Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-10-22 00:00:00

lated in Italian interests. To- suppose,-. was
once suggested, that Louis NAPOLEON- Will in-
terfere to protect the revolted. Italians from
Austrian armies, would be carpying the insincerity
of the occasion too far, and making the treaties'
of governments entirely, the playthings of the'
idlest caprice, and of the most: transparent dis-
simulation.. If NAPOLEON accepts the-Old•Austrian
and legitimate system, as the normal state of the
Italy which he himself could not conquer, he has
no right to interfere between governments and
their subjects. If he does not accept, let hint
throw this treaty, whose ink is not yet dry, into-"
the fire, and again take up the sword. But if
the latter weapon was too weak in his hands, to
expel Austria and her ducal allies from Italy, it le'
a manifest violation of good faith to attempt it by
any other and indirect means. If he accepts the old
legitiniacy as the basis of a fornial and written
arrangement, honour forbids his acting in all
underhand way, on just the reverse understand-
ing. Louis NAPOLEON, therefore, will, we should
think; keep his hands off, whoever calls him t°
the rescue. Faithfulness to treaties .will preveat
his interposing against Austria. Respect for the
" idea " which he himself was unable to elaborate,
but which he will scarcely dare openly to frus-
trate, will keep him from seconding the efforts °f
the stranger to seize upon his old and forfeited
abode.

But as for England coming down from her
present high position, into the thick of this
anomaly,—it is almost too absurd to think of
The complication, as regards European diplomlei,
is as pretty a one as any Edipus could well be
engaged on. But England is not the (Edipus for
the occasion. Unless on the basis of the Zurich
treaty, how, in the present stage of affairs, call 3
Congress be held ? But such a basis, for future
arrangements, France shows her real disineliea:
tion to accept ; and above all, the very mention 431-
it shuts the mouth of England, and takes awe'l
from her all opportunity of giving counsel or
assistance.

WE build Mechanics' Institutes all over the coun
try, and, for such a purpose, we can collect all:04
any amount of funds, so long as. this continue°.
the hobby-horse of the day. Private bale"
volence, and individual liberality, generously
falling into the spirit of the age, with princely
munificence, erect, as we have such striking,
testimony of in this very town of Liverpeol'
public libraries, museums, and the like, to enable
such as have received, at least, an elementarY
education to dive deeper into the treasure-house
of knowledge. This is all well enough : it is,
in
theory, most inviting ; and would be highly be-
neficial in practice also, could those for whose'
good it is designed only avail themselves of it'
Butthelo
thosenghou for whom Mechanics'
rswhichyoungmen, even of a"
class above
Institutesare provided, are kept at business and, attlirtice°°
must render nugatory those means of self-improve-
ment which are thereby placed within their
reach. We are apt in this, as well as in 000.
matters connected with social improvement, t°l
overlook the class which, equally with that of tile
mechanic and the artisan, should engage our 0°11; •
tion,—a class which forms an important integral
portion of the community ; and for whose esPe-
cial benefit lectures are delivered and libraries are
formed. It is a class composed of those who eat;
not, generally, enjoy those opportunities, gar
koa.
they are so much mistimed and overwor
Most true it is, that something has been done for
essli
a portion of that class of young men, by the
, made
closing movement, through the appeal - •so
to the public, that has been partially, but ac't to
i
completely as we should like to see, respondediaot
for shopping at reasonable hours. Within the in
twenty years, much has been accomplished for
this direction for linen drapers' assistants, and h
those of some other branches of trade ; but Inec
een.
yet'remains to be done for those who have bea
passed over. Young men who are over-006:ot
and over-wrought, must, of necessity, be in a g e
I measure incapacitated for either healthful eserc°
or intellectual exertion.
sPe-
The case which we would first and most e
cially point to, is that of the druggists' assist
the
and apprentices, who are closely confined t°
, 111+
counter, vending and compounding, for the
reasonable period of often fifteen or sixteen h° he
he'_.er•
a day, and liable, during the night, to have
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feverish and unrefreshing sleep broken by a". niv
0.
•
cations in some special case of sickness requir
ea,
immediate attention. They have been ternot
a n
in the profession, the white slaves, an the
unaptly so. Indeed, they are worse off that tit
. a 0
real slave was, when England had not wiP oic
that blot from her escutcheon ; since, uader
.„a the
provisions of the slave abolition act, a'
,ele
apprenticeship system, previous to the e°'' „i•
r lab()
emancipation of the slave, the hours of the
were limited within reasonable bounds, ailetteck
grosser evils of the system were kept in very
It in
by other wise and sanitary regulations. Ibei.t ja
to 4.
plausible, and, indeed, looks very well, "
andfo forth that,
materialin this
progress,ageofth ethmearercharoef 1 101.7:900i
splendid opportunities of intellectual cultic tioe
etten
sanay regulationsgeneration,r
andso
andmuch
laws
bfoerstoouwr rising
sanitary
Ws°
then, we give them no occasion to toe t, ss
portunities ; while we so overwork thew' resew
far as they are concerned, the boo t 0
hitic
towns, and to purify the atmosphere of fenPo use
gases, are of little practical avail. It is "
be Pre-
tmoepnot,initt owuotrruanleactbeevitiql., unless a remedy can
quite easy by proper arr.; the
posed to correct
ass
to. dos awaiYstwani , of
necessity of keeping the druggist's or
apprentices, at their Post for fifteen hours, 'unite
cerree_lion
able
We fee
hor, and the rc-rocay felald once.
together, for twelve
and hours.
resolve Let tthoecroloasseterastsi: