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The most startling event connected with
the present agitating crisis in Europe, is the
alliance, offensive and defensive, Of France
and Russia. II, at once, changes the entire
aspect Of affairs--raoes tho formidable
power of the great Eastern despo'ism upon
the flank and rear Of Germany-neutral-
ICES the assistance its several States may be
disposed to offer to Austria-and leaves that
mower 70 battle it out in the best manner IL
can, with the forces Of Imperial France. AS
regards the number of combatants who are
to engage in the conflict, the parties are now
more nearly equal than it was supposed
they would be before the arrival Of the Anglo
Saxon. If it be true, as the telegraph says
il is. that the French had already been
mourning into Piedmont, before the Austrians
had crossed the Ticino, the latter will GER
tainly meet with desperate resistance
upon the very Threshold. On the Sardi-
Man side of the river, with anything like an
equality of force, we entertain but little
doubt that the allies will be gu ecesstul -
The French troops are, it is to be presumed, We
terans tried in the terrible FIRE Of Sebtstopol,
or the never ending petty wars Of Algeria.
They will be fighting on ground immortal
lied BY the valor of their ancestors. They
will BE animated by the memories of Mon
tenotte, Millesimo, Diego, Mondovi and Ma
reugo-all Of them lying within the limits
of the very region which is again to be the
battlefield of Europe-to equal, If they can
not surpass, the deeds which have rendered
those spots immortal. Upon the same
ground where, sixty years ago, their fore
fathers so often met and so often vanquish-
ed the forefathers of their present foe, the
result will not, we predict, be doubtful for
a moment. In one respect, they will have
a vast advantage over the soldiers Of revo-
lutionary France. They will meet with
friends in every native of Piedmont and
the Piedmontese army, so far from lighting
against them, as in the former case, VIII
stand shoulder to shoulder with them, IN
their efforts to drive the AuStrans across
the Ticino. On the eastern side OF that RI
yer, however, Austria possesses formidable
advantages. Numberless rivers, all OF them
defended by formidable fortresses, travers'
the country, from North to South, at right
angles to the march of an army invading
it from Sardinia, and fall into the Pc. Be-
yond them is the famous line of the Adige,
which, through its entire length, from the
ocean to its source in the Tyrolese Alps has
been rendered impregnable, by the labors
of nearly half q century.
The Russian alliance seems to have taken
English statesmen by surprise. Yet 1t is
difficult to conceive why it could not have
been foreseen by the government of Lord
Derby In so great a struggle as that which
they saw impending, when it became GER
tain that France would be compelled to en-,
counter the force of all Germany united
that she should endeavor to strengthen hel
position, and to render herself as formidable
as possible to her enemies, was policy SC
clearly dictated by prudence, that it might
one would think, be regarded as inevitable
And vet the Derby Cabinet, blinded by it
tory traditions, never seems to have consid
cred it an event within the range of posi-,
bility. The tory party has ever been The
friend of absolutism founded upon legiti
macy, and of course has always been avers'
to the French alliance. Not longer age
than the middle of last month, Mr.. d Israel
told the House of Commons, as some of hi
associates had already told the House O
Lords, that the only obstacle to peaceful
solution of the Sandman question, was tn
obstinacy of Sardinia herself, who pertisa
ciously refused to place herself absolutel,
at the mercy of Austria by disarming, un
less she were allowed a seat at the proposes
congress, in which matters OF deep interes
to her were to be discussed. For this de
monstration of ill-timed obstnacy the Cour
of Turin was severely denounced, b.
Mr.. D'Israeli in the Commons, and b.
Lords Malmesbury and Derby in tn
Lords. The consequence was, that Sar
DINA, although there could be nothing
more just than her refusal, was compelled
however reluctantly to abandon her ground
She had no sooner done so, than Austri
showed the cloven foot at once so clearl
that we presume nobody can now entertain
a doubt of her designs. The cabinet c
Lord Derby, instead of coming to an under
standing with France and Sardinia with re
gard to the nature and extent of their de
mands, and ascertaining how far they wer
lust with a view to settling them upo
principles of equity, betrayed by its Aus
trian proclivities, assumed tone of dis
trust towards France and of menace to
wards Sardinia, and at last threw itsel
without reserve into the arms OF Austria
who by way Of testifying her gratitude
took the very first opportunity to treat thei
proposals with contempt. 1t is worthy Q
observation, that France yielded to ever,
proposition which came from the govern
ment of Lord Derby, and that Sardinia di,
the same, although by doing 80, she exposed
herself to the most imminent peril. An(
yet, after having treated these allies, wht
had SO lately fought by the side of England
with SO much harshness and ingratitude
Lord Dsrby's cabinet is astonished-al
England is astonished-that France ha.
stronghold her arm in this perilous crisis by
an alliance with Russia.
The Channel feet has been ordered to thu
Adriatic, with what view nobody appears
to know. If the cabinet of Lord Derby be
allowed TO carry out its own objects, there
can be little doubt, that, this movement
will prove detrimental to the cause of Sar-
DINA. Most unquestionably, if war once
commence the cabinet will, If it can, en-
list England once more in q war to support
absolute principles. But there is hope in
the English people, to whose arbitrament
the whole question is about to be submitted
at the approaching elections. What their
award will be we do not doubt, although
it may be regarded as certain tina, every
effort will be made to stimulate English
jealousy of Russia, into approval Of the
Derby policy.
The Neutral Rights Question.
The probable effect of European war
upon the interests of the United States nat