The Press.
London, England, 1853-12-10 00:00:00

the interest of Europe to resist Russian supre-
macy in the Levant, holds that the possession
of Constantinople by the Russians is mainly,
if not entirely, all English question. If ho
think this in the winter, what may he not
think in the spring? At all events, satire
have been MI well managed bv " all the
talents " that the Emperor of the 'FRENCH has
no wish to enter into " positive and definite
" engagements to secure the present. terri•
'• tonal amingements of Europe." On that
head our readers may rely : lend without wish-
ing too Inhch to mortify the innocent aspira-
tions of lied Republicans, Italian earl ri,
Polish refugees, and Hungarian rebels, we
would give them a friendly hint not to be too
certain that an European war will Ilecessuaily
restore their fortunes. Entire sympathy sub-
sists between the Emperors of litlesix and of
FRANcE, as to the to in which these gentry
are to be treated. We are far from saying that
the revived Conference of Vienna may not, by
a singular process, restore and secure peace.
With the fleets of Franee and England in the
Black Sea, the astonished Sultan of Tuaitair is
already surprised that one of his ships is cap-
tured with impunity by a Russian vessel. The
spring will bring him further wonders. Lord
AnEnuEys can hardly be expected to go to
war for Turkey, if 11w French abet be theft
found at Toulon, and the French army any--
where or everywhere, except ill ancient
Thrace. Lord ABERDEEN will do that in Mt,
with regard to Turkey, which he did in UM
tie will betray the honour and the interests of
our country. It is the law uf his nature and
the destiny of his life.

TH ENCROACH NIEN TS of HUMANISM

WE l►uld that there is tot absolute and eternal
Tnah, of which the IJuly Scripture► arc a re-
vealed evidenee ; awl we believe us firmly
that the Protestatit, and not the Romanist. has
rightly eonstrited their message 11f salvation.
But, while we Hh,u•e these comit.ti 111 l with
ew• Protestant friends, we di,taiginhb, be-
tween their e.p,p.ile in ditEcrent spheres of
lietion. IV.. have it right to hold and prop,. -
gate thee► l.)• fair ►weans, as an antidote to

ern of ; may associate to expostulate, to
4.4 Plante, 4,1. proselytise, lint we may no longer
mike our leWl4 n test of riti/ull4llllO, or I hi,
refliSiii to arcept them it ground of exclusion
At the f 4111114. tiuo there i• \ Ist within the limits
of the I'l it'll adequate remettrees fur
tio•ir Ileet-4sHIT: awl it appears
th:it we may soon be called upon, in
concert Itilll our to apply these
for 41111* 41444.11(4' It Romanist encrosieli

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That tvliieli ronteinidatc is not a thought
CA4.111•1 th(mgli ye ii•rday, ittol every
day. is adding to its iniprussiveness. IVe see
114)1111' apprimelling here by subtle arts to the
positiaiii IE4IIII Whiell She threatens 11114 terri
ties ekea here She is ti,u sage and /nipple.
for she is as yet too we to startle us with her
eom 11l i l iations, as in Baden or Tuscany. But
she has Ilnt weeded from her pretensions one
iota ; she lets not recanted or relented, or con•
eluded herself by any compact or qualifying
prolessiim ; anti, at the sitine time that she
claims by the mouth of her English ('srelival
to be 1. ono suit immutable," the welcomes his