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rtlight have been avoided

Another pause ensued, showing an evident relue-
tanee.on the part of the Opposition to take part in
the debate until the Ministerial Leader had spoken,

- EAKER was again about to put th
4°ll, when Mr. DISRAELI expressed his surprise
that no answer had bee
or „,_
. LA.YAED. He

!!id the Sr

e ques-

In given to the statements
vindicated the right

(If the H

wise of Commons to criticise warlike
°Perations conducted by the Government, and
4ekanded to know if Austria really meant to take
4
et share of the war. Otherwise he, for one,

Wanted no Austrian assistance, no four points, no
Bret article, but let England and France together
8°,14 this great question, and establish and secure
,
civilisation of Europe.

Lord Joint Russzw, vindicated the conduct of
the
government, asserting that the army had taken
1113 a position at Varna at the request of OMAR
1,4811 A., in order to assist in raising the siege of
; and had this service been required, the
tor The
would have been sufficient for the purpose.
Treaty of Austria was not very precise in its
terra, but he understood it to mean that, should
b
'4lssia not consent to terms of peace by the end
of the year on the four bases, Austria would take
41t in the affiance defensive and offensive.
This concluded the debate, and at nearly half-
'last two o'clock in the morning the address was
teed to without a division. It will be seen from
i'rthe tenor of the discussion, particularly from the
,I,.llPhatic statements made by Ministers in both
that whatever might have been their pre-
-1(1s views, they have had the sense to perceive
the force of public opinion, and are now determined
Prosecute the war with energy, even avowing
then belief that the destruction of Sebastopol is
14(lispensable to the security of Turkey, and the
'preservation of the peace of Europe. Th
of War very wisely abstained from justifying
the neglect, which he attributed to inexperience,
and promised that nothing should be left undone
L° satisfy the most ardent aspirations for the hu-

Minis-

Miation of Russia. Under such circumstances

"0111 Plaint is, in a great measure disarmed, and the
Emperor
of Russii may see that he has nothing to
tlpeet from a want of unanimity in the English

nation,

THE TREATY WITH AUSTRIA

WE have given in another column the text of
the
Treaty between Austria and the Western
powers,
the completion of which was announced
pith such a flourish, that most persons were in-
!Riled to believe the great European difficulty had
L'een solved, and that the CZAR of Russia, alarmed
at the consequences, would speedily sue for peace.
,
public have now an opportunity of judging
for themselves ; and we are inclined to think that
the majority will be reminded of the fable of "the
?fountain in labour." It requires something more
than the tact of Lord JOHN RUSSELL, or the
specious pleading of the most unscrupulous Minis-
terial advocates, to persuade the people of England
that any substantial advantage is secured by this
vaunted Treaty. We had, indeed, far better make
Itour minds to do without Austria, and bear our
t manfully in the struggle, than place any
dependence on the diplomatic shuffling which has
evidently been employed in the drawing up of this
Treaty. To put it into intelligible English, the
three contracting parties, England, Austria, and
France agree not, to make any arrangement with
Russia, without first consulting each other. This
Merely fetters England and France, without pledg-
112g Austria to anything. By the second article,
Austria engages to defend the Danubian Princi-
tlities against Russian invasion—a contingency
7dly anticipated—and allow the free passage of
o" Allied troops through any portion of the terri-
tjies,—a concession which it would have been
Lausurd to refuse. By the third article, it is stipu-
'ted that, should hostilities break out between
Austria and Russia, the Three Powers will mutu-
ally assist each other—a condition purely for the
4(lvantage of Austria ; and the fourth article merely
recites that, in the event of such a contingency,
the first article shall apply. The fourth article
stipulates that in case a peace should not be re-
esp.t
...ablished in the course of the present-year, satis-
factory to Austria, that Power will deberate with
ir other Powers upon the best means of obtaining
kind of vague undertaking which may be
'44e to mean anything ; and the Treaty concludes
nth a promise to communicate it to the Court of
rassia. It would be very satisfactory if any one
Would inform us what infinitesimal amount of
advantage is secured to the Western Powers by
thisl Treaty. We can readily understand that they
have engaged not to conclude a peace without
Austria, but in what phrase will be found au obli-
gation on the part of Austria to afford any assist-
;ace ? Such diplomacy is worse than trifling.

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eir opinions that the destruction of
istopol was indispensable to the security of
peace of Europe. It is also a season
when mercantile operations are contracted, in order
;o draw the business of the year to a close, so that
dulness and inactivity are results to be naturally
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