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952 THE LEA D E R. [Saturday,
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THE WESTMINSTER PKOrLU'S INSTITUTR. Sm J...
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MONSTER FACTORY. Among the signs of our ...
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" On the 2 d of September Mr . Paget ' s house was entered by five policemen , who demanded the keys of hia writing table , & c ., threatening to force them open if refused . They proceeded to examine the house , and carried off every particle of writing they could find , including 200 or 300 letters , a MS . history of the late revolution in Hungary , nearly completed , four volumes of a MS . diary kept during the year 1849 , and a variety of other papers , as well as 27 printed books . " Mr . Paget immediately communicated the affair to tho Hon . Mr . Forbes , the British Minister to the Court of Saxony , who took the matter up very warmly , and at nnm handed in an official note to M . de Beust , Minister
for Foreign Affairs , demanding an explanation of these arbitrary proceedings . M . de Beust declared that he knew nothing of the business , but would immediately inquire into it ;• and the same answer was returned by the Minister for the Home Department . Mr . Forbes did not allow the matter to rest ; but it was not till the 9 th of September that M . de Beust informed him , unofficially , that Mr . Paget was asserted to have had at least one interview with M . Kossuth ; that he was suspected of having been a channel of communication between him and the malcontents in Hungary ; and that his papers had been seized in consequence . As Mr . Paget arrived in Dresden about the middle of August , 1851 , and M . Kossuth did not reach London till three months later , and as
the proof of this fact was in the hands of the Dresden police itself , with whom Mr . Paget ' s passport had been deposited , it was no difficult matter to set aside this allegation . " Owing to the continued absence of M . de Beust , it was not till the ' 19 th that Mr . Forbes received an official answer to his note of the 2 nd , although he had repeatedly demanded it . This answer contained the avowal that the seizure of Mr . Paget ' s papers had been made in consequence of a communication from a foreign Government —of course the Austrian—in which the following
statements are made : — " Mr . Paget is described as having been an active agent of M . Kossuth during the revolution in Hungary , and as having been intrusted with the most important missions . It is stated that after the revolution Mr . Paget escaped into Turkey with General Bern , and thence he repaired to London , where he resided till the arrival of Kossuth ; at which epoch he established himself at Dresden . Further , that in his correspondence with the emigration he signed himself by a false name—John Paff , & c . "In conseqence of this information Mr . Paget (
continues the official note of M . de Beust ) was suspected of being , if not a member , at least an agent , of the Eevolutionary Committee ; and the search was undertaken in the hope of making discoveries ; but that nothing having been found , the papers had been returned immediately . In spite of | his assurance , the papers were not returned on the 23 rd , when , after a conversation with Mr . Paget , Mr . Forbes officially denied , and characterised all these statements as fausses et controuvees ; and insisted on the immediate restoration of Mr . Paget ' s property .
" On the 25 th Mr . Paget was summoned to the police , and the whole of his papers and books restored . Fortunately , from among his papers , Mr . Paget was able to adduce proofs of the falsehood of every statement on which the Saxon authorities had founded the justification of their seizure . His diary contained evidence , in every page , how far ho was from admiring the policy or character of M . Kossuth . His passport , and his permit to use arms , proved that he had not escaped into Turkey with Bern in August , but had remained in Transylvania till [ November ,, when he ( ravelled through Vienna to England , with the full knowledge of the Austrian authorities , while his passport from London to Dresden was
contradiction enough to the latter part of the statement , lortunately , Mr . Paget was able to show even that in his correspondence with Hungarian emigrants ho had used no other name than his own , as their letters in answer were preserved , and wen ; always addressed in that name . Wil . h these proofs in liis hands , Mr . Pngof , felt himself entitled lo demand an acknowledgment on the part of tho Saxon Government of the injustice ) of the treatmerit to which ho had been subjected , and an apology for the error which had been commit led .
"In the meantime , and before this demand had boon transmitted to Mr . Forbes , Mr . I ' aget , received a letter on the 27 Mi , in which Mr . Forbes informed him that ho had Heen M . de Heust , who requested him to convey the expression of his regret at t be delay which had occurred in returning I ho papers , and also at . tlie inconvenience to which Mr . l ' agct . had been put . ; at , the same time assuring Mr . Forbes that , the police hud undertaken tho search on their sole responsibility , and bad been in consequence strongly reprimanded by tho Minister of the Home Department .. "
Such has been the termination of this sifliur , says the Times ; and we understand Unit Mr . Paget expresses himself not , only obliged to Mr . Forbes for tin ; prompt mid energetic munner in which ho took up the matter , but in quite convinced that it , is to liis active intervention he is indebted for the restoration of his property .
952 The Lea D E R. [Saturday,
952 THE LEA D E R . [ Saturday ,
The Westminster Pkorlu's Institutr. Sm J...
THE WESTMINSTER PKOrLU'S INSTITUTR . Sm John Siikli . kv , M . I ' ., presided over ii tea-party , at the Assembly Rooms , Vauxlinll-roail , on behalf ol Hie " I'imlico and Westminster People's Institute , " on Monday evening . Among other persons present connected with tin . ) popular cause-, were Mr . William Coningliani , Mr . Thornton Hunt , Mr . O'Hrien , Dr . M'Oulney , Mr . William Stevens , and Mr . Samuel Kydil . Sir John Shelley expressed tho pleiwuro hu felt at tho opportunity given him to further tho iutoreutH *> i
the people , by coming among them that evening . He spoke warmly on the subject of education , and . said the time was gone by when the education of the people could be neglected by men of his class . He well remembered the advice tendered to him when a youth , by the late great Duke , that he should do his duty wherever he might be , and not to be idle , but to work , and it would confer more real pleasure on him than any office , however high it might be . He considered it his duty to be there . He called upon the Secretary , Mr . Kindred , to read a report of the progress of the Institute . Among the sums mentioned as being given since the last report , were 10 ? . from the chairman , 101 . from Sir De Lacy Evans , M . P ., and 51 . from Mr . Pouncey .
Mr . Coningham spoke to " Progress / ' as one of the things recognised in the new Institute . He dwelt on the importance of Secular Education , and instanced the schools of New England , in America , as the beneficial results of that system . Mr . Dick called attention to the unequal pressure of taxation on the people , thereby lessening their capabilities to educate themselves . He quoted a passage from the Quarterly Heview , stating that " the people had no cause of complaint . "
Mr . Kydd said , he had no objection to Secular Education , seeing that it was worldly education , neither had he to religious education , but education must be had , and the great fact of the age was the educated progress of democracy . He could never meet with a solvent argument against the constitutional right to tench any more than to feed . Dr . M'Oubrey contended that the people must educate themselves ; that it was not the interest of Governments to educate them , that the people were not prepared to have Government schoolmasters , and that the Christianity of the present day was the Christianity of despotism .
Mr . Thornton Hunt having been called upon to speak to " The Press , " said he would rather not speak to that sentiment , because that was continually before him . The subject of the evening was not so much so . He could not but remark on the great importance the education of one state had upon the other . He instanced the two Sicilies , as a case in point , where three times the people of those countries had risen up , by the action of this Government upon them . Yet the English Government failed to help them in the time of need . Ireland , too , said he , is becoming to understand herself better , and the intentions of the British Government towards her , by means of her better education . Italy could not be so were she better educated .
Mr . O'Brien , in a very humorous but not very complimentary speech , spoke to the press , and instanced the power of the press , in the fact that Louis Bonaparte would not allow a halfpenny journal to be published in France . The speeches were interspersed with songs . The chairman , in returning thanks for the usual complimentary vote , said he should be most happy to help them at all times . After which dancing commenced , and was kept up till a late hour .
Monster Factory. Among The Signs Of Our ...
MONSTER FACTORY . Among the signs of our present prosperity the growth of the factory system has been cited ; nnd among the new buildings springing up , that of Mr . Titus Salt , of Bradford , has been most prominent . We are indebted to the Bradford Observer for the following account : — " Mr . Titus Salt , of Bradford , some months ago , commenced the erection of extensive manufacturing premises at Saltaire , in the neighbourhood of Shipley , with a view lo concentrate his now many scattered establishments into one vast whole , wherein the utmost
economy of labour may be combined with every recent practical improvement in the alpaca and mohair manufactures . A partial anil—in some important respects — erroneous description of this undertaking ha . s found its way into the London journals , and we have therefore been induced to visit the works , in order to furnish the public with a just view of their extent and importance . " The estate on which these building * are being erected stretches from the lower road leading from Shipley to 1 , 1 ic Bingley-road , across the railway , the canal , and the river Aire , to the confines of Baildon Green , and incluiles the flour mill and " stepping sloiien" ho familiar
to the numerous visitors to that romantic spot , hldwiek Glen . The part of the estate devoted lo the works we are about to describe is one of tho many beautiful spots so abundant in the beautiful valley of tho Aire . It , lies between the railway passing through Skipton to Lancaster and Glasgow , anil the Leeds and Liverpool (' anal , both of which will bo able to convey goods to and from the premises without either cartage or porterage . The area appropriated to tho buildings in computed at six acres , while tho several Moors in the mills , warehouses , and sheds form a tuiperiicieH of G 5 , (;( K ) yards , or 11-j jjf iicruu . Tho mill , which ruiiH from cant to west , will bo 060 foot in length , uud 72
feet in height above the level of the rails . It includes six storeys , and is constructed of massive stone work in the boldest style of Italian architecture . The walls look more like those of a fortified town than that of building destined to the peaceful pursuits of commerce * The floors are formed on arches of hollow brick , mada on the ground by Clayton ' s patent process : the ' openings in the bricks being used for the purposes of venJ tilation . Bows of ornamental cast-iron columns and massive cast-iron beams support the arches . The roof will be of iron . The windows of large size are to be entirely filled with immense squares of plate elust The whole of this will be "
building fire-proof . From the centre of the mill running northward to the bank of the canal , a distance of 330 feet , are the warehouses , which , at tlie lower end , are 90 feet above the water . In the angle formed by the mill and warehouses to the eastward , comprising an area of 8400 yards , are the weft room and weaving shed , c ommunicating with the several floors in the mill and warehouses by fire-proof hoists . The weaving shed will hold 1200 looms . The shafting will run in vaults under the floor , thus preserving the vast room above free from every obstruction . The corresponding angle on the western side of the warehouses will be occupied by an immense shed for combing machines , and
chambers for washing , drying , and sorting the wool , and by reeling and packing rooms . Beneath this shed there is an enormous filter and reservoir , capable of containing 500 , 000 gallons , into which the rain-water will be conducted from all the roofs , to be applied to the process of scouring wool . The offices and store-rooms , extending to a length of 240 feet , with a very handsome facade , form the western boundary of the works , and face a new road , made by Mr . Salt , which will extend from the Bingley turnpike road , crossing the railway by a handsome cast-iron bridge , and the canal and river by a wrought-iron tubular girder bridge , 450 feet in length , to the edge of Baildon-green ; thus connecting the estate on the north bank of the river with
themore accessible parts of the south . The arrangement ,, design , and construction of the buildings are confided to Messrs . Henry F . Lockwood and William Mawson ,. architects , of Bradford . The engines , boilers , andi machinery , are entrusted to the eminent firm of Messrs , William Fairbairn and Son , of Manchester . The en ^ - gines are of beautiful design , and consist of two * pairs , nominally of 400 horse power . The boilers mil be constructed partly on the tubular principle , and placed beneath the level of the ground to the southward of the mill , and communicate with the chimney ( 250 feefe high ) at the eastern extremity of the works , to whiri *
is given the effect of an Italian campanile . The engftifc houses are situated on either side of the pr incipal entrance to the mill ; and some idea of the magnitude of these vast machines may be gathered from tbefacb , that the engine-bed has absorbed upwards of ? " 1200 tons of solid stone . The engines will be supplied with water by means of tunnels passing below the canal and communicating with the Aire . Another series of tunnels will return the water back to tlie river when used . A branch from the railway will pass under the . centre arches of the mill , at , which point there will be two hoists for loading and unloading railway trucks * .
and two for ordinary wagons ; ami at the north end of the warehouses the same number of hoists will be provided , two for wagons , and two for loading and unloading vessels on tlie canal . The whole of tho works thus described aro being constructed of stone , supplied by twenty quarries in the surrounding neighbourhood , and for extreme massiveness and solidity have no equal in this or any other country . Tho gasworks , to be situated between the canal and the river , are to be upon Whitc ' n hydro-carbon system , an < aro calculated to supply 100 , 000 feet per day for 5 . 01 K ) lights , in tho mills , hhcils , streets , and houses of the
work-people . . . " When the works aro finished , 4500 hands will Ik : required to keep them going . Thin will involve mi addition to the population of Saltaire of from nm ( ' " ' ten thousand persons . To accommodate- them , M 1 - Sulfc proposes to erect , forthwith 700 dwelling house * , of various classes , replete with every convenient r <) " quisite for the health , and comfort , and we ! l-l > w"K <» the inhabitants . Tlie architects are expressly ^ ttachedground for tiona large dining- " ' UMiiiii l wi i tiuiiinni ¦
a , recrea , <;< u , ^ rounu ;* ' ' > «• •» .,-,- ' .. > , , kitchens , baths anil wanhhouses , a covered "" "' ^ schools , and a church , each combining every "" 1 ' ^ j , nient that modern art and Hcienco has brought to > ij , - aro ordered to 1 *) proceeded with by the K ™ ,, who has originated this undertaking . I » ™ ° ( 1 ( i ] . and Daily News the expense of this gigantic ^ taking is " set down at hull " ii-million of Ul < nu ^ ' l" ^ or 0 believe every exponso connected with it wi ) than mot by losa thun half of the awn jwiuoU .
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Leader (1850-1860), Oct. 9, 1852, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_09101852/page/6/
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