The Sun.
London, England, 1859-06-20 00:00:00

THE WAR' IN

than they did with the old. We give lord Derby
and his colleagues every credit for their desire to
preserve a strictneutrality.--Their new blue book
abundantly proves that. Whatever other fault may
be found With it, at least it shows in every page the
desire of the Goveinnient for. peace. ' But it shows
also that they were pursuing a very blind Policy, and
one not at all likely: to secure the object they had in
view. Jt is net too severe a, thing to say of them
;that they plactid the Anglo-French alliance in , the
(greatest peril. They were fast:drifting' from France
'to Austria, and would soon have reached the point,
;at which they 'Ay duld have lost all influence with both
'owers. Having, then, alliance With neither, either
;might have drawn us into war, and din drawing us
have involved. the rest of Europe. Under the policy
iof the present Goyernthent we may expect bettet
Things, and it is an augury of good that they corn-
pence their administration.. at, a time when . the
'acts of the allied Sovereigns have- dissipated so
,completely the fears that prevailed when the war
commenced, 'and have drawn the sympathies of
England more powerfully forth both towards the
'ltalian cause itself and towards the Sovereigns who
have so gloriously espoused it. This is one of the
surest pledges of our, peace and neutrality, for
nothing would be SO likely to enlarge the war as a
feeling amongst other Powers that• England had no
sympathy with it, and would therefore support them
in espottsing the side of Austria. -

. .
(From the: Mot nhig' Rose.)-
If the last few days have not been marked by
exciting tidings from the seat of war, the absence of
these is compensated by .the rapidly-increasing
political effect of the victories already won. When
first the possibility of a war in!behalf of the Italian
cause was mooted, there were not wanting those
in very influential places, both here. and abroad,
who refused to acknowledge that there was
any such thing. at Fall as -an -Italian cause:
Our own Government did not scruple to brand the
patriots of Italy as discontented' spirits, and to
censure as wantonly ambitious the natural efforts of
Sardinia on behalf of Italian freedom. King Victor
Emmanuel was denounced as the accomplice of
France in a deep game to be played at the reckless
cost of many lives for an impoSsible stake, and
English and foreign newspapers vied with each other
in denunciation of all ,the parties concerned. But it.
was mainly against Napoleon, 111. that the fiercest
',Fulminations were hurled. Some of our daily and
wepkly contemporaries had no words strong enough
to-4tigmatise the cunning, the treachery,the blood-
'Arfstiness; and the despotic tyranny 'of the Monarch-
of France.. His purposeivas. asserted to be nothing
Ids than the subversion of the peace of Europe and
the- destruction of the balance of power. He was
declared to be ia .league with Russia against Eng-
and Austria. - The two Were• to combine their
forces and • overrun Europe • and when the spoil'
came to be divided a French ?Scivereign -was to rule
in Italy, and Russia Nvas to:posiess the. lon g- coveted,
supremacy of Constantinople:' Absurd.' and'iinpqs-..
sible as this was, there were journals that a'ffirmel
it and thousands of-intelligent persons who believed
it. In every railway carriage, on every exchange, and
at every dinner-table this empty nonsense was freely
uttered: 'There was, `it was Said, ;no. Italiarr cause,
and no appreciable reason for the Franco-Sardinian
alliance. . The Eraperbr of the • Frerich was., de-
nounced as wishing to I,‘ plunge:. Europe into
"War," ivithOut cause or. prov.ocation.y.-",A4e eontraire,
it Was denied that the AustrianS Were oppressive;
and the Times went, so far us io.avii*in a leading
article that, in. the, present Conditien,Of the Italian,
peasantry, the rule•of AUstr:ia, was a good thing.
There was a general incredulity as to the .sincerity
of those who, proposed to emancipate-Italy. Even
many of the Italians themselves, though they had no
doubts about. the grievance, were not without mis-
givings at ;the thought; of a: Fyench army,of great
magnitude within their borders.- IV-hen at last the
Austrian, army invaded Piedmont, and Napoleon
himself headed the French-troops, and went forth to
the succour of Sardinia, the same relentlesS hate and
the same disparaging predictions pursued him. He
was overrating his powers, their .said: He might
be successful in politicaradrainistration, but gene-
ralship. was out of the question. I. He' would fail. in
the field, and peril at once his reputation and his
throne. • - • •

Sucl:S not six . weeks ago, was :the language
uttered by leading newspapers and important poli-
tical personages. What do we bear now P Success
has brought its usual vindication ; and, ottliOse who
were loudest in their denundirtions or suspicions,
the more generous openly confess their predictions
falsified so far, and the rest either keep silence or
pervert.the truth to suit their purpose.- , It has come
to light that the Italians-have a griev.ance,: that the
Austrian Emperor and not 'Napoleon hashegun
" the plunging . into. war ;", that,the Allied Sove-
reigns -are acting with wisdom and moderation ;
that Napoleon is not .failing as a general,. but has
displayed, considering that he, was never on a
field of battle before, the most 'suiPtising powers,
knd has acconiplishbd runpreedderited successes;
that he has taken nothing but fame .by. hese ; that
he has declared he will take nothing 'else ; that he
is most anxious to localise the war and define its
objects ; and that up to this '.:moment he has ful-
filled, not the part of the conquerer of Italy, but of
her deliverer. We repeat that these things have
been
.and are being dettonstrated in the sight of
the world, and cannot be gainsaid. , -They vindicate
at once the Emperor; theling, and :the -cause.
One of the first and most natural effects. is the
impression all through Italy that this is thecrisis of
her fate. Accordingly, wherever the expulsion of
the- Austrians make it possible, the .Italians lift up
their voice for liberty. All the towns and provinces.
of Lombardy are united in their allegiance--pending
a final settlement—to the King of Sardinia. Parma
and Modena follow suit. The exigencies of the war
require the withdrawal of the Austrian soldiers in
the Romagna, but no sooner is the last foreign
bayonet out of sight than the. people, declare for
-Victor Emn tanitel. At Rome -a popular movement
could be organised at any moment, but regard for
-the 'Pope, • with whose spiritual rule the, allied
armies are. not at war, makes a revolt inexpedient.
They do itot, therefore, rise ; but theY express their
feelings, .I,clich. are strictly' in unison with those of
their allied champions. .:7.1n the- Two. Sicilies the
popular feeling is grewing strong, but the Allies
are not at war with FrancisflL, and therefore no
rising of his subjects is promoted. When the future
of Italy becomeg a part of the treaty of peace it will
be impossible for Naples, as for Mime, to persevere
in _modes and principles of government repugnant
to those which* have been consecrated by such
copic 'us 'sacrifices of blood.'-- • : •-;-•
- ---Vv c are justified, under ;all these
_circumstances
in as sertiug that. the,effects of the war, so far, have
- been as satisfactory as'its' achievements in the field
• have been brilliant. And not the, leastimportant
is the effect ou this country...Mi.:Bright ilia honour-
able justice to the Emperor .of the_ Vrench and. to
Ent fluid when he stood up iii Parliament the other
nig
,ht for the maintenance of the French alliance as
'the-t ieStr•-iecurity for, the i preservation of English
new/ ality.' We may expect that with the new Gd-
verem aent these considerations wiilhaye mere weight

- DR. GODFIAI- 'AND UNLAWFUL AS- brought home by Mr. Rochester, and to have re-
SEMBLAGES .IN TY HITECHAPEL. I presented that she had means of_ getting an easy
livelihood in Edinburgh; she induced thr.-s,ubject
of this narrative to leave the town without much
compunction, and without. many promises except
those of gay companionship. In Edinburgh the
two girls parted,und the Newcastle female appears
to have reconciled herself to her mode of life, for she
never wrote home 'herself or, endeavoured to get
get others to do so, though one of her companions,
found means to communicate with her friends. Her
father was not aware of her having left the town
till two or three days after • her departure, which
affords a glimPse of the kind of life she had been
previously leading. The young woman, ,however,
seemed penitent' and thoughtful, and it is to be
loped may have seen enough of, the, miseries of an
nfamous life to abandon it.—Newcastle Chronicle.

On Saturday, .Dr: John Godfrey, of No. 3,
Mount-place, Whitechapel, who was the defen-
dant in nn: action for seduction, when a verdict
Was returned in his favour, but who was un-
successful in .a prOsecution for libel againgt Mr.
Wm. Newton, -proprietor and editor of the East
'London Observer, came to the Thames Police Court,
in company with several of his neighbours, to prefer
charges: against . some persons , for riotous conduct
and threatening and annoying him. A stout and
robust elderly man,named Burchell, who curie into
the building with his nose bleeding an hour pre-
viously, asked Mr. Selfe for a warrant against Dr.
Godfrey for lasSaulting him in the Whitechapel-
road. Mr. Selfe said a summons would do, and
granted, one. Dr. Godfrey said the man was a per-
fect blackguard,, and grossly provoked him. He
was willing that the case should be gone into at
once. Mr. Selfe said the summons would be made
returnable on a future day, and he would then hear
the defence.
Edward Bingham, travelling.bag maker, of 90,
Goswell-street, was charged with an obstruction.
George Palmer, 218 K, a police-constable, said
there were 400 or 500 persons assembled in Mount-
place, opposite Dr. Godfrey's house. There were
many thieves and abandoned women amongst them,
and they were hooting and hallooing. No person
could pass on one side of the road. The prisoner
was there near the doctor's own door with a cluster
of 30 persons or more around him, and he told him
to be moving. The prisoner said he knew nothing
about the case of Dr. Godfrey, and wanted to hear
a-little about it. He refused to move away, and
was taken into custody.
Mr. Selfe—Now, prisoner, you hear what the
policeman says.
The prisoner—l do, sir. I came from the City to
Turner-street on business, and heard a shouting and
hallooing. A man was telling me all about the
affair, and the policeman ordered me to go away.
Mr. Selfe—The, policeman did what • was quite
right. I. Every one adds to the nuisance. It wis a
great nuisance for decent people passing along the
road, and-also for the inhabitants, for persons to
assemble in front of Dr. Godfrey's house. You have
right theie at all. You don't live in the district.
Prisoner--No, sir., I. went to Turner-street,
Whitechapel to transact business.
Mr: glft:s-I*You had better transact your business
than mik_with disorderly mobs. You don't seem to
haveMeii-guilty otany actual breach of the peace.
You keep away from there ,in future. If you are
brought before me again I will send you to prison.
You are€d,ischarged,
EMmannel Romaine, a Jew boy, of No. 2, Brick-
lane, Spltalfields, and Mary Ann Messenger, a mar-.'
ried woman; were charged by Donovan, 212 K,
with riotous conduct.
The constable said the footpath was blocked up
in front of Dr. Godfrey's house, and the prisoner
Romaine,. who he believed was a thief, was making
a noise and shouting. He told him to go' away, and
he said he would not, and would stop as long as he
liked. He took the lad into custody, and on the
way. to the station-house the female prisoner inter-
fered, abused Dr. Godfrey, and called him most
horrible names. She worked herself to a pitch of
ungovernable fury.
Selfe—Let me have a specimen of her lan-
guage.
The constable did as he was desired. The lan-
guage was revolting.
The woman Messenger denied all that was al-
leged against her, and said she saw the doctor lift
his foot to kick the boy and went to his assistance.
Mr. Selfe-L-You had no right there' at all.
The woman said there was a mob assembled.
Mr. Selfe—That is the very reason you should
not be there. The boy, I see, lives at No. 2, Brick-
lane, He had no right there.
The boy expressed his sorry for having offended,
and was told to go about his business and keep
away from mobs.
Dr. Godfrey` confirmed the.statement of Donovan,
the policeman, in every particular, and complained
that, he.was annoyed and insulted, not by his neigh-
bours., with whom he was on the best of terms, but
by 'low blackguards, thieves, and women of the
town, who dame from a distance, and assembled
about his house and acted in a most disorderly

BAILERS' SHORT-TIME MOVEMENT.

On Saturday evening last a crowded public
meeting was held at the Literary Institution,
Royal-hill, Greenwich, for the purpose of explain-
ing the principles and objects of the Bakers' Short-
time Association, for limiting the hours of labour,
and for the abolition of nightwork. About 200
members of the metropolitan branches of the asso-
ciation—from the West•end, City, Kingsland-road,
Stepney, &c., arrived in vans, coaches, and other
vehicles, and proceeded to the meeting, accom-
panied by the band, composed of workmen from
the factory of Messrs. Penn, engineers, who volun-
teered their services on the occasion.

The chair was occupied by Mr. G. BENNETT,
of Blackheath, who observed, that he fully co-
incided with the objects of the meeting, and
believed that the journeymen bakers through-
put the kingdom might be relieved from their
present excessive toil without injury or incon-
venience to the public. It was a great social
movement, which he felt certain would succeed, as
it would be promoted by every true philanthropist
and Christian.
Mr. BLAKEMORE proposed the following resolu-
tion :—" That this meeting being deeply sensible
of.the evils resulting from the present system of
conducting the baking trade of-the metropolis and
its' suburbs, considWthat the abolition of night-
work, .and 111.6 limitation of the period-of labour for
journeyrnenLto 12 hours-per day, is imperatively'
necessary. for their physical recreation, and mental,
moral, and social improvement." . He referred to
the evils which the present system ofnight-
work entailed: upon the men, who were de-
prived of those social and' domestic comforts
enjoyed by -the rest. of the community, and who
were altogether shut out from the means of culti-
vating their intellectual capabilities by becoming
members of literary institutions &c. They had;.,
been truly described. as the "white slaveS of Lon-
don," but if they were true to themselves, they
would be enabled to obtain the sympathy and co-
operation of the public, and shake off those tram-
mels which crushed. them both physically and men-
tally.
Mr. NAUGHTON seconded the, resolution, and
observed that, considering the hours of labour, the
journeymen bakers were about the worst paid class
of men in the metropolis.
The resolution was supported. by an address from
Mr. ROBERTS, and unanimously adopted, as were
others in support of the objects of the meeting.
A vote of thanks to the Chairman closed the
proceedings.

manner. ••
Mr. Selfe said the female prisoner had mixed
herself up in a most discreditable manner with a
disorderly mob, and had used most foul and offen-
sive language towards'
.Dr. Godfrey. He would
advise her to reform her own manners and language
before she set up as. a censor of others. He would
not have these distptbances. They were contrary
to law. ,People had better attend to their own
business than interfere with others. He gave
directions to the pOlice to bring before him any
sons annoying Dr. Godfrey, and he would punish
them, and then called upon the woman to find bait
to keep the peace.
At the earnest intercession of the prisoner's hus-
band he was allowed to become her surety in the
sum of
Dr. Godfrey said he was apprehensive of further
annoyance and threats from the low characters who
assembled in front of his house.
Mr. Sclfe—l hope what I have just done will
operate as a caution to others. If there are any
further disturbances I will punish the offenders.
You have a right to be protected from insult and
annoyance.
Dr. Godfrey—lt has been going on now for four
monthS, ever since a verdict was recorded in my
:favour in the Court of Common Pleas. It is the
result- of conspiracy against me.
Mr. Selfe---It is, very disgraceful. Speak to the
,policc.,-inspector, who will have a force of men to
iprevent annoyance and breaches Of the peace.
Inspector Hayes—l have a force of men there
now, and s4ll have extra police constables there
Dr. Godfrey—l expect a riot to-night. The
people of Whitechapel will pome into the road and,
attack the blackguards with sticks if they assemble
near My door this evening. .
Mr. Selfe—You can depend upon the police force
for protection. The police force is ,a .most efficient
body.
Dr. Godfrey then retired.

REPORTED ABDUCTION l'.1?031 NB T
CASTLE. •

r the name of Mr.
On Friday a-gentleman, giving
George Rochelter, of Sunderland, waited upon us,
and made a statement -which led us to believe that
he had discovered 'a gross system of procuration, by
which several girls had been induced. to leave their
parents in Newcastle and adopt an infamous course
of life in Edinburgh. He stated that on Tuesday
last, at half-past six in the morning, he was walk-
ing along-the Canongate, Edinburgh, and observed
a young female with a short tartan petticoat. Her
appearance indliced him to speak to her, and he in-
quired whether, ! she would sit as a model to an
artist. She expressed her willingness, and told
him where she was living. Some hours afterwards,
having followed her thither, and availed himself
of the opporrunity of further conversation, it came
out that the girl belonged to Newcastle, and had
been induced, to leave her native place by a woman
whose name. did not transpire. Mr. Rochester
stated that this, person had offered the girl employ-
ment, and thus induced her to go to Edinburgh,
where she subsequently abandoned her. Our in-
formant made further inquiries, and learned that
another girl from,Newcastle wa s in a house
returnof bad
repute in Edinburgh, and was desirous to
home. Mr. Rochester induced the first-named to
return,-and she is now with her father.
From the statement made we were left in no
doubt ,that Mr. Rochester believed that a o
o,
n infamu
system of procuration was going by which in-
s
nocent young females were entrapped by promises
of employment, and placed in circumstances where
a virtuous life was almost impossible. We felt it•
our duty, therefore, carefully to investigate the
matter, so that the dreadful facts should stand ex-
posed,
;suing trueiead ascertained the reputed residence of the
is;
father, we went thither. A few barefooted and
ragged children, the elder of them with a baby in
his arms, were sitting on the dstoiolri darkerlessstep of a
house in a poor district of the town: We entered
stair_
case, which had been built for wealthier
a dark passage, and ascended ainhabitants
at the
in
gd days
ebygone.wbat Arriving
uppermost
land-
ing
out of breath, one of Lur or five
doors was pointed to us as the residence of the
family for which
knocked, a man of w'ewere inquiring. Having
door to us aboutcautiously, and
dr)
iOnylenai
rr se
do fo agenr or pr
ae
nn
de d. theA
word or two sufficed to obtain entrance. The large
square room, with a
chairs,fitting a smallchapel-like window badly
in
iteframe'contained two ricketty wooden
oblong wooden table of shaky ap-
pearance, a fourpost bed, two or throe ragged and
shoeless children, a stout-looking girl of 17, and the
implements of an artist, Whose oil painting of a
steamer leaving Tynemouth hung upon the wall.
The story of the family was a sad one indeed. The
father is a house painter, with some notions of art ;
his wife had taken to _drinking_ and havincr se t a
14. example to the children, had been convicted for
roving goods stolen- by her son. The young man
anallis mother are now undergoing the punish.
to which they were sentenced. The eldest
girl commenced her course of dissipation by joining-
the dancing parties at the low publichouses, to oi.e
of which,she was accustomed to. go for some time
before her mother's iraprisonment, and at which
she met the p.erson named as " Polly," who induced
her finally to go to. Edinburgh. This woman seems
to have been about the same age as the female