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      TO THE STONE MASONS . Bbethres asdFmehdb . —A few months have scarcely elapsed since I was driven out of France by the savage d ' espotism of the perjure r of December . What was my crime ? Son of an a < rricultural labourer , myself a mason , it was after fie revolution of February , that universal suffrage took me from the midst of my toils , to make me a representative of the people . The treason of the 2 d December found me faithful to my TH TTTP . STfffln ? TV / r A cn-nxs

      mandate , and unreservedly devoted to the working classes . It -was enough to raise against me the hatred of the debauched traitor , who was then elevated to the summit of our institutions . Therefore I was not surprised when the gendarmes of Louis Bonaparte came to tear me out of my house , to put me in p rison , and , later , to banish me from the land which they still sully with their presence . J

      I was obliged to choose another country . England alone it must be said , offers a fitting refuge where an exile can freely live . I came to you as to brethren , without believing in all those rivalries , in all those hatreds which kings and princes endeavour to kindle between the nations , in order to better eiv slave them . I was not deceived in my trust . The second day of my arrival , you opened to me your workshops , and in consequence of the employment I found amongst those who adopted me I could live as an exile without any acquaintance with misery '

      Since , you have done still better . In your solicitude you have raised a subscription , of which you offer me the proceeds . Accept my thanks . But , as I have been enabled to get my livelihood by my labour , allow me to dispose of the sum in favour of those of my fellow-countrymen who , less fortunate than I , are wanting bread and a refuge . In receiving us amongst you , you have began a great work : go on until you have accomplished it . Do not forget that the

      French proscribed are the Pioneers of the Eevolution ; that , in their country they have always struggled against all despotisms , under whatever name they might have been disguised . Kemeniber that many of them have done so , being not rich , and having a wife and children . Now , to strive , when you have fortune , to strive for truthand justice , is very honourable indeed ; but how far more is it not honourable , when you are poor , to give up your family , your business , your labour , your all , for the sake of the country !

      English workmen , open to us your workshops . Be without fear : we will behave as honest men , and you will have done , for the realisation of our common thought , much more than many philosophers and sages ; you will have substituted for the theory the practice ; you will have opposed to the calumniating words of our enemies the example of working men , differing in language , in manners , but suited , without respect to nationality , in a common feeling . May my wish be accomplished ; and you will have well deserved of humanity , for you will have sealed practically an indissoluble alliance between the two greatest nations in the world : England and France . Salus et frateraite . Nadaud , Mason .

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      and an imposing display of banners , bearing in most instances characteristic mottoes . On reaching Sans-street , they passed along to the Assembly Hall , where the whole filed off to take part in the meeting , which was announced to take place at 12 o ' clock . After the settlement of a little difficulty which arose as to the selection of a chairman—the Tyne men claiming the honour of appointing one from their own port , and which they ultimately carried by two to one in the election of Mr Esdaile of Slnelds ,-tliree resolutions were submitted for their adoption Hie first—which was moved by Mr . Patterson of Hartlepool and seconded by Mr . Shepherd , of Sunderland set forth the

      , good results which had arisen from the formation of the Union the second deploring the apathy of the Sunderland men and calling upon them , as they had been the first to unfurl the flaounion to stick to it at all hazards , was proposed by Mr Cairn ? £ h ° f North Shields and seconded by Mr . Lumsdon- the third , which was moved by Mr . Snowball , of South Shields drew attention to the approaching rise of wages ( £ 410 s ) which they claimed on the London voyage , and pledged the meetin g to accept no less a sum . The proceedings connected both with the procession and the meeting were of a very orderly and business-like QhaiMtGi-.-Swiderland Herald . *

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      Death of a Child from alleged Starvation . — G- . 8 . Brent held an inquest at the Fox and French Ho Clerkenwell-green , on Charles Hubbard , aged three mont an illegitimate child , alleged to have been starved to dea the body was a bag of bones . Charlotte Hubbard , deceased ' grandmother , said that deceased died last Tuesday , in hi mother ' s arms , at witness ' s residence , 2 , StewartVplace . He had a cough , and was fretful and puny from the birth . The mother suckled him five weeks , when she took a situation and gave him to bo nursed by a woman named Sylvester , residing at Shadwell . Last July Sylvester left the child with witness , saying that she was going to Hampton-court , and would , upon her return , call for him . But witness had not seen her since .

      When she brought back the child he was very ill , and then witness took him to Mr . Gill , parish surgeon , who said that he wanted food , not medicine . . She fed him on sago and arrowroot . The breast was also twice tried with Mm , but he refused it , and gradually pined away . Sarah Hubbard , the aunt , and Emma Hubbard , the mother , gave similar testimony declaring that deceased had been neglected and starvedand

      , recommended that a wet-nurse should be got . The mother said he would not take the breast . But upon his getting another woman to give him the breast he sucked greedily . He made a post mortem examination . The body was emaciated , and the stomach wholly empty . The organs internally were healthy , but the body was nearly bloodless . Death resulted from want of food , which in his opinion lie had not

      got some time prior to death . The jury expressed their horror at the treatment of deceased , and begged an adjournment of the inquest . Attempted Flight of the Pope . —The following extraordinary story is told in the Official Gazette of Savoy : — " According to a letter from Genoa Pius IX had actually attempted to make his escape from Porto d'Anzio , and was only prevented from effecting his design by the impossibility of

      getting out of reach of Captain Ollivier ' s steamer , which accompanied him under the pretext of showing him respect . I will quote the facts , leaving it to your readers to make the proper deductions , and shall afterwards tell you what induces me to give it some credence On the 14 th General Cotte , the Marquis de Turgot , and M . de Raydeval had waited upon the Pope at Castel Gan-Dolfo . According to the letter in question , General Cotte , aided by the two diplomatists , had been fulfilled a delicate

      mission , that of persuading the Holy Father to proceed to Paris in order to crown Prince Louis Napoleon . The timid counsellors of the Pope at once advised him to take to flight , as he had done in the winter of 1848-49 . They showed him , looming in the future , an honourable detention at Fountainbleau , and the Roman States turned into an apanage forthe future King of Rome , the issue of the marriage of Napoleon III . ; in shovt , the repetition of what had happened unper the empire . With his usual weakness , Pius IX ., on the following day , directed his steps to Porto

      d ^ Anzio where a pontifical steamer was in readiness to convey him to Naples . This resolution had only been taken in consequence of the difficulty of fleeing to Bologna , under the protection of . Austria ; for Castel Gandolfo is too far from " Bologna , so that it was much easier to go to Naples . But at Porto d'Anzio it appeared that another steamer , which plies on the Tiber for the service of the French division , and is commanded by Captain Ollivier , had accompanied the pontifical one . How came this steamer , which ought to have staid at Fiumicmo , its usual stationto be at Porto

      , d Anzio ? It is supposed that Count Rayneval had some misgivings as to the Holy Father ' s mlkggiatura at Castel Gandolfo , and taken precautions in consequence . The Pope and his suite embarked under pretenoe of taking a mere pleasure trip , but the French steamer insisted upon accompanying the Holy Father as an escort of honour . Hopes were entertained that she might be outstripped , so as to reach Gaeta or Naples in safety ; but Captain Ollivier stuck close to the pontifical steamer , so that the idea of flight was given up . "j

      Accident on the Birmingiimam and Oxford Railway . —Preparatory to the opening of this line to the public yesterday , a special train left Paddington on Thursday morning at 9 o ' clock , propelled by the magnificent engine "The Lord of the Isles , " which formed a feature in its department in the Great Exhibition . By this train travelled the directors and a large party of friends , with the band of the Life Guards . Their destination was Birmingham , whence they were to return to Leamington to a grand dinner at the Regent . At Oxford several ladies and gentlemen entered the train . At

      this time the ordinary passenger train , due at Banbury at 10 50 , was on its way , and stopped at the Aynho-road station , about six miles from Banbury , where tickets were taken . While this was being done the driver of the train observed the special train approaching at a rapid pace . He immediately put Ms engine in motion , but was of course unable to get it sufficiently under way to avoid a collision , but his presence of mind was no doubt the means of saving the limbs if not the lives

      , of the passengers in the Ms train . Had the train not been put in motion , the force in which the monster engine came in contact with it must have been vastly greater and the consequences very fearful . As it was , the crash was very great , and many of the passengers in the second class carriages were much cut and bruised ; the trucks at the end of the train were smashed , and some of the second class carriages injured .

      Extraordinary Rateway Accident . —Gallignani relates an extraordinary circumstance winch occurred a few days ago on the Northern Railway at Montataire , near Creil . A carter arrived with a vehicle containing an enormous block of stone , weighing not less than six tons , drawn by three horses , and asked if he would have time to cross the line before the arrival of a train . The wife of the keeper of the crossing answered in the affirmative , and he went on to the Unc , but there being a

      sort of ascent his horses were not able to drag the vehicle the whole way across . While they were still endeavouring to get across a train was heard approaching . The carter , fearing a shock cut the traces of the two leading horses , and remove ^ them out of danger . The keeper ' s wife ran towards the train , and made signs to the train to stop . It was an express train , drawn by one of Crampton ' s powerful locomotives , The driver reversed his steam , but seeing it was impossible to stop in tame : he put on all the power of the locomotive and drove right Jntfl ; thecatt . ' ' ¦'

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      Oc tober 2 , 1852 . mSj o 1 aE o £ itEED 0 Ma •! X / _ . ~ " ' - — ' "' — -

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      LADIES GUILD . TO THE EDIT O R OF " THE STAR OF FREEDOM . " Sir , —I may not be uninteresting , perhaps , to some of your readers to know that at the commencement of this year an institution was started in London , having for its aim the employment of ladies of education in artistic or othefcornamental works ; and that the institution is founded on the Associative principle . We are exceediugly desirous that the members of the Guild should he those who are attached to this principle , not that the

      establishment refuses admittance to persons on account of any views which they may entertain on abstract questions , hut it is clear that the more individuals working together sympathise in matters of vital importance the more are they likely to work energetically and harmoniously . Besides , the principle itself gathers strength when carried out into successful and extensive operation ; and the severe test of experience alone can satisfy doubtful minds , and render truth triumphantly predomi

      nant . There are now some vacancies in the institution for lady artists , as well as for young persons of respectable station , who can be employed in some of the more mechanical operations ; these latter , I should think would be easily met with amongst the families of the associated workmen . At all events , all who come to make inquiries , with a view

      to joining the Society , will he welcome to see the works and to form their own judgment of the likelihood of its suiting them ; and ladies whose fortune it is to have money and leisure to dispose of for the good of others are invited to examine the institution and its arrangements , since the associate earnestly wish for the sympathy and co-operation which ladies of independent fortune and of benevolence can so easily render , and which they are usually so glad to give to objects of which they apporve . I am , sir , yours obediently , C . S . H .

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      MESMERISM AND CLAIRVOYANCE . Mr . Gerald Massey delivered his first lecture on " Mesmerism and Clairvoyance" at the Literary and Scientific Institution , John-street , Fitzroy-square , on Tuesday evening . There was a good attendance , notwithstanding the unfavourable state of the weather . The lecturer explained in a clear and impressive manner his ideas relative to this mysterious , and as yet almost unknown science . He was listened to throughout with the greatest attention , and was frequently interrupted by the applause of the audience .

      After the lecture a number of experiments to test the truth of clairvoyance and phrenology were successfully made , the clairvoyant , Mrs . Massey , succeeding in reading , while her eyes were held , print and manuscript , supplied to her by persons in the body of the hall , and in doing many other things too extraordinary to be reasoned upon , but the accomplishment of which was too evident to be doubted . The second lecture will , we understand , be delivered at the same place next Tuesday evening , when there will doubtless be a large attendance .

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      companied by the Hartlepool band , and having been joined by some of the seamen here , they proceeded along High-street and bridge-road , in the direction of Fulwell , where , according to arrangement , they were met by the Shields and Newcastle men . Returning to town by the same route , they then mustered fully 700 strong , and on reaching Bridge-road , the procession halted , and gave three cheers along the line . Crossing we bridge they proceeded along High-street , with five bands

      Demonstration of Seamen . —The seamen of the adjacent ports , members of the Amalgamated Society , dissatisfied , it seems , -with the lukewarmness displayed towards that association by the sailors of Sunderland , resolved upon visiting that port in a body , to endeavour to revive the enthusiasm of tlieir mates on the Wear . Accordingly , early on Thursday forenoon , a considerable number arrived from Blyth and Hartlepool ac-

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      THE "LEADER" AND THE EUROPEAN REVOLUTIONISTS . Last Saturday ' s * ' Leader " contained the following : — - POLITICAL MISREPKESENTATION . Our attempt in a recent article to distinguish between th good cause , of democracy and the travesties of it , got up bv certain " Red" Republicans abroad and at home , has been in some quarters tortured into an opponency of a wise political dut

      piugrcss . ^ - ; we aouot not tiiat our intelligent readers will see the difference between a protest against the extravagancies perpetrated under the " Red " designation , and that manly and heroic championship of freedom which is the guarantee of national deliverance . It is because these extravagancies have never been disowned by the friends of the people , that the real patriots remain widely unrecognised by the public . If we render some service in this direction we shall not care to have beea made the subject of misrepresentation .

      What a miserable " misrepresentation" of facts is tlie above ! Utterly contemptible and unworthy of further notice . In our contemporary ' s town impression there appeared , in addition to the above , a letter from Mr . Thornton Hunt addressed to the editor . Mr . Hunt commences by intimating that he is opposed to the opinion " that newspaper writers should be held personally responsible for the work of their pens , when executed in concert with their colleagues . " Mr .

      Hunt next compliments his chief on " the cordiality -which subsists among the staff" of the "Leader . " Mr . Hunt says : " The strictures on the comments which were published in the "Leader , " on Red Republican politics , have been mingled with suggestions that I myself , personally , have receded from opinions which I had formerly expressed . " This is incorrect . The Star of Freedom did not suggest apostacy on the part of Mr . Hunt , but simply demanded if the editor of the "Leader" spoke for Mr . Hunt as well as for himself . Mr .

      Hunt says : " As soon as a man becomes my accuser I cease to value his opinion . " What would be thought of this kind of defence in a court of justice ? Mr . Hunt adds : " And as soon as any man withdraws his trust from me on the mere report or a third person , I cease to covet his trust" No man who values justice will act as Mr . Hunt supposes . If I withdraw my trust from him , it mil not be because of any man ' s " report , " but because of Mr . Hunt ' s own admissions . Mr . Hunt proceeds to say—addressing the editor of the " Leader "—

      Some of the leading men among French Socialists are also " Red Republicans : " with some of those men I sympathise most heartily . I dissent from the censure which the "Leader " has passed upon them ; believing that it is not applicable either to the leaders of the party whom I know , nor to the working men who came out to defend with their blood the Republic compromised by the " Moderate" Republicans , and were

      slaughtered b y the soldiery of those Moderate Republicans . That your opinion is founded on your own personal knowledge I know ; that you have not formed it hastily I also know ; that the utterance of your opinion was made under the strong compulsion of conscience I am equally aware ; and I perfectly approve of your avowal . But it must not pass for the avowal of my sentiments among those who have reason to believe that I hold other sentiments .

      The above is in part satisfactory . It is satisfactory so far as regards Mr . Hunt ' s disavowal of the sentiments of his chief in relation to the " Red Republicans . " But why was Mr . Hunt silent until the 25 th of September , when he might and should have made his disavowal in the " Leader of the 11 th or 18 th ? Mr . Hunt then proceeds to vindicate Ms views in relation

      to the question of the right and duty of the people to take up amis against those who compress them by force , and to punish as felons the ringleaders of the Absolutist Conspiracy . With all that he says in this section of his letter I cordially concur —his siding witli " the English Monarchy" as opposed to a Republic , excepted . After some allusions to his own forefathers , and compliments to his editorial chief , Mr . Hunt concludes his letter in the following terms :

      Those who do not know you may for a moment mistake your motives ; but the habit of suspecting sinister designs in opponents ^ is one to which democratic politicians would not be so prone , if they knew all the weakness which it implies ; and in expressing my dissent from you on a special point , I am proud , in the face of your assailants , to stand with you side by side . Ever , my dear friend , your faithful and affectionate Thokoton Hunt . In the above paragraph , as well as in the editorial notice ( quoted above ) the impression is sought to be conveyed that the " Leader" and its conductors have been attacked and

      unjustly assailed . This is not true . It is the editor of the " Leader , ' who has been the assailant ; and who by calumnious and brutal attacks upon honourable men has proclaimed himself the enemy of a whole cause . Mr . Hunt having repudiated the libel , very consistently winds up by making common cause with the libeller ! Mr . Hunt professes to sympathise with at least " some" of the Red Republicans . His chief , on the contrary , denounces the whole body , en masse as " destructive demagogues , " a gang of demagogues , an ignorant , corrupt , greedy mass of scum , fresh from the foul kennels of crime , and Thornton Hunt declares himself proud to stand side by side with thetraducer . This political moralty I do not understand . —G , JULIAN HARNEY ,

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    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 2, 1852, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1698/page/5/