The Express.
London, England, 1849-05-04 00:00:00

LITERARY ASSOCIATION OF THE FRUZEDS

OF POLAND.

Yesiettley being the Mielwereary of the obtainment
of the esmaissiden et die IA of May, the 18th mental meet-
int of the semslien of this messiation was held at the rooms
of the moiety in Delnatreet, St. James's.
Lord DUDLIT C. STUART occupied the chair, and
the gentlemen peseent were Lord Beaumont ;
Sir
dwortitffilliamera, Bart, lI.P. ; Francis Mowat,
Esq., /I.P. ; John Williams, Em'lt , M.P. ,• W. Pinney,
Hui , M.P.; Captain Townshend, N. M.P. ,• Semis.
Rogers, Relisqß. Manhole Milano, Esq., M.P. ; D.
Urquhart, ~ Y.P. ; W. Scholefield, Em., M.P.
T. C. Anstey, ~ M.P. ;J. A. Smith, Esq., M.P. ; sad
R.W. Grey, Esq , )I.P.
The CHAIRMAN banal briefly opened the proceeding%
called spas Lieut. Charles Saulesswoki, the secretary, to
read the report; a vary lengthy and interesting densmeel.
It commesoed by retinue( to the sisiscreceptiaa of the
nature of the *fain and contest in Posen which existed at
the time of the last smug meeting, and stated that the la-
formation received from persons of known respectability is
the Grand Dully, and the official documents publand by
the Germans themselves, had removed the erroemus impres-
sions. Reference was made to the debate in parliament on
Mr. Urquhan's motion in May last from whiskit transpired
that the Poles took up arm is anticipation of as event de.
dared inevitable—a war with Reseda; and that the acts of
barbarity attributed to the Poles wen in fact committed by
the Germans, who were declared to be the 'tension. It
added, that the council were now in possession of authentic
informatioe completely disproving the charge of cruelty
brought against the Poles. As an instance, the boa of a
person named Leaner, said to have been mutilated by the
Polish peasantry, had bees exhumed, and no such media-
tions appeared. The report then mentioned the reports of
General IVillisen, the proclamation of Gamed Von Colomb,
sod tee protest cf a Gio man Judge of the Supreme Court
of Poem, together with letters of an English lady there re-
sident, and other documents, proving the breach of faith by
the Prussian government, that the Poles were not aggressors,
and that the best understanding had prevailed between the
Polish peasants and their landlords. It then referred to the
debate on Lord Kinnaird's motion and the speeches of Lord
Larsacente end other peers, and stated that the intention of
the Galician nobles to remit sll labour paymeute of rent had
been frustrated fee the time by • tumult caused by the Awe-
trisa authorities. The report went on to pin an so.
must of the debate in the House of Commons on the
annual tent for the Polish refugees, and alluded to
erten from several of their number resifting their
slams to the sums allowed, sad that France had last year
voted 30,0001. for the relief of the Poles in that country.
The lamented death of the late president, Mr. T. W. Beau-
mont, was strongly dwelt upon, sad en account of his ser-
vices given to the association, and of Ow manner in which
the loss was felt and deplored by the Poles. The motion of
the Earl of Eglinton, end the speech with which it was in-
traduced, were strongly blamed, and the conduct of the
Pulse both in public and private lib vindicated. The report,
after referring to Russian aggression, concluded by expressing
a sanguine hope that ultimately the groat work of connive-
dma liberty would be crowned and consolidated by the
'mention of the ancient and independent kingdom of
Poland to its place amongst the nations of Europe.
On the motion of the Rev. Dr. WORTHINGTON,
seconded by Mr. M. MILNES, LP., the report was unani-
mously adopted.
Lord BEAUMONT then moved the following resolution:
"That the propels of constitutional freedom in Germany,
sad the emonsful struggle for its preservation in Hungary,
aged romeable grounds for entertaining the belief that, at
me distant period, the same principles of government will be
esastablished throughout ancient Poland:"
Is had beard it lately observed in move than one place,
MO dating the present troubles that existed in Europe,
Y ovary quarter, whether the cause were good or bed,
the Poles wen the most conspicuous agitators--that
I. every capital of Europe, in every disturbance
sad riot, the Poles wen foremost in defying the
mining authorities, and promoting the progress of
revolution. Such observatioas confirmed the truth
of the mutton, that even in Misworld, and in a short space
of time, justice was dose. The noble lord rescinded an elo.
quent 'perch, bearing particularly upon the principle
enumerated in the resolution, by TlloolllSlllllthlg it to the
mating.
Mr. 11: CHOLEFIELD, M.P., seconded the resolution, end
it was speed to with acclamation.
On the motion of Mr. UNAVILAILT, M.P., seconded by Mr.
HAMIZT, Jen., Lord Denney Stuart was then elected peel
dent of the amend= in the room of Mr. Beaumont.
Lord DUDLEY STUART Laddressed the meeting
at considerable length, thankin tor the hamar they
had conferred upon him by placing him at the heed of Orb
amociatioo, and papa, a well-merited compliment to their
late president.
Several other seldom of a routine nature were thee
agreed to, appointing vies presidents of the association, and
oarryles thanks to Lord Dailey Stuart sad to Mr. W. Lloyd
Biekbeck, the hoe. secretary, and the meeting separated.

IRISH SOCIETY OF LONDON.

Yesterday the 27th annual meeting of the friends
sad supeortan of the ahem institution was held at the
Hasevercquere EOM . The Earl of GALLOWAY IA the
chak. The proesalloiff having Ikea opened by prayer, -
The Reeldr-Wif rißreodthe Mon foe the Oastrearaeo• THE ALLEGED EMBE2
which it appeared that desks tbelperkd theamisSyhad ban NEARLY £&000 AT Lama.;
mem then madly enesessgel ismaks oat its mete *CA
*bilk is the Ineelesea et the Aladin ;nod Tester& at the Court-home, Leeds, Mr. Pam
stemlitm et die Irish the medium of theik Mann, late of the Leeds Waterweeks Cempeay,
mem leminage. Malta& *or= of the entire pop, wee brought qq fee farthest examination, on the Merge of
ties of Ireland me unacquainted with any other language having emtgrmlN nearly 5,0001. of themeeeys of the clam
than the Irish, and but for the exertions of this society they pug, slasellibenery,lB47. The former nauieuions in the
meld he altogether excluded from any knowledge of the eau has been moiled in the Davy/ Nem game wt.
word of God, as disclosed In the Holy SalleereL During Masai aides°e having been given for tie prosecution,
the year 823 teachers, In cornmeal with the mate, were Mr. J. M. Barrett addressed the bench on behalf of the
employed in the instruction of about 35,000 pupils in various accused. He said he was not there to deny that deficiencies
parts of the country, especially in the south end west of existed, but he maintained, and the who of the evidence
Ireland. There were also 112 Saipan radon actively ea- showed it, that at the time Mr. Mean appropriated them
gaged he diffusing a. hoowledg• of the fferfPluse and moneys he had no intention to defraud the company ; and
of these, three had been ordained by the llishep that intention was to be made out to sustain the
of TMEI in the 0011160 Of tha year. The teachers cad scrip. charge oy wally m me, say, He said that ha had not
tune readers of the society were nearly all BOMA catholies been able to find IA the books any case precisely analogous to
when they &a commenced their labours, but, in • great this, in whisk, when WO WO of books were kept, and the re-
number of they bad become converts to protest- Niamey, correctly entered in mallet ot books, the masks to
autism. Arrangements had been entered ink with the cos- copy then into eaotha was an offence amounting to a felony.
mince of the special fund for church missions, to effect • co- But he found •am reported in 7 Carrington end Pumas ia
operation with the Irish society, and a mutual avoidance of which Mr. Baron Bonsai held that where stink or collictoe
any interference with their rapictive fields of operation. had omitted to enter three sums received during en account
The total receipts of the year from all sources were an. which extended over two.yeare, bet bad of
been asked as
had to be 9,5991.185. 53., of which sum 7,7861. lees. ld. to the receipt of those particular sem% the charge of felonious
had been expended in promoting the general purposes of the embezzlement could not be made out. Here there wasstrong
society, leaving a balance on hand of 1,8131. 2,. 4d. The evidences that Mr. Mean had no intention to defraud the
income of the society for 1848 exceeded that of the previous company, for, besides making due entries of all he received,
year by 1,4501. 10e. 9d. A number of interesting gardenias it was in evidence that even dews to the year 1849 he bad in
concocted with the Irish missions having been &tailed, the his mind the receipts of 1847 not accounted for, and was pay-
report concluded with an appeal to the benevolent to aid the kg oar account of them to the treasurer.
fends of the society, je order that the sphere of its usefulness Mr. Carbutt said that the magistrates had liven the case
might be enlarged. every candderatim that laid in their power. Its great lm-
The Bishop of CIJ3HEL moved the adoption of the patina was aloes talkiest to impress them with the no-
report, which was seconded by the Rev. Hugh Stowell in ea amity of weighing all the circumstances well before coming
eloquent address, in which he explained and demonstrated to a decision. He need not say, because it had been ad-
the utility of aggressive misdoss to counteract the indolence mitted by the advocate of the prisoner, that a great breach
of the church of Rome, and carried unanimously. of trust had been committed on the pas; of Mr. Mean, and
Resolutions stemmas M approval of the efforts made by that it had been carried on systematically for a number
the society to. howlet=el Peached in the Irish morel of years. A breach of trust of that kind, if it had been
and the scriptures fa the Irish language. and of connected with metre decided evidence, would have
thankfulness for the Iserming prosperity of this issiitatkor led them to send the prisoner for trial for felonious em-
end which were proposed and supported by Viscount Bee bailment; but they felt the weightof the evidence that had
SAID, T
Mr. COL4OIIOIIN.
1d11.P., 11r. CRAIG, Visa of ban given in tavola of the prisoner, and especially that
Laalsdngton.laad Bar. . eklaterat of Veeitio la Ireland, which allowed that all the motels whichhad been collected
Were elan adopted, ea the Mad vote of thanks haring been and handed over to him had hem truly seconated kr in the
given to the the meeting tagovated. mute' cash bock. They telt that Kr. Maas bad acted ill a