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      Father Gavazzi In London. There Is Now I...

      palace and prison has just been rebuilt ) presents to the nineteenth century . Must thebark of Peter be rowed by galley slaves ? Must the fisherman ' s ring be the signet to seal death-warrants ? Must the functions of Nero be performed by the successor of his supposed victim ? They show you in Rome the Mamertine dungeon , where Catiline ' s confederates were immured ; where JugUTtha , Zenobia , and a host of illustrious prisoners were let down . Peter was thrown , they tell you , into that monumental cavity , at the foot of the Capitol , coeval with Tullus Hostilius : and the memory of minor captives is merged in the monopoly of marvel which that circumstance establishes for this prison-hole .

      " That Peter was once a prisoner we have warrant in holy writ ; that an angel drew him forth to light and liberty we read in the Acts of the Apostles . But where do we gather that he , in his turn , became a gaoler , and kept the keys not of heaven , but of a bridewell ? Where is the angel of freedom that is to lead forth to life and light the lofty spirits—the pure souled patriots , the generous and intrepid men whom this abhorred systern keeps rotting in the treble-barred lazarhouses that are filled to suffocation with such noble captives throughout the ' Patrimony of Peter ;\ for so central Italv is ludicrously

      as well as ignominiously designated . Down to the dust —down to uttermost abyss with this soul-destroying and mind-debasing and infidel-creating system . What a figure does our native country present to the eye of calm intelligence , to the lover of human right ' s , to the student of Christ ' s gospel ? Away with an imposture that paralyzes while it degrades . Away with the night hag that squats on the breast of Italy , checking the current of its lifeblood , and clogging all the functions of national vitality , hideous as it is oppressive , and clumsy as it is calamitous , incubus and vampire combined in one abominable compound of monstrous deformity . "

      " His peroration , " says the Daily News , " was a vigorous onslaught on the late papal attempt to bring England down to the same level of grovelling serfdom which the system has established in other countries . He maintained that this scheme was hurried into execution by the underlings of Austria and Russia at Rome . The sympathy Wiseman has manifested in his late pamphlets for the ' unarmed Haynau ' was a significant symptom of the tendencies which the new ' mitred phalanx' was expected to foster among the faithful in perfidious Albion . To create a division in the heart of England was an object dear to the despots of the world ; but the Father trusted in the good sense and manly bearing of the English nation for the utter discomfiture of this armada of invincible' ignorance and unteachable bigotry . "

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      The Crystal Palace. The Exertions Of The...

      THE CRYSTAL PALACE . The exertions of the contractors to complete the building in Hyde-park continue to be carried on with undimiuished activity , the number of men employed in the works being not less than 1980 . Of these by far the larger number are employed in completing the ground and gallery flooring . The progress which has been made in this portion of the works during the past week has been surprising , and in a few days the whole of the flooring upon the south side of the building will b < j completed . On the north side , also , considerable progress has been made in laying the framework and permanent flooring . At the

      northwestern extremity of the building , which will be occupied by the machinery in motion , it is not intended to complete the finning until some portions of the heavier articles have arrived . The glazing of the transept is being pushed forward as rapidly as possible , and upwards of two hundred feet of it are finished . The iron r . tilings are also fixed along a considerable extent of the cross and longitudinal galleries , and from their light and elegant structure they g ive a finished and highly ornamental appearance to those- portions of the building where they ure fixed . It wits 01 initially intended to have had it plain upright iron railing ; but the contractors have ; consented , ut a considerable loss to themselves , to lit up itho present very elegant railings ut the Maine price as wan agreed upon for t hose of a plainer description . So

      ! far as the actual work connected with tho building in ¦ concerned , it ; will be completed on or before the end of the month . The progress made in the decoration jand painting of the interior must of necessity be comparatively slow until after this period . The painting of the transept , however , and some portions of the Houth side , will be commenced in a few dnys . The contractors having undertaken to receive and unpack articles intended for exhibition , take charge of the packing oases , fix works , keep in order machinery and models , suppl } ' gla . ss cases , Htandn , and furnish and lit up Stalin according to the wishes of the exhibitor , it in obvious that they will not finally leave the building nint . il tho Exhibition is over , and a large number of workmen will continue to be employed by them in ¦ completing the necessary litlingH up to the period of

      its opening . OfliceH hsive been fitted up by the contractors , lor their own occupation and that of their clerks , on the Jeff of the grand entrance on the southern Hide of the building , where intending exhibitors may obtain nil the necessary infornuition with respect to the fitting up ol ill (! Ml > : >( ' (! definitely allotted to them . Temporary rough honrdings ure being constructed to indicate ( lie spaces in which it iw proposed to . separate the productions of the varioun exhibiting natioiiH one from the other . It hua buon determined that tho

      half of the building westward of the transept w to be devoted to the reception of the productions of the United Kingdom and the colonies . In the eastern aisles and galleries will be grouped the materials and manufactures contributed by foreign countries . In determining the positions assigtied to them on what may be termed the map of the Exhibition , the executive committee have been guided chiefly by the latitude of the places , but as various causes of

      alteration may arise previous to their final adjustment , any statement -of the order in which it is at present proposed to arrange them would be premature . There is no doubt , however , but that there will be " ample room and verge enough for all . " Permission has at length been obtained from the Commissioners of Woods and Forests to remove one of the trees near the grand entrance , the preservation of which was owing to the persevering exertions of

      Colonel Sibthorp . The Duchess of Cambridge , the Duke of Cambridge , the Grand Duke and Duchess of Mecklenburg , and the Princess Mary visited the building on Monday . Amongst the visitors who inspected the building last week were the Duke of Devonshire , the Duchess of Sutherland , the Bishop of London , Earl of Aberdeen , Earl Granville , Viscount Canning , Prince Bariatinski , and Sir E . Codrington .

      The New Manchester Education Scheme. Sir...

      THE NEW MANCHESTER EDUCATION SCHEME . Sir John Kaye Shuttleworth has addressed a letter to the Manchester Guardian expressing his general approval of the new educational scheme , to which we adverted last week . The Times of Thursday also declares strongly in favour of it , and Mr . Joseph Kay , whose late work on The Social Condition 6 f England entitles his opinion to some weight with the friends of education , speaks of it in highly favourable terms . In a letter to the Morning Chronicle , after giving an outline of the proposed plan , he concludes by saying : — " It is a very great event that religious antipathies should have so much decreased in Manchester , and that religious charity should have so much encreased , as to render even the proposal of such a scheme possible . It will be a still greater event if the inhabitants of that wealthy city are able to succeed in effecting their object . " If they do , the question of national education will be in reality settled in England , as it will be shown what is possible , even in a town divided into so many different religious sects as Manchester , when people are only intelligent enough to perceive the necessity . " It will be a remarkable thing if the active merchants and manufacturers of the north , so overwhelmed as they necessarily are by their vast commercial undertakings , should have the honour of solving the education question . It will add another leaf to the laurels of Man . nhpstTT .

      " The inhabitants of that city were principally instrumental in breaking off the shackles from the enormous commerce of our empire . They ure now completing a stupendous work , in order to convey to thn city an unlimited supply of fresh water . They have made the town one of the cleanest and best lig hted of any of the empire . They have newly-completed " a great free library for the poor , and they are just finishing one of the most perfect and commodious hospitals in the kingdom . ; ' I hope , Sir , that in a few months we may be able to add to all this that they have obtained for themselves one of the best working schemes of public education that the world baa yet seen . "

      The Parliamentary And Financial Reform A...

      THE PARLIAMENTARY AND FINANCIAL REFORM ASSOCIATION . Tho second annual report of the Council of the National Parliamentary and Financial Reform Association has just been published . It seems that the large pecuniary resources asked by the conference of April last have not been accorded . Failure in this has , to some extent , checked the operations of the society , and necessarily compelled the Council to adopt measures of a less extended character , and to follow a course of action more in accordance with their means than with their winhe « . The aubscriptioiiH received during the year 1850 exceed tho

      amount received during 1819 by the sum of £ 842 l !) s ., whilst tho BrtbseriptioriH received for the year 18 fi () exceed the amount received for 18 KS by the huid of £ 1 />()() 1 !) h . M . The expenditure in 18-19 amounted to £ 1911 4 h . 5 ( 1 . , whilst tho Hubseriptions received for that year were only £ \ f > f > . ) li )» . ; bo that the Council had anticipated tho income ! of the Association for the following year to the extcntof £ , '!/"> 1 /> s . 5 d . But the expenditure in the past year ( IH / iO ) having amounted to £ 27 < i' 2 . 'in . Id ., whilst the receipts for that period having amounted to £ . ' {()(>() 18 . s . , 'Ul ., hIiowh that the actual income for 18 /»() bun exceeded

      the expenditure by £ 278 lf > s . i 5 d . Tin ; labours of tho Association -gratuitous , with the exception of the travelling expenses- —have been extennive and inr . es-Hunt . The number of public meetings which they have held during the last twelve ; mouths amounts to 2 ' 2 . ' {—121 of which have been in London and the suburbs , including two aggregate meetings , woven , monthly soirees , and three horougli noirees— and !)!) in the provinces . These meetings have been invariably altended b y one or nmre of the members ol the Association , and itn principluu nnd objeotu huvo boon explained and enforced .

      At the same time the Council have circulated upwards of 150 , 000 addresses , tracts , pamphlets , and other papers . For the ¦ coining year the Oouneil propose an active agitation in the metropolis , by means of monthly soirees , at wMcfh addresses will be delivered , at the London Tavern . The fir ^ t address will be given by the veteran leader of Reform , Mr . Joseph Hume , M . P ., on Monday , the 3 rd of February ; the second by Mr . W . J . Fox , M . P ., on the 10 th of March ; who will be followed by Mr . C . J . Bunting , the Norwich operative ; Mr . Edward Miall ; Mr . George Thompson , M . P . ; Sir J . Walmsley , M . P . ; Messrs . Henry Vincent , T . J . Serle , R . J . Slack , W . T . Haly , and others .

      Public Meeting At John-Street. On Tuesda...

      PUBLIC MEETING AT JOHN-STREET . On Tuesday evening the New Chartist Executive held their first public meeting at John-street . Mr . O'Connor moved the first resolution , declaring the indispensibility of the Charter as a means of purifying the House of Commons . He stated what was certainly new to his hearers , as it will be to the public , that during the Convention of 1839 , the Government offered him a judgeship if he abandoned the Charter , and that with , his usual patriotism he spurned the offer .

      Mr . G . J . Holyoake seconded the resolution , and endeavoured to show that the power that must win the Charter wa 3 to be created by establishing unity within their ranks , and commanding respect out of it . He explained the simple democratic principles by which this result was to be achieved ; namely , submission to majorities , and deliberation for the entire people . Until political bodies could practise obedience to their own authorities , they can have no protection against the feuds of private interest and personal ambition . Unless they were also able to comprehend that Democracy was a contest

      where patience , as well as courage , was required to win , they would make no substantial progress . If they were to have an agitation that eould be relied on , they must promptly and effectually support it . He , as one of their Executive , must not be expected to come and personally solicit funds . If their agitation was not worth supporting , it was not worth having ; and to be impressive it must have dignity . A vote of confidence was next agreed to , and addresses from Mr . Reynolds , Mr . Harney , Ernest Jones , and Mr . O'Brien followed . Mr . O'Brien was very witty and , as usual , very long . The meeting was very crowded and successful .

      The Executive Committee Of The National ...

      THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL CHARTER ASSOCIATION Held their usual weekly meeting at their office , H , Southampton-street , Strand , on Wednesday evening last . Present—Messrs . Arnott , Grassby , Harney , Milne , O'Connor , and Reynolds . Mr . Jones received leave of absence to deliver his lecture at Cowperstreet . Mr . Holyoake was absent at the John-street institution , of which he is president . Mr . G . W . M . Reynolds presided . Correspondence of a highly encouraging and progressive tendency was received from the councils of the following localities , viz . : — Bermondsey , Bradford , Burnley , Cheltenham , Coventry , Dundee , Exeter , Greenwich , Hastings , Ilebden Bridge , Leicester , Limehouse , Merthr Ty dvil , Paisley , Pudsey , Rotherham , Royton , Staly bridge , Sutton-in-Ashtiold , and Warrington ; also from Liverpool and Stoekport . On the motion of Messrs . O'Connor and Harney it was unanimously agreed — " That for the future the votes of the committee bo published , with the names . " The sub-committee

      appointed to correct the list of places to Bend delegates to the National Convention submitted their report , which we shall give next week . It was ' unanimously udoptcd . The Hccrctury reported that the Litornry Institution , Carlisle-street , Portrnan-market , Uiad been engaged for a public meeting on Thursday evening , January 23 rd ; that the British School-room , Cowpei-Htreot , City-road , had ulso been engaged for a similar

      purpose on Monday evening , January 27 th ; that the United Councils of tho Tower Hamlets met on Sunday last at the Woodman Tavern , Waterlootown , at which meeting about forty Councilman attended ; and that , after transacting their local business , it was unanimousl y ngrued that a Ball and Concert be hold on behalf of the Executive Fund ; and a Hub-coinmitteo , consisting of Messrs . Stubbs , Westody , Newley , Reynolds , Vordelle , Waldron , and Alsibrd , were appointed to carry out the same .

      Mr . Collet , the secretary to the Committee for tho Abolition of Taxes on Knowled ge , attended as u deputation from the fluid Committee , toBolioittho cooperation and uflHiHtnnue of tho Executive in'this important object . Mr . Collet , at great length , Btrttrd what the Committee bad done in order to effect tbtf removal of the Literary obstacles to'progro « nion ; and trusted that they should huvu tho support of « 11 trm . 1 > omoorulH in their endeavours to breuk down theao burners to the nprcad of intelligence . On ( . he motion of Messrs . Arnott and Harney , » t waa unanitnouHl y agreed— " Thut Mr . Collet bo r « - ooived oh tho deputation from « ho Committee , With

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Jan. 18, 1851, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_18011851/page/4/