheropol would immediately take place . General Osten-Sacken , on the other hand , would take the offensive against Eupatoria with 45 , 000 infantry , 9000 cavalry , and 80 guns .

      Later accounts say that Omnr Paobia had gone to Balaklavo—this was dated the 28 th . The following telegraph relates to this : — " Vienna , Friday Evening , Jan . 5 . " The following is reliable intelligence from the Crimea of the 26 th of December : — " ' The Russians are taking up a position on the Alma , in order to ward off any attack upon Sebastopol from the north—probably a precautionary measure against the Turks at Eupatoria . '" The following telegraphic intelligence , received byithe Vienna 1 ' rease from Bucharest , requires confirmation : — " Princo Stirbey is raising an auxiliary corps of , 10 , 000 Wallachians , to assist tho Turks in thoir operations against the Russians . "

      The French army before Sobastopol will form two corps under Generals Pelisaier and Bosquet ; the first will prosecute the siege , and the second is . to act in the field . General Cnnrobert will exeroise , the chief command as hitherto . e , " , " A letter from Constantinople received by tlie Inst moil confirms , " says the . Conetitutionnefy " the intelligence that the Russians have abandoned itha ground in front of the Quarantine fort , occupied by a , small village . The French soldiers irarried / in to seizo on

      _ lf liiu ' n iiir ^ ' *^ f gardens , articles o ^ iuSahd # ven the doors and windows from tnfeSt 1 feffl 3 r % ? eneral Bizot had six windows placed Aside tcwaSk iliwGeneral Canrobert ' s dining-roomwhen S 3 S ^* A 11 that , " sajs a letter from a French loflfeif ^*?? done under a sharp fire of musdtetr * wflHH , however , only wounded two' men ttoffhtrw Jk * w Captain de Marivault , of the navy , carrying ^™ witb-the greatest precaution a window * Wl ^* i » i ? rotecte < Lwith infinite address with faj ^ ibdy . agakis \ the b % . Near him , I saw an artilleryman gJatHering a ^ i-Jad & one of the gardens A Jtm . II kobeked out orHHa * ands what he had collected ; grumbling at being so treated , he again set about his work , and finished , it without further molestation . Such examples ^ of sang-froid are by no means rare . "

      On the 21 st of December , General" Alonville , with a large force of cavalry and a battalion of Chasseurs , made a reconnaissance in the direction of Baidar . The Russians observing the movement came down in large forces , but the French * having observed the exact position of the enemy ,, returned with a few prisoners , and with a loss * of . four men , killed and wounded . On the night of the 21 st the Russians made two sorties on the English and French lines , and , were repulsed . The news received at St- Petersburg is trifling . It consists of the continued reiteration , "' That nothing of . importance had occurred . " The French are constructing an aqueduct near Kamiesch Bay , which will provide- the ships with fresh water when completed .

      Advices from Balaklava of the 30 th of-December state that the railway-was to be commenced : at once . There has been another tempest in the Black Sea , causing some disasters . Two English ships suffered damage . ¦ Sir George Brown will return to England for a time , to re-establish his health . Admiral Dundas arrived at Malta with the Britannia and the Trafalgar , and will take hispassagairi the Vectis for France . Tlie Duke of Cambridge has also landed from the Thames , and will remain to recruit his health . , ^ The number of troops who embarked at-Marseilles from the 12 th November to the 31 st ult ., was 11 , 290 infantry and 1966 cavalry , making a total of 13 , 236 men ; 963 horses arid-mules were embarked during the same period .

      KiyssiAN movements ; The movements of Russian troops are not rendered less active by anything ; that ias taking place at Vienna . Russian infantry , cavalry , and artillery are steadily advancing towards the Austrian frontier , as well as . through Odessa to the Crimea . The whole of the 1 st corps of infantry and a division of Grenadiers have been concentrated on the right bank oi the Vistula . The landed proprietors have been called upon to provide immediately provisions and provender . " Warsaw , Jan . 4 .

      " Three Belgian rifle manufacturers have engaged to found amaK pected . Prince Paskiewitch and the Emperor will make a tour of inspection , which , will include all the headquarters of the active army , corps . General von Dchn . the head of the engineering service , arrived yesterday , and is to inspect all the- fortresses in- this kingdom . The heavy snowrfall has put a . stop to all travelling by railway . " . " Warsaw , Jan . 5 . "General Berg leaves to-morrow for Finland , to organise his army for the expected Baltic campaign in the spring . " Captain Jefmowitch has arrived with , 10 , 000 firstrate rifles , made with all the recent improvements . He bought them in Belgium , having been ' sent thither especially for that purpose . "

      THE AUSTRIAN ARMV ON THE FRONTIER . The Austrian forces now stationed in tlie city and neighbourhood of Cracow amount to 52 , 000 men of all arms , with sixty-eight pieces of ordnance , divided into four parks , which can be united in five days . The army corps stands in direct communication with that of . JLemberg , wliich , numbers 42 , 000 men . The junction of the two might bo effected without great difficulty , either-for joint action or for union with the army in JEastiGallioia and the Bukowina , as circumstances , might ; require . Tho latter army corps may number 100 , 000 men ; that of Transylvania has a strength of 130 , 000 men ; nnd that of the Principalities about 50 , 000 .

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      NOTES , OFJ THE . SIEGE ? WINTER CLQTHIKGw . Tjib , Herald corresppudent saytn" Each soldier lias been supplied with' ono flannel Guernsey shirt , ono pair of gloves , two pair of nockn , undone woollen comforter . Now I am awaro that thone things look well when only written , down-, but-tho articles must bo ' soon to be . appreciated , ! In . the-: first : place , tho flannel shirt is about the thickness of an ordinary eilk pocket-handkerchief , " and will wear about ton Unya

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      RENEWED BLOCKADE OF THE DANUBE . Tfio following has been issued by Government : — " Admiralty , 10 th January , 1855 . "J 3 ir ,- —With ; reference to the . last . paragraph , of my letter of tho 8 th of November last , stating that- tho French and English admirals in tho Black Sea have received orders from their respective Governments to extend the blockade of th . e mouths of the Danubo to all tho ports in tho Black Sea , and in . the Soa of Azoff , which still remain in the possession of tho enemy , I ant convmandtid bymy JLorda Commissioners of tho Admiralty to : acquaint you , in order that the samo may bo made lo » wn . to tho mercantile community , that the Governmenis , o ) f England and Franco have further decided that the blockade in question shall take place on and after tho lstiof < BWnujury next ; and that duo notice will be given in , ^ J ^ cmd qn Ctfttutte , of . th « blockade of the particular ports , so , 89 pn aa the same shall liavo been effected .: — . I am , &c . ( Signed ) W . A . B . Hamii ^ pn . " To the Secretary at Lloyd ' s . "

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  • Citation
    • Leader (1850-1860), Jan. 13, 1855, page 26, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2073/page/2/