Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-08-19 00:00:00

MISS JESSIE M. WHITE.

Probably more absurd stories were never invented than
those which have been published in English newspapers
during the last month with regard to the character of the
young lady who, not long ago, by her eloquent lectures on
I aly, roused the enthusiasm of Newcastle republicans to
fever heat. Is it likely, we would ask, that a conspirator v 711.0
has had so much experience as Mazzini, would entrust all hie
secrets'to h mere girl, who while living at Genoa openly pro-
fessed herself his devoted admirer, and over whom therefore
the authorities would naturally keep the closest watch?
If suspicion fell upon any one it would surely be upon
her else at all times and seasons, with an audacity
that to others might have proved fatal, argued in favour of
the cause for which Italian democrats have so often risked
their lives ? If Miss White had been placed at the head of
this conspiracy, and entrusted with the duty of making all
the arrangements for the insurrection, what course could
the Mazzinian party have taken better calculated to force
the plot on the notice of the authorities ? The fact is, Miss
Whi e knew no more about the insurrection till it actually
took place, than was known by any one who has taken the
trouble to study the tactics of the M. zzinian party-
Whatever Mazzini's faults—and amongst them want of
,judgement must be included—cowardice at least need not
be imputed to him. He confided to no one the execution
of his plans, but himself took the leafing part in carrying
them out, and is himself responsible fer their failure. 00
the night when the insurrection broke out at Genoa he viso
in the city, and to this day he remains at Sardinia, coun-
selling the prisoners, and perhaps preparing—for he 16
a man whom nothing can discourage—for another revolt. _
This statement may undeceive those persons who supposed
that Miss White was another Maid of Saragossa, and lied
cha-ged the Pieclmonteselroeps at the head of the rebels.
Her part in the war, if the insurrection had become a war,
would have been very humble ; and instead of planting
the Republican flag on the walls of Rome, she would pro-
bably have been contented to eevote herself, like WO
Nightingale, to the succour of the sick and wounded.
Why than, it may be asked, has Miss White been
im-
prisoned? We might almost be excused from replying.to
the question, since it is one which the Sardinian authorities
themselves now find it difficult to answer. But the fee's of
the csse are these. When Col. Pisecene's house was search-
t d, there was found amongst his papers a letter from a lady
in London, to the Colonel's introducing Miss
White as one who had done good service to the Italian
c use. This letter served as a pretext for the police
to search Miss White's residence; but the search was
fruitless, for no document whatever could be found whieb
in the slightest degree implicated our countrywomen'
She was, however, placed under the surveillance of the
police, and in a few days after she was ordered to quit the,
country. As there were really no grounds why she should
be sent away, Miss White applied to the British authorities
for redress ; but the Consul, with an utter absence of, We
say the least, gentlemanly feeling, insultingly suggested
that perhaps Miss White was no better than she should b6'
end that it did not much :matter what became of her'
We believe that every one who knew Miss White les this
country, however much they may disagree with her, will
unite in repudiating this insinuation as an unfounded
calemny. Violent and fusee ical many may think her'
but no ono who can pretend to form an opinion on the
subject will deny that a purer, nobler-hearted women, Of
pne more regardless of self, never existed. Having failed
in obtaining permission to remain in Genoa, Miss Wilt
demanded a trial, and as this could not be refused, she'
accordingly lodged in prison, where she now is, uslees
the report be true—although her friends in this countryt
have not received any eoefirmation of the rumour—thee
she has been politely conveyed out of the country by t's
Sardinian authorities. The laet accounts state that sP
was well treated, and without fear of being convicted 013
her trial, as the government was quite unable to produce/
against her one particle of evidence. These statement/
the correctness of which may be relied on, we have thong
it necessary to make, in order to disabuse the mind°°6
many worthy persons of prejudices which they may 115`
I conceived against Miss White.—Newcastle Chronicle.

WHAT is COMING to LIVERPOOL on the
31at instant ?—Why,
THE GREATEST NOVELTY IN THE WORLD
WHERE is IT TO BE SEEN
THAT'S THE QUESTION,

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.