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to see millions of worthy people the playthings of a brainless head decorated -with a bauble . . . Franco'having a frontier , of 200 miles next Piedmont , and Austria only about sixty , and the French people being excitable , and ruled by one who has none of what may be styled the puddle of legitimacy in his circulation ; that fluid alone ennobling the veins of the recent sovereign of Naples and the present Austrian ruler , according to some weak headed people , it was natural to expect that Piedmont would make the French
nation disalFeeted , and that Napoleon would have seen then * free constitution with as much disapprobation as Austria , instead of which he is in alliance with the contumacious ' Piedmoritese . How this arises , and how the alliance is to be characterised , I have not space to detail , and must reserve it , having something to say upon the difference between a line of policy in union with reason and justice , and one which , disregarding both , hopes to profit , if only by the chapter of accidents . Paolo .
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OUR MATERIEL OF WAR IX DANGER . The St . Martin ' s Hall meeting on national defences and rille volunteers , summoned some nine weeks since , at which Sir Charles Napier presided , and for . which the country was indebted to Mr . 'Alfred B . ' Richards , was followed by an immediate movement which has now grown into enthusiasm , on the subject . So far so good . There , is , however , an important supplementary need . The youth and manhood of the country are ready and willing to do their duty ; but will the rifles be ready , should an emergency , ere long , arise ? We have reason to
ship reserve , upon which we have been taught to set . great value , should an emergency arise . We have supported Mr . Lever in his great national , postal , and commercial undertaking at Galway , because we thought it worthy of support on its own merits ; but we confess that we should alter our opinion of him if we thought him capable of becoming a direct , or voluntary indirect instrument of parting with the strength and resources of this country , at such a time and crisis . Wo admit that a shipowner labours under great difficulties if he can neither be ¦ . chartered by nor sell to foreign countries ,
and is liable to be run offthe water by American ships . But we should blame the authorities even more , should it be found , at the hour of need , that we are without precisely those means , concerning the possession of which we have been so grandiosely congratulated by the Times and other journals , and which we undoubtedly might command , were they not insidiously stolen out of the country by foreign and rival States . On the subject of the Galway Line , we would say one word with reference to Sir James Graham ' s speech last night . Does the ri < rht hon . * baronet venture to assert that
if he were , in power he would attempt to annul the grant , which he makes the subject of his ill-natured and incorrect statements ? He knows that he Could not , and would not . He knows that Ireland would be in arms . lie knows that no amount of Whig bribery -would conciliate the Irish members or constituents , whom he pretends are so base , and that he would , if once on the Treasury benches , never open his lips against the Galway grant . Is , then , his conduct ^ -or is it not —factious antagonism , of the most degraded kind ?
believe that some of our own gunmakers are more intent upon violating the neutrality which has been proclaimed , than fulfillin g home contracts . Unquestionably , large quantities of improved arms have found their way , during the hist few months , to France and Sardinia . Of course , the great Austrian navy has a discretionary power to capture these , as well as English steam-shipSj " Welsh steam coal , and , possibly , provisions and horses ! At least we arc pretty certain that the French , would do so were the case reversed , and were the Austrians being supplied by us with the materiel of our own strength .
We are assured by a British steam-ship owner that a short time ago , he could not procure 300 tons of Welsh steam coal in the port o'f London . In the case of the Mauritius , can there be any doubt as to her fate , were she to be at this moment off Marseilles on her way to Trieste or Venice with corn and other stores for Austria ? Mr . Bright probably sees no harm in supplying France with British goods . He sees nothing to dread in the tremendous steam naval armament of
France , and her supplementary transport power . He would not object to sell ships , guns , rifles , coal and all , especially if some cotton prints were included . Mr . Bright is the open advocate of reliance on the pacific intentions of the Emperor Napoleon . We remember how he became sponsor with Mr . Sturgc for those of the late Emperor Nicholas . We see no reason to suspect the present Ministers of an undue leaning towards Austria . We presume that they have Hbieen more inclined to leave the strict observation of our neutrality to . chance , lest they should provoke the insinuations of such men as Sir James Graham .
We think , however , that both our own honour and safety arc deeply concerned in preserving the neutrality of this country inviolate . Again , the proceedings of Spmn should be carefully watched . Why is Spain increasing her navy at such a rate ? Why has she refused to sign a treaty of alliance with Portugal P A short time sxgjo we -observed a communication in a daily contemporary , hooded , ' ? A Fleet in Peril , " which informed the public that a Manchester manufacturer , Mr . Thomas Howard , and Mr . John Orroll
Lever , M . P ., the enterprising- projector of the < xajway line , had just purchased , on speculation , eight magnificent screw steamers , formerly bolonging to the European and American Company . We ourselves pointed the fact out to the notice of our . readers . Since then wo have observed that the Spanish Government has purchased four largo steamers belonging to a Liverpool company . Wo have not heard what is abotit to bo done with the eight steam-shins of which we made mention ; but we warn the Government and nation against porting with the materials of war , nnd especially our stoam-
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TirE ; exhibition of works of . the Elder and Ancient Masters , lent by the members of the British Institution , Pall Mall , is now open . It is peculiarly rich in works by Gainsborough—a compliment to M , Silv e stre , the French Imperial Fine Art Commissioner , whose recent lecture-before the Society of Arts has done much to revive interest in the works of the great painter , whom the French critic terms the father of modern English art . A statue of Lord Clive has been placed on a temporary pedestal on the grounds of the Duke of Buccleuoh , between the Whitehall railings and the debris of the mansion . It is a fine work , and sup-.
posing it to be the property of the peer abovenamed , and that he proposes to establish it permanently on its present site , we are disposed to honour him for his public spirit . The statue of the exclerk , statesman and conqueror should long ere this have decorated London . Some superfine popinjay in the Council Office—it may bo an employe , whose bile has been roused by recent call for " more scholarship , " or it may be a polite and popular past grand official in that department—has written to a contemporary , abusing the statue and the site in no measured terms . As a climax to his diatribe he actually hints a plaint that it comes between the Council Office and the River Thames . What a pity
and so earnestly by a large number of youn *» men that it was evident some great and important change was at hand . After a concert-of vocal rind instrumental-music , which included Gounod ' s " Meditation , " on one of Bach ' s fugues for violin ( MJlle Hamler ) , pianoforte ( Mr . Gilbert ) , and 'harnionium ( Dr . Bennett Gilbert ) , and a variety of soli , allotted to Mme . Enderssohn , Miss Van JsToorden , Miss Summerhayes , Mr . Patey , &c , Mr . Ellis read a valuable paper on the subject of the " Poetry of Art , " that is to say , on the poetic feeling as exhibited in true art of every kind . The rooms were fully aud fashionably attended . ;
the salutary emanations from that already footid stream should bo intercepted in their course to his olfactories . Ho would better have exorcised his pen during his hours of idleness in encouraging such displays of patriotism as we hope this event may be traced to . We would fain see a statue to the author of " Waverloy " erected by the bold Buccleuch also on his own land , beyond control of committees and commissioners . Wo should oven like to seo the graven imago of ono Cromwell sot up in Whitehall also , at the cost of a private citizen , for mon of this and future times to admire and to think upon , without owing such a favour to tho grucious condescension of the upper ten thousand . Society von the enooukaokmnt or the Fink Arts . " —This society , which is gradually attaining
vory considerable importance , held a conversazione yesterday evening , at the rooms of tho Architectural Association , in Conduit-street . Air . H . Ouley rend ' a highly interesting paper on tho Old Musters , illustrated by engravings from somp of the most celebrated works of tho great Italian and Flemish painters , and embracing tho wholu history of pictorial art , from the Byzantines and thoir Immediate followers down to tho Caracol 5 and again from tho decadence of the great school to the recent signs of a revival . The lecturer pointed out how , when religion ceased to be the primo motjvoof art , painting-, as In the case of Rubens , was made a moro vehicle for tho glorification of potentates , or , aa in that of Watteau , for tho decoration of boudoirs , What the new * mobilfi would bo it was impossible to foruaoo , but art was just now being cultivated so sinoeroly
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ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA , COVEXT UAltDKX . The appearance last Thursday of Madame Peneo as Zerliria , in the " Don Giovanni , " should not pass without a word of remark , coupled us it was with another event of interest , the " rentrue of Tamberlik . A number of encores , among which were " II niio Tesoro , " sung splendidly by the latter artist , by Mario , and " Vedrai Carino" by the former , and " Deh vieni alia fmestra " by Mario , prolonged the performance until midni
past ght . The enst was extremely strong , comprising the names above given , with Madame Grisi { Donna Amut ) , Mdllc . Marai { Donna Elvira ) , Signor Ronconi ( LeporcHo ) , and Signor Tagliafico (// Gommenalatore ) . The house was crammed to the ceiling , and the ensemble —despite mutilations and transpositions offensive to cars hypercritical—was superb . The performances of-the present week have been the " Huguenots , " and " Martha , " and on Tuesday Madame Grisi appeared as JYorma . At the Italian Oi'KRa , Diujry Laxe , we ' havehad the Trovatore , " Madame Titiens as Leonora ; also the " Barber of Seville " and " Giovari ' i-n , " ' with the same casts as previously reported on . The opera revived on Thursday nig-ht at Drurylane— : "I 1 Giuramento , " ' -by Mercadante—does not contain any music of peculiar merit , but much that is pleasing , and which , although not rising in anyplace "much above mediocrity ., at any rate never falls below it . The plot of the opera , looked at as a dramatic work , is as bad as it can be , and confused beyond description ; but though' this exercises an injurious " effect upon the whole , it is a matter of very third-rate importance . Mdlle . Guardueci and Mdnie . Weiser took the two principal female parts , and
acquitted themselves admirably—the former lady executing some rather difficult music in the beginning of the second act with the consummate skill for which she is so remarkable . The musical knowledge exhibited by both herself and Signor L . Graziani deserved much praise . A duet by Madlle . Guarducci and Mdme . Weiser , " Dolce eonforta , " was very sweetly sung . Mdme . Weiser , indeed , throughout the opera was in excellent voice , and sung- most powerfully and effectively . Signor Fagotti only just escaped an encore in the beginning of the third act , where he sang a long solo with great effect . Several instrumental solos also are inlroducecl , a 'contrivance not altogether legitimate in an opera , though onethat on the violonccllo . was executed with great skill
and fluency . The YocAr . Association gave an undress concert on . Wednesday evening at the St . James' Hall . The vocal soloists were Mosdamcs Abbot and Forrnigton , Misses Clari Fraser , Jessie Cole , and Gordon , and Mr . Sharp . Mddle . Humler played one ot her delightful solos on tho violin with her usual exquisito finish and modesty ; and Miss Green gave a prelude by Bach , and rondo by C . M . von Wobor . Tho choral pieces—one or two were old favountos with tho society—were creditably sung ; and Sir Henry Bishop ' s " Sleep , gentle lady , " , of course , not the least interesting feature of tho programme . Mr . Horsloy conducted for Mr . Benedict . MuBknki > ict '« announcement of his Annual
. Monster Concert , at St . Jumea' Hall , on Monday next , wo should havo pleasure in printing , in ti }" hope of attracting visitors to honour thin amiable man and able musician , wore it not of an cxcelloncu to forbid extract and of a length to doty insertion entire . It embraces tho names of Mosdaines Uarti Novollo , Lommens Sherrington ; Mdllos . Guarducci and Sarolta , Dosirco Artot , with HignorJ Mongmi , Badiali , Marini , Ludovico Graziani , Jioichiirdt , JJoilotti , Jules Stockhauson , Jules Lofort , and bftntley as vocalists . Leopold do Meyer and Bynodlot will play on tho piano \ I'iatti on tho violoncello i . vvionlawski on tho violin \ and tho Vocal Association will lond tho aid of 'its numorous choir in some of their happiest moraeaux . Tho btmMoiaro has our warm
wiahos for a full audience to enjoy tho banquet w has provided , ono of whoso most pIciisiiiK and novel features will bo found to bo a adoption froin Moyorboor ' s now opera "Lo Pardon do Ploormol . "
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724 THE LEADER , [ Fine Arts , &c .
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Leader (1850-1860), June 11, 1859, page 724, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2298/page/16/
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