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: — : ?— = — - ¦ THE record of the week again opens with the account of a brilliant victory on the banks of the Sesia . On the 30 th of May , the anniversary of the sanguinary combat of Gpito , won by his gallant father eleven years ago , Victor Emmanuel has gained fresh laurels for the Sardinian arms . If the glory of the field of Montebello must be given more particularly to the French troops , that of Palestro belongs to the Piedmontese , who , under the leadership of their chivalrous sovereign , fairly
defeated the Austrian army , taking numerous prisoners and guns . The personal courage of the Sardinian king led him , we are told , into , the heaviest fire , under which two of his aides-decamp were killed by his side . No doubt his rashness has been fairly blamed ; but may there not be policy in this daring which may elevate him in the eyes of his admiring compatriots , from the second to the first place in the emancipation of Italy ? Even among the . forces of his French ally comparisons in favour of Victor Emmanuel will xu
ldoubtedly be made , unless the Emperor Napoleon speedily does something more to distinguish himself than we have at present heard of , since Frenchmen and , above all , French soldiers are prone rather to admire action in general than hospital visiting . Meantime we learn that the Ausfcrians have received powerful reinforcements , and are noAv in the field probably in as great force as the allies . The two reverses which they have met with cannot but be considered as of the Greatest
importance ; and Francis Joseph , who is now hastening to the seat of war , will need the wisest counsels and the most energetic action from the statesmen and generals who siirround him , to repair the shock which the Austrian power has already received in Italy . Count Gyulai will probably entrench himself between Pavia and JPiaeeimi , to oppose the advance of the Franco-Sardinian army upon Milan , which city is also threatened by the corps of Garibaldi from the north . The engineer , General Niel , has been dispatched by Loiiis Napoleon to the aid of Garibaldi , which seems to argue some serious expectations from his operations , which will doubtless
prove tin important feature in the campaign . The triumphant career of Gaiubaldi to Como , and his successes in Lombardy , appear to have boon chucked in the beginning of the week by General Urban ; but the accounts received through France and Germany differ materially . There seems to be no doubt that Garibaldi retired from Como into Tcssin , but the latest news is , that he has surprised and beaten the Austrians at Vareso , and « re-entorcd Como . The whole of the Valtelino , wo learn , has rison in favour of the Italian cause , and the Austrian authorities have abandoned Bondrio and fled into the Tyrol . If this last accounjb prove true , tho kingdom of Lombardy will be soon in a flame from one end to the other .
their drill , and study the art of putting ar ounce of lead into an invader with propei accuracy . Old officers have shown how , witl volunteer artillerymen , and mounted and fooi volunteer rifles the coasts and hedgerows o : Old England can be made impregnable , while , to crown all , the assurance offices declare that lift policeis will not be invalidated by doing one ' s duty in . this way pro aris ctfdcis . Lord Ellenborough has made another sensible and energetic speech 3 , 'in which he insisted upon our comparati v ely defenceless state in the present scientific age , and urged preparation immediate : md effective . Ia Ireland ' the- Govei-nmcnt will iuyj < l to exercise much judicious care to prevent what . oujdit to n . bond of national union becomim-- a source bi
heart-burning and disssension . J he Orangemen claim their old-right to carry aims > vhile fire law does not include the bulk of the population' oi Ireland . Surely the _ time has come to / osier the rising spirit of loyalty by moderate and . seasonable
. The more regular defences of the country continue to be increased with the most unremitting energy . Recruiting for the army is active all over the kingdom , and . the standard of height and limit as to age have been reduced . Viiuiuteers are sought ( and found ) for the navy , while new ships and Armstrong guns lire being turned out ns fast as British wealth and skill can supply them . The workpeople at AVoolwieh Arsenal alone are enough in number to form apop \ ilat ! on for it large town , and arc working night and day U . , ; idd to our stores of destructive missiles .
Wars and rumours of wars vlo- not , however , contract the efforts of the benevolent for tho .-social and physical improvement of their fMlow . s . This week has seen large and important meetings for the establishment of drinking fountains ; the inauguration of a cancer hospital ; and for teaching the blind to read . Last , not least , the Anti-Slavery Society has met , and the . iniijiiitie . s oi French " immigration" and American *• hlaekbird " trading have been unveiled for tho rr . yi-n of the civilised world .
Church matters have been topics of public discussion , \ the Convocation of York and Canterbury have met in great state ; have talked much Latin ( chiefly of the canine sort ) ; have complimented themselves exceedingly—and have adjourned . Tho beautiful and beautified J ' uHcyitc Church of All Saints , in Margaret-street , has been opened , and enormous sums collected to pay for its completion . And lastly , tho Venerable Archdencon of London lms addressed his clergy in an oration favouring rather inoro of tho old high-chuirh and Tory opinions , than is exactly suited to our moderate , or as he would term them , latidudinurian timed .
eeiving daily recruits who volunteer from the duchies and the Papal States . Action would , it appears , be desirable to preserve the morale of his motley force ; already we hear of mutinous behaviour among the Tuscan soldiery and even of reactionary conspiracy . Even Austrian soldiers , it seems , are not so black as they are painted , and we are glad to find that the atrocities attributed to them and their officers have been too . highly coloured by the French and Sardinian chroniclers . The more
respectable portion of the Sardinian press has repudiated these falsehoods , and the French Minister of the interior lias reprimanded certain journals for their disgraceful exaggerations . Nevertheless , General Zobel ' s proclamation is not calculated to convey a very favourable impression of Austrian leniency or forbearance ; and the -Emperor Napoleon shows his usual sagacity in the kindness which he displays to wounded enemies , and in his returning prisoners without exchange , thereby drawing a strong contrast hi favour of his humanity and moderation .
From France we already begin to hear rumours of the war pressure being somewhat uneasily borne , and of complaints from the working classes of scarcity of employment . The Constitutionnel has been made the vehicle of an important semi-official statement as to the policy of the Emperor ' s Government , which is declared to be non-aggressive in regard to the Rhine provinces of Germany . The rumours of an alliance , offensive and defensive , with Russia have also been revived . laid with his
Ferdinand II ., of Naples , was fathers on Wednesday , and Francis II . has issued his proclamation to his subjects , of which the best that can be said is , that it makes no promises , British , French , and Sardinian representatives are on their way to the court of-the young monarch , and it is to be hoped that their counsels may deliver him from the incubus of Austrian influence , and the perils of an Austrian alliance . Queen Victoria ' s sixth Parliament has met and elected its Speaker , and the forces of ministers and their rivals for power are being marshalled fbr the contest of tho session . Tho Conservatives have an
undoubted majority in tho House of Lords , and count also upon one in tho Commons , by the aid of the "Independent Liberals , taking , it is to be presumed , the illustrious "Tear ' oin" ' as the mouthpiece of that party , who , according f ! o him , would prefer tho pro-sent Government to a , combined dictatorship of Palmers ton and Russell , from which is to bo expected neither relbn . n nor neutrality . The demand of" the country is unanimous fbr tho latter , if not tho former of thoso conditions , as the price oi ; oflioo from whoever may aspire to govern ; but war may become a popular
An unusual number of tni ^ ic occurrence ^ have to bo noticed this week . In Ireland the hhooting oi land steward by the tsonuf'liiH pdlron , followed bv tho suicide oft he iinhii )) i > ymaniau ; UvoHUu-idesofvoung men of good ]> n > n ]« l lrt , » n officer nt the Khomcliile camp niitl a hih ^ l'oii ' h n ^ intanl . At Manchester the . I ' ulid jealousy of a madwoman hurt l > ecii the (" since of iennhmlinjf her own Hfis and thai of her eliild in a horrible manner . A transport , laden wilh invalid troop * A-oni Jiidin , which took firo at anchor n < . Spit head , we trunt will not «\ voll tho loss oi'li . 'i , owiiijuf to tho promptness with which assistance arrived from the r . iou-of-wur and oilier craft in tiio port' .
cry , as it has boon before . It remains to bo soon whether Lords Pahncrston and . John Russell will reap victory from thoir new alliance , or whether they will bo forced to content thonisolvcH with what tho Timas describes with such unction rift tint dignified and honourable post of leaders of her Majesty ' s opposition . I'lie volunteer corps throughout tho country nro rapidly assuming form uhd ' i > ubstancu ; public meetings and patriotic , resolutions' are the ordor <> l tho day . All classes join in the cry , from lords to labourers , and oven the church' militant Uiim fbinid representatives in clerical orators , who have e . s-> oundod the Uufy of ( Jln'itftiun men to lcum
Jn tho Adriatic some slight hostilities havo boon reported , and we hoar of the French squadron being cannonaded by tho Lido forts . Some prizes havo also been taken by the French cruisers , but tho intended blow appears to bo withhold fbr tho prosent . On the other side of tho poninsulu , Prince Napoloon in Tusoany is awaiting the signal to take hip post in tho grand combined movement , which is believed to bo in contemplation ; and re-
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REVIEW OF THE WEEK— . England and her Soldiers 693 Italian Liberty—No . VI . 000 COMMERCIAL—• home nraELUGENCE . page Natnre _ v Convention 004 Traffic Route through Battersea- charge Against the Joint-Stock Imperial Parliament . 688 The Life of John Steggall 604 fields .. .- < 00 Banks .. .... 703 N ^ aSiut orS ' 1811 ^ -- "' :: Si ftTsceiWeous . - ; ::: ;; ::::::::::::: tU original correspondence- E ^ nt ionin the Katc of Dis ~ -o 3 Volunteer Rifles 088 The Poetical Works of Robert . Germany . ! .. ¦ ¦ " 00 Money Market and Stock £ x-The Derby Day 680 Herrick ,,.... 60 o J change .. ? . > : ! Ireland 680 Stanford s Slaps , 095 THEATRES AND ENTERTAINMENTS— General Trade Kcport . 7 < -i .. General Home News ... . 680 — _ Stocks and Shares 7 04 _„„„„ twtellicehce Postscript 000 Royal Italian Opera . 700 jfOme , Colonial and Foreign JL ' ro-ThewT 090 public AFFAIRS- Prury Lane Opera 701 duce Markets ,. " . 704 o ? J ?«» £ i « , ™^«; V " - fio " PUBLIC AFFAIRS- Crystal Palace < 01 Railway Intelligence -.. rno w £ Tnlfrf ™^ y '"'"' 00 ^ Parl iamentary Ceremon ics 007 Joint-Stock Companies ; 7 u $ War Incidents ... 0 J ~ The Italian Victories . 007 INDJA AND INDIAN PROGRESS- * ° LITERATURE- " Why lBge * oc « itl ? Government . Sir C . TreVelyan _ HiU Stations- „ . ThfHSKktiFDintag :: ; ::::: $ 3 Fordiualid H ., Klngf of JXapIes .. COS Freehold Tenure - " ° Facts and Scraps ; . T ,
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Leader (1850-1860), June 4, 1859, page 687, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2297/page/3/
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