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      LETTERS TO THE WOKK 1 XG CLASSES . LXII . " Words are things , anda small drop of mk Falling—like dew—upon a thought , produces That which makes thousands , perhaps millions , ftink . " BIBO . V . THE TSAR , THE SULTAN , AND THE

      HUNGARIAN REFUGEES . Brother Proletarians , Following this Letter yoa will find one from the illustrious Kossuth , addressed to Lord Palmerstojj . What the Foreign Secretary ' s response has been—presuming him to have answered the Hungarian chieftain—it is impossible for me to say ; but this much 1 will affirm , that Lord Palmebstojt could send but one sort of answer , if he faithfully represented the sentiments of Iris own countrymen —namely , the assurance to KOSSUTH and his companions in misfortune of the protection of ihe British FJag , even though that protection should involve this country in a war with Russia and Austria .

      Yon will observe from Kossuth ' s letter that the position of the Hungarian , Polish , and Italian patriots , who have taken refuge in Turkey , is one of extreme peril . The just principles and generous sentiments of the Sultan prompted him , in tbe first instance , to give orders for the hospitable reception of the refugees ; and when the "imperial "— i . e ., infernal—Autocrat made his first demand for the surrender of the patriots , the Sultan ' s answer was "No' . —at all hazards . " Unfortunately , a long course of intrigue and corruption on the part of the Russian Government ,

      has undermined the honesty of too many of theSuLTAx ' s servants ; and when the Tsar made a more peremptory demand thai Kossuth and his heroic comrades should be given "up to Russian agents to be hanged , there was found a majority in the Grand Council , base enough to vote for the extradition of the refugees . The majority knew that in so voting they disgraced themselves and outraged the feelings of their Prince ; they knew , too , that their vote , if carried out , would be a gross

      violation of the precepts of their religion , and would inflict an indelible stigma upon their country . Nevertheless , they prostrated themselves at the feet of the slaves of the Tsar . Base traitors—but doubtless they had gulden reasons for their inhuman servility . Fortunately , a majority of the Ministry remained faithful to the traditional morality of their race ; and , in spite of the Council , were bold enough to send a final reply to the infamous agents of the doubly-infamous Autocrat , refusing to yield up the refugees .

      So far "well . But , probably intimidated by finding themselves unsupported by the Grand Council , the Turkish Ministers , gave evidence of their weakness by sending a special messenger to the refugees , with a suggestion that the latter should embrace the religion of Mahomet , and thereby ensure their own safety . In the news from Turkey , which you will find in tlie usual page , further . particulars arc given of this strange suggestion on the part of the Turkish Ministry , and the manner in which

      it was received by the unfortunate refugees . The heroic Bem—declaring that his life was devoted to unceasing hostility to Russia—at once accepted the suggestion of the Turkish Government , in the hope , and with the view , of leading the Turks to glory and victory against his and their enemies , the Russians . A few more Polish and Hungarian officers followed his example . On the other hand , Kossuth , Dbmbisski , Guyon , and the great mass of the refugees , sternly refused to abandon their religion , no matter what might be the

      consequences . Let a man's religious opinions , or opinions on religion , be what they may , he will , if a true man , appreciate and admire the high-souled resolution of Kossuth , Guton , && , & c ., to face the gallows or the knout—Siberian slavery or a dreadful death—rather than yield their belief or convictions to considerations of personal safety . They are ,

      evidently , made of the stuff of which martyrs have ever been made . For myself , although I have the most perfect contempt for the devices of priests and the absurdities of superstition , I , nevertheless , say ; "Honour to Kossuth and his brother heroes J" For their protection men of all creeds , and men of no creed , should rise in arms , and I trust will do SO , should the Muscovite miscreant dare to appeal to force in support of his iniquitous pretensions .

      On the other hand , let me do justice to gallant Bem . I am sorry to observe a disposition on the part of some of his heretofore admirers to run him down , because of his change of religion . I obseire , too , £ hai those ill-natured critics have suddenly had their eyes opened to Bem ' s " incapacity " as a general . Forgetful that hitherto they Rave lauded him to the skies , as the ablest of the chiefs of the Hun garian army , they would now depreciate his merits , and hard-won fame , by representing him as a reckless fighter—" a gambler in war . " This is too bad—it is ungenerous aud

      unjust For my part , I admire Bem as much as I admire Kossuth . The Polish hero ' s religion is to hate , and fight against , the Rus gians ; and he acts consistently in taking any course which will enable him to continue his mission . Kelson taught all under bis command "to hate a Frenchman as they would the devil ; " and I verily believe that in his blind , bigoted , and brutal hatred of everything French , the orthodox hero of the Nile would have turned Turk , Jew , Hindoo , or any other sort of sectarian , if thereby he could have better carried out his bitter hostility to

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      France and Frenchmen . Yet France had done neither him nor his country any wrong . But consider the wrongs of Poland ' , consider Bem's own personal wro ngs as one of Poland ' s suffering sons and champions , and then say whether he is not justified in the step he has taken . I will avow that that man who has taken to himself a mission , and who devotes himself to that mission , regardless of ajl consequences— -who having a holy and glorious object to achieve , adapts himself , in its pursuit , to all circumstances , and pursues his course with perseverance as " steady as time , " and with decision as "relentless as the grave /' is the man who—before all other

      men—commands my admiration . One word more . In a religious point of view I am not sure that Bem has made a bad choice . If the merits of the . several religions are to be tested by the conduct of their adherents , commend me to the religion of the Turkish Sultan { who thus far has acted with humanity ) , rather than to that of the blood-lapping Nicholas , or the woman-flogging tyrant , Francis . Certainly , were I , like the " Irish Gentleman , " " in search of a religion , " it would not be to the Greek Christian Nicholas , nor tbe Romish Christian Pros—to say nothing of " sacred" worthies nearer home—that I should think of going to , to he fitted with a creed . To conclude this ' subjecr , whether the Polish warrior professes to be Christian or Mahometan , or is called

      General Bem or Pasha Bem , my voice shall still be raised to wish him safety , victory , and fame ; and to cry " Honour to the Sarmatian hero !—Glory to the dauntless and unconquerable enemy of the Actocrat and his slaves 1 Observe , that IvOSSUlll has placed much dependence on this country , and appears still to found his last hopes on the presumed liberality , & c ., & c .-, of the English Minister for Foreign Affairs . It appears that when Hungary was assailed by Russia and Austria combined , Kossuth had hope in this " great and glorious nation , " " the natural supporter of justice and humanity throughout the world ; " and he gives Lord Paljierstox tho credit of being " the protector of the unfortunate , " and " the guardian of the rights of freedom and humanity ! " Unfortunate man ! lie has been once

      deceived in the hope he entertained of this nation s aid , in the time of his own country's need ; may he escape the misery of again reposing on a broken reed in this hour of his own personal tribulation ! 1 wish I could see good reason for the faith reposed in Lord Palmebstox by his admirers ; but I should not forget that reason and faith seldom go together . It appears that a diplomatic "Xote " lias been addressed by the FOJIBIGX SeCKETAKT to the Russian Government . Of course ft copy of the note has not been made public ; but the Paris correspondents of the Daily Papers , who profess to he informed of the contents of the copy addressed to the French Government , describe it in terms which leave no doubt as to its general purport . If the

      said " correspondents report correctly , the " note" reflects but little credit upon its author , and the country he assumes to represent . According to the " Chronicle" correspondent , the note commences by " acknowledging the ' great services which Russia has rendered to the peace " of Europe , by aiding with her army insuppreseing tlie " insurrection in Hungary , and the incontestible right " which she has to require tJiat the rebels should not "le allowed to remain near to her frontiers on the ' Turkish territory . " " But , " says the note , "does " Russia riot run " the risk of compromising the fruits " ofher efforts , and of her victory , by raising against " the vanquished claimsand pretensions which wound "the feelings , and are contrary to the principles of ' * liberal Europe . " The note adds : ' « That , with" out wishing to discuss the question of

      right" though it is nevertheless very disputable—the "English government cannot admit that in the " middle of the nineteenth century , with the pro" gress that has been made in these times in themo" rality of the world , any state could ever exact from " its neighbours the extradition of political pcrso" nages , who , after defeat , have gone to seek an " asylum on a foreign soil ; " and it concludes by expressing " a firm hope that these reasons of ' honour and generosity will find an echo in "the magnanimous heart of tftcEmpceor Nicholas ; " and that the English Government—already soli" cited by its ally the Sultax— shall not be forced "by thepcrsistance of the Russian agents at Con" stantinoplo , to take into consideration the means " of maintaining principles of which the defence is of " importance to its political interests , and to its consideration in the world . "

      Such , it is said , is afaitliM abstract of Lord Fal-MEitsios ' s " note , " which the " Chronicle" praises as " earnest , dignified , and conciliatory , " and adds " The possible consequencas of obduracy , on the part " of the Emperor , are shadowed out with a degree " of vagueness which does die highest credit to Lard * ' Palnierston ' s diplomatic penmanship . " The base slave continues : —" This is surel y the wisest and " most effective niode of addi-essing a sovereign " who possesses an army of 700 , 000 men , and is " revered and obeyed by more than 60 , 000 , 000 of " human beings , as a god . " Why not at once confess that the Government of this country is afraid to offend his godship ? Such is the manner in which Englishmen are represented by the vile hirelings of ihe ~ Prcss-g .: ng !

      Addressing Lord Pauiebsxos the illustrious Kossuth says "I place my own and my companions ' " fate in your hands , and in the name of humanity " throw myself upon the protection of England . " Countrymen ! you will respond to this appeal by throwing the shield of your safeguard over tbe Treat Hungarian and his glorious , though unfortunate comrades . Repudiating , with disgust and indignation , the sentiments attributed to Lord Palhehstox , where he is represented as congratulating the Russian tyrant on his invasion and oppression of Hungary , you will , nevertheless support him in all he may do for the protection of the refugees ; and should " he halt or hesitate , when he should advance or strike , you will , I trust and pray , so play your part as Englishmen , as shall compel your rulers to do then' duty in defiance of the 2 fuseorite " God , " and his Cahmic slaves and Bashkir hordes . Ere I conclude , let me entreat your special attention to the following : —

      Letter from a Lady whom the Acsiruxs jmgged , a > "d whose husband , muvex to despair , com-MITTED Suicide ! Ruskbv , Ssrr . IS . " As my heart has been turned to stone , I can " relate with composure the misfortunes of my " house . In our immediate neighbourhood , an " army of Hungarians amounting to 10 , 000 men " with forty cannons , surrendered at discretion . " Two days afterwards , some Imperial troops , a " detachment of Liechtenstein ' s Light Horse , com" manded by a Captain ... a native of . . " . . entered Ruskby . It is probable that my " enviable family happiness had created enemies in " Ruskby , and that they had determined to destroy " it , as I am unconscious of having committed any

      " fault . Two families , .... and .. . ., " united with the before-mentioned captain in " effecting this purpose in the manner about to be " related . I was suddenly taken from my husband " and children , and without any charge having " been brought , o : any other previous examination " made , I was dragged into a square formed by tbe " troops , and in the ' place in which I reside , and in " the presence of its population , which had been " accustomed to honour me , not because I was ' their mistress , but because the whole tenor of my " life deserved it , I was flogged with rods . Ton see " I can write the words without dying of sliame , but " my husband took his own life . Deprived of all

      " other weapons , heshot himself with a small cannon " ( loiter . ) A general cry ot horror was raised . "I myself was taken to Karansebcs . The people " attempted to massacre the author of my misery , " but he was protected by the troops . My son was " taken in Georgey ' s army , and has been sent as a " common soldier to Italy , ' and thus my cup of bit-• ' terness is full . Can you form an idea of my " state of mind ? You knew not my husband . I " tell you that no nobler , more elevated , more " adorable character does or ever-will exist . The " p roductions of his intellect arc known . He was " the inventor of iron bridges . In him the world " has sustainedagreatloss . My misery is boundless , ' and the moral tortures ] have suffered are beyond

      " description . My sufferings can know no end ; " for , as you may suppose , Ithink of nothing but my " misfortunes . Only the wish to liberate my son " kneps body and soil ! together . He has been sent " to Gratz . If you have any acquaintances there " do not forget my poor boy , who is but eighteen " years of age . F . Yon MADEitsrAcn . " There can be no doubt of the authenticity of the above , as the circumstances had been previously narrated by a coi-rcspondent of the " Ikiili / News" writing " from TViddin ; moreover , the above letter originally appeared in the " Wanderer" a Vienna paper , and tbe translation ap . peared this morning both in the " Dai 7 j / News " and ' r . ' : < i-ft-. " Even flic Vienna correspondent of

      the brutal " Times" afiects indignation at the atrocity above described ; but the hypocrite , and the conductors of the infamous journal he writes for , both well know that the flogging of women has been a constant pastime of the Austrian miscreants . Yet those incarnate devils have had the constant and ardent support of the " Times , " ' Chrm ck" and other TJllanons joarnals—the curse and dishonour OI this land . More than " the age of chivalry is gone . " Trading and profit-mongering have rendered us a callous race , or such a deed as that above described would excite a cry for vengeance throughout Europe . " O men with mothers and wives , " when will j-ou prove your manhood by purging the earth of these milita rv executioners , and imperial murderers ? "When

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      will you condemn those whq live and rule by the sword , to perish by the sword—universally , and forever ? L'AMI DU PEUPLE . October 11 , ISi 9

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      KOSSUTH'S LETTER TO LORD PALMERS 1 W . " \ Yidwx ( Turkey ) Sept . 20 . —Your Excellency is , no doubt , already informed of the fall of my country—unhappy Hungary , assuredly worthy of a better fate . It was not prompted by the spirit of disorder , or the ambitious views of faction ; it was not a revolutionary leaning which induced my native country to accept the mortal struggle maintained so gloriously , and brought , by nefarious means , to so unfortunate an end . Hungary has deserved from her kings the historical epithet of " generous nation , " for she never allowed herself to bo surpassed in loyalty and faithful adherence to her sovereigns by any nation in the world .

      Nothing but the most revolting treachery , the most tyrannical oppression , and cruelties unheard of in the words of history-nothing but tho infernal doom of annihilation to her national existence , preserved through a thousand years , through adversities so numerous , were able to rouse her to oppose tbe fatal stroke aimed at her very life , to enable her to repulse the tyrannical assault of the ungrateful Hapsburghs , or to accept the struggle for life , honour , and liberty forced upon her . And she has nobly fought that holy battle in which , with the aid of Almighty God , she prevailed against Austria , whom we crushed to the earth , standing firm even when attacked by the Russian giant m the consciousness of justice—in our hope in God—and in

      our hope , my lord , in the generous feeling of your g reat and glorious nation , the natural supporter of lustice and humanity throughout the world . But this is over—what tyranny began has been by treachery concluded—on all sides abandoned , my poor country has fallen—not through the overwhelming power of two great empires , but by tho faults , and I may say the treason , ofher own sons . To these untoward events I pray God that my unhappy country may be the only sacrifice , and that the true interests of peace , freedom , and civilisation through the world may not be involved in our unhappy fate . Mr . Francis Pulsky , our diplomatic agent in London , has received ample information as to the cause

      of this sudden and unloolced-for change in the affairs of Hungary , and is instructed to communicate it to your excellency , if you are graciously pleased to receive the same . It is not antipathy to Austria , though so well merited at the hands of every Hungarian , but a true conviction which makes mo say , that even Austria has lost far morchy her victory , gained through Russian aid , than she would have lost in merited defeat through honourable arrangement . Fallen from her position of a first-rate powe & she has now forfeited her self-consistency and has sunk into the obedient instrument of Russian ambition and of Russian commands .

      Russia only has gained at this sanguinary game she has extended and strengthened her influence in the east of Europe , and threatens already , in a fearful manner , with outstretching arms , not only the integrity , but the moral basis of the Turkish eiapive . May it please yov ., my lord , to allow me to communicate to your Excellency a most revolting condition which the Turkish government , at the suggestion of Russian , is about to impose upon us poor homeless exiles . I , the Governor of unhappy Hungary , after

      having , I believe , as a good citizen and honest man , fulfilled to the last my duties to my country , had no choice left me between the repose of the grave and the inexpressible anguish of expatriation . Many of my brethren in misfortune had preceded me on the Turkish territory . I followed thither in the hope that I should be permitted to pass to England , and there , under the protection of the English people—a protection never yet denied to persecuted man—allowed to repose for awhile my wearied head on the hospitable shore of your happy island .

      But even with these views I would rather have surrendered myself to my deadliest enemy than to cause any difficulties to the Turkish government , whose situation I well knew how to appreciate , and therefore did not intrude on the Turkish territories without previously inquiring whether I and my companions in misfortune wouldbc willingly received and the protection of the Sultan granted to us . We received the assurance that we were welcome guests and should enjoy the full protection of his Majesty tlie Padisba , who would rather sacrifice . 50 , 000 men of his own subjects than allow one hair of our heads to be injured . It was only upon this assurance that we passed into the Turkish territory , and according to the generous assurance we were received and tended on

      our journey , received m Wuldcn ns the Sultan s guests , and trefitcd hospitably , during four weeks , whilst waiting from Constantinople further orders as to the continuation of our sad journey to some distant shore . Even the ambassadors of England and France , to whom I ventured in the name of humanity to appeal , were so kind as to assure me of their full sympathy . His Majesty , the Sultan , was also so gracious as to give a ' decided negative to the inhuman pretensions of our extradition demanded by Russia and Austria .

      But a fresh letter from his Majesty the Czar arrived in Constantinople , and its consequence was the suggestion sent to us by an express messenger of the Turkish government , that the Poles and Hungarians , and in particular myself , Count Casimir Bathiany , Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary under my government , and the Generals Mcssaros and Pcvczel ( all present here ) , would be surrendered unless we chose to abjure the faith of our forefathers intUevcfeiow of Christ and become Mussulmans . And thus five thousand Christians are placed in tlie terrible alternative either of facing the scaffold or ef purchasing their lives by abandoning their faith . So low is already fallen the onco mighty Turkey , that she can devise no other means to answer ot

      evade the demands of Russia . Words fail me to qualify these astonishing suggestions , such as never have been made yet to the fallen clr ' cf of a generous nation , and could hardly have been expected in the nineteenth century . My answer dors not admit of hesitation . Between death and shame the choice can be neither dubious nor difficult . Governor of Hungaiy , and elected to that high place by the confidence of fifteen millions * of my countrymen , 1 know well what I owe to the honour of my country , even in exile . Even as a private individual I have an honourable path to pursue . Once governor of a generous country- —I leave no heritage to my children-they shall , atieasf . bear

      an unsullied name . God ' s will he done . I am prepared to die ; but as I think ( his measure dishonourable and injurious to Turkey , who e interests I sincerely have at heart , and as I feel it a duty to save my companions in exile , if I can , from a degrading alternative , I have replied to the Grand Vizier in a conciliatory manner , and took also the liberty fo apply to Sir Stratford Canning and General Aupich for their generous aid against this tyrannical act . In full reliance on the noble sentiments and generous principles of your Excellency , by which , as well as through your wisdom , you have secured the esteem of the civilised world , I trust to be excused in inclosing copies of my two letters to the Grand Vizier and Sir Stratford Canning .

      I am informed that the whole matter is a cabal against the Ministry of Rescind Pasha , whose enemies would wish to force him to our extradition , in order to lower it in public estimation , and render impossible its continuance in office . It is certain , that in the Grand Council , held on the Oth and 10 th of September , after a tumultuous debate , the majority of the Council declared in favour of our extradition , the majority of the Ministry against it . No decision was come to , in consequence of the

      altercation which took place ; but , notwithstanding , the Ministry thought fit to make tbe revolting suggestion I have mimed . This mode of solving the difficulty would not , I am convinced , save the Ministry , because a protection only given , in contradiction of the Sultan ' s generous feeling-, at the price of 5 , 000 Christians . aban doning their faith , would be revolting to the Christian world , and prove hardly calculated to win sympathies for Turkey in the event of war with Russia , which , in the opinion of the most experienced Turkish statesmen , is approaching fast .

      As to my native country , Turkey does , I believe , already feel the loss of tfce neglected opportunity of having given to Hungary at least some moral help to enable it to check the advance of the common enemy . But it eppears to me , that it woiild be a very ill-advised mode of gaining Hungarian sympathy by sending me to an Austrian sc ffohl , and forcing my inhappy eomp . intonsi ( o abjure their religion , or to accept the s ; ime alternative . 3 fo friends to the Turkish government will spring up from my blood shed by her broken faith , but many deadly foes . My lord , your heart will , I am sure , excise my having called your attention io our unhappy fate , since it has now assumed political importance . Abandoned in this unsocial land by the whole world , even the first duties of humanity give us no promise of protection unless , my lord , you and your generous nation come forward to

      protect us . What steps it may be expedient that you should take , what we Lave a right to expect from the wellknown generosity of England , it would be hardly fitting for me to enter on . I place my own , and mj companions' fate in your bands , my lord ; and in the name of humanity , throw myself under the protection of England . Time presses—our doom may in a few days be sealed . Allow me to make an humble personal request , I am a man , my lord , prepared to face tho

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      worst ; and I can die with a free look at Heaven , as I have lived . But i am also , my lord , a husband , son , and father ; my poor true-hearted wife , my children , and my noble old mother , are wandering uJ U mS <^ y . They will probably soon fall into the hands of the Austrians , who delight in torturing * l * uu \ ¦ women aid with whom the innocence childhood is no protection against persecutions . I conjure your Excellency , in ' tlie name of the Most High , to put a stop to these cruelties by your powerful mediation , and especially to accord to my wife and children an asvlum on the soil of the generous En glish people . " As to my poor—mv loved and noble

      countrymust she , too , perish for ever ? Shall she , unaided , abandoned to her fate , and unavenged , he doomed to annihilation by her tyrants ? Will England , once her hope , not become her consolation ? The political interest of civilised Europe , so many weighty considerations respecting England herself , and chiefly the maintenance of the Ottoman empire , are too intimatel y hound up with the existence of Hungary for me to lose all hope . My lord , may God the Almighty for many years shield vou , that you niaylon ^ protect the unfortunate , and live to be the guardian of the rights of freedom and humanity . I subscribe mvself , with the most perfect respect and esteem . * ( Signed ) L . Kossuth .

      Meeting On Behalf Of The Hungarian Exile...

      MEETING ON BEHALF OF THE HUNGARIAN EXILES AT HAMILTON . A public meeting of the inhabitants of this place was held on the morning of Wednesday , the 3 rd of October , for the purpose of sympathising with the brave , but unfortunate Hungarians , in the unhappy result of their struggle for constitutional freedom . Mr . Jiuufis Cairns , Tobacconist , presided ; and the meeting was addressed by the Rev . Mr . Duneannon of Fallkirk , and Br . Erdshazy , a native Hungarian . I After a neat speech irom the Chairman , Mr . DuNCANXos delivered a speech , remarkable for its eloquence and brilliancy . He began by impressing upon the minds of his audience the great fact , that mankind is but one vast family of brothers , having one common parent , who . is God ; that therefore , it was not with a lukewarm sentiment as for individuals unconnected with us by any sacred ties . of consanguinity , that we ought to feci for the people of Hungary , beat down and crushed by the hired ruffians of Russia , for asserting their rights as freemen—but with that warm impassioned sympathy which we owe to veritable brethren suffering in a holy cause . He went on to remark , that though it was generally supposed that Hungary was permanently subdued , such was not his opinion . True , she was in the dust at present ; but he trusted , that after a moment's repose , she would arise onco move in her strength , like a giant refreshed with wine , and bursting the weak thrall of Austria , as Samson burst the green withes with which ho was bound , and establish herself in her ancient independence . He was happy to say , that this was the rooted expectation of the learned and patriotic Hungarian who now sat by his side . He adverted shortly to the fate of Rome ; denouncing in no measured terms , the obnoxious conduct of the French , and expressing his hope that the noble spirited Romans , would yet . resist with success tho establishment of Papal despotism . He had never felt more strongly than during the late commotions on the continent , the necessity of a world wide union of the friesds of freedom to enable the Democrats of one land to eo-operate readily with the Democrats of every other . This , he thought , wou ' d prove a most effectual barrier against the encroachments of arbitrary power . Kings leagued to uphold their thrones , why should not peoples league to preserve their liberties . In conclusion he adverted to tho state of affairs in our own country . He was happy to think they wero taking a turn favourable to the people . The middle classes were coining out liberally , and expressing a desire to join tbe working classes in an attempt to force the government into the adoption of measures of a progressionary nature . Ho spoke favourably of the union , and exhorted the working and middle classes of Hamilton to follow the example given them by those of London . After hoping that the sympathy of the meeting for the Hungarian refugees would assume a shape more substantial than words or cheers , he sat ' down amidst the most enthusiastic applause . * Dr . EuDsirAzr next addressed the meeting , lie spoke sensibly , and often witty , but owing ' to his imperfect pronunciation his excellent speech could not be properly appreciated by the audience . However , that they did eaten and understand some of his clever remarks was evident , from the frequent applause with which he was greeted . The Dr . fought at the insurrection in Vienna , and received several wounds during the continuance of the struggle . After a vote of thanks to the Chairman and the speakers , the meeting dispersed , each , as he retired , contributing his mite in behalf of the destitute foreigners who are in our land , seeking that safety which ia not to be found in their own , The money collected on the night of meeting , together with what was subscribed on the day following , amounted to about £ 3 . Tho people of Hamilton have , according to their numbers , contributed liberally to the support of their own countrymen now suffering for political opinions , and likewise , we think , of their continental brethren . Let other places do the same , and there will be no such complaints and appeals as are weekly appearing in this journal .

      Parliamentary And Financial Reform.

      PARLIAMENTARY AND FINANCIAL REFORM .

      KING'S-CROSS DISTRICT . On Tuesday evening a meeting of the members of this district association took place at the Prince Albert Tavern , Wharf-road , King ' s-cross , for the purpose of further considering the objects and principles of parliamentary and financial reform . , Mr , Joux Williams , M . P ., took the chair , and in opening the proceedings , stated that he was not aware , when he was requested to preside on this occasion , that tho meeting was to be held in the borough of Fhisbury , otherwise he should have hesitated before he accepted the honour . But although ho had been all his life a resident in the borough of Marylebone , he trusted that his appearance in the borough of Finsbury would not bo less

      welcome . ( Cheers . ) Bo was a sincere advocate of tho principles supported by this association ; but the object which he had more especially set his heart upon was the extension of the suffrage ; and he would continue his exertions in furtherance of that object until tho people were fully and properly represented . They wanted more of the middle and working classes in tho House of Commons—men who understood the wants of the people , and would study to promote the public welfare . There were at present too many of the hangers-on of the aristocracy in the House , and until their places were supplied by those who had sprung from the people , and who would make it their business to advance the interests of their fellow-men , there would never be a reform in Parliament . There would be no tax removed by the House of

      Commons with less independence than at this moment . Parliamentary reform was called for by the great mass of the people , and he congratulated the inhabitants of tho King's-cross district upon the efforts they were making towards the attainment of so desirable an object . The following resolution was then proposed and seconded -. — " That it is the opinion of this meeting that Parliamentary Reform has become and is felt to he a matter of paramount importance , and that this meeting pledges itself by registration and union to promote and support the great efforts now making by the Council of tho Parliamentary and Financial Reform Association to obtain the extension of the suffrage t o every male occupier of a tenement , who may be rated or claim to bo rated to the relief of ' the poor . " This and other resolutions in furtherance of the objects of the association having been adopted , a vote of thanks was passed to the chairman , and the meeting separated .

      Maryleboxe Aud Padd1ngton. A Meeting Of ...

      MARYLEBOXE AUD PADD 1 NGTON . A meeting of tho district association for West Marylebone and Paddington took place on Wednesday evening , at the Literary Institution , Great Carlisle-street , Portman-market . There was a crowded attendance . Mr . John Cassel , the Chairman of the district association , presided ; and Lord Dudley Stuart , M . P ., Mr . J . Williams , M . P ., Mr . T . M'Entcer , and Mr . W . Wilkinson , attended as a deputation from the parent association . The CirAiRMAXsaid the object of the meeting was one identified with the present and future prosperity of tlie country . ( Hea r , hear . ) If the middle classes could be made fairly to understand their position , and the oppressiveness of the taxation to which they were suited , they would unanimously come forward and unite with the working classes in

      demanding reform . ( Cheers . ) Oppressive taxation was paralysing trade and commerce , and , in the emphatic ]; ni ^ i !; :: ; o of fonujel Gurney , wis fii . 't hurrying us on towards national bankruptcy . Were the whole fifty-four million , of the revenue raised by direct taxes , the burden on the working classes would be much less oppressive . Tho duty on tea was 2 s . 2 } d . a pound , which occasioned the purchaser to pay at least 3 s . 2 . id ., for the dealer not only charged a profit On the article itself , but on the duty he was compelled to pay , Soap was subject to aduty of l * d . per pound and five per cent . ; and this duty raised tho price at least 3 d . per pound . ( Hear , hear . ) Hence direct taxation pressed most heavily on the working classes , and this could only be remedied by a thorough reform , a complete change m tho House of Commons . ( Cheers . ) That house ought to be composed of men ot business , and not of the aristocracy , Prior to the veign of Charles

      Maryleboxe Aud Padd1ngton. A Meeting Of ...

      II . the aristocracy bore tho charge of their own wars ; since then the national debt had been contracted and indirect ) taxation invented . ( Hear , hear . ) This was a device of the aristocracy to remove the burden from their own shoulders , as waa the enactment rendering the land tax of William III . permanent in amount , while the land itself had increased in value three or four-fold . ( Hear , hear . ) Whenever fresh loans had been contracted the Chancellors of the Exchequer had mortgaged , not tho crown jewels or hinds , but the labour of the people ; for two days out of the week their earnings were appropriated by the government . ( Hear , hear . ) Public opinion had already prevented the increase of the income tax , and it would do more :

      it would reduce expenditure and the national debt , by securing parliamentary reform . Tho only hone of the trading classes was by uniting with the working classes to demand a full and fair representation . ( Cheers . ) In the small boroughs , the middle-class electors were coerced , and had in reality no free choice . The working classes , contributing so large a share of the national taxation , claimed to be considered as men , and to be represented . By combining they might soon bring about the glorious day when every man of twenty-one would have a vote . ( Cheers . ) Lord D . Stuart , M . P ., was loudly cheered on rising . Ho expressed the pleasure he felt in seeing so many ladies present on the occasion - a proof that the question was one which interested them . Their influence was most powerful in all such

      matters ; and lie rejoiced to find that the question of Parliamentary and FinancialReform had attracted their sympathy . Though his means might he feeble , his feelings were always on the side of the oppressed , and he should ever bo ready to do all in his power for their relief . ( Cheers . ) Tho object of this association being to afford relief to his fellow-countrymen , who were suffering from an enormous load of taxation , could not but have his warm support . It had been charged against the association that its objects were not well defined ; but was it not a substantial object , and one easy to be understood , to seek to reduce the burdens of the tax-payers ? ( Applause . ) Taxation was unequal , and consequently unjust ; let it be known that Englishmen

      would bear this no longer . ( Cheers . ) Whatwnsreally necessary they would hear without complaining , but they would not submit to injustice . ( Hear , hear . ) Many wero now engaged in tho advocacy of peace principles : let it be seen that the people would no longer submit to the ruinous expenditure entailed on the country by war , unless it was necessary in the case of some crying injustice , as in that between Russia and Turkey , ( Cheers . ) For thirtyfive years wo had been at peace with all the world : in that period the taxation ought to have been considerably reduced ; and -when it was seen that instead the national debt had been increased , the people might be sure there was something wrong . ( Hear hear . ) When they found that the rich paid

      less in proportion than the poor , they might well conclude such a state of things intolerable ? What was the remedy for it ? Nothing but a lull , and fair representation of the people , —or cheap government . ( Cheers . ) Even the noble lord at the head of the government admitted that the representation was defective and required some change ; but he was slow to say what that change was . ( Hear , hear . ) Let the association teach htm ; let the people speak out , and convince his lordship that no half measures would be of any avail . ( Cheers . ) When out of twenty millions little more than one million were represented , no wonder that the laws were made , not for the good of the whole , but of a part , —class legislation for the benefit of a

      few . ( Hear , hear . ) With'friu representation , equal laws , rights , and advantages would be brought to the door of every man . This was eminently the cause of the people , pf all classes of the people . He , as representative of that great and important borough , had thought it his duty to express his sentiments in favour of the principles of tlie association . Some might think its views not sufficiently extensive , as not embracing complete suffrage ; but with the view of effecting the greatest amount of good , they had considered , not only what was desirable , but what they were able to effect . ( Hear , hear . ) If more wore desirable , the people would be in a , better position to achieve further Reforms after those advocated by the association were gained . ( Hear , hear . ) By the plan proposed , the electoral

      body would become a largo majority of the whole adult population—a most important step towards complete representation . ( Cheers . ) Let all good Reformers , then , sink , minor differences , nostpone ulterior objects , and unite for effecting the object proposed . ( Hear , hear . ) Hitherto the most cordial unanimity had prevailed at these meetings between tho middle and working classes ; those who sought to sow discord between them had been baffled ; and with a continuance of combined action and energy , victory was sure to crown their efforts . ( Cheers . ) Mr . J , Williams , M . P ., was received with loud demonstrations of applause . Ho observed , that infinite credit was due to Lord D , Stuai't , for having come out from the ranks of the aristocracy and

      advocated the cause of the people . ( Cheers . ) He ( Mr . Williams ) had come to Marylebone as one of the people , and for a twelvemonth had worked for lower wages , perhaps , than any one now present . He was now a member of parliament , into which position he had been carried on the shoulders of the people . ( Cheers . ) The opinion of the people was now omnipotent , and would carry Financial and Parliamentary Reform . Reduction of taxation he considered but as dust in the balance , without extension of the suffrage . ( Cheers . ) They would never get a farthing of reduction of taxation unless they gave tlie suffrage to every working man of twenty-one years of age . ( Loud cheers . ) He had always advocated this , and would keep simply to

      this point—that every one who had occupied a lodging six months should have a vote . ( Cheers . ) He wished to hoar no more the distinction of middle and working classes ; they were all working classes , and the working classes wero the creators of wealth . What would the middle classes'have done without the working classes at the time of tho Reform Bill ? They had done little for the working classes since ; hut tho formation of a combined and national party would give the death-blow to both Whig and Tory parties , and would erect on their tomb a trophy to peace , liberty , and prosperity . ( Cheers . ) Tiie people ' s party would put an end to that party

      greatness which was founded on the littleness of its advocates , and would show to the world that the national welfare could only be secured by carrying out the principles now advocated . ( Cheering . ) Mr . T . M'E . vm-n next addressed the meeting . Ho alluded to the law of primogeniture and entail , and traced to that law the determined attempts of tho aristocracy to retain legislation in their own hands , and to make tho church , army , and navy , milch cows for their younger sons and relatives , Mr . W . Wilkinson , the treasurer of tlie Central Association , explained the grounds on which that body had been led to the adoption of the particular objects now advocated .

      Mr . Thomas Clark moved , " That , whilst this meeting is deeply convinced that a great reduction of the national expenditure , and a more equitable adjustment of the burden of taxation , are imperatively necessary and almost universally demanded , it cannot see any reasonable hope of permanently securing those paramount objects until such a measure of electoral reform has been obtained as shall give to tho people a direct control over the taxes which they are required to pay : and this meeting , therefore , urges all who desire parliamentary and financial reform to give to the National Parliamentaty and Financial Reform Association theii mostciirnest co-operation . " In the course of a very eloquent speech he enforced the necessity of a compact union of the middle and working classes . Mr . Geoboo Baw . v seconded the resolution . lie

      observed that if the land had been continued in proportion to the increased value of the land , on the samo scale as it was originally imposed , it would have produced at least thirty , millions a year . The resolution was then put and agreed to unanimously . Mr . Bowe . v moved : — " That this meeting rejoices in tho hope that a hearty union between tho middle and working classes has at length been attained , and strenuously enforces on all those who complain of any grievance in the national affairs , to concentrate all their energies in tho constitution of such a tribunal in tiftrlinment i > 9 shall deal out full and imperial justice to all classes of her Majesty ' s subjects . "

      Mr , Stiveet seconded the resolution , which was also agreed to . Lord D . Stuart , in moving the thanks of the meeting to the chairman , said ho was indebted , in a great measure , to the exertions of that gentleman for the proud position he held as member for Marylebone . ( Cheers . ) Mr , J . Williams seconded tho resolution . Thanks were also voted to the deputation . At the close , several persons enrolled themselves members of the association .

      ¦ ^^ ¦¦' St. Georgbs-In-The-East. On Wed...

      ¦ ^^ ¦¦' ST . GEORGBS-IN-THE-EAST . On Wednesday evening last a most numerously attended meeting was held in the . School Room " , Prince ' s-sciuare , Bateliffe-highu ' .-iy , fin- the purpose ef furthering by every constitutione ) means the great , cause of parliamentary and financial reform . Long before the hour fixed for commencing business the room was densely filled in every part , and among the persons present might be found , as wc were informed , tho majority Of fcllu respectable

      inhabitants of the district . At eight o clock the chair was taken by Geo . Thompson , Esq .., M . P . The Chairman , who was received on his entrance with loud cheers , began by apologising for his late attendance , and proceeded briefly to explain the objects of the meeting . He congratulated himself on the fact that there was a growing disposition on the part of every class , except that class which lived on tbe plunder of the people , to attempt by a vigorous effort the entire re-construction of the Commons House of parliament . ( Cheers . ) He believed that

      ¦ ^^ ¦¦' St. Georgbs-In-The-East. On Wed...

      there had been a great mistake hitherto in the formation of societies for political objects , lie- thought ; the time was come when the people should cease to agitate for particular objects , and at once lay the axe to the root of tho tree , , by procuring the election of men of their choice in the House of Commons . ( Hear , hear . ) There never was a House of Commons less disposed to discuss questions of reform or retrenchment than the present . ( Hear , hear . ) Therefore the first business was to rc-coastitutc that House . ( Hear , hear . ) But in agitating for that purpose throughout the country other minor objects might be incidentally mentioned , for what stronger proof could thoy have of the necessity Parliamentary Reform than an enumeration of the abuses which had grown up under the present ; system ? The fact was , that there were not in tho House of Commons more than seventy or eighty

      members who had not an interest , direct or indirect , in the abuses which it was the object of meetings like the present to remove . ( Hear , hear . ) The way to procure this removal , was to restore to the people their electoral rights , by giving to every man , the privilege of voting for members to sit in tho House of Commons . ( Hear , hear . ) They would have with thorn the seekers for Financial Reform , and they would have also those who had for years been seeking for minor improvements , but who now found that nothing could be done until tho primary object of the extension of the franchise had been achieved . His belief was , that tho people would never bo properly represented until every man of mature years , and without stain on his character , had obtained a vote . ( Loud cheers . ) It was said that the people were unworthy of the suffrage ; but they had never been tested ; and to condemn them without trial was as unreasonable as it was

      unjust . ( Cheers . ) He was with the present movment with all his heart . Perhaps he should have liked it better , if it had been more uncompromising . Ee for one had never haggled at a single point of the Charter ; he had in fact never taken up that document without being able to say from his heart that he subscribed to it , every line . ( Loud cheers . ) He believed , however , that the compromise now proposed had boon wisely conceived , and was intended to enable the middle class man and the Chartist to shake hands , and contend fer a common object . ( Cheers . ) It was calculated so to extend the

      suffrage , as , while not making it universal , yet to make it so as to be within the reach of every honest and industrious man . ( Hear , hear . ) It went also to the establishment of Triennial Parliaments , Yotefliy Ballot , and the abolition of the absurd Property Qualification for members of parliament for England and Ireland . ( Cheers . ) That was the scheme which would be submitted to them that evening ; but tho men who proposed it would not stop there ; while the people having obtained so much , would be in a much better condition than at present to obtain , all the rest . ( Hoar , hear . )

      Mr . Fbazeh rose to propose tlie first resolution , which was as follows : — "That whilst this meeting is deeply convinced that a great reduction of the national expenditure and a more equitable adjustment of the burthen of taxation are imperatively necessary and almost universally demanded , it cannot see any reasonable hope of permanently securing those important objects , until such a measure of electoral reform has been obtained as shall give the people a direct control over the taxes which they are required to pay , and this meeting therefore urges all who desire parliamentary or financial reform , to give to the National Reform Association , their immediate and earnest co-operation . " He said he could have wished that the association had

      prevented Mr . Disraeli stealing a march on them by suggesting Univeral Suffrage , and although he wished also that the constitution of the council had been more democratic , yet he hailed it with satisfaction as calculated to gather popular strength , until at last the full enfranchisement of the people was achieved . As for Financial Reform , who was there who did not wish for it , except those who were pocketing the taxes ? ( Laughter . ) Tho movement in that direction had been commenced by some Tory Liverpool merchants . They felt the shoe pinching them , and they at once set about inquiring into what Mr . Cobden had very properly called "the barbaric pomp '' of the British court . They thought £ 30 , 000 a year was too much to give a yo ' ung man

      for marrying a virtuous and handsome young woman . They thought that £ 100 , 000 a year too much for an old lady who had had the misfortune to lose her husband ; and they further thought that the British navy might bo better employed than in providing yachts for tho young nobility , or in scouring the channel in search of runaway kings . ( Loud cheers . ) But the Liverpool men only asked for modification ; the London men would remove the evil altogether . ( Hear , hear . ) They must consent to remove the crust of society , and they would find tho small shopkeeper and tradesman being gradually swept away by poverty , and the workmen crowding in tho towns in all tho ghastliness of penury and want . Such things had made tlie people frantic , and had

      made them m then- agony cm for the pike and tho faggot . ( Hoar . ) But now there was to he no piko , no faggot : the schoolmaster would do it , and he would be found to be a more efficient agent tlvia the field-marshal . ( Loud cheers . ) The working men wero not the demons that the Times represented them , but were contented to get all their rights by the solo agency of moral force . ( Hear , hear . } In England they had no talents in the direction of barricades , whatever might bo the case elsewhere . ( Cheers . ) Some people cried out the battle was won , because the middle and working classes had joined . But let them not be too sanguine . Thoy had great obstacles to contend with . They had a vast propertied class , who were timid about ' tiie

      advances of democracy : they had a press supported by great talent , the talent of unprincipled men , who , for a consideration , would he ready at any timo to wash die devil white with printer ' s ink : and they had < t government which was steeped to the lips in corruption , from Lord John Russell to his moral , respectable colleague , tho spy Powell . ( Grcatchcevsand laughter . ) That noblo ' lord , when out of office , wi \ s a staunch reformer ; but tho moment he got in lie began to snivel about finality , ( Hear , hoar . ) Then , again , when the people cried out against the doctrine , he declared that he had never meant finality , hut safe and progressive reform . He meant it , but , until frightened by the people , He never told his love ;

      But let concealment , like a worm * f tlie bud , Feed on his official cheek . ( Loud laughter . ) In conclusion , he exhorted tho people , middle classes and working classes , to make a long pull and a strong pull together , and to back up their eighty honest representatives in the Houso of Commons in their endeavours to get a true and real reform in parliament ( Cheers . ) Mr . Jficnous seconded the resolution . Mr . Atkixsox supported tlie resolution . Having complimented the previous speaker on the eloquent manner in which he had given expression to his feelings , he proceeded to say that the present was a most momentous agitation . It was tho application of that expansive principle in the British

      constitution which enables the people to obtain their rights with violence or political convulsion . ( Hear , hear . ) What was it thoy were asking for ? They asked first for a large extension of electoral rights . They did not , to be sure , go the extent of universal suffrage , but they asked it for the man who occupied oven a bedroom or similar small holding , and the effect of their claim , if successful , would be to give to the franchise 5 , 000 , 000 voters . ( Hear , hear . ) With such an enlarged franchise , it was felt that it would he extremely unfair to give large employers an undue power , aud therefore they demanded the vote by ballot . ( Loud cheers . ) A oxt they asked for triennial parliaments , the great boon obtained by tho revolution which drove the Stuarts from fie throne , flfaar , hear . ) Mr . Atkinson next touched upon tho inequality of tho distribution of the franchise in large and small boroughs , and the various other points on which reform is sought by the

      central association . Having given an account of tho hitherto triumphant cause , the crowded nicetingss : in districts , boroughs , and lastly the great meeting ; at Drury-lano Theatre , said , in conclusion , that it ; was reported that the Whigs proposed to give ina- jfranchise to tho holders of £ 50 in the savings' bank > t but ho spurned their offer , tho people would be con- . «• tented with nothing less than what was demanded d in their name by the central association . The resolution was then put and carried unani- imously . Mr . Allom moved the next resolution as follows : : — " That this meeting rejoices in the hope that a a a hearty union between the middle and working lg classes has at length been obtained , and stronously ly enforces on all who complain of any grievances in in the national affairs to concentrate all their energies ei in the constitution of such a tribunal in Parliament , nfe . as shall deal out full and impartial justice to all ill classes of her Majesty ' s subjects .

      mr . 116 WF . S seconded the resolution in an e / oqiienc nc and argumentative speech . lie came there , ho ho said , as a member of" the middle classes , to give ve every co-operation in his power towards the com- npleto fusion of that class with the working : classes ; os for the attainment of objects which were of interest > st to both . The resolution was then put , and like the former , er , carried unanimously , Thanks were then voted to the chairman , and nd the iiroceedin'js terminated .

      A Volume Is A Line.—At A Recent Teinpera...

      A volume is a Line . —At a recent teinperanca nca celebration In Kcwmarkct , U . S ., A little lad ap- appeared in the procession bearing a flaj on which licb . was inscribed the following : — " All ' s Bight when hen , Daddy's Sober . " The Soutiiwark Police Court . —It is rumoured ired , that it is determined not to fill up the vacancy at f at i the Southward police court , occasioned by the death jath ¦ . of Mr . Cottingham , and thit Mr . Seeker , the sole sole > magistrate now attached to that court , will , in in ; the discharge of the duties within his district , be , be i assisted by tho msgistrates at each of the several 'era ! I police courts iu rotation .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 13, 1849, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_13101849/page/5/