The Express.
London, England, 1853-10-08 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 8, 1853.

THE TURKISH QUESTION.

GREAT MEETING AT THE LONDON TAVERN.
Yesterday evening one of the most crowded meet-
ings ever held within the walls of the London T . as
sembled to consider the potent state of the Russo-Turkish
question,and to pass, resolution compelling the British gore rn.
most to a more Vigorous tour., of action. Long before the
hour of meeting, not only the large room, but the entire stair-
ease, was crowded, and thousands went away unable to gain
admission. The chair was taken by Lord DUDLEY STUART,
and on the platform were also Sir C. Napier, Mr. Blackett,
111L.P., Mr. Trtlawney, Messrs Nicholay, Masson, Frout,
Dropper, Professor Newman, J. Wilson, Elt,
Julian Harney, Duaoford, Capt. Mayne Reid, &e. &s.
Some interruption was caused at the commencement of the
proceedings by the sufferings of some individuals in the
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said—Gentlemen, I thank you moat sincerely for your T. ry
kind reception, and can assure you that the spirit which I
see animates this meeting, sets my heart on fire—(cheers)—
and gives me courage to meet the great occasion which has
called us all together. (Cheers.) I sae by your deportment
that I sin addressing a body of men who (Leone the name
of lingli,hmen, and who have cease here determined to
defend the honour, to uphold the interests, and to preserve
the gored faith of their native country—(loud cheers)—and
not to allow themselves to be intuited, or their allies to be
trampled down by the machinations of tyrants or despots.
(Loud cheering.) I believe I owe some apology to the
meeting for having arrived a little late on this great Gee I-
sion, but I am informed that thousands have gone away
who we re unable to gain admission. (" True," and loud
sheers.") I am exceedingly sorry that such should be the
ease, and I can only say that this meeting, having been
summoned for seven o'clock, the committee and myself
could not foresee that such would be the eagerness of the
lehabitauts of this great metropolis, that they would us-
*amble in thousands at the place of meeting more than an
hour before the appointel time. (Cheers.) I believe I
arrived only a few mioutes after the precise hone, and that
would not have happened but for the ob'tructiou which it
is well known takes place in the city about this h ur.
(Hear, hear.) Now we have met her. on a great, a solemn,
and a most important occasion, to consider the (resent eri<is
of affairs in Europe as it affects the honour and the in-
terests of this country; and to come to sous conclusion as
to what it behoves us, as free and independent inhabitants
of England, at this juncture to do. You will, of course,
bear the sentiments of many gentlemen on this platform
who will have the honour of addressing you, and
various resolutions will be moved, but I appre
head that the main object of our coining here
tonight is to make some demonatretioe, which shall
have the effect of guiding our government to a wane
at once honourable to this country and beneficial to our
ancient ally. (Tremendous cheering, which lasted for se-
veral minutes.) Of guiding them, if they require to be
guided, to a bold and manly course far dilf:rent from that
which lam sorry to say they have `hitherto pursued—
( "hear, hear," and groans)—ant of giving them iu the
right course that support which they have a right to expect
from this free and enlightened metropolis. (Hear, hear.)
Or at all events if wo caneot do this—if such a meeting as
I now see before me, and such meetings as have taken place
in different parts of the country—because London has not
taken the lead in this commendable cause, the example has
been set by the provinces, and we only follow a good ea-
ansple—l can hardly suppose that such meetings can be
without their due effect on government ; but, if
they should fail, we shall still have the satis-
faction of knowing that wo have done our duty,
and it shall not be said throughout the world, that in
this country, in this met sopolis, in this focus of liberty, in
this country which has always been held to set an example
to mankind, there were no men found ready to protest
against Russian encroachment, no man to call upon his go•
yernment to come forward on behalf of the injured and ge-
nerous Suiten. (Great cheering.) If the governments, if
cabinet., if persons in high station are s) overcome by con•
siderations of place, by the tinsel of ceremony, and by the
love of enjoyment, as not to regard what is passing in other
countries, we will not have it said that the people of this
metropolis upheld such base and perfidious conduct.
(Loud cheers.) If governments will go wrong, they shall
net have it said that the people of England suf-
fered them to do so without protesting against
their conduct. (We will make them go right.)
Now, gentlemen, what do we see at the present day, and
what are the circumstances which have called us together ?
We see that the Emperor of Russia, at the head of hie
millions of armed serfs—(groans)—is pursuing that course
which he and hi. predecessors have long recognised as their
matted policy, and endeavouring to commit aggressions upon
Turkey, thereby hoping to proceed by degrees towards
universal dominion and enslavement of the world. (Hear,
hear.) For this purpose the Emperor of Russia, as is his
wont, has put forward all kinds of flimsy and hypocritical
pretences, amongst other things pretending, forsooth, that
he came forward in support of religion. (" Oh, oh.") We
were told that it was a dispute about the holy places at Jo.
rusaletn,and that the intersts of the eastern Greeks and Roman
Windiest were the foundation of the quarrel. (Laughter.)
But that quarrel was long since accommodated, Russia ex-
pressed itself satisfied, concessions were made to her, and
the Emperor admitted that the grievances of which be com-
plained had been redressed. The fact in my belief is that
there were no real grievances to be redressed, for that the
French demands had been perfectly reasonable and legiti-
mate. But this so-called grievance having been redressed,
Russia made new demands, and Menchikoff was sent to
Constantinople about these holy places, but with the most
positive assurances of honourable intentions, which our go-
vernment was green enough to accept. (Tremendous cheer-
ing and laughter.) We have heard sometimes the
expression " a green old age " as something to be cook
mended and admired, but I must say, from such green old
age as is exhibited by one of oar cabinet ministers, " Good
Lord deliver us." But this done, Menchikoff went forth
according to Russian custom, and demanded something
very different from the original application—namely, that
his master should be recognised as sovereign over the
whole Christian portion of the Turkish population.
(Hear, hear.) Turkey, in no way intimidated by the
demand of Prince Menchikoff, returned a dignified answer,
stating that it could agree to nothing of the kind, and
linsehikoff, after giving last days and more last
age. lisend that he mild gain nothing, and so
belt the Turkish capital pretty much as he had ar-
rived in it. But the Autocrat of Russia who would brook
no refusal, informed the Turks that if they persisted he
would march in his army and tale possession of the Danu-
bian Principalities. In that respect he was as good as his
word, and then the governments of western Europe, that
is to say, of England and France, told the Sultan, that
although Russia by invading the principalities had com-
mitted an act of war—a thing which he did not require to
be told, as if taking possession of the territory of another
country bo not war, I do not know what is—(hear, hear),
they told him not to treat the invasion as an act of war,
nor to take such measures as were the neces-
sary consequences of that act. (Hear, hear.) Under these
circumstances the Emperor continued to occupy the
provinces, quartering his army on the unfortunate inhabi-
tants, and subjecting them to all the evils of military
occupation, and almost those of actual war. (Shame.) I
cannot help here calling your attention more particularly
to the iniquity of these measures, and the melancholy posi-
tion of the people of the provinces, as brave and intelligent
a race as any in Europe. Because, forsooth, the Sultan of
Turkey would not agree to the iniquitous demands of
Russia, the latter power makes these unhappy people suffer
all the evils which I have attempted to describe, and, be it
remembered, that they are not subjects of Turkey by right
of conquest, but have freely chosen the Sultan as their
sovereign, and therefore they have a double claim on his
protection and on that of his professing friends. What,
then, must we think of the morality of the powers of
western Europe, who counsel the sovereign of Turkey to
desert this brave and unfortunate people ? (Hear, hear.)
Well, then, Russia having thus invaded the principalities,
declares by the despateh of Count Nesselrode—bas the
audacity to declare that she has invaded those provinces
solely because the Euglish and French fleets had appeared
at the mouth of the Dardanelles. There is but one word
in our language that could properly characterise that asset_ I
Lion, and that is one not commonly addressed to ears polite.
(Cheers and laughter, and cries of " a lie.)
But the conduct of Russia in this matter has
been most forcibly described by a learned mem-
ber of the House of Peers, one moreover
who is not over friendly to popular liberty, but whose pre-
judices for many years have leant towards despotism. Lord
Lyndhurst described the despatch of Count Nessclrode as
the most oeliou., the most insulting, and the most fallacious
document that it had ever been his misfortune to read,
(Hear, hear.) The state of things being es I have de-
scribed it, and Russia having marched her army into the
principalities, what do these great western powers, who first
Counselled to refusa thedemands of Menchikofi,and then not

more honourable part than that of England. (Continued
cheers.) France, as I base understood, was always for
more vigorous councils, for r. pellicle wrong and for insist-
ing on right ; ant, :f they did not act on these noble inten-
tions, it was because they were held bock by the cabinet of
Lord Aberdeen. (Groans.) (Some inn rruptien here
ores, in consequecce of the tremendous pres-
sun of the crowd.) I am sorry that any in-
convenieuce should arise from the general desire
to be present at this mecing. I only wish the place was
ten times as large, but, es it is, all we can do is to close the
doors, and those that are inside must only make :hemselyes
as comfortable as they ran. (" near, hear," ant a laugh.)
It is reported that Russia still insists on her unjustifiable
demands, and that Turkey has at last taken the step which
she would hem taken long ago had not this government
prevented her; that is to say, has without circumlocution
declared war. It now remains to be seen what England
and France arc going to do. It is said that the two tl-cts
have been ordered through the Dardanelles aed rap
to Constantinople. I most sincerely hope that that
information is correct. (Hear, hear.) I admit that
war is at any time a grave c..!amity, ~nd it
entered into withoutabsolute necessity a great crime, but
I do not think that we should accept dishonour rather taan
war. (Loud cheers.) I recollect reading the words ES
Burke when Poland was first partitioned, and when he was
reproaching his own government for not endeavouring to
prevent it. That great man said it ought never to be for-
gotten that to purchase present quiet at the price of
future security was as degrading as it was unwise.
(Cheers.) That is what we arc Joieg at the present nio•
anent. We are seeking peace at all price, but if you submit
to wrong your peace will not be of very long duration.
But who has brought us to that point that we mast decide
between war and dishon.ur ? Is it not the present govern-
ment of this country ? (Loud cries of " hear, hear.")
If we had a bold, energetic, far seeing man at the head of
affairs—(loud cries of " Palmerston")—yes, if we
hod such a man as Lord Palm::: toe , I do
not think that Russian armies would have crossed the
Pruth, but would have remained within their own territory.
(Hear, hear.) I have a very high opinion of the noble
lord who has just been mentioned, I think him the great-
est statesman of the present day, but I will go farther and
say that I do not think it would be necessary to have that
distinguished man at the head of affairs, to prevent what
has happened. I think that if Lord Malmeabury had been
in power, he would not have submitted to anything of the
kind. (Hear, hear.) Neither would the Duke of Wel-
lington, had he been alive, have submitted to such conduct
on the part of Russia. (Hear.) The noble lord proceeded to
say that we were bound not only by honour, but by in-
terest to assist Turkey in her quarrel, because she was the
friend of religious toleration and of commercial liberality,
while Russia and Austria persecuted indiscriminately Jews,
nuns, and protestant'. Let them not forget the Sultan's
generous protection of Koasuth, and under all the cireum-
Guinan show the government that no fear of increased taxa-
tion would prevent the people of England from acting as
became their national character. (Hear, hear.)
Professor Newares moved the first resolution
" That the series of Russian aggressions convinces this
meeting that there is in the Russian cabinets a fixed purpose
not only to subdue Turkey, but to domineer over all Europe,
and extirpate all freedom. We look upon this as the true
reason why no diplomatic settlement of the TurcoNussiaa
quarrel was or is possible; and we lament that the British
goverment has wasted much valuable time, damaged the
jest cause of the Turk., inflicted upon commerce months of
needless depression, and (worst of all) has inspired univer-
sal suspicion of the good faith of England—in a vain effort
to negotiate with an unscrupulous and viuleut power,
which acted while we talked, and which, if now momen-
tarily appeased, would only have become more dangerous
ea some early occasion."
He said: Your noble chairman has happily relieved me from
the necessity of developing and supporting this, and your
applause sufficiently shows your warm anent. The period
of convincing is past, that of action is arrived. (Cheep.)
The nation habitually puts great confidence in the govern-
ment, and that confidence has been greatly abused. Par-
liament put trust in the ministry, and the ministry kept
parliament in ignorance of facts, until it could send it
away and obtain unrestricted despotism for six months.
In consequence, the ministry has power to send our fleet to
light, if it please, against the Turkish nation. The news-
papers state that this offer ,has been made : I know not
whether it is true. It is now said that the French and
English governments are offering to hold the castles of the
Dardanelles. By this we decline to aid the Turks our-
selves, but propose to occupy their strongest castles, so as
to be able to impose on them what terms we please. Our
past conduct does not deserve from them this confidence.
The Sultan may justly reply—l cannot trust you as a
reserve-guard, fight in the van if you please. After your
past conduct honour requires that we should not only aid
the Sultan, but aid him unconditionally. But I shall now
consult your convenience by giving way to Mr. Blackett.
(Cheep.)
Mr.l3kacurr, Id.P., seconded the resolution. He said ;
They were all aware public meetings hail been sup-
pressed, members of parliament had held their tongues,
every demonstration that could possibly be supposed to
ho of a factious or embarrassing nature had been carefully
avoided. He believed that this arose, and he mode it no
matter of complaint, from a genuine trust that was reposed
in government, and from a belief that no ministry would
have assumed that confident tone and the undivided respon-
sibility of this question without a certain and reasonable
hope that their endeavours would be followed by success.
On the other hand, they knew that government had:eagerly
accepted acquiescence on their part, and be was sorry
to say they had sometimes assumed a tone which, in words
that had passed into a proverb, might suit the
minister of Austria or of Russia, but which
did not suit the minister of England. (Hear, hear.)
Sometime ago it might have been said they were rushing i
blindly into the question, and that they were advocating a
contest without having counted the cost ; but he was sure
he only spoke their deliberate feeling when he
said that every man who held up his hand for,
that resolution, held it up with a perfect willingness
to pay his share of increased taxation which might
possibly result. (Cheers.) On the Continent there was
a general suspicion that the English nation would
shrink from the last extremity of war. No,
no.") God forbid that be or any Christian man
should depreciate the calamity of war; but when he
thought of the immense misfortune that would be inflicted
on the human race in general by any increase of the Rus-
sian despotism—when be thought of the injury that would
be done to the whole continent by an alteration of the
balance of power—when he thought that hitherto the ex-
tension of the Russian empire had been identical with the
progress of despotism—when, above all, he reflected on the
injury that was inflicted upon British commerce, and that
all this was for the preservation, not of peace, but of that
Which, in the words of Lord John Russell, was not peace at
all, but only a truce, to be renounced when it was the
advantage of the aggressor to renounce it—when he re-
flected on all these things:, tsking the meanest, the pecu-
niary point oryieVi, thoUght it more than probable
that the cost of war would be only a mode-
este insurance against the calamity of that which
was eslled peace. But when he thought of those
higher considerations which were paramount :n the breasts
of all who then heard him, when he thought of the solemn

to consider the cm:up:lt:4A of the provinces r state of war F ciatracts which hsd h. en entered into with the Turessla
Do they give an energetic support ? Do they go ei:h their veeranteet—aliee he thought how clearly the beienee of
t,. no
fleets into the R:ack Sea, and make re; rieds for juvice: Was Ca the side of the Turk—when he thought that
the wanton and iiejustiaab:e act of Russia 'rN.:, they enter the eyes of Europe wee. on the DardeasUes, to pee if t•
into • conference Vienna of all places in the world• flea should act promptly,—then be wee see, there e'es
(Groans.) Now, is aeeeers to me that Vienna is of an 1 :nen iire,ent who would not join him in the prayer that
places the last that should have been chosen; for it is well Lieehmel might prove true to her ancient bonnier, an:: that
known that the court of Vienna is nothing but the tool of r government might ably ece.onel the gallant spirit of ILier
Russia, and that whatever is done by Austria is done to c :uutrymen. (Loud cheers.)
give satisfaction to the court of St. Petersburg. (Loud cries Mr. FREI:ituDY, in supporting the motion, said Lord
of "hear, hear.") At Vienna there are nothing but pup- Pili:mcrston, in September, 1851, wrote a des,
pets, whose strings are pulled at St. Petersburg. (Hear.) , that the prevalent opinion was tkat Russia cared tray snare
For decency sake the Russian ambsasador was not admitted about the obstructions to the navigation of the DenJee.
to this conference ; but then it should be known that Count At this moment (he mouth of the Danube was strewn with
Buol, the Austrian minister, is brother-in-law to Count wreck. Russia does not want the Danube oei bang.
Meyendorff, the prime minister of Russia, and there is i 200,000 quarters of wheat had been shipped there year
very little doubt but that he kept hie distinguished relative for export to this country, and the consequence el the Levi-
fully informed of the proceedings of the conference. (Hear, gation being impeded was that we all felt it in the in.
hear.) When this conference had agreed upon a coarse, crewed price of bread. Russia's object was. to d,i,e tiro
it was communicated to Meyendorff, but not to en bee re, Turkey, corn mere .sate to Odessa. As Lord Painters
who had no ministerial brother in. law at Vienna. (" Rear," been heard by Russia on this subject, he hoped thrirr would
:
and a laugh.) The C::: of course agreed to this COIIT:11. soon be somebody at the For-ign Mite, a tee be
tion, and equally, of course, the Sultan refused ; and the heierd.
' governments of England and France admitted that be was Mr. W. Ileeneneos was inclined to agree a ith c rrry
right in his refusal. But Austria now turned round, and word of the prepasition, but he would owe, an emend-
would admit nothing of the kind, aiding at last openly with men: which be thought would go borne to their hearts, and
Russia, while the latter warld make no concession, hut which he would propose as a rider to the re seluben. It war,
would have the original convention pure and simple. The That it is the opinion of this meeting,thal the independence
next conference was at Olmuta, where the two em-
perors spent their time reviewing the troops, ant I of Turkey under present circumstances should be mulct:eerie
at all hazards, and that it would be a violate:a of ne:einal
indulging in military parade—perhaps you will
Ise-
call it tomfoolery ; but at this conference the honour to abandon the faith of existing treaties."
Haired that the course which Russia had takers was the fol-
Bittish ambassador was present—(shame)—while the lowing out of a elan long laid.
French government, with a better appreciation of what
The CIiAtILSI.SN said a resolution would be pre:pried
was due to its dignity and independence, would not allow
which would meet the views of the last meeker.
its ambassador to go there. (Loud cheers.) Indeed, I
cannot but admit that throughout the whole of these train- The resolution was then put and unanimously carried.
sac:ions the government of France has played a loftier and Mr. NICIIOLAY said,accustomed as he was to public met-

lags, he had never been a more enthusiastic assemblage
than they had that evening. It was only a few months ago
when that room wan similarly filled to ;.resent a testimonial
to Kossuth, who then said that public opinion in Eaglet:id
carried such weight and force wish it that it was
irresistible. When gatherings like that lock etaae .hreogh-
out the country the public will must Le done. Ile referred
to the recent rescue of tee embryo American citizen Kona
as an example of the split: which oar got. r;mci:t ought
to exhibit, and he uncluded by moving the lallemieg reso-
le-dote:
" That this meeting applauds the glorious tic
rpiri. of the Turkish people at the present , rieie, end sse said
deplete any attempt on the part of the 11, tiria g ,vernmrnt
to suppress that spirit as an act of imp irefleleil
iutamv—
e.pecielly cons:dering the many soh mu was s in e Melt
England has bound henelt to maintain the kurkish Mee-
pendenee."
asottiedmeliir6aleriStigr,Cs..Nidahectelan.,ewsuhmoewdatstr,eveebiirce,dt
oweititheeni,trtsuei-
ent
meeting was to teach the British ministry their duty—
(ebeers)—and, in the event of their doing mar duty ably
and courageously, they would give them all the support
that was in their power to carry out their opera:Cue*. A
0.,g time ago, at the beginning of thin quarrel between
Russia and Turkey, when Cul. Rose called up the British
quadron to Constantinople, people aeked why the Bennie
squadron did not go there ? He would tell them. They did
not go there ',Runge the Peace Conference bad counselled
the weak and imbecile administration, at the head of which
was one of their representatives, to pay off the Beltieh navy
and to destroy the licqielt army. If they had attempted
to have sent their fleet to Constantinople, they heal not a
man-of-war in England to meet the force of 27 sail of Rus-
sian lino-of-battle ships. That was the reason why the
British force was not sent to Constantinople. The late ad-
ministration, however—he gave them credit when they
deserved it, but he was not a friend of finite—Me a het
the whigs never dared to do. They went to the House of
Commons, and told them it was necessary so augmet.t the
navy and the army. That had been followed up t.y the
present government, who had fitted up a Lege fend
respectable squadron, but, instead of having a review at
Portsmouth, they should have told the Emperor of Bashi
that if he crossed the Pruth our fleet would be at Caustan-
finople, and they would have the review au the Beane in-
stead. It was the duty of the government to have done that ;
but, if government now retraced their steps, they mustmake
allowance for them and give them all the support they de-
served. Government was watched by the Derby govern-
ment. If they went too fast they would be 'caused of pre-
cipitation ; it too slow, they would be told they procrasti-
.nated. They should have told the Emperor of Russia that
our fleet w,u1.1 not only have a review in the Baltic, but
that it would go to Sebastopol. It was too late to enter
the Baltic now, neither could the fleet stop at Besika
Bay ; and he believed it wan at this moment
at Constantinople. The meeting must understand that
it they went to war they must put their hands in their
pockets, and take out large sums to tit up and pay the
fleet. When ho talked of the fleet, he meant 60 or GO
sail of the line to go into the Baltic, and see whether they
could not, as they did at Copenhagen, cut out the
enemy's fleet at Sebastopol. He saw there was to be a
Peace Conference at Edinburgh on the 13th, and Mr. Bright
and all the peaceable men were to be there. Ile was a
peaceable mac, and he was going there tao. (Laughter.)
He liked to see this country peaceable and proseerous.
lie was not for bloodshed, but his way of obtaining peace
was not like theirs. Mr. Cobden told them sometime ago
that he would take Russia and crumple it up like a piece
of paper. He had better do it now. He nad not lake such
nonsense and brothership. But while he thought this
country ought to protect Turkey, he must say that Turkey
ought to be compelled to fulfil her promises to the Christian
population, which site had violated on former occasions.
Mr. I:I4QUILIRT, who rose to move an amendment, at-
tacked the ministry in strong terms, but alleged that the
people of England would never be properly governed so
long as political power was bandied from one set of great
families to another. The purport of Mr. Urquhart's amend.
resent was that a satisfactory solution of the Eastern diffi-
culty could not be expected so long as the present govern-
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only
ant remained in office.
Mr. Newrom seconded the amendment, end gave it as
his opinion that the cause of the present heeitation on the
part of the, Western Powers was a fear of e renewal of the
struggles for Italian and Hungarian freedom. The Empe-
ror of Russia dreaded to see the progress of constitutional
principle in Russia. He wished the government had a
spirit that dictated the measure of Captain Ingraham.
(Cheers.) He wished we had a Cromwell at the head of
the council—(vociferous cheering)—who would nod out a
Blake. These were the feeling' of the people of this
country. He supported the amendment, so far as it related
to the incompetency of the government, but not as re-
garded the prerogatives of the ercwn.
Mr. ClillEliAlLT then withdrew the amendment, and
said he would propose it afterwards.
Captain MAYNE REID in moving the third resolution,
"That net only does the interest, but the duty and honour
of England, call uuon our government to discard all secret
and dynastic diplomacy, and render unconditionally to
Turkey prompt, decisive, and effective aid," said there was a
aaeyhiogfhlapteer.sonl If personage
ehaht ala•eniteilseod, high as
he would not hesitate to de-
our duty but our interest to
ladtlitlept!nrtietiareswe citizenu in the country. He CM-
protect Turkey, and he strongly condemned our govern-
ment fur nat having as isted the Hungarians in 1849. and
said they had not only not assisted them. but
had helped the Austrian', and he charged Lord
Palmerston with having helped the Austrians.
The speaker at some length expressed his want of faith in
popular deinmsttations, seeing that when put to the test of
pounds, shillings, and pence, the sympathy of New York,
fur Louis Kossuth, amounted to 1,000 dollars, and that of
Luadoa to 1,000/.; while they were ready to spend 100,0001.
on a monument to the Duke of Wellington. If govern-
ment wantea to assist the Turks, let them so modify the
Foreign talietment Bill as to permit Englishmen enter-
Mg his service. The moral effect of such a demonstration
would be better than all their public meetings. When a
man was drewning what were ten thousand shouting on
the bank to the single bold swimmer who dashed through
the surf end brought him safe to land. (Loud cheers.)
The reseautian was seconded by Mr. JULIAN BARNEY,
and carried unanimously.
Me. Putter moved the fourth retaliation •• That this
meeting is of opinion that Austria, by rearm of her
previous course of policy, and of her recent perfleious
behaviour towards Turkey, ought to be regarded by
us as an enemy, and not cherished as an ary." The
sentiments expressed is this resolution had been his
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presentt position of affeirs would
never have art,eu.
Mr. Nat:ewes seconded the resolution.
Mr. TRISLAWNEY said he could not agree with what had
been said agaiust Lord Palmerton. It was net the fault
of Lord Palmeretun if Hungary was not efficiently eup-
ported tu lett) At that time motions were made in the
house to reduce Loth the army and the navy, and there
was RO nee harking unless he could bite.
Thu etiolation woe then agreed to.
Mr. ELT moved •• That an address eml•odying the thee-
going reeelutions be entrusted to a deputation, to be pre-
aented to her Majesty."
Mr. Mootts seconded it, and the resolation passed.
Mr. Holmes moved "That a copy of the foregoing re-
solutions be transmitted to the Turkish ambassador.
Mr. WILoOld seconded, and this resolution fs saMmiwiee
agreed to.
A vote of thanks to the noble lord for his coisamt in the
chair was passed, three cheers were then givaiforquitey,
and the meeting separated.

IRELAND.

-41 -

Dinume, OCT. 7.
TIM CATASTROPHE ON THE GREAT SOUTHERN
AND WLSCERN RAILWAY.
TM'S= PLICTICT WU.

The news of the appalling disaster, on the above-
lamed railway, filled the city with consternation and alarm
yesterday. Several of the most respectable of the cit./.a.-
id relatives or friends among the kills t or wound. d ; atAl
sowing to the uncertainty which prevailed dur.ng the day,
ea to the precise number or the names of the s.ff,:rrs, the
most pales' anxiety was fah by a great many pert ors, who
eat.e^tad friends to town, either by the train to which the
accident occurred, or by some train about this ptriod. In
fact, the sympathy and anxiety were universal, .very Co.
feeling, as it were, a persenal interest in the sad affair, and
so other subject appearing to trecuoy men's attention due.
Mg the day.
The following are the names of the people who were
killed as the T W. Jelly, Queen's County ;
Mr. John Edon, Dire. Mr. Daniel O'Connell
solicitor, Kenmore, and Mrs. M'Swiney; Mr. Bateman,
Cork; Mrs. Knopp. Miss Palmer, Miss Care Kirwan, 82,
Lower Abbey•street; airs Margaret Leatbley, 62, Eccles-
attest; Miss Kate Hamilton Haines (whore name was
written in a prayer bo.k found in her pocket) ; and Mr. C.
solicimi, Lower Gardiner-street. Another perms,
• young end gmtlemanly looking man, whose name could
not be sse,atliu.4l, was also killed. The only other death
which has Deemer, I up to the present is that of Joseph
Sherwood, Dr. Stakes' servant, who expired at St 's
Hospital. Amongst the wounded was Mrs. Blacker, wife
of Mr. Latham Blacker, solicitor to the Customs in London.
Thu lady was seer rsly seeded, and her leg fractured. Her
wounds were dressed by Dr. Geoghegan, of Straffan, who
we. promptly in attendance, and she was accommodated
with a bed at the Motion house, where she lies at present-
Mrs. Blacker was accompanied by her two daughters, neither
of whom were injured. Among the sufferers is Mr. Ne-
vibe, county suretror for Louth.

The medical gentlemen gave the following acc:net of the
circumstances which they witnessed on arriving at the !MO
of the seeident —On ruching the station house at Straffan
they saw eight auffsrers, namely, four women, three men,
end a child, all badly wounded, sad after dressing their
wounds they conveyed them all, with the exception of one,
fk the special train and laid them on the floors of the car-
riagre, having preri•iusly arranged the cushions so as to
form a series of c niches. They applied a tou►aiTiet to one
gentleman, Mr. Bateman, of Cork, but he was so severely
injured as to render removal impossible, and he died
shortly afterwards. They then proceeded about half a
mile further down the line, where they found a heap of
carriages jumbled together, some of them turned bottom
upwards, end all greatly injured. Three of the vehicles
were completely smashed, sad the engine wan greatly
Injured. They now several dead bodies on the: bank and
some on the rails, but did not stop to examine them at that
time. They were directed to a term house in the neigh-
bourhood, on the ground floor of which, sitting round the
fire, they found three tidies very much frightened but not
hurt. In the upper story, however, they found a lady ly-
ing on a straw bed, with one foot dreadfully shattered and
the other severely injured; she had also an injury on her
lateral and her left eye was greatly contused. This lady
gave her name as Miss Ellen Farrell, of North Richmond-
place, Dublin. An engine and some carriages came down
about this time from Straffan station, into which she was put,
end thLy then proceeded down the line, accompanied by
some polio* and guards with lanterns. The first persons
they LOW were two men lying in the ditch quite
dead, and upon the bank they found an elderly
lady, apparently belonging to some Roman Catholic
order of convent, a young female, and two young men,
all of whom were also deed. The dress of these persons
indicated that they had all been second class paseeegers,
end the three latter appeared to have belonged to the same
party. They also saw the body of a man, greatly mangled,
lying upon the rails. They next proceeded to a carriage,
out of which the bitten had been forced, bet A was very
dangerous of approach, and after picking out some shawls
wit► their sticks they quitted it, there being so person to
he seen in its vicinity. They next arrived at the couple
ef a first-elm carriage which had been run into lay another,
Miele of which they found the bodies of two ladies, both
et whom had been crushed to death by the other carriage.
The posture of one of the ladies was very remarkable, se
bee right nand was laid muse shoulder of the other lady,
sad the other erre was Mud as if in tome; death, how-
ever, must have been isstantanisma. As soon as they
had satisfied themeless that life was extinct in ell
theme eases they returned to the station, where they
found a servant boy of Dr. Stokes's, named Joseph
Sherwood, lying on his beck on some straw in a cart, sad
very ;evenly injured. They conveyed him with great are
to the carriages in which all the wounded persons were
elfeiy emuyed to Dublin under their charge. The
special trails :eft Strafan about twelve o'clock and arrived
in town shortly before one, gm. Surgeons Stokes and
Fleming were in waiting at the terminus on its arrival, to
afford every possible enistimee to the sufferers, who were
promptly moneyed to Stevens's Hospital, where every
attention was paid to their necessities. The entire number
of persons received into the hospital were ten, but of theme
five of them were enabled to take their departure in care
for their own residences. One of the remaining persona, '
vie , Joseph Sherwood, expired yesterday morning at half.
past two o'clock, but the net are doing as well es can be
expected. The noses of the parties now in the hospital
are as follow —Miss Emma Pack, of Bier, who stated that
she was eoming to Dublin for the purpose of seeing her
relative., who reside in Manor-strut. This lady
had received very serious Injury through the steel
of her stays hiving been driven into her theft
hose, gad having oleo severe contusions on ►er
thighs and legs, which were greatly lacerated and filled
with gravel, owing, as she herself stated, to having bun
dragged along the ground with great violenee for a eon-
siderable distanes after she had been pitched out of the
carriage. Her face is likewise much con:used, and several
of her test► knocked is; she still continues in a precarious
Perdition. Miss Ellen Farrell, severe compound fracture
of both feet, which rendered it enmity to amputate the
right leg above the ankle, which operation was accordingly
performed by Surgeon Wilmot; she is now getting on
favourably. Esther Coffey, of Err, severe injuries of both
thighs, hack, and legs. flush Jane Telford, 26, Merrion-
square, contusions. The demisted Sherwood had a cont.
pound fracture of the left thigh extending into the knee-
join', the lower end of the thigh bane prutrading fur about
three or lour inches, and likewise a compound aratiturs of
the lower part of the left leg in two places. Several of the
other passengers received severe injuries. Mrs. Croke Bar-
rington was severely contused on the right side of the
face, thighs, and small of the back. It was at first feared
that her thigh bone had been fractured, but such proved
happily not to be the ease. She was instantly removed to
her residvece,Fiixwilliam square, where she at p lies
but without exciting any (fining of imminent danger in the
minds of ker medical advisers. Sir Matthew Barrington,
who was I kewise in the trail:, escaped without injury.
Dr. Stakes's family, consisting of his wife, daughter, and
three younger children, were also is the 'rain, tut with the
exception of the daughter, who received a slieht con'a•ion
in the hoe, all provide ntielly escaped without injury. Bur-
ros Cusack's t dully would likewise have Main the train,
but tar an aceiel•nt which fortunately occurred to delay
their arr.%.l.