The Express.
London, England, 1857-01-03 00:00:00

THE SWISS QUESTION AND THE

SWISS RESIDANTS IN LONLON.

A niesting of the Swiss residing in London was
wormed yesterday evening at Red/ey's Hotel, Bhektriain,
fee the purpose of adopting prooredisp in regrows to the
threstmed shook spot Switaselead Prawns. Nearly two
lendred pesos woe preent, sad the aspect of the meeting
nee in thorough union with the patriotism which has bon
exhibited in all the cantons of Switewlsnd. The chair was
taken by Mr. JOHN RAPP consul-genend of the Swim
Confederation in London. The speeches were nearly all in
French.

CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, expressed a
hope that they would be charaeterieed by that calmness and
moderation which would best sowed with the nature of the
oeadoe, and with the patriotism which all present had in
some degree evinced by attending there when their country
was menaced.

Mr. Baez then addressed the meeting. Re commenced
by observing that he should shrink from the task of address-
ing each a numerous assembly of his fellow-eoustrymen if

he dki not know that every one of his words would Ind an
eloquent echo in their hearts. (Chem.) They all knew the
motive which bad convened that sameably ; they were all
aware what grave events seemed to be impending in Switzer-
land. Amy of aline had been raised smear them. They
had felt the need of anion, of intemouree respecting their
common country, of counsel as to the mama of sedating her.
It could scarcely be neoneary for him to tecapitalate the
facts which had brought about the critical position in which
Switzerland now found herself. Nearkatel, whose liberties
dated from 1214, whose alliance with the Swim was tremble
to the first times of its existence, *rotted in 1816 the
bonds which attached it to their country by signing the
Federal contract. The nominal rights of the Prince
of Neufchatel—rights which lad had no reel force
except by the sanction which was given to them
by the States of Neufchatel in 1707, were annulled so soon
ea the people of Neufchatel recogsleell the new constitution
which placed these States in the mak of a free Federal
canton- Eight years parsed away wittiest the mince seek-
ing to re-aesert his rights or hooking treaties, when, in the
midst of entire peace, a movenetat took place in the

rates, having for its object the re-o lablieltoutt of his
authority. The insurgents were mode prisoners, with sue
la their handg In attacking the legal government at Sir
canton, they, in the name of a foreign prime, braved the
authority of the Confederation, end railed its territory;
and from that tire they were amenable to the Federal W-
irer!. The rime, who had no right to erre Ms
authority by snos, even. when that eutherity
the eiseiser of legality, interpret sal dusted
of Fertheeelrel the release of the evils. The Pear
ref Omni semi to COO*. The pence awls Ss
:Z a ea o
.-re the Zig of Tess* Siellearl I
milk wl seeplis Iletreleed
Sled a dwz stesetiliseltu Se a'
ems* le vies
..h.. milriareergurSheee
I eseilt eiest :mere b ef brie=
to AM hen Sem ISOM. weed “ yieli"
wee sift be Semi le Se Slims el the thries. (Leaf
drales.) lb cry Sue sob twit Sod freee de limb
Sae Lars le tie slessillee of lie Caressee, " Re-
ddens% thesis wrikeembleed." Illeaddiperlies Settled
bra lleir brie le the Telogloser. Messy we
e
vellemfilorl diem el IMO ef the SSW
it IS GSM le swim Se Saes el Se ewestry—
• egilerie am* yield ot owe fiellreleed Se
=tef mil et the Mini wadi. (Clem)
wos dipesed over Ms bolo libeuld they
tem* min speelehere amid wet male (Cluse.) Ref
the vise if easel emelt to Ade its Ade hearts? The
arms of imp& owl of MoriMenteeee Say not yet re-
gal te Irk Imielte? (arm) Eli dry not ientre to
IM =alb: tsar
bipintirs erimallmie
,embe=talifah
as they wate ef a See inerved in
Ltheir Serb the awed be of mot sir of
ersesp—Seir apiols esteps Mt Sir
bawls les, Soy experketeil red =lag themehre
with Iblibtsthrea, orl adds. Is their males sod lb*
i=elltrii...orecir4heybaverviraregerraiels. Nomumwstia-...
inn Swims teesleg le the mem desk
wale*
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Canal

Wm.
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laskes, rank 1 k wane as ewes smermat k
pa* alskord k palate darks 01. that' ipar palm-
kat as wpour
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waft kw =dolma ass kilmeasse, aim a eind•
I. =ill di ma thersaw &TWAIN Pik & one ma
&Ikeda regikito ism b aspen a Oalliandsa.
Le assi Mal•alai hank arm* Palia%
sakes satakrama masa

" Pigment he graves htinseadzie adonis trainer• paella
gejiat.Liele,. Ma= grand Bien de In ante. la
unk, fide, et reepectEe de Petranger,
errmod lee deux entente des
" Qua Is aniala FE4Fral se;pteulu‘seisurenco de leer in -
break/big nthehement i la &wee, of de leer dime volociti
tale hem alerts I ma: de Jews aincitoyesui pour le mint
der pad&
Ire ammignee Toms picot, Messieurs, d'iurreer Pezpree-
Ma de hoe bends dation et des tarot qu'ila forwent pour it
phspiriti de me pmemes.
" thee Dim potige Is &dam" (Much cheering.)
He mid mot doubt Mt the artimmta espdoed in this
disco would le ....,raid to by the uss. Let them
reeersabee that the gym at Switzerland were open them, and
that their procepedbsp would prohme eat Immense effect
erg tbair eountrmem
11. liTarmit, who semoded the wades, chewed that
this wee net the led time within a secant perkri that
itwilmehert bed Ma ozemellei to mart as rms. In 1838,
whim LeMelan=on wee reakliag b
are y. Louis
Mt be should be sent away. The de-
=rats vetmed en the ground JIM Louis Napoleon was a
Swiss titian ; the country .need a efeeilar attitude to
her present ttr. (Qom) Whatever diNerenoss there
might base her wog the Striae in ismer limes, they were
now all mited be the mum of their matey. Switeeriand
bed always humi men of Went ready for an emergmey, sad
had one bee to bow her Md. In 1838 she had at
the hied et etvil sifts Heehaw, in 1847 Ochaenbebi, in
18111 she bed Stempily. Xamover, she bad always found
pod gem& to bed ea bee amiss, mid bee citizens would,
be tomine, be me re*" Suet conmese, et Met to die.
=VW imerinzen swazatemisil the
*drilaW dataaulaidlamtelsireab the Ling of
MI Om was purged to orb say neeithl mai-
den he their ementry, net sue* be their panes, bat also in
Seek perms. homer dieset%)
TM moan gm thee pined the utmost enthemimea,
the Meth( msolanalog adarntrante by_ cIePPIS the
hods she hem, o wish eat extmmely Mechem man-
ner meershat SwM alarm at UMW essesekess.
It. BOYS= matosiltbs egmenembhemt eta Mocelption of
Swim chime nelilent in Engles& in aid et dmillse left
dedititte by the depertm et their Muds or at other mem-
bere ht the hay mild be seem emd, gemerelly, at say
same =dee tie.lfeet the reiira of Swiss "Men
or heir
M.• Intranet amended the .motion, which was Moped
with musk
M. I. letrundMOgneva, said he had the bearer to
nee Om no the Megat of the Swim in
be tem lawn learnt UM=
reeidts=t4: about te be mede • in lAVII
eribieg te be left
_smirked ettimet • de-
,' seembstim et the dmlad*
ME Tiede swift yhee
yeeheiley mime the peddimey et theirL me* seed be need
acstredy add that ft wen dmtleed bee as inthribm
sad fiembeity which were to be expected bum Sighs slam
at each memeat as the present. He thee reed all Wirer
to the Swim Federal agvesd to et the
meetleg, which wee the imam mast 'iv=
jest Ms MerpeL He aided vithh a dew sieges a
whelps et SM. was mind, end that be lied that hid
the plimeo at yxisr s eiaeatmeMadthe
committee in
at lAreepeL The Swim of Uvapecti
mm thed gem be
this6r teem meanie. thet=lbasswad
this duty tomb Mile by Maim mem Ihmeseives
et MK war miehmitely
abreerbr=woeid le lumpy mi
mice pond to
kw the MIMS ems. (Cheers.)
And ft maid me, be mew emly_
_thet the Swim Wry at
Limpet would mil to Swftlebemi; thus wield mho be
eoldiers. (Imml ) Let bet the ibeelper set
Mt as the Helvetic eel, end the mg/ft knew Maher or
not the Swiss in Engird midi be helot to unite them-
selves to their brothel Mealy membied mice the Federal
bane. (Fteneedil eimes.)
Y. Bossy widest, in tbe name of the laasting to thank
the Eagliel meek Ned 'modally the press of this country,
for the meminilly eillb Mick they hatorted Switzer-
land lelme remelt • hope that the
egmementap beds =lag of Prude to
them samlimais et be had wandered
so mach dodos dm hmoths embried by
=the eggeiMpent he hilentem gandemem se •
IseneMent the whim ass shires
7. Baru I. aradhft, I. Be der C. Brest, C. Deem F.
'mot Demembas, C. °minima, C. Ouilleame, O. limpeeda,
3. C. Imams, G. Mrillmd, Nicole, A. Priem H.
Pasteur, 1. raby, A. P. Peewit, 0. Preyed, 3. thenter,C.
Torrey, sod P. Walther.
The imam having been eleaded, was at mei pispiet
Oa the motion of Mom A. P. Plumose, themke weer
ml/M termheiell thehomel
al the meling. WWII, bewenge, tbeeekesdp
rim Sit me balm eamplitei—• smith which there was to
nommity for comembig, all remit impeming meet eager to
=d their meeme—Caphim Imee, of the Anglo-
Leigh& • citizen of Beim, delivered, in
the m, a spstemeuus Meese, which, sided by admi-
rable mlieselegies, produced a and thrilling elect upon
the araillassa, eggrallag as it did in the moat forcible manner
to this phial= end Maim. Its... Pittet, of Geeeva,
blest CIVIL Loam with sew remeks of a similar cha-
rade" k Hmlieb—thi eismitel lemmas, Es he tinned it, of
kbeety• wed avow Ober things remeiced with pride that
while ter, with el bee historical giedig, mil Femme, with
ell bee ea piety, had succumbed he Emetic power,
Sediembeed me as yet • land of liberty.
Beim the metiag smarmed it wee ingdollattd that the
subscription, independently of the NIL mind at Live
already amounted to 1,781/. The slim to the Federal
Conned of Switzerland was signed by weenie of 180
Before dispersing, the meeting gave several rounds of
elude, accuroldnied with the sharp clapping of the hands
before mentioned, fur the Swiss Confederation.

MEETING OF SWISS RESIDENTS IN LIVERPOOL.—
A meeting of Swiss residenta in-Liverpool wee convened by
E. Zwilehenbert, Esq., Swiss Consul at Liverpool, on
Thursday, for the purpme of instituting a sube for
the wive. and families of those at present under arms
the eaticipsted war between Prussia and Switterlanl7tre
isesting was held at the Consul's dike. Although the
circular convening the meeting had been issued but a few
hours, about thirty gentlemen were present. Much catho-
des& patriotism was manifested, and upward* of 6001. was
et once subscribed. The subscription is gin open. A pest
number of Swiss, both from Liverpool and Manchester, are
returning home, for the purpose of resisting the aggression
upon their country.