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fllHE career of the Franco-Sardinian anuy continues to be marked by steady and important successes , which have nevertheless been achieved at a fearful cost . The battle of Magenta , after making every deduction for the contradictory and imperfect nature of the news that we as yet have received , must be considered as a fit subject for a fresh chapter in the victorious annals of the army of France . How much of the glory of the day was owing to the abilities of the commander , and what proportion is to be ascribed
to the daring enthusiasm of the French soldiery , must remain undecided until perfect and unprejudiced accounts of the action can be obtained , jud gftig by the more moderate of the French and . Sardinian accounts , it would seem only fair to give Louis Napoleon the credit of out-generalling his adversaries , and of having comisletely deceived them as to his intended movements ; but it is very doubtful whether the disposition of his forces was judicious at the point of action . The story goes , that the utmost couracre and coolness were in vain
displayed by the flower of the French army , including the Guard , until they were on the eve of being overwhelmed , when the gallant MacMahon hurled his reserves upon the advancing Austrians , and , as has before happened to a Napoleon , converted a battle nearly lost into a victory . MacMahon ' s dukedom and marshal ' s baton have been gallantly earned , and on a field which will bear a great name in history . Napolpon , III . has , at last , been under fire ; he lias shown himself a soldier in practice as well as theory—and this engagement , and its
x'esults , allowing for the brilliant and romantic colouring of French correspondents , will go far to make him the most popular man in Franco . The active suporintendonoo which , ho has given throughout the campaign to the most minute details of the service of his army show that he has hot studied in vain the elements of the successes of hie great uncle . The triumphal entry of the King and Emperor into Milun , and the proclamation of Victor Emmanuel as Sovereign of Lombardy , betoken , we may hope , tho opening of a bright future for the Italian people .
we learn , superseded Count Gyulai ( whose severity would appear to be his only merit ) from the command of the army of Lombardy , and is about himself to assume the direction , under the tutelage of the veteran Hess . Worsted though lie may have been in the field , there yet remains his boasted line of well-stored fortresses between the Isonzo and the Mincio , behind which he can carry on in comparative safety , a long , harassing , and exhausting war . 'Mantua alone , in the Avars of the First Napoleon , baffled his-efforts for two years , but the Third Napoleon will find six or seven Mantuas against which to try the merits of his boasted siege artillery . Garibaldi ' s expedition to the north , must be considered as haying fully answered its destined purpose , since he has succeeded in raising the flame of insurrection throughout the whole of Uppei * Lombardy , and thereby created a powerful diversion in favour of the combined French and vmvmi
UiVClSLUll XIX XUiTUUl . V * VUV VV * "W * "VV * * * m ,- ^ — Sardinian army . Victor Emmanuel ' s a u thority is acknowledged in the Valteiine , and the victorious Roman captain is now on his way to Milan . General Urban has been out-manoeuvred by the amphibious commander , and has had some considerable difficulty in keeping open his communications with the main body . The position of Prince Napoleon in Tuscany , gives rise to much conjecture , and that principally unfavourable , with regard to the policy of the French Emperor in the affairs of that state . The rumour is revived of a kingdom of Central Italy , as an appanage of the Bonapartist dynasty , andwejhear of differences of opinion on this head between Cavour and the Imperial cousins . Whatever is to be the fate of the Tuscans , it is certain that , their admiration of the French Prince or the French army is by
borough , Mr . Walpole , and Mr . Henley . ; and even supposing them to weather the present storm , it would seem to be ah absolute necessity that some fresh stamina should be imparted to tho fabric , ¦ which in some respects ( the Foreign department , for instance ) must be acknowledged to be in a tottering condition . Whenever the present Government are called upon to resign the much coveted seals of office they may fairly claim the credit of having left the defences of the empire in an efficient state at home their in
and abroad- ; . ' and whatever shortcomings other respects , their successors will find a v .-ellmanned and powerful fleet , a military force at least respectable , and the arsenals of the kingdom either strongly fortified or rapidly approaching that condition . It cannot be questioned that in this they have shown sound policy , since neutrality must be well annedin these warlike times to be reppectcd . and diplomatic missions and notes would be petit from the Court of St . James ' s with little effect , v / ei , e they not backed by the powerful argument * of stout liners ' and . frigates ' ready for sea .
The volunteer corps are now , in several parts oi the country , equipped and drilling . The ( Government have shown a disposition to assist the volunteers more effectually than was at first expected , and we see a Minister , Lord Salisbury , presiding at a meeting of deputy-lieutenants , for the purpose of organising a numerous and eflieient body in the metropolitan county of Middlesex . General Evans , at a West-end meeting ' on this subject , declared that he , as a soldier , hud long seen the necessity of such a step ; and old officers all over the kingdom continue to' point out in what way and to what extent these associations can be m ; id « a source of real strength to the country .
no means remarkable ; and ri not destined to be incorporated with the subjects of Victor Emmanuel , they mi g ht perhaps be as well pleased with Leopold as with Napoleon for the head of their state . The ministry selected by , Francis II ., of Naples , seems to indicate a determination to make no alteration in the system of government in that kingdom , at least for thy present . Few of his subn iects , we believe , have hitherto been inclined to give the young monarch credit for any extx-aordinary abilities or intellect ; we t ; rust , that at least , his character may not in future develope a want of humanity similar to that which characterised the government of his-predecessor .
The svidden change from bitter spring to comfortable summer , and the sultry weather of the lost few days , . appear , by the ' Registrar ' s returns , to a < ree very well with the health of the Londoners . Certain alarmists , however , have already discovered that Father Thames is rapidly approaching to the same unsavoury condition of which he was accused last summer . As , however , it seems that nothing can be done to remedy thin utate of thingti until the main drainage scheme is completed , members of 'Parliament at Westminster , and _ the public in general along the banks of our " silent highway , " must console themselves with tho hope of getting over the nuisance with us little detriment to their health , as , after all , we believed to have been occasioned last summer .
Before these pages arc in the hands of our readers the great Parliamentary struggle will , in all probability , have been terminated . Whatever bo the result , there seems to bo little doubt , at the t ; imc wo write , that the majority on either side must be very small ; and this close balance of parties is certainly a very important fuct , especially under tho consideration that the downful or victory of the Government will by no menns decide those groat questions in which tho pubJio interest has
The present week has been nnuked by featherings of the Roman Catholics and oHhe Vwvnicn of the metropolis to dweujis ihclr -reanectivo grievances . A great number of speeches have l > ocn mode of various sluideH of eloquence , and resolutions have been pnewod , which we hope will have as much influence for the tfcm'nil uood ns tho movers and seconders expect to recull therefrom . The burning ofthe ill-fated Eastern Monnrch ofl ' Spithend has , it nppcais , ertt Uio lives of nt lens woven Jiuman bcingH ; and , « n we write , tho intcl-] i « renco has arrived of a . fearful calamity oil' tho eo ast of Africa , the loss in a tornado of the Britieli tilodj ) Iloron , with 107 men ; tho captain wnd u Hmall remnant of his crow bointf wived from drowning , to perish miserably by yellow fever afterwards .
been so long and so earnestly expressed . Tho Government have certainly made a bravo fight for power , and tho speeches of Lord Derby and Mr . Disraeli wore masterpieces of senatorial eloquence Tho great point of Reform wuh opunly met by a statement that Ministers do not intend to touch it this session ; but we fear little is to bo hoped from Lord Palmerston upon that head , whatever his now colleague may fed inclined to do . Tho Ministry of Lord Derby—never a very strong one—has lost some of itu most ablo uiombcm in Lord
Ellcn-Tho Austrian army has withdrawn disheartened we cannot doubt , if not disorganised , to a strong situation bohind tho Adda , where it is probable the generals of Francis Joseph will await the further movements of tho allies , with tho greater advantages of position upon their own side . Tho Austrian Emperor , who is said to bo at Verona re-organising his forces , will need all tho resources which have boon hoapod up during long years of preparation by himself and him predecessors , to hold tho territory which has not as yot been wrenched fi'om him . He has already ,
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Leader (1850-1860), June 11, 1859, page 711, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2298/page/3/
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