The Sun.
London, England, 1860-09-19 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 19, IS6O.

SYMPAIWY WITH GARIBALDL

Last night, at eight o'clock, a crowded public
meeting of the inhabitants of Deptford, New Cross,
and Hatcham, was held at the Literary Institution,
High-street, Deptford, to express sympathy with
Garibaldi, and aid him in his noble efforts to secure
Italian unity and independence.
The chair was taken by Mr. W. Angerstein, M.P.
for the Borough of Greenwich ; and Messrs. Lever-
soa and H. N. Barnett attended as a deputation
from the Metropolitan Committee.
The CHAIRMAN commenced the proceedings by
expressing his entire concurrence with the objects
of the meeting, and reviewing the past history of
Garibaldi, who had ever proved himself a firm and
unflinching enemy of despotism, resolved at every
peril, and without any ambitious designs on his own
part, to secure the inestimable blessings of liberty
to his down-trodden countrymen. As free-born
Englishmen, enjoying those constitutional privi-
leges which had been secured us by our forefathers,
we could not but feel the utmost sympathy for those
nations which were struggling to obtain the same
advantages ; and therefore it was that Garibaldi
had received not only sympathy, but material aid
from the people of other nations, who rejoiced at the
downfall of despotism. After alluding to recent
events at Naples, the chairman expressed his opi-
nion that the realisation of Italian unity and inde-
pendence would be of the utmost benefit to Europe
and the world.

Mr. JOHN WADE, in an excellent address, pointed
out the tyranny and cruelties which had been for
many years inflicted upon the Italian people, and
especially upon the people of Naples. He rejoiced
at the success of Garibaldi, which was a proof that
the Italians had not lost all desire for freedom, but
only required the assistance and example of such a
leader to induce them to rise and shake off their
chains.

Mr. H. N. BARNETT (minister of South-street
Chapel, Finsbury) observed it was an exceptional
rule for people of one country—and especially for
the English people—to volunteer to go forth and
fight for the freedom of another nation; but there
were peculiar circumstances in the great Italian
struggle, which, he contended, girectly concerned
the dearest interests of this country. They had all
heard about" fighting for an idea"—(laughter)—and
the idea of the French Emperor was said to be to
secure freedom for Italy. Perhaps some future his
torian might be able to point out and define the idea
for which Napoleon made war upon Austria. At
present all they knew was that liberty for Italy had
not been then obtained, and that Napoleon managed
to secure Savoy and Nice as the reward for the very
partial performance of the work he commenced.
Referring to the present struggle under the leader-
ship of Garibaldi, the speaker stated he had seen the
detachment of 250, who had left to fight under that
great general; and they were not the tag-rag-and-
bobtail of the country, but most of them young
gentlemen actuated by a purely
.patriotic motive,
and, physically, they would not disgrace the ranks,
as they were generally sft. 10in, in height. About
1,000 more volunteers were now leaving England
for the same noble purpose.
Addresses were delivered by Mr. Leverson and
other gentlemen, and resolutions adopted in accord-
ance with the objects of the meeting, which sepa-
rated at a late hour, a collection being made at the
door on behalf of the Garibaldi Fund.

once tore off a button and gave it to the suppliant.
It is not wonderful that a superstitious people should
believe Garibaldi to Lei uvulnerable, and that bul-
lets fall harmless out of his red shirt. Remember
that on the day when he entered Naples alone there
were still soldiers enough of the King's in the fort
to have laid the city in_ ashes. Under the very
windows of the Poresti:zaAwhile he was harangu-
ing the people, the royal guards were under arms
behind the railed doors of the palace. The marines
in the arsenal assumed a hostile attitude. The guns
of Carmine might easily have fired their grape upon
the Dictator's carriage, as they did fire upon the
people the first day. And yet-Garibaldi passed up
and down 20 times in .an '-open carriage. He
stayed all the evening. at the San Carlos Theatre,
which was illuminated in his honour. The railway
train which brought him from Salerno to Naples
was full of people of whom he knew nothing. On
Sunday he went to St. Elnio attended by only a
few officers. And yet, after having exposed him-
self in every . possible way, no ' Sanfedist' bullet
ever hissed about his ears."

went still further; they were of opinion that there
was no felonious or fraudulent intention in this
proceeding. He reviewed the material circum-
stances in the case as forming a sufficient ground
for this decision.

The prisoners were then ordered to be discharge

THE BEACHING OF TILE GREAT

EABTERX.

The very important operation of placing the
Great Eastern on the gridiron, at Milford Haven,
was effected on Sunday evening last with masterly
skill, under circumstances, too, of the most adverse
nature. The weather in the forenoon, although very
wet, was not boisterous, but before evening it had
risen to almost a gale of wind from the westward,
which is the only point from which the haven does
not afford complete shelter. The tic's, always rapid
during the springs, was, owing to the strong breeze
in its favour, accelerated to a speed of at least five
miles per hour, and the same cause made the tide
rise far higher than the usual high water mark of
even spring tides. Towards noon on Sunday the
Great Eastern was observed to be getting up steam
on her paddle engines, which as the wind rose were
from time to time made to turn a-head slowly, in
order to ease the strain on the single cable by which
she was at that time riding. At about 4 o'clock,
p.m., a very large barque that had anchored in the
exact course intended to be pursued by the Great
Eastern, was towed out of the way. A powerful
tug, specially chartered for the occasion, took hold
of a hawser from the Great Eastern, which imme-
diately began to. heave in her own anchor, the tug
just steaming sufficiently to keep the ship in her
position until the time for making for- the
gridiron. As soon as the tide was sufficiently
high to make the manoeuvre a safe one, the Great
Eastern was allowed to drop slowly dov‘ n, stern
foremost, with wind and tide, her speed being
checked to about three knots per hour by her pad-
dles being occasionally reversed, while the tug held
her head in the requcred position. While the ves-
sel is moving towards the gridiron we may take 'a
look at those from whom the orders emanated.
Those on the bridge consisted of Capt. John Vine
Hall, Mr. Brereton, engineer to the company and
successor to Mr. Brunel, Capt. Jackson, the ship's
agent, and Mr. Ivemy, the Queen's harbour pilot.
Among the very few others on board were Mr.
Bold, the managing director, and Mr. Appold, who
appeared to take as much interest in the ship as
when he stood beside Mr. Brunel from first to last
of the launching operations. By about half-past
5 o'clock the ship arrived in the vicinity of the
gridiron, having taken about 25 minutes to accom-
plish the space of a mile and a half, between it and
her former moorings. At this time the authorities,
fearing some fatal accident in the event of the ship's
coming against the gangway erected from the shore,
requested all to move off it, which was at once com-
plied with by every one whose duty did not require
him to stay. The ship in the meantime turned
ahead until she came within about 12 or 15 fathoms
of her intended position. It was slow found that,
owing to the great force of the current, it would be
better to wait for slack water. The port bower-
anchor was accordingly let go, and her stern al-
lowed gradually to sheer in. It was then that the
solidity of the dolphins was severely tested, for as
the vessel gradually came closer, she rested for a
time with the whole force of the tide pressing
her against the eastern dolphin, which, so far
from giving way, actually caused the huge mass
to recoil two or three times to a distance of six
or eight inches. While waiting for the tide
to slacken a whole fleet of boats, lighters, and a
ferry steamer, were engaged passing up hawsers,
82c., to haul in the chains attached to the four •
anchors with which she was to be secured. At about
half-past 6 o'clock the tide had become sufficiently
slack to admit of the operations being concluded—
orders were, therefore, given to " turn ahead," and
in two minutes the Great Eastern was in her place
to an inch ! So correctly had the position for the
gangway been conjectured (for in the plan of the
ship, the entrance in the side to the lower deck was
not laid down) that it stood immediately fronting
that aperture. The western dolphin is now resting
just ahead of the starboari sponson, and the es stern
one under the starboard quarter. She is now sup-
ported for about 580 feet of her-whole length, on
two grids of 150 feet long each, with an interval
between of nearly 300 feet of levelled beach. As
soon as shelled attained the desired place, all hands
turned to to haul in the slack of the mooring chains,
and she is, therefore, now firmly kept in her up-
right position by four anchors—one right ahead,
another astern, with one on the port bow, and an-
other on the starboard quarter. Tho moment every-
thing was made snug Mr. Brereton gave orders to
pump all available boilers full, or as it is technically
called to " scuttle" them, in order to throw an ad-
ditional weight of some 80 tons of water, to keep
her steady on the gridiron. Owing to the threaten-
ing aspect of the weather steam was kept up until
Monday morning. In fact, everything that could
be done by a prudent foresight was done, and the
whole operation was conducted with a coolness,
energy, and skill that could not be surpassed, and was
the theme of the highest encomiums from all who saw
it,many of whom weremen of the highest professional
skill themselves, and therefore the most competeta
judges that could be got. It was intended to try to
finish the scraping and painting of the ship's bottom
by Tuesday, and then haul her off, but we greatly
fear that such intention cannot be well carried out;
the time is too short and the undertaking two vast.
Two facts call for special notice—one being the
perfect command held over the ship, rendering her
as facile in her movements as an ordinary rigged
craft, and the other is, that such an operation could
be performed at all with safety in such bad weather
speaks volumes for the capabilities of Milford
Haven as a fitting port.' As she now lies, with her
whole vast size displayed from keel to truck, she
forms a noble monument to the memory of I. K.
Brunel, as he may be said to have given his own life
to render his darling project a success.

STATE OF TRADE.

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MANCHESTER, Sept. 18.—Wc have had a very
steady market in yarns, and a large business has
been done for China at last week's prices. One or
two buyers only for that market were making offers
a few days ago, but this morning the houses in the
China trade generally were buyers, and some spin-
ners have booked orders for eight or nine weeks to
come, while others have contracts in this class of
spinnings till the end of the year. Yarns suitable
to the Bombay and Calcutta markets are quiet,
owing to the unfavourable advices to hand. The
Germans are buyers, but only to a moderate extent.
The Mediterranean houses are doing a limited busi-
ness. For the home trade there is still a moderate
business, at steady prices. For India cloths there
has been very little business since last Tuesday.
On Wednesday telegrams were to hand from Cal-
cutta, bringing advices of such heavy losses on the
large stocks of goods previously shipped that the
advance of prices obtained on the previous day was
completely lost ; and telegrams to hand to-day,
bearing out the advices of Wednesday, India shirt-
ings, T-cloths, and other light fabrics are quoted
fully I'd. to 3d. lower than last Tuesday. At the
same time there have been some large purchases of
a similar class of cloths for China at the rates of last
week. In heavy longcloths, T-cloths, and printers
there is no change. Messrs. John Slagg and Co.
report :—" The very unfavourable news received on
Wednesday last from all the Eastern markets com-
pletely removed the excitement we had the day pre-
vious, and the advance then obtained has quite dis-
e ppeared. To-day we have further accounts from
Calcutta showing no improvement. Very little
business has been done since last Tuesday, and we
consider shirtings Lid. to 3d. per piece lower than
on that date. In other sorts the fall is not so great."
LEEDS, 18th.—The woollen markets in both the
Cloth-halls to-day have been rather quiet.
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paratively few buyers were present, and a they
purchased but sparingly. Winter goods and
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small lots of ordinary cloths were what
sold. .The general condition of the trains
district continues satisfactory, and there trade
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turers being well employed, and having a fair
amount of orders on hand. Fine Saxonies are more
plentiful in the warehouses, and constitute about the eneral lowness of stocks.
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Yorkshire goods sell well, and prices are firm.

The inhabitants of Paris are about to be gratified
with another magnificent promenade. The Emperor has
given 'orders for the construction of a road round Paris
within the fortifications. It. will be 20 miles long, and 120
ti.oet wide, The hotptho will be bordered witk trees,