The Press.
London, England, 1855-03-10 00:00:00

THE WEEK.

WE live in a fast age. The political world is full of the elements
of change, and one startling event succeeds another with bewildering
rapidity. The death of the Emperor NICHOLAS last Friday was thought
favorable to peace. Now the resolution of the Emperor of FRANCE to
proceed to the Crimea is viewed in a directly opposite sense. Why, if
terms of agreement are to be expected from the Congress just opened
at Vienna, should the Emperor NAPOLEON leave his kingdom to per-
sonally take part in the operations of the war in the Crimea, where he
will be distant from the theatre of negotiation, and will be unable,
without great delay, to give his decision on those points which may
arise in the course of the discussion? It is evident either that he has
little expectation of peace being concluded on the basis laid down, or
that he himself does not desire it, and has faith only in the sword. It
was generally rumoured that he would leave Paris for the Crimea

yesterday.
The undisturbed accession of ALEXANDER 11. to the throne of
Russia seems likely to have a pacific influence on the Court of Vienna.
The article on the death of the Emperor NICHOLAS in the official
journal of Vienna is conciliatory towards the new reign. It recals
the services rendered by the Emperor NICHOLAS to the cause of order,
legality, and the monarchical principle, and views his rule of nearly
thirty years as one of the most brilliant periods in the history of
Russia. It speaks of the estimable qualities of the Emperor ALEXANDER
11., and expresses a sanguine hope that the work of peace rendered
possible by the honourable advances made by the deceased Emperor
will from a feeling of filial devotion be brought to a happy issue
by the mild and propitiatory spirit of ALEXANDER IL The Court of
Vienna is evidently leaning more decidedly towards Russia than it has
done of late, nor is it unlikely that the departure of the Emperor
NAPOLEON for the Crimea may produce great change in the relations of
the European States. It is not probable that Russia will interpose any
obstacle to the conclusion of peace on the basis agreed on—indeed, the
powers of her plenipotentiary have already beon renewed ; the
German Courts desire peace ; England has manifested her sincerity
by sending one of her most eminent statesmen to the Congress. From
whence, then, should opposition proceed ? It is ardently to be hoped
that the negotiators will at once frankly enter upon the weighty busi-
ness which they are charged to conduct, and come to an understanding
on the terms they are empowered to concede. As the negotiation has
proceeded so far, it is impossible not to conclude that there are some
grounds for anticipating a pacific result. But the protraction of this
A, most undesirable. England, in
with promises of peace which had
. diplomacy should at once bring
painful perplexity of the present
first preliminary conferences were

Crimea is undoubtedly improving;
good feeding become apparent in
(ecrease, and the men are better able
ite in their sheepskin coats and long
_ and tatters of their summer clothes.
Itelligence is not less cheering. Conva-
their colours. Four hundred were
even empty beds are to be seen in
subsided for the present, but unfor
itched upon a spot within a few hundred
'ital windows, for the burial-ground
strewed some 4,000 bodies just under
has recently been opened equally
side, so that with either the strong
' of a morning, our hospital patients
atmospheric strata of effluvia.
_ news, the long promised bombard-
three weeks," and no one seems to be
~ The French performed a gallant
Lging a large body of the enemy from a
tolishing their works under a heavy
but the loss of our gallant allies was
reconnaissance from Balaklava over the
a heavy snowstorm which set in and
the batteries are rapidly progressing,
reached Kadikoi. Upon their part the
convoys of provisions and stores are
• boats and barges full of troops or
ig and recrossing the harbour, while
work upon the fortifications. What
will be no one can define as yet, but
combined operations in Bessarabia,
abastopol, at one and the same time.
from the Crimea, it is shown that the
was more serious than was at first

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uncertainty is, on every account,
particular, has too long been fooled
no substantial foundation. Decided
the question to an issue, that the
situation may be terminated. The 1
held at Vienna on Wednesday.
The health of the troops in the
the effects of proper clothing and
many ways, sickness is on the decrl
to stand the variations of the climat4
boots than they were in the rags an
From the hospitals also the intellig
lescents are beginning to return to
sent up on the 23rd from Scutari ;
• the hospitals ! Typhus fever has s
tunately the authorities have pitch(
yards, on the sea side, of the hospil
of the dead, and have already etre,
the top soil. A second dead-pit
close to the hospital, on the land si
sea breeze, or the soft land wind
will receive the full benefit of this
From the camp there is little
ment is put off for another " thre
very clear about the positive day.
action upon the 24th, dislodging
commanding position, and demo]
fire from the Russian batteries; b
considerable. An intended recor
valleys of Tchorgoum failed from
impeded operations. Meanwhile 1
and the railroad has already reac
Russians are by no means idle; ci
. restigiS in the town;
v etually crossin
/Tr ' are daily at
lt :vr'' I' •lb . , a. campaign wi
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