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opponents as well as the advocates of the alliance in this remark . They have sometimes been carried away by temper , their arguments sometimes appear to us to be . wide of the mark ; but they arejpractically and lucidly nTged ^ amA , mmttiy ofctmmtiet tlon . Some of the Genoese daputies had receadiy agreed upon a memorial settiag forth the diffiealties which might be entailed * pon the trade » f Genoa in the Bladfc Sea , JTwar were declared against Russia ; but in the Chamber of Deputies , Signor Bo declared , in a vigorous speech , that the alliance would give power to Sardinia ; that it was
dictated by the ancient policy of Genoa against the Greek Empire in the East ; and that the merchants of the Superb City did not fear for their interests , nor were they prepared to judge the question by interest alone . Another speaker , Signor Tecchio , made the noble declaration * that although he was opposed to the alliance , yet if a Piedmontese army should go forth , to the field , his two sons should accompany it . This is a kind of patriotism which Englishmen might blush to remember that they have not anticipated , and do not always emulate . The treaty of alliance is accepted by a majority of 31 .
Spain follows in the course of Sardinia , but far behind . The Government proceeds with the Bill for disposing of the ecclesiastical property ; but heads the major ity of the deputies In refusing , any amendment to the constitution openly to sanction liberty of conscience on religious subjects . Again , the authority of the law courts drags back the veil from society , and we see a few more of those " exceptional" cases . In the present week , however , the incidents disclosed are by no means
limited to the single issue in court . The case of Anw Bkocgh , who murdered her children under the ^ nfluence of a desponding insanity , has come before the Court of Queen s Bench as a " crim . con . " case . The husband of Bbough—a man in humble life—^ proceeded against a "person named Woodhatch ; he was unopposed , the defendant pleading only for damages reduced as much as possible , for he is poor ; and it is onlyj , therefore , by a cumbersome fiction of pecuniary damages that the husband of Ann" Bkough can release
himself from the woman who practically belonged to another man , who murdered his children , and is now permanently consigned to a madhouse . Could any case cast a more bitter sarcasm upon the absurdity of our law matrimonial ? The long protracted case of " Hope versus Aguabo" is brought to a close , with a summing up"in-whichthelionp Chkbi -Justice is-made to lay down the extraordinary rule , that in such cases , if the defendant has shown a desire to obtain possession of the woman , and there has been opportunity , adultery must be inferred 1 It is a rule
by which any man could be convicted of almost any offence . If Lord Chief Justice Campbell has admirecTan object of vertu , and has been left alone in the room , we may infer that he has become a thief . The cose itself is not less startling than the singular logic of the judge . The evidence on one side seemed to place the main fact alleged beyond doubt ; at the same time the counter-evidence seems to prove that a large amount of perjured lying had been mixed up with the testimony to support the charge—on extraordinary exhibition of proceedings for "justice . " The
lady and gentleman travelling about almost openly constitutes a less unusual departure from conventional usage than this systematic falsification to sustain a true charge . But the affidavits of the husband are the moat painful part in the description of personal conflicts with his wife , in which the children who happened to intervene were accidentally struck ana kicked by their parents . Many a poor man who has passed the prinoely mansion of a Hopb , may have felt envious , and have thought , how happy it must be to
live in such a house ; yet in such . » bouse these things wore passing I The newest case is that dragged to light by certain will proceedings in the Irish Court of Chancery , where the ATTOBiCET-GBNBRAr < , in the « xeroiae of hia duty , describes the persecution of tVQ young daughters by their mother , apparently for the purpose of transferring the property of her husband ' s family to the use of an illegitimate son I « e * coadjutor In . thosto intrigues—the putative ttthefrof taifrttm—being the Marquis of Ci-anm-
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* - The wa **» ews of the week presents no features of noveltac It will be seen . # at all former « s «* unts of disasters and sufferingfawJured are fu * fcr « on # * med ; but it is veiyevident that improvement has ¦ teeady set in , and t itere is every chance of rapid prognwsion . Admiral Btaat announces the arrival of extensive reinferceMfcBte , and who of a cargo of provisions . T * e navviea fcave-axrived in tha English ciimp , and have already fixed 1 on the site for the proposed line . The rumours afloat are , upon the whole , most disheartening for the enemy . For instance , " The Vienne Presse states that the English are retiring from the siege lines before Sebastopol , and are , with the French guard , to form the reserve at Balaklava . "
On the other hand , a Russian prisoner says that a great portion of the prese nt garrison of Sebastopol are Poles , and that they would one and all come over were not ajealous eye kept upon them . This , however , is the story of a deserter , and there may be no truth in it . The probability is , that both rumours are equally unfounded . This is the latest reliable telegraph . It is from Marseilles : — " TJnde . r date of Kamiesch , February 3 , we learn that the Russians made sorties on the 1 st and 2 nd of February , but were driven back with great loss by young French volunteers . "
A telegraphic despatch from Paris says : — " Since the 31 st of January the Russians had recommenced their night sor ties * but had been vigorously rer pulsed . .- L— . : " The two Grand MB | had entered Sebastopol . " The roads near ^ Hlpatoria , hardened by the frost , had become in an excellent condition . " The Russians had received considerable reinforcements . " Omar Pacha Was to leave Varna on the 6 th of February for the Crimea , accompanied by Colonels Dieu and Simmons . " _ . Under date of St . lPetersburg , 12 th inst ., we learn that the following telegraphic despatch had been received by the Russian Government i- -
" Nothing particular has taken place before Sebastopol , except a sortie on the _ night of the 31 st of January , in which we ( the ~ Russians ) took three officers and seven men prisoners . " — __
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The Military Gazette of Vienna states that , from the 25 th to the 28 th of January , the fire opened upon Sebastopol has been very brisk , especialy from the six batteries erected by Admiral Bruat near the Bay of Chersonese , which are armed with fifty pieces of the largest calibre . The defensive barracks of the Russians , on which the fire was especially directed , had to be evacuated . Since then , the French have constructed some earthworks on the heights ¦ which overlook the -cemetry , and -the shells thrown from that point upon the town cause much , damage to the . Russians . In general , the cross fire of the batteries of Cape Chersonese and of the trenches opposite the southern fort is daily gaining in strength . The Russians cannot any longer operate with much effect on that side with their heavy artillery , because the French works are most advantageously situated .
A report is in circulation in Vienna that the Russians have crossed the frontier and made a razzia on the Austrian territory , but were obliged very soon to retreat with considerable loss . The report cannot be traced to any authentic source . According to intelligence received at Vienna , the head-quarters of Prince Gortschakoff are to be removed from Kischeneff to Odessa . The Russian division posted near Eupatoria has been forced to retire from the neighbourhood for want of water . Since the frosty weather has set in there has been great want of water at Perekop , but there aro abundant supplies of provisions .
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It would appear that English soldiers who write to their friends at Berlin speak differently of affairs in the camp than do those who write to their friends in London . The Berlin correspondent of the Morning Chronicle says : — " It is most satisfactory to bo enabled to state that letters received at this place , by Englishmen who have friends and relatives with our army before Sobastopol , give a widely different account of the state o £ tho army than we read in the real or fabricated intelligence
published in some London journals . They do not deny that privations wad hardships are endured , nor question there being much sickness ; but they assert that the picture has been wilfully and grossly darkened . They declare that , notwithstanding the attempts to -weaken confidenc e * in the Commander-in-chief , and to foster insubordination and despondency among- the troops , in regard to officers and their own position , the spirit of tho army is oxcellont ; and that Lord Raglan , who regularly visits and nspectstho bivouacs of one division each day , is received
-with htunbs 4 HB .. xnarks of perfect confidence and regard by t fxeliMBt' * ;
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The retirement of the Russian armies from the frontiers of Russian Poland is confirmed . General Rudiger has received orders to concentrate his forces in the interior .
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Schamyl . —The Kars correspondent of the Danube writes that Sehamyl has made another bold and successful stroke . The Russians had lodged nearly all their prisoners in Tifns , and at some time in January ( not stated ) they were sent from thence into the interior of Georgia ; but Sehamyl attacked the convoy on the way , and released the whole of the prisoners . THE TURKISH AKMXES . Thirty thousand Ottoman troops had landed at Eupatoria . Others are on their march for Varna , and will embark for Eupatoria as they arrive . A detachment of 500 Wallachian volunteers , under the command of Colonel WandunU have left Maximeni to join the Turkish corps at Braila . The enrolment of volunteers for the Ottoman service ia making progress .
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NOTES OF THE SIEGE . DESPATCHES FKO 3 I HEAD-QUARTERS . Lord Panmure has received the following despatch from Lord Raglan : — " Before Sebastopol , January 27 , 1855 . "My Lord Duke ,- ^ -I have the satisfaction to acquaint your Grace that the weather continues fine . There are severe frosts at night ; but the sun shines brightly through the day , and there is an absence of wind , which , whilst it continued , added considerably to ~ the sufferings of the troops . - . " Every exertion is making by public transport and individually in getting huts up ; but this is a most difficult operation , and the . ground is still so rotten that it is a most arduous labour to pass along it .- . ¦
" The extremely confined space of Balaklava , and the vast accumulation of stores , has obliged me to erect huts at some distance outside the town for their reception . " I inclose the lists of casualties to the 25 th instant inclusive . "I have , &c . " Raglan . " His Grace the Duke of Newcastle , &c . " The casualties are 14 rank and file wounded . Thefollowing- "despaTch : ffom ~ Sir Edmund Lyons has been received at the Admiralty : — " Agamemeon , off Sebastopol , January 27 .
" Sir , —I have the'honour to report , for the information of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty , that since my last general letter of the 23 rd instant the weather has beon particularly fine . The health of the army has been much benefited by the change . A good deal of progress has been made in hutting tho troops and distributing the clothing which has been so liberally sent out from England , so that the men express themselves as being comfortable . " 2 . The health of the fleet and of the Naval Brigade is excellent . The men are well supplied with fresh meat and vegetables , and also with oranges , sent from Malta by Rear-Admiral Stewart . " 8 . The fire from tho batteries of theAllios has increased during the last week , and that of the enemy has not slackened . New guns have been mounted in our batteries during the last four days .
" 4 . On the 24 th instant I passed tho day at Balaklava , to superintend the service going on thoro , and to make inquiries and examine into matters connected with tho duties of the port and the transport service I met Lord Raglan there by appointment , and wo made some arrangements which will , I trust , have a beneficial effect . " I have , &c . " E . O . Lyoks , " Rear-Admiral and Commander-in-Chiof . " To tho Secretary of the Admiralty . "
TUB ENdlJSH ASSISTING- THE FRENCH . This phenomenon has actually occurred in tlio camp . The English , it appears , havo taught tho French to construct better works . Our Commissariat Jias also been of some service to our allieslet us hope of more service than it has been to oureolves ' : — . " Tho French liavo relieved ail our piclcots in front of our right attack , and our extreme- right picket in now situated in what is call 6 d the Middle Picket Kavino . This is a great relief to our exhausted force . In return for this service , which might havo been cxtonded to us boforo , our Commissariat rations a largo body of tho
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By a toBUr ironi Malta we hear that " the sorties are lliiUjhWimh Mil vexatious , but constantly ending in the regalafc « f the Russians . Sickness is on the decrease . The troops were getting very low at the idea of wising the . siege ( as it was reported pe ace would soon be established ) ; but when the railway was bes » " ^ »* d 250 men employed , they were de-Hgbfced , a * this will remove all difficulty as to the transmission of fcod and clothing from Balaklav a to the camp . Theendurance of purtroops , under every difficulty and privation , "has excited the admiration of every one . They all hope to receive drafts to all the regiments .
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Leader (1850-1860), Feb. 17, 1855, page 146, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2078/page/2/
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