The Express.
London, England, 1855-08-03 00:00:00

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POLISH MEETING.

The subjoined letter of Sir De Lacy Evans shows
that he was noways responsible for the disappoint-
ment occasioned by the postponement of the meeting
annoanced to be held in St. Martin's }Lai on Wed-
nesday. The respectable signatures attached to the
letter of the Council of the Literary Association of
the Friends of Poland convinoes us that no blame can
attach in that quarter beyond the very venial one of
allowing themselves to be taken by surprise. We
learn with pleasure that the postponed meeting will
certainly be held in the course of next week. We
hope that Sir De Lacy Evans's health may then
be so far re-established as to enable him
to take the chair. And we would earnestly
impress upon all who may attend, the duty
of repairing to the meeting with the sole
sad single object of expressing their unabated sym-
pathy with Poland, and their conviction that to em-
body a Polish Legion, to serve in the war in the East,
is sound policy. We calculate on the attendance of
whatever Liberal metropolitan members may be in
town ; and are confident that Lord Harrington will
prove by his presence that his zeal in behalt of in-
dependent nationalities is as sincere and devoted now
se it was when, in 1812, as Leicester Stanhope, he
earned, under fire, the iron cross in the ranks of the
nations contending to emancipate themselves from
foreign domination.

TO THZ ItDITOY UP THE DAILY NIWS.
BM-It was with extreme surprise that I found in
your journal of this morning that the meeting re-
specting Poland, to have been held last night, and of
which I was announced as chairman, was suddenly
put off, on the sole alleged ground of my inability to
attend. From the following particulars I trust you
will perceive that I had no adequate reason to antici-
pate such a result.
On the 18th of July I received a communication
from • gentleman representing the Council of the
Friends of Poland, requesting me, on their behalf,
as follows :

To to the chair at a public meeting, to ►e held on the
lit or Sib of August in the locality of Westatiotter, having
for its ot,ezt not only to express sympathy, but else to advo-
eatis the necessity of the forinati in of the Polish Legion ss
t►e beet measum for crippling the power of Ramis. The
Marquis of Bread&Sian., the Earl of Shaftesbury, the Earl
of Harrington, Lnd Kinuasrd, Lord Soudan, and several
members of parliament, have already aigulfied Meir inten-
tion of liking part an the proceediogL

The writer of this letter did me the honour of
calling on me on the following day for my reply,
when I urged the propriety of some one of these
high and honoured personages being selected by the
council, in preference tome, tor the post of chairman ;
bat being pressed to give my assent I yielded, but
at the same time suggested that my health being
still precarious, it would be necessary to nominate
another gentleman to take my place, in the event of
my being compelled to retire during the proceedings.
Finding myself very unwell, however, early yester-
day morning, I despatched, between 9 and 10 o'clock,
for the information of the council, a letter of which
the following is, I believe, nearly a verbatim copy :

A severe indisposition, which I have coffered from teat
night, obliges me, with much regret, to solicit being ea•
cued attending the meeting of this evening, on the subject
of Poland. Since my return from the East I have been
subject to these attacks, which usually leave me, for two or
three days, unfit for any ion.
As, however, several noblemen and gentlemen of high
station are mentioned in the cluster invitation by the 00911-
Cil as having promised to assist at this meeting there cannot
be any difficulty in supplying my place u chairman. I hear
the meeting is likely to be a most numerous one, which oc-
casions ale the more regret in being prevented sharing in its
proceedings.
I have understood that the principal object in view on
this occasion was to shell an expression of public opition on
the policy of embodying at the seat of war a military force
to consist of Pules, se one of the elements fur contending
against the colossal semi barbarous power which now me-
naces Europe with eabjugation. And ea I venture to think I.
no one, however wise, eta foresee the eventualities of the
arduous war we are engaged in—a proposition so moderate,
distinct, and opportune as the formation of such a force can
not be liable to any sound objection, and will, I feel assured,
obtain the unsaid us and enthusiastic affirmation of any
great ssumblage of Englishmen. Were I able to be present,
I should have submitted some few stetemeats in support of
these opinions. Others I have no doubt will do so, in better
and more persuasive language ; and I have only again to
request you will be goad enough to convey this my ezpres-
sioa of regret and apology to the council, and to mbeeribe
myself—Yours, dtc., D. L. EVANS.

Feeling by the comments in the Daily News of this
zooming that much disappointment was naturally
maid by the postponement of the meeting, I have
troubled you at this length to allow that I could have
had no anticipation but that another chairman
would have been readily available, to conduct the
bulimia of the evening.—l am, 8:c.
DE LACY EVANS.
Btpustone-square, August 2.