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London, England, 1856-01-18 00:00:00

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cisely , 'he depth of the humiliation, and the certainty
that t
Seba ,oto.pol, and the expenditure of much . lootijuidfi
e lapse of a few years will enable Russia
tream,, ..c. All this is very humiliating ; but it feietre-
which induce us to
,e permanence of a peace concluded under such
h
'es. The wounded pride of Russia will rankle
doubt the possi-
to repair. its losses,
and stimulate her to seize the first acbitir
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nity to• efface the memory of her shame by some dazzling
exploit.. The cherished ambition of ceuturies will not be
lightly ralinquishM.
Meanwhile the course of the Allies, if they are bent arson
concluditug a peace, is clear. Russia has been brought to
terms by the losses she has already suffered during the
war; by the preparations of the Allies to resume hostile
operations on an increased scale, and with more of system-
atic plan., :as soon as the season permits ; and by the defen-
sive alliance with Sweden. Fear alone has induced Rus-
sia to entertain pacific sentiments—fear alone can keep her
in that m, ,od. The war , must not be allowed to slacken
for a mom .ut while negotiations are in progress. Victories
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ocrirelia7ed yesterday by the unex-
pected peQctuediteinatelrii(iril:seranCine:,ntirtweeceaMsived by telegraph from Vienna,
that Russia had unconditionally accepted the Austrian
proposals.
That the intelligence, so far, is correct, we see no reason
to doubt.
Peace may be the result of the Czar's concurrence in the
terms which the Western Powers have transmitted to St.
Petersburc, through the medium of the Court of Vienna,
but as yet we look upon such a result as far, very far, from
a matter of certainty- What does Russia's acceptance of
the propositions bind her to Literally nothing beyond
the fact that she is willing to negotiate anew with the
view of putting an end to the war. The very idea of ne-
gotiation implies that differences of opinion exist between
the belligerent Powers; and all that the Czar commits
himself to by his present proceedings is, to intimate hie
willingness to discuss the points with France and England
on which ho and they are at variance, with a view to their
adjustment.
With regard to the issue of the negotiations to be based
on the Austrian proposals, that is a matter on which no
one can have any certain knowledge. Opinions on the
subject can bo no better than conjecture. We have no
data on which to go, no means of arriving at any certain
conclusion. What Russia has done before she may do
again ; and what is more, she will not hesitate to do,
should it appear likely to answer her purpose. No one,
we presume, can have already forgotten the Vienna Four
Points. These were accepted as a basis of negotiation by
Russia in precisely the sable way as she has accepted the
Austrian propositierifi now. Then, as now, the universal
conviction was that peace was certain, and that all that re-
mained to do was to arrange the minor details by a Con-
ference of the Powers especially interested in the issues of
the war. We all know the result. The Conference not
only ended without bringing about an adjustment of dif-
ferences, but it actually made matters worse. It left them
in a more entangled state than it found them. Nor will
it surprise us much, knowing what we do on the one hand
of the cunning of Russia, and of the insincerity of Aus-
tria on the other, should it eventually be found that the
Czar has, in this instance, as in the case of the Four Points,
professed to accept the terms offered to him, merely in the
expectation that he will, by his superior diplomatic crafti-
ness, and the treachery of Austria, contrive to obtain by
negotiation much better terms than those embraced in the
Austrian propositions. Should he fail in this, and still
imagine that he has any chance left of triumphing at the
cannon's mouth, he will find no difficulty in bringing the
negotiations to an abrupt close, without, in reality, agree-
ing to anything which would afford a sere guarantee for
th integrity of Turkey and the future tranquillity of
Europe.
We cannot for a moment imagine, much as, we have
often had to condemn their conduct in the past manage-
ment of the war, that they will listen to any proposals
which may come from St. Petersburg through Austria, or
any other channel, for an armistice. That would be the
greatest error of all—so huge and so glaring, that we could
never bring ourselves to ascribe it to a defect of judgment.
The country would attribute it to a criminal motive. But
we cannot apprehend any such contingency. The people
would not endure so grave an experiment on their
patience.

(Front the Morning Chronicle.)
As far as we at present know, all that Russia has done
has been to accept unconditionally the Austrian Scheme
as " a basis for negotiation." That is to say, she admits
the general principls embodied in that " ultimatum," and
will make the best terms for herself about the details. We
should be sorry to discredit a cause of which we have not on
general grounds been the advocates ; but the public should
be slow to assume, that because Russia has done this,
therefore the possibility of future war is precluded. The
reader will not have forgotten, that at the commencement
of the last Vienna negotiations Russia took precisely the
same attitude, and that she obtained credit for a desire to
make peace, on the strength of her adhesion to tie " Foist.
Points." Yet what came of these negotiations? Nothing
but disappointment to Europe, and humiliation to the
Alliee. The discussions were only a series of dissolving
views; and so ashamed were the British people of the part
wlaich their Representatives were made to play, that we
aro astonished at the readiness with which they have re-
ceived ,'ccounts of the proceedings of Russia, which may
at last prove as delusive as those which led them away a
year since.
It is, however, satisfactory to know that this second con•
cession of priucip!e by Russia has been made under cir-
cumstances inspiring more confidence. The connsellers of
the Czar know perfectly well that their former proceedings
had rendered the diplomatic honour of Russia suspected
throughout Europe ; so that even Austria at last sum•
moned resolution enough to demand a plain categorica
answer. Under these circus-sstances, although there will
doubtless be more than the average amount of diplomatic
finesse and evasion, we do not anticipate a repetition of the
grave
and insulting mockery that characterised Prince
Gortschakoff's proceedings at the last 'Vienna Conference.
Whatever is disputed will be formularised in plain and in-
telligible language, and when the result is ascertained—
whatever that may be—it will not be a snare for the honest
opinion of Europe.
It will he difficult yet to ascertain the probable effect of
this new phase of the question on our own domestic poli-
tics. The suspicious ambiguity of Mr. Disraeli's attitudes
shuts us out from the ordinary means of calculation. If
we were to argue from the general tone of his supposed
organ, we should anticipate that the session of Parliament
would open calmly, and that no efforts would be made to
embarrass the Government while the negotiations were
still pending. Under any circumstances, it seems highly
improbable, if not impossible, that peace could actually be
concluded before the commencement of the session, or even
that the terms could be generally understood. If we were
speculating on the expected conduct of any other party in
the State, or any other statesman, it would be easy to pre-
dict the future ; but, with such a party and such a chief,
what would it be safe to assume? Undoubtedly the pa-
triotic course, under such circumstances, would be to afford
to the Minister of the day every possible aid, in order that
he might be enabled to extricate the country with honour

froßmuttba°rewtabr.
e Tories in a position to afford such patriot-
ism ? Does not this intelligence put them almost hors-de-
combat ? Have they not—at least their chiefs—staked
their all upon a favourite policy, and do they not now find
the chances are against them ? The intelligence that peace
had virtually been agreed upon has long ere this diffused
joy throughout the country. Is that satisfaction shared
in by Mr. Disraeli, and the ambitious few around him who
have of late been scheming to eject Lord Palmerston from
office ? We speak not of the great bulk of the country gen-
tlemen who constitute so large a portion of the Tory party.
They, we feel assured, are true to their duty. Even the
honourable gentleman who is last enrolled among them—
the son of the late Colonel Sibthorp--speaks the language
of chivalrous England, not that of mere political tricksters
and gamblers. But there is every reason to believe, that
whatever pleasure nri.y have been communicated to the
English he,irt by the news of yesterday, it has not pene-
trated to the region of Grosvenor-gate.

JOINT STOCK COMPANIES,.—It is rumoured that the
new art now in preparation by Government for the in-
corporation and regulation of joint-stock companies
contains a clause which will increase by defining the re-
sponsibilities of directors. It is E4/6,1 that every director
shall he held to be acquainted with all acts of the board
anti also that every director shall be responsible for the
truth of the statements which they put forth. if they
say that the railway has made a profit, or that a bank
has assets to meet its engagements, they are to be held
responsible to all parties interested for the truth of what
they thus publish--Shipping Gazette.
THE ATTEMPTED CLOTH ROBBERY AT Cum-MELD.—
On Wednesday an inquest was held at the Leeds Court
House, before Mr. Blackburn, borough coroner, on the
body of David Steel, who had died from a gun-shot
wound received during a struggle which took place on
Sunday morning last, on the premises of Messrs.
Crowther and Co., woollen cloth manufacturers, of
Churwell, between a gang of thieves and a number of
watchers. The principal facts have already appeared in
our columns, and the evidence tendered on this occasion
showed that after the thieves came out of the mill two
of the watchers, named Holroyd and -Hirst, rushed for-
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the thieves, apparently from a pistol. Hirst heard the
whiz of the shot as it passed closed to him on the right
side, and lie immediately fired in the direction of the
thieves. The deceased fell wounded. lie was removed
to the Leeds Infirmary, where he died on Tuesday morn-
ing. The jury returned a verdict of justifiable homicide.
Richardson, one of the watchmen, who was seriously
injured, is recovering.
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