The Express.
London, England, 1851-03-12 00:00:00

THE POLISH REFUGEES IN LIVEItPOOL

On Monday evening, a pi& meeting, convened
by placard* issued at the instanced a local committee which
has been constituted in favour of the Polish and Hungarian
refugee., was held at the, Conner Hall, Lord Nelson-street,
fur the purpose of deliberating on the propriety of memo-
rialising parliament and the government in their behalf.
The hall was crowded to excess. Mr. F. Boolt having
been called to the chair, a resolution was proposed and
seconded, which recommended the formation of committees
throughout the country, fur the parposc of snaring the
exiles in their efforts to obtain employment in this country.
An amendment was moved to the elf. a that a subscription
he get on foot to enable theta to proceed to America, but it
a as negatived and the original resolution was carried.
MEETING or Tilt MMIINTRATES or LivrarooL.—
Yesterday the town of Liverpool was in commotion in
consequence of the decision come to last night at
the public meeting in the Concert Hall in reference
to the Polish-Hungarian refugees, and the declaration
signed by a large majority of them that they will remain
in this country and not proceed to America, notwithstand-
ing the handsome offer made by government of Si. to each
man for that purpose, besides numerous promises of liberal
contributions fur their sustenance on arriving in the New
World. Throughout the day detached parties of the min-
grants have perambulated We various parts of the town,l
and crowds of people have congregated in Moortichle,
where the refugees are located. During the greater part'
of the Memnon the Liverpool authorities were in close
consultation at the Town Hall in reference to
these unfortunate men, and at three o'clock an I
ildgirstrn4ser was itude
t~hc 1e room in tlu
definitive measures ira to their future destination.
The refugees having assembled, were addressed by Mr.
Rushton, the stipendiar magistrate, through the medium
of Lieut. Chas. Saulcaewski, who interpreted into the Polish I
language the sentences enunciated by Mr. Rushton,
who said, that for the assistance they had hitherto received
since they came to Liverpool, they were indebted to Mr. W.
Brown, M.P. After stating that after this evening they
would no longer be gratuitously supported at the Emigrant's
Home, uulem they consented to accept the offer made to
take them to America, he strongly urged them to proceed to
that eouutry.--Mr. Beale, of London, a devoted friend of
the Pole., then addressed them at great length, urging them
to go to America, where they would be more likely to
find honourable employment than in Eoglond.—A l'ole,
whose name we did not hear, and who was de-
puted by the general body to express their senti-
ments, communicated their decision at the close of
Mr. Beale's address. Ile said that, having been made
aware of their situation in England, they had come
to the determination of remaining in it. Mr. Rushton
who had retired, returned, and said that be had had a con-
sultation with the Ilunearian portion of the force, and that
they were almost unanimous in favour of proceeding to the
United State.. He had also seen a letter stating that 300
Schleswig-Holstein soldiers were now in London, and not
more than 20 could get employment, although they could
speak English fluently. It was ultimately arranged that
they would get until to-morrow to make up their minds as
to what they were going to do. The general feeling of the
Poles was to remain iii England.