The Express.
London, England, 1853-11-30 00:00:00

pERSECUTION OP BRI7IBII SUBJECTS may. fed freedom of waualge ger Me &judo) is ois
Ix I.OIIIEIUN corxrinis. volleys (Mesh t err) Or why should we he less
fisergetie them Aberdare, who, writing W
- • Lord Stratford on the subject of the Christian sub)**
pullio Outing of the members awl friend' of of the Porte said, "To maintain our fellow•religiOniste le a
the Postestaat All, woe, fur the purpose of nemesia- I Tallow duty front which I will
Guar rights are equal, our necessities are the
the goverament en the aspect of peyery abroad," Lii.Z.„lr..)
as far greater than all those who tom
ia reference to the Peneeuties of Protested west hefole as. The responsibility, therefore, is Tally
.
lintoh subjects in Tuscany, Spate, Portugal, and ether arises and inevitable, and, under the blessing of Go we
Boman catholic countries of Bangs. will at be wanting to such ample miens sad to so glorious
The Earl of SliAtfitinVllT presided ; and lass the II °lsm-. ~.Insetiee._ (Loud cheers.)
air t.mt.t.too EASOLXV moved • resolution declaring
pLarotat were Sir Culling Eardley, the Hsu. A. Kinsale& that amosasing eacreactssests of the Romish priesthood,
M Hon. S.C. Canon, Hoe. Capt. F. Maude, Mr. J. V pesearing the eseotment of now, and the revival of
B watouglthy, C donel Alituader, Admiral Hawker, assiete, laws, against the peerestale profession of protestant
Ajatied V. Hartman, Mr. A. Haldane, Major Bealag, Christi"ityi is &maxis; ender their induence, calls for
decided ulna as the of British protestants in order
(optima Trotter, and ILvs. Canon Miller, W. Jenkiimen, to the security of ne mad their fellow-subjects, while
tt%. Lowther', Thomas S rhos, Dr. Thomson, 0. H. Da- residing ,n, ere traveling through, countries where' the
spo, E. GoloOt, W. Arthur, John Weir, C. M. Whither- religion of Born is dominaat.
ley, M. Thomas, John Blackburn, sad Jobs Keeling. The Rev. W. MILLS., of Birmingham, seconded the
Sol Suet s ['JURY stated that the committee of the Pro- ""islase.•
The rostolatios was put and earned.
tenant Aliases had called the present meeting for the par- The Rev. G. H. Davis, of Bristol, moved the adoption of
pess. ,ifvoisoleriog a very simple proposition—a preposition • memorial to the Earl of Clareados. -
the. had arisen out of the events that kid lately taken place The Rev. W. Aaron& isecoaded the motion, and the
on
the
continent of Europe, and moss Roma, catholic Rev. T. NOLAN spoke in support of it, and urged upon the
attention of the meeting the example of the government of
colog re nes is which we to be found many residents andthe United States, which in • resent treaty with the moot'.
trieelit`n of the British nation. These events had very lie of Uruguay hod stipulated for perfect freedom of.wor-
smsrsally allotted the rights and comforts of British sub- ship, and fur the right of burial according to this forms of
rem, sad the committee thought it fair that there should their religion far all the protestant subjects of America re-
le demanded • full, clear, and satisfactory explanation of the siding in that republic.
which British subjects stood in those countries, The motion bane; Chalmers` and earned' Mr' lames mom in is Lord and the Rev. W. seconded a vote of thanks
ail a full and ample recognition of their undeniable rights, to the chairman, which was linedacknowledged • y by. his
i(.n„,:e..) The present purpo e was not, at least so far as lordship, who in doing so spoke of the severity of' the
he was concerned, to discuss at length the individual eases penalties which had been indicted upon protestant' by the
Grua Duke of Tuscany, which he said were an offence to
that hail occurred, gross and oppressive as they had been,
but they would be referred to rather as proofs of the humanity, to the Christian religion, and which justified the
most indignant protest on the part of our government.
spirit by which the governments of those countries were The int 'Ong then separated.
'enlisted, and so instances of the great necessity of obtain-
ing as speedily as possible the recognition of those rights to
watch he had shaded. (Hear, hear.) Without pausing
to argue upon popish aggression as manifested in this
country recently, and still more recently is foreign coon-
toes, it could not have escaped the observation of every
one that the influence of the Vatican had of late years
been used in the most decided, and pointed, and aggressive
manure for the purpose of stimulating all the governments
of the continent to ineasurrsof coercion, and even of inso-
lence. (Cheers.) It could not have escaped the observa-
tion of tome whom he was addressing that the m of
those foreign governments, intended ostensibly for their
own subjects, had in a great degree been directed against
the prutestauts'of all nations, but more especially against the
protestant, of' the English nation. (Cheers.) Take
the code that had recently appeared in the kingdom of
Portugal. (Hear, hear.) If there were upon the face
of the itarth a country that owed much to another country,
it was Portugal that owed • deep debt to us. (Hear. hear.)
If there were a people or • government upon the tam of
the earth, upon which we could make a claim with the full
assurance, so far as right was concerned, that that claim
would not be denied, that country was the kingdom of Por-
tugal. (Cheers.) Nevertheless there had appeared in
Portugal a cods of whieh these were the prominent regula•
tuns. On loch December last this code appeared, and it
coated, " That any ens failing in respect to the religisa of
the iingdom, the Roman Cathelic Apostolic, shall be con-
demned to imprisonment from to three years,and to a fine
proportioned to his income." So far so good . but let them
°born the definition of the mode in which they might fail
in respect to the religion of that country:-1. Injunog the
established religion publicly, in any dogma, act, or object
of worship, by deed, or wore, or publication in say form.
2. Attempting by similar means to propagate doctrines
contrary to the catholic dogmas as defined by the church.
3. Attempting by any means to make proselytes or converts
ton different religion or sect condemned by the church.
4. Celebrating public acts of • worship other than that of
the said catholic religion.—Tbus they were to be told by
this said kingdom of Portugal, which, but for the in-
ter:cation of this country, wider God's providence, would
base been, in more than one instance, wiped oat from
the map of nations—(hear, hear)—the people of England
were to be told, that if they went to reside in Lisbon, or
soy part of the dominions of Portugal—if they celebrated
there the public acts of their protestant worship, in the
most simple, decent, orderly, and even the most private
manner, that they were to be imprisoned from one to three
yean, with a tine proportioned to their income. (Hoar,
hear.) He knew not whether that decree was more
audscious or more insolcnt—(hear, hear)—whether it was
mon intolerable or more contemptible—(cheen)—but this
he kuew, that the people of England, is whatever aspect
they regarded it, would not allow it to exist on the statute
book as directed agsinst them—(cheers)—and it was for
the parpose of expn-sing their opiaions upon these, and
other mitten to which he should direct their notice, that
the moat assembly had been convened, sad also with the
view of laying those opinions before her Majesty's principal
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs—a gentleman whom
he knew would not be indifferent to any appeal that was
made to him with reference to the ',item of the *minty
and the honour of the Queen. (Loud cheers.) Take next
the kingdom of Spain. They had all, doubtless, read the
correspondence that had taken place between the minister
of Spans and our ambassador at Madrid, Lord Howden, a
correstaondence which redounded infinitely to the credit if
Lord Howden, and most discreditably to the character of
the Spanish government. We were to he told—we who
had done quite as much for Spain as we had
for Portugal—we were to be told by Spain, that was
indebted to us, not only for her existence (but in many
other ways financially even of a lower consideration), we
were to be told by her that our people resident within her
dominions were to be denied the rites of decent burial ;
that they were to be thrust out at night like dogs or cats;
that so service whatever was to be performed over them ;
add if at last the Spanish government Is its great mode-
rnities should allow such corrupt specimens of the human
race as English pretestants to be laid below the sod, it mast
be dose in secresy, and in such • way that it should be
known only to the grave-digger and the man who iminied
the corpse. (Hear, bur.) Pus neat to the Wad of
Malta. Here was • possession of our own, which wader
our government had attained to the greatest comfort, me,
independence, and every enjoyment of which it was ape-
Die. (Hear.) A new code had been hawed by that sat
goverment which we had allowed the island et Man to
enjoy, but which, as conquerors, we might have takembesa
then but we had permitted to Mahe its own seU-gieurs-
meat, sad that self goverment bed head a Melee
in which it declared that my esatewp•—ad the dead.
doe of contempt wag left is ibe Mob of these albs
administered the law—that say ernalengtelanialltedallab
say of the doctrines, rites, or seeemease .1 the Sams
catbolic religie. esietiag la that Mel was to be }cabbed
by periods of imprisonment imam, be boliesed. lbws
three to six, or even Melee boir.) NA
cams neat to the dukedom el Tuesday, sad tide esassesi
them more seriously, becomes the swats wen of MOS INF
cent date, sad bemire I. the Ma deem that gounneeleal
had thought At, in the meet paha =maw, to dodos
that the code should and is sileazamed to me
longer, before, be Mailed to the awl snow
Sion of its own subleale. The of that gems.
meat, the feelings tart meineted it, the views it entertalaele
sad its objects, were eaMeisaftly maalheted I. the neat
=iet the Walkel. bealwed sod wilb, wire, by the
filleds bad wilassad S good asalledia. MI who.
drabs to lbe sad sad seatheente &mph
INN am *sir glious mop* ef "Oh
amass " (Hare)
He meld ask bow
ever, dwell ups. tide ease, bit then had NM ma
sahnquently • dowse which seek Aid ea lst Sept.
sad which was woe et the most wad wed seagalsary that
bed ever Used hem a aiwilimedon erns ea neeivilined
gunnenent. TM new penal aim et the Dukedom ed
Totten, was anima apresaileated ha the lobed pedal
of the dark egos. (Cheese.) The pudebeassts wise View
able ia themeless. awl the slims mire es digit rot it
wadi 66 *keenest maw of a posslisi Ism* asp
femme SO Mell adheas ea of dime whe might be
brought v. so sylphs beim ties. The Int who bad
tales waist ibi saw desetwlVe.to be a matey.
wane of awe ewe, NM o (User. beer.)
Fhbdessmame it um bad dud Weight the
wows: presevesatly Wise tM leddsl publis—whieb had
stalledlegether the mesa meliss, wed which woad pimp
them to eadeaveler amerlala tbireagb the mediate of
the geeermeat of these realms, what was sad what
should 's lb, precise peados of • British subject resident
is the dissideas el the And Dike of Tuscany t (Haar,
dalest4This 11018 i., 1111.11•44 1111.11•44 over three hawkedmtiele,
awl It was se Moe, that few persons could read
it. It we so complicated and various, that no one could
remember it ; but the great and leading principles of it
were theist—that word, and speech, and, action, and even
thought, were interdicted to everybody who should be
living ruder the authority of the Grand Duke. By the
enactments of that code, any British subject sojourning in
Tuscany, who might speak in secret to friend sr relation,
to wife or husband, to son or daughter, or who might
write to • friend at home upon religious sentiments, touch-
ing religious doctrines not necessarily oontroversia/, not
necessarily polemical, but which, according to the opinions
of the person who might read it, or of the court before
which it might be brought, or according to the will
of the Jesuit confessor who advised the Grand Duke,
might contain any sentiment of religion drawn from the
Gospel, might be perverted into an off ace against the Ro-
man catholic church, and be punished with doe or impri-
sonment of 10, 15, or 20 years, with hard labour, or is
some instances with death by the hatchet or on the sCallold.
We shall propoes to yes to-day to agree to a me-
morial to be vaunted to the Secretary of State
for Foreiga Affairs, in which we shall set forth
these various grievances, sad its which we shall request
his intero ssioa and that of government to bring all
these various powers to their senses, and enable us to ascer-
tain what is our position, and the power and authority by
which we shall be able to maintain it. This is the business
of the day, but I cannot does what I hive to say without
expressing a hope that our exertions hereafter may not be
limited to the ties of lellowoitinitsbip and to efforts in
behalf of our person and our language. It is our duty and
it ought to be oar glory to be able to support the cause of
protestantism all over the world. (hear, hear.) And my
firm belief is that if we proceed in that spirit
we shall not be wanting of great, noble,
and vigorous allies on the other side of the
warm. (Hear, bear.) I believe our transatlantic brethren
will not be behind us in the assertion of these great truths,
and if we be united with them in this great work, I snap
my fingers at all the powers of Europe. Why should we
be lee bold than Queen Elizabeth ? Have we Ins danger,
lees necessity, less means, or less hopes? Why behind
Cromwell, or wht inferior to the statesmen of 1704, who
dents:dad and obtained freedom of conscience, religious

ANNIVERSARY OF THE POLISH
REVOLUTION.

A meeting to celebrate the 23rd anniversary of the
Polish revolution of 1830 wee held yesterday evening, being
convened by the Polish Central Democratic Committee, at
the Hanover-square:Rooms. The room was thronged by a
moot numerous and apparently respectable assemblage of
Eatlish and foreigners, the latter element embracing
almcst every European natio,. There were also a great
number of ladies. The platform was occupied by some of
the leading exiles of different countries, who formed the
majority of the speakers. Mr. Worcell, a Pole, presided.
The proceedings commenced with the reading of an ad-
dress of the Polish Democratise Committee in English by
Mr. Linton, an Englishman; in Polish by M. Bleat owlet,
a Pule; and in French by a gentleman whose name could
not be ascertained. In this it was stated that the
motive of the committee in calling together the representa-
tives of so many different natiossalities at that solemn anni-
versary was the new era which the passage of the Danube
by the Turks seemed to be opening for the oppressed and
down-trodden people of Europe. Their chief enemy was
for the first time, since 1830, arrested in his onward course
—(cheers)—and when that enemy happened to be the
keystone of European despotism, but for which, four years
ago, the unholy alliance of kings against peoples: would
have crumbled to pieces, sad was tottering under the
weight of its own crimes, it was (or the eldest of its victims
to call manfully to the sister nations, " The hour of deli-
verance strikes." (Cheers.) This was an appeal from
Poland to Europe and the world. There were there, side
by side, the men who, at the Hotel de Ville, proclaimed
the Republic in France ; the men who, at Berlin
and Dresden, made kings doff their hats in
homage to the people's will; the men who at Vienna
made the sovereign transfer his power from himself to the
people of Hungary. There had also bees invited to that
fraternal gathering of the nations, sons of England who
sympathised with freedom even beyond their own shores—
(hear, hear)—and who believed in international duties as
well as is national rights ; the oommitte rendering homage
to the hospitable land which afforded them shelter, and
easescrating upon English soil en altar of universal bro-
therhood. To all they had something to say. The season
of mere words was past, the time for common action was
coma. Now that the war bad begun, let them beware of
satimely peace. (Hear, hear.) The wounded wolf, if not
killed, would kill them. (Cheers.) If Turkey were eaa-
strained by the three partitioning powers, Russia would be
stronger than ever—it would only have recoiled the
better to spring upon its prey, and having seined
Constantinople would become lord of Europe. (Hear.) It
became the free not to allow their rulers to stop the progress
of the struggle for freedom. (Cheers.) Of that struggle
the war in Turkey was but the beginning. That, on the
23ri anniversary of her revolution, was Poland's last cry
from the tomb; when once she bad risen again she would
have but to eosgratulete Europe on the final conquest of
liberty for all. (Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN then introduced Mr. A. Herren. a Ma-
slen, observing that as he had never been allowed to speak
is public in his own country, it was necessary that he should
reed his speech.
M. Exam then read an address written in French, in
which he gave a graphic description of the rendition of so-
ciety in Russia, and was understood to my that in that
couutry nothing less than a complete social revolution
would suffice. He deprecated the interference of diplo-
matists in the affairs of Turkey; and after showing that a
close connexion exist+ between the destinies of Poland end
those of his satire country, concluded by exclaiming,
" Five la Pologne independents, et la Eustis libre !"
(Much cheering.)
Mr. LINTON addressed the meeting in English.
Dr A. Roos (a German) and Dr. P. DAYASZ (a Pole)
each addressed the meeting in his native tongue.
Dr. Rownirtg Hungarian) spoke is
• lath bas been read frees 31.11=i, who bad
bees immessei m one of the speaker,
Cant PIADAIII delivered to Fees* ea energetic ad-
drew, which was very warmly opplawdod.
Mr. WATSON expressed to the meeting the sympathy of
the English democracy with the mum of PolasA.
M. LanfierZoLux, who was rimeivel with meek ap-
plause, sibeedsi the meeting in Preach, said it appeared
as *sash a mysterious bead bad defeated all human com-
birtiona it the events of the Met two years. Nearly all
ow Somme then reigned the ensues of death ; eves
Pena immed Nei II this Mob of thisp, sad in a meet
assagostedi mummer, a ;diary erne seised in the
liamt of Hump by a men esho imiaiMsd himself " the
lin at God," la imitation of Ildesediabie or Alexander,
his Haw and his bolas= Med mad. Diplomacy
eeali set euelood in averting what threatened. War
was imminol. Why ? Basses Niele/as was drives to
Metope to sepia ifs pm*. in Europe, lett by
amemelsie al
his audio". It wee imminesee,, boners in
faielaa }NOM wee motel he impish( sYltlsasl team
IS Ike di, edited thigh the may end ass be Nada-
Mimi. Neither impedes me a meow could prevent
km/okm When Ems INN mama shot was seriously fired
meths Danube, Louie Napoleon would eater Indult
wide Italy was seised by the FTSOSSI Rower.
weed plot with Hungary. He believed, however, that
Fewest would is. new ma for the rigistosil that, there-
=war was liberty. Ileffeilai Meeks se le eleturiout,
Napless "mil psepw to bin a Mellen of the
"'idiom the prbelde of ispperlise &shadily. A con-
doning linked* weed be tie result for Beeilaed ; sad
what wadi thus beam at the simmendel deem ? Under
such cleemMetilMees .En4ami meat Wm to democracy.
Thereby*, wheMmethe Tark yore dieseisakee whether

e• wen ~iagaished, war ;is hhiity: 31. , concluded
• powerful sad ricitiog address with the ezelassation,
" Viva la repubUque, demoesslique et sociale."
E. Scantswicz followed with a speech is English, at
the oenclosion of which the 'meting diepereed.