The Express.
London, England, 1852-06-30 00:00:00

ever sums to mid* Vivre, 'incept during a short, period in
the year 1848, when they retired for • season, in girder to
avoid any imputation of meddling in the folitical •
which then agitated Ilungary. It fitry appear.
daring the wM •le of the time that they havenraided i
itary they have trenwtremed no law, sad PliaTC
themselves with univenally admitted prepricty ;
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lifetime of Me TIMM'S'. they always Ins pro-
tection ; and that since his death they laic,.--Vim
to the couatituted authorities every inform' nun cab their
proceedings and objects. It moreover appears that in their
several ministrations they adhered strictly to all existing
laws, and that their converts from Judaism were uniformly
received as members of the protestant communities which
are sanctioned by the Austrian government, and that they
neenpulously abstained from interference with the Roman
esthetic persuasion. After having thus passed ten years
peaceably in the country, Mears. Wingate and Smith
were, on the Vith of January, summarily, and without
CALM assigned, dismissed trout l'eath, and were compelled
within aix days to dispose of their property, and with their
wives and families to depart in the depth of winter from
their homes. Although it is not for her l'elij.ety's govern-
ment to suggest what amount of religious toleration should
be exercised in A , and although her Majesty's govern.
ment are aware that measures as rigorous as the above have
at 11111CfC11. times been applied both to protestant Austrian
subjects, and to faeignere not subjects of her Majesty;
and although her :Majesty's government have therefore
thetainelfrom making a formal demand fur redress, yet her
Majesty's government cannot thick it possible that the
Austrian government should have been acquainted with
the particulars stated above, when they ordered the hasty
expulsion of these unolfendiug persons ; and I have there-
fore to instruct you, in bringing the matter under the notice
of Prinee Sthwaraenberg, to leave it to the good Betimes of
the Austrian government to decide whether they think fit te
afford any compensates to these persons for the bodily suf-
ferings entailed on themselves and their families by their
sudden removal at this inclement season, and for the love
of property inflicted on them by the forced sale,
amounting to almost confiscaton, of their effects.'
He called the attention of the house to that part of the
despatch in which he said lie left it to the good feeling of
the Austrian government as to what course they s could
pursue, and what compensation they should make. He
mentioned that, because on the 20th of March another
despatch was written by Mr. Addington to Mr. Guthrie,
in which be said : em directed by the Earl of alai:nes-
bury to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 17th
instant, inclining a memorial from the Commission of the
General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland, on the
subject of the expulsion from the Austrian dominions of
certain protestant missionanes to the Jews. In reply lam
directed to inform you that it appears from a prehmiaary
coaversatiost on this matter between the minister at Vienna
and the Austrian authorities, that the measure in question
was adopted in pursuance of the determination of the Aus-
trian government no longer to tolerate any interference
on the part of foreign missionaries with the religious belief
of Austrian Jews. lam further to point out to you, that
it is not for Her Majesty's government to dictate to the
Austrian government what amount of religious toleration
should be exercised in Austria, and that consequently her
Mujesty's government have abstained from making a for-
mal demand for redress ; but I have to inform you that
her Majesty's minister at Vienna has been instructed, in
briniting this matter under the notice of the Austrian go-
vernment, to leave it to the good feelings of that govern-
ment to decide whether they think fit 'o afford any com-
pensation to the missionaries in question for the bodily suf-
ferings entailed oa themselves and families, and for the loss
of property inflicted on them by the forced sale of their
effects. To this demand no reply lea yet been returned by
the Austrian government, but the Prime Minister promised
to give the subj ct his immediate attention."
Now, when that despatch wss read by the hon. and
learned member for Youghal some week or ten days are,
it was held up in terms of indignant reprobation ; the
house was called upon to mark the cluing° in the foreign
policy of the country, the unworthy manner in which the
business of the foreign department was conducted, and the
present Secretary of State for the foreign department was
held up to the scorn of the country, but the house would
see that the letter of Mr. Addington to Mr. Guthrie was
nothing more, in fact, that, a repetition of the letter
from lord Granville to Lord Westmoreland, and that they
had, in fact, merely adhered to the wale line of policy
which Lord Granville origina•ed. Well, now he came
to the answer of the Austrian government, in which
Count Buol says, "The British minister is informed, Ant,
that Manna. Wingate sad Smith were from the Ant only
tolerated in the exercise of their calling, and that therefore
the withdrawal of this tacit toleration was always in the
power of the government; further, that their removal only
took place in consequence of clear evidence of their having
repeatedly overstepped and transgressed the existing laws
and regulations ; and that the imperial authorities only
adopted this measure to avoid the necessity of adopting
more stringent measures against them, namely, prosecuting
them according to law. Under these circumstances, the
competent imperial authorities And it impossible to admit
:Messrs. Wingate and Smith's claims for compensation, and
the Ministry for Foreign Affairs can, therefore, only ex-
press its regret to his Excellency the Earl of Westmoreland
at being unable to return any more favourable reply to his
application." And, again, in the despatch fro:u the Earl of
Westmoreland to the Earl of Melmesbury, dated the 2Sth
of May, in answer to the statements of the Rev. Moody
Stuart, who advocated the case of these gentlemen, his
lordship observed. " With respect to the statement in Mr.
Stuart's letter, that the missionaries distributed Bibles and
other books in Hebrew and other languages, but that they
adapted their proceedings to alt existing laws, Count Buol
remarked that as early as the 12th of March, 18.51, the
application made to the Minister of the Interior to sanction
the publication and distribution of Bibles through protes-
tant ministers and bookseller had been refused; and he
conceives Messrs. Wingate and Smith must have been
aware of this decision, which had been come to with no
view of p ing the distribution of the Bible—for
there is no restraint in Austria to its publication or
sale by persons authorised to that effect—but to pre-
vent its being carried on by foreign agency, as it inter-
fered with the rights and privileges of their own subjects. '
Now, that was different from the observations of the hon.
baronet that the distribution of the bible was looked on in
Austria as so heinous an offence, that they would do every-
thing they could to prevent it. On the contrary, Count
Boot said there was no restraint In Austria to the distri-
bution by persons authorised, but only to its being carried
on by foreign agency. The hon. baronet had particularly
called their attention to the case of Mr. Edward, which be
said was more tyrannical and hard than the others ; that he
had been compelled to leave the country at a short notice,
and under circumstancesof considerable aggravation. Now,
on reading these papers, he could find nothing which war-
ranted that statement of the hon. baronet. but that which
led him to infer results of a vary digesting charac-
ter. What were the facts ? It applagei that
Mr. Edward was ordered, on the 17th Mmegeser
to leave Lemberg at the end of the month, bat eradleprit
of Deemed Mr. Edward not having leR the bum the
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told ma that Mr. Edward had wear willed be him • sod
there wpm to have bees an seaseity is, his ;Wag
so, es M seterned to Lanham without Prince
Schwas malierg's interference. let why be left that
capital to adertake the *Muer Journey to Breaks' is
what the esdririties in View's have not been abb todie.
COM. flop know of no order homed to him after the bete
of Gsa. Ldimbern ; and if Mr. Edward received say whop-
quent one, they have requested to be furnished with a espy
of it; sad they are aazious to Melia is, becalm, acne
decision wee taken epee the affemdea I had made en
behalf of Mr. Edward, any eidr Is leave the
before emit &dim had *ea ems W sand whisk els=
nqamted ism Si walthe, WINK be is direst essmodetbes
of she IMO wig& hail bass tamemilled be him es the Ski
of December b Gm. lakrabern." New this was the
caw dirt was the meet Mrdiskal. Mr. Mtwara WNW
virtually makied an seam to wit the Miseries doodads&
There wee as seder of the 17th December, which ea Me
protest wr reesiodird. M. Edward, spinet the resperw
Nifty of Wheel character he did sat Wilk to imianda a
doubt, but who was a 1111Plikkill millwash asundasi
his functions under certain meditliMai as Milian IP*
Immanent ;he was permitted pedms divine onvise is
hd own chapel, and to ccestWit OMB Of the Jewish peps*
ilea who ahem to enter the width be wee side.
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epplied to Lard Westmemeleml, who treated Ids with the
greatest onerteigy and fIOSWOOSIOII bib to go baskle hemp
berg, offering tenet him Wootisits Side se. Theremaid ha
no doubt that be west bask without parealssien be leek •
long journey to Breslau; he led le this inemet weaned
no order to quit the Austrian aminiese, and new he was
held up as an evidence of the tyrbudeal and hard seeded
of the Austrian government. These were facts that none
could dispute. However, her Majeety's government were
of course anzioun to ascertain from Mr. Edward himself
the truth of this case, and Lord Stanley wrote to their
friend, the Rev. Moody Stuart, avatar the facts as PP.
presented, and that no order had been given to Mr. Ed-
ward subsequent to the letter from General lilienhorn, of
the 23rd Lite., and he concluded by saying : " I am now
directed by the Earl of Malctinbury to ugliest that if Mr.
Edward has received such a subsequent order, he will foe
nish his Lords'iip with a copy for communication to the
Austrian government, and further to ask whether
Mr. Edward has any observations to make as
regards the accuracy of the foregoing statement." No
answer whatever hail been received to that letter. Ile hoped
then that the house would am enter into this sort of gear-