The Express.
London, England, 1850-02-08 00:00:00

AFFAIRS OF EUROPE -HUNGARY AND

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TURKEY.
Lord D. STUART then rose, pursuant to notice, to move
" that an address be resented to her Majesty for copies or
extracts of any conespendence betweea the British govern.
went and the embassies at Constantinople, St. Petersburg,
and Vienna, respecting the demands of Russia and Austria
for the exuadition of Polish, Hungarian, and Italian
refugees; of any correspondence between the government of
this country and Use governments of Turkey, Ramis, and
Austria, on the same subject; of any correspondence between
tire government of this country and the embassies at Vienna
and St. Petervtug, respecting the late Hungarian war ; of
any correspondeace between the government of this country
and the governments of Austria mei Russia, on the same
subject; copies of any propel addressed by the late national
government of Hungary to the government of Great Britain,
respecting the admission of British manufactures and produce
into Harriet, ; also, copies or.extreets of say correspondence
between tne government of this country and the ambessadors
rat Constantinople and St. Petersburg, and the consuls at
Bucharest and Jassy, respecting the occupation of the prin-
cipalities of the Danube by Russian troops; of any corn.
spondence between the govetnasent of this country and the
governments of Turkey and Russia, on the same subject;
sad copy of the circular of Count Nodelrode, dated the 19th
to the 31st day of July, 1848, addressed to the repre-eatativee
of the Russian government at the different courts of Europe."
He believed he consulted the convenience of the house by
seising the earliest opportunity for bringing forward this
souject, rather than by deferring it to a later period of the
session, when they would be too fully engaged with other
business to be inclined to devote their time to matters of
foreign policy. His object was to obtain information on
subjects whirs had excited the attention and the !newest
deals* of interest is this country and throughout Europe.
Toe house was aware that during the last year a war had been
regiat in Rams, which had excited is the minds of the
people of this country perhaps more interest than any other
war had dons, in which we ourselves had not been actually
engaged as principals—and no wonder, for that war was
carted on by a despotic government, fee the purpose of
putting down a free people, and depriving them of a free
constitution, very similar to our own, and which they had
enjoyed as long as we had enjoyed ours. (lieu, beer.)
The kingdom of Hungary had never been conquered—
it had always remained independent de furs and
de flick, until it was put down laid summer by
tie power and treachery cf Russia. In 1948, certain reforms
were introduced in the constitution of Ilutiguy, and laws
passed the diet for carrying them into effect. These passed
born chambers and received the royal assent, seine of them
Mira rather declaratory thse new—such as the one which
enacted that the ministry of Hungary should be resnontible
to the diet. There were other laws whereby civil and poli-
tical equality was established, without distinction of lan-
wage or creed. The privilege of exemption from direct
taxstion, heretofore enjoyed by the nobles, was taken away,
and participation in public imposts was extended to all Hun-
garians. The labour rent also was not only done away with,
but the lands held by that tenure were given up to the pea-
sants, woo held them se their property, compensation being
guaranteed to the landlords, and the suffrage, formerly ma-
nned to the nobility, was extended in counties to all persons
possessed of real or personal property to the value of 30.. • year,
sad ia towns to all persons holding property of 101. per
annum, and to the holders of diplomas and workmen. These
reforms, regularly voted by the Home of Commode, were
seat up to the House of Lords, and passed ; and they re-
ceived the royal assent from the sovareiga on the 11th of
April, 1848. But, though the Hungarians were carrying out
these memento of reform, and were Amnia( strictly according
to the spirit and letter of their constitution, that did not
protect them 11.001 dr, illegal, and uneonwitutional, and
violent acts of .he Empseor of Austria. Croatia had been
united to Hungary ter eight centories by a moat intimate