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      Society Of The Friends Of Italy. 10, Sou...

      dress , and in the soeiety of malefactors . Naturally there is an universal feeling of indignation at such an outrage . A letter has fcwn addressed to the British Government by Mr . Conan , M . P . for Edinburgh , on the part of himself and many of his constituents , praying for lhe good offices of the Government in putting an end to so gross an act of persecution ; and though the Government has replied that they are prevented from directly interfering , by the circumstance hat the Madiais are not British subjects , this reply is accompanied by an

      expression of sympathy with thafr case , and a desire to do what can be done for them . The Protestant Alliance has likewise taken up the matter , and proposes to send a deputation to remonstrate with the Tuscan Grand Duke ; and a letter has just been sent to lord Shaftesbury , as President of the Alliance , by the Evangelical Alliance of Geneva , signifying their pleasure at this proposal , and their wish that deputies from various sections of Continental Protestantism should join those of the British Alliance , so as to make the deputation to the Duke as nearly as

      possible a representation of the united Protestantism Of Europe . All this is excellent , and we hope it will have effect . But here again we wouid suggest what we have often had occasion to suggest before , that this mere occasional display of sympathy in connection with specially flagrant cases of persecution will be of little avail , as long as the system of Italy is wrong at heart , and the root of the evil remains . Let Italy be made a free nation ; let her spontaneous efforts to make herself such he cheered on , and assisted . That is the true form Of foreign sympathy with Italy ; that is the way to put an end to such outrages as those on the Madiais . Supposing that the exertions of the Alliance procure the

      liberation of the Madiais , as we hope they will , what then 1 That will only be an individual case of actual and declared Protestantism saved irom torture ; and the thousands of possible cases of Protestantism or other developments of free thought * that Would start up in Italy , Were the country free , will still remain stiflod in their birth by the action of the Jesuitic system of smaller torture , through the whole body of Society . By all means let individual cases have full attention , but let it be remembered that there can be no full cure but in the

      reform of the system , and the deliverance of Italy as a nation . All persons agreeing with the objects of this Society can become Members bj paying an Annual Subscription of half-a-crown or upwards .

      156 The Stab. Of Freedom. [October 16

      156 THE STAB . OF FREEDOM . [ October 16

      Subscription For European Freedom. The F...

      Subscription for European Freedom . The following letter from Mazzini to the Secretary of the " Shilling Subscrip tion Fund , " has just been published by the committee . " Dear Sir—I thank you for your kind communication concerning the shilling subscription in aid of European freedom , and I hope you will forward ray thanks to the gentlemen of the committee . The first noble appeal from our friends , named at the beginning of your circular , though partially responded to , has still met , on tbe whole , with Jess enthusiasm than they had a tight to anticipate ! Let us hope , for England's sake as well as ours , that the renewed effort will conquer that more complete success which the scheme deserves .

      " To help , whenever possible , political prisoners out of their dungeonsto provide additional strength for the first decisive movement of the impending unavoidable struggle between the oppressed nation * and their oppressors—to enable the proscribed , now scattered on distant foreign lands , to muster , once the signal given by their own country , around the flag—and , more than all , to number the men of England who believe in the final triumph of right against brutal force—to refute at oriee , by a mighty show of hands , the opinion gaining more ground every day-in Europe since tbe formation of the Malmsbury cabinet , that England has joined the league of the absolutist powers—to raise a powerful manifestation for liberty oi

      conscience against the Pope—for free political life against the Emperor and his associates—to protest by a pledge of general alliance betwen the free , against the forthcoming empire—to record the sympathies of England for the wronged nations—such is the meaning of the fund fur European free * dom which you advocate . Is their a single liberal-minded Englishman who can , without sinning towards his own conscience , refuse his shilling to it ? Is there a single editor of a liberal paper who can , without a Migrant inconsistency , refuse to open his columns to your ciiculare—his office to your subseribeis ? *• U / nnt unii vtonn ib tMlnliAifir lr \ « irwn /* Vi & ltn U 4 \ ri \ lil > ii n / tltnnstt * fcltn « trnwl > iH / i What need is publicityto reach the humble cottagerthe working

      " you ; , man , the inhabitant of the village , the women of the people ; and to say to them , the beautiful earth of God is defaced by tyranny ; the sacred truth of God is denied by popes , emperors , and prince-presidents—lies reign by terror ; bayonets and grape-shot supply , throughout two-thirds of Europe , the place of argument and education ; thousands ot * your fellow-men ate wandering away from home and family blessings ; thousands are dying of low dungeon fever , for having asserted their rights as free , rational , responsible creatures ; will you join us in the name of God and liberty , and protest , by a visible palpable sign ; by an act , against such a foul , immoral , irrational state of things ? The answer is not doubtful for me . I trust the straightforward , consistent , unsophisticated good sense and feeling of

      the majority of your fellow-citizen * . Peace-preachers may sing idyls on European life groping its way between the scaffold and the prison ; cold , short-sighted economists may contrive to apply the « ' laisstz faire , laissez passer" to usurpation , injustice , and crime ; but there lies something in the depth of your nation ' s heart that neither peace-preachers nor economists can quench— -a noble feeling of manly resistance to godless tyranny—a quick stirring sympathy for all those who stiuggle , suffer , and are going to conquer or die—a recollection of times , Cromwell ' s or Milton ' s times , in which England was valiantly protecting the cause of liberty of conscience from home to the poor inhabitants of the Piedmontese valley * . Let your appeals find their way through , not the few sectarian circles , but the millions ; the millions will yield a worthy response ; they will help us to " hutl the inkstand at the head of the devil . " This liberty-tax will succeed . " September SO , 1852 . Yours faithfully , "Joseph Mazzini . "

      Fissbotiy Manhook Supfkagk (Iatb Chahtis...

      FissBOTiy Manhook Supfkagk ( iatb Chahtist ) Association . A meeting of the Members of this Association took place on Sunday Oct . 10 , at the Finsbury Institute , Clerkenwell , Mr . P . Johnson in the chair . Mr . Gongh ' s motion for the formation of a Xational Party was taken into consideration , and on the motion of Mr . Hukly , it was agreed that a special meeting of the Friends of Democracy , be held in the Finsbury Institute , on Sunday next , Oct . 17 , to which J . Fussell , T . Hunt , C . F . Nicolls , It . Le Blond , G . Julian Harney , G . W . M . Reynolds , G . J . Holyoalie , S . M . Kydd , E . Hart , T . Shorter , T . Cooper , P . W . Perfitt , E . Cooper , E ; Stallwood , W \ Benbow , W . Conningham , W . Newton , R . Cameron , W . Cooper , and G . Beaumont , be invited . With a view to receive their sugestions on the best means of carrying out the above ob ect .

      The Secretary stated that the Defence Circular , will be ready for the adoption of the meeting nest Sunday , On the motion of Mr . Morrison , it was agreed that this Association be no longer called the " Finsbury Charter Association , " but that it be called the " Finsbury Manhood Suffrage Association , " and that from thenceforth all connection between this Association and the " National Charter Association" should cease . A collection was made on behalf of the funds which was liberally responded to . Bradford Secular Lectures .

      October 11 th , Mr . Brown lectured in the Hall of Freedom , Shipley , on the life of Samuel Thompson , the founder ol the modern system of medical Botany . The aidienee was attentive , and bestowed considerable applause at the close o *

      Fissbotiy Manhook Supfkagk (Iatb Chahtis...

      the long lecture . Last Sunday , in Bradford , Mr . Brown delivered the first discourse on the Paganism » f Christianity , On Monday night he gave a second reply to the question—what is Coffinism ? He spoke for about two hours , and was repeatedly interrupted by bursts of applause . Two persons attempted to reply , but signally failed . The proceedings did not terminate till about eleven o ' clock .

      Death Of A Democrat. On Monday Morning L...

      Death of a Democrat . On Monday morning last , awfully sudden , to the inexpressible grief of his family and friends , died Mr . Jeremiah Yates , of the Temperance Hotel , Crown Bank , Hanley , Staffordshire Potteries , in the 42 nd year of his age , leaving a wife and three children unprovided for . Mr . Yates was for many years a firm and consistent advocate of the Rights of Man , ever at his ' post , in season and out of season , mild and conciliating in his language , jet never yielding his principles-His kindness and charity were proverbial , and he never withheld his mite from the indigent stranger , or the poverty stricken workman in his own locality . It h the intention of tlie friends of the deceased , to adopt means to continue the bereaved widow in her present residence , and that the house shall be conducted for her benefit , the same as during the lifetime of her lamented husband .

      ¦^——— -.'¦ —.„ J _ Trades.

      ¦^——— -. ' ¦ — . „ J _ TRADES .

      Jjgf The Secretaries Of Trades' Unions, ...

      Jjgf The Secretaries of Trades' Unions , and other bodies associated to protect and advance the interests of Labour , will oblige by forwarding the reports of Trades' Meetings , Strikes , and other information affecting the social position of the Working Classes .

      STRIKE OF WEAVERS AT MIDDLETON . Sir , —You will much oblige a number of your friends in Middleton by inserting the following letter in your valuable journal , the Star of Freedom : — A Few Facts which the Public ought to Know . — For the last thirteen weeks the small-ware weavers at Messrs . Jackson and Royle ' s mill , Middleton , Lancashire , have been on strike , in conse . quence of one of the men—a base and unprincipled tool of the masters—refusing to obey the laws of the Weaver ' s Union , The small-ware weavers have for some years had a union amongst

      themselves , which is based on principles similar to the People ' s Charternamely , universal suffrage , & c . By a consent of the majority of the members , they pay a weekly contribution f or the purpose of preventing a reduction in their wages , as well as to support themselves against all kinds of unjust abatements . They have also a list of prices of their work , which all the masters have agreed to pay ; and by the aid of their union they have been able to resist the encroachments of unprincipled masters as well as the jealousies of unscrupulous workmen . The present strike originated through one of the men refusing to pay his contribution when legally due . A

      deputation appointed for the purpose waited upon him , and spoke to him kindly , telling him the consequence of his refusing would be that they would be obliged lo see the employer , and see what could be done with him . Subsequently , while having an interview with the employer , and while they were stating the case to him , this unprincipled man made his appearance , and told the employer , if he would go hand in hand with him , he would guarantee to fill his mill with men at a reduced price . The employer con . seined to this proposition , and the result is that a number oi poor hand-loom silk-weavers have gone to work in this mill . These

      men attempt to justify their conduct upon the principle of selfinterest , though some of fhem profess to be reformers . If they were to apply that golden rule to their conduct of doing to others as they wish others to do to them , they would never attempt to destroy a union which has for its obi ect the protection of labour . But , Sir , all honour is due to the small ware weavers of Derby , Congleton , Manchester , and other , p . laces , as well as some o f the working men of Middleton and the neighbouring towns , for the very liberal manner in which ' they have supported the men on strike . The base and unprincipled tool , who appears to delight in mischief , placarded the town of Middleton stating that he would deliver a lecture on Monday , Oct . 4—subject , *• Trades Unions . "

      To the surprise of the people of Middleton , when the time arrived for this tool of the wasters to appear he disappointed them . Tlie committee of ihe small ware weavers from Manchester , having come five miles alter working hard , all day for tho purpose ot defending their union , were disappointed to find the lecture was given up . . The small ware weavers then engaged the Temperance Hall and exposed this enemy of his fellow men . The hall was crowded to excess , and resolutions of sympathy with the weavers , and censuring their late traitorous associate , were unanimously adopted . The meeting has produced a very good effect on the public mind . Yours respectfully , A Middleton Chartist .

      Strike of Weavers—Bradford ,- —©!! Wednesday evening last a public meeting of the weavers who are now on strike , and the inhabitants of this place , was held in thei Odd Fellows' Hall , Mr . John Hartley in the chair , who briefly stated the business of the meeting , and introduced Mr . Robinson , of Wilsden , who , in an animated and pithy address , pointed out some of the most glaring

      falsehoods just set afoot by Mr . John Turner , their employer . He also most ably exposed the fallacy of the identity of interest between the employer and the employ e d , and showed by incontrovertible argument that ihe woiking classes , instead of being ( as they ought to be ) many times better off by the introduction of machinery , are a great deal worse than they were in the days of yoie . 'Ihe hall was crowded to suffocation , and tho > peaker was hailed with rounds ol applause .

      Ship Tavern , High-street , Great Garden street , Whitechapel . —On Tuesday evening , October 12 > the friends of John Shaw held a preliminary meeting as a committee for the purpose of getting up a theatrical benefit . Having transacted some business relative to Ihe same , it was resolved to meet again on Tuesday evening next , to fix the night ' s eutqrtaimnent , and the house where such shall take place . The committee respectfully request the aid and co-operation of all friends to the undertaking , and desire a full attendance . James Russell , Chairman . Geo . Smith , Hon . Secretary .

      Flunkeyism In France.—Flunkeyism Haa Bee...

      Flunkeyism in FRANCE . —Flunkeyism haa been rampant tough * out the Presidential progress ; but we . think Bordeaux has furiiwhfid the most glaring instance of it . For we read in the ComtiMiilnmi that—** Delegates have come to Paris expressly for the purpose of procuring the . most exact mfoimation as to the livery worn by the servants of the President ; the authorities of Bordeaux being anxious that those who wait upon the Prince during his visit to that place should wear ihe same dress as his attendants at the Elysde . " 'Well , after all , it was but natural that the M authorities " should feel a little " anxious" about the livery , seeing it was for their own wearing they wanted it . For we doubt not they were the first to " wait upon" the Prince . And indeed the mere fact of the delegation proved them thorough " flunkeys . "— . Pawe / i .

      " Cultivation of Toracco , 1852 . "—This was , perhaps , the most truly significant of all the mottos that awaited him , for it is not improbable that all will yet end in smoke . ~ - Punch .

      Science And Aet. ^=

      SCIENCE AND AET . ^ =

      The New Crystal Palace At Sydenh Everyth...

      THE NEW CRYSTAL PALACE AT SYDENh Everything about the works of the new Crystal p ah the most sustained activity , although , as yet , to t he unk ' J ^ ^ are not many obvious signs of progress . The beautjf T ^ ' ^ the Anerly Station has become quite populous , as every ! ° ^ ' ' 0 " town disgorges a troop of business-lookin g men armed " ? fr ° and plans , and all wending vigorously towards the great ^ operations . The vitality about to be conferred upon tl / V ^ ° tranquil aud secluded region is evidenced by the numb ^ ^

      s villas springing up in every direction , and the embryol d ' which are already becoming visible along the line of road m ^ building ground in the neighbourhood has risen to double h f ^ ^ value , so that there need not be any doubt as to the benefit r of the erection of the Crystal Palace upon the surround ? , ^ bourhood . On the grounds themselves all is bustle and " ^ Mr . Schuster ' s pretty coppice has disappeared before the ^^ tlie rabbits which formed its numerous population have we ^ ^ gone to offer themselves as a contribution to the natural 1 8 Upp ° > partment . Everywhere about may be seen the slender tf \) 0 xy de " massive girders of the building in Hyde-park , soon to be xm ?' more than their original elegance of arrangement in the ne \ i ' " Already some of them raise their heads in the air " ! i |^ . '' ct - ammiral , " indicating by their position the bays of the fm , „> " r ^ 11 Considerable delay and difficulty have occurred in || , j .,..., J j work , in consequence of the watery nature of the soil and tl '"manent character of the foundation required . Each pji | ar ¦ . " solid brickwork surmounting a deep bed of concrete and win be as firmly secured in its place as the Nelson Column or the \ i ment . Gangs of men may be seen hauling them with a " r » totheir several stations , and the "Yo heave ho" with u-v i T ,,., « ., „ Ui |

      „ rt .: „~ :.. r . ^ . ^ r ^ nlnA . „„! , „ i . i- , . " , e" the operation is accompanied makes one almost iancy he is on shin ! i From the spot upon which all this is taking place , Vu „ hi i prospect , wliich even the mists of an October day cannot ol may be seen to the best advantage . The green expanse ^^ descends undulating into Kent , is positively lovely i | la ^ ! ' tints with which the trees are now covered giving a rfcIl aml "" Jj . beauty to the land ? cape . In the park the activity ol ' tfu' woik is as perceptible as in the building . Broad walks and espl-und ' " have already been laid out , and circular embankments are beint thrown up for the great fountains , which are to form so important ? feature in the decorations . In various situations may be ie / imv ' terious-looking mounds , like f airy raths , which we iniaqiin'd in our simplicity formed part of the plan , bm were informed they

      were mere accumulations oi soil undergoing some scientific process ol decomposition , preparatory to their being spread 0 lll m ^ flowet-beds . The boring in the wood is being vigorousl y proceeded with . Water has been lomid at a depth of 25 ( 1 feet , but a consider able further depth will be necessary to ensure an abundant supply ' Before leaving this branch of the subject , we may mention ibii

      preparations are being made for a novel and interesting operation in arboriculture . The presiding gtnius of the place , Sir Joseph Pax ton proposes with characteristic boldness to remove some large trees ' which interfeie with the building arrangements , bodily from their present positions , and set . them down quietly lo grow again iu some more convenient situation . By some new process , of " which he is

      himself the inventor , they will be taken up " all standing" with the soil in which they grow , and carried , on vast machines , to another part of the grounds . The operation will be al templed in about a fortnight , and will certainly be not the least interesting fanm << in the undertaking . Simultaneously with all this activity in building and gardening , the various scientific caterers for the interior

      attractions are busy in their respective departments . The naluial history specimens are in a very forward state , under the active superintendence of Mr . William Thomson , jun ., and will be stuffed in a building to be erected on the grounds , by those artists , British and f oreign , who obtained such eclat in the Exhibition of 11 * 01 , The Wuriemberg . collection is hardl y forgotten by the public , and the artist who created it will probably be called into requisition in ik present case , together with those British artists who got up the

      "Dodo ' collodion , and the beautiful preparations of birch . It must be held , however , in mind , that the projectors of the new Crystal Palace , have a higher aim in view than producing mere amuseuieut for the eye by grotesque arrangement . While everything is to he made clear and simple to ihe humblest capacity , there will be nothing to offend the scientific eye , or to damage ihe instinctive character which is the pervading principle ol the whole . Dr . Latham and his assistants are busy in the ethnological department , and negotiations are iu progress with Mr . Callin and other colli etuis .

      Out . of doors , the new railway is far advanced , and in addition a well-digested line is projected from Battcrsea park to Clapliamcommon , and so on lo Norwood , the shares of which are slated to be already at a premium , and wliich , while giving accessibility to ihe West-end visitors , will doubtless absorb a large amount of intermediate traffic , and thus materially serve the populous suburban districts through which it is intended to pass . Looking at all these simultaneous symptoms of progress , there is little doubt but tlmt "The People's Palace at Sydenham" will be duly imuigumud according to promise , on the first of May , 1853 .

      The Craig Telescope . —This giant refractor , lately erected at Waudsworth-common , of two leet aperture and eighty feet focal length , has been brought to bear upon the planet Saturn on the first favourable evening after its erection . The instant result has been i to set lhe question at rest for ever amongst astronomers as to the : satellite having a third ling . The Craig telescope at Wandsworth i has brought out this third ring beautifully . It is of a bright slate i colour , and one of the Fellows of the Royal Society is preparing a i

      regular drawing , made to a scale , of the planet Saturn , exhibiting % it wiih its rings , as now palpably defined through the noble telescope We are unable to state the powers brought to bear upon the p lanet t when the rings were discovered . We believe , however , as thee Right itself was only of a moderate kind for astronomical observation , i , powers of about 50 J merely were used . The appearance ol thee moon in crossing ihe meridian at midnight—this telescope having g

      a power of about 1 , 000 looking upon it-is an object of surpassing ig beauty . The Craig telescope , however , like that of the Earl Bosse s s ihint reflector , can only do work so as . to bring to light its marvel-1-louj power * in weather-that affords a calm as well as a clear ainj oosphere . A friend states that when the atmosphere is disturbed , ui »» telescope shows it rising and surging like the wayes of the sea , anaia hence no high powers can be used to look at the heavens througu ; u 0

      such a medium , excepting when it is still and at rest . aS " ., r occasions the wonders of the heavenly bodies are exhibited by tni » u » eighty-feet refractor in a way the eye of man has never heretofore re been permitted to see them / . t t Transmission of Motive Power . — M . Fontainemore au , « South-street , Finsbury , has patented a plan for the tronsmyswn oioi power in lieu of cog-wheels and pinions , straps and bands . ^ ' ' effected by means of an angular-grooved wheel , with another wo »> * ing therein of a wedge form , and , by the grip to be obtained , »» m description of machinery may be w % in motion .

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    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 16, 1852, page 12, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_16101852/page/12/