The Sun.
London, England, 1852-11-10 00:00:00

MEE TING OF GERMAN REFUGEES.

At one of the late John Murray's anthers' dinners
the poet Campbell, being called upon for a toast, gave
'' Napoleon," explaining as his reason for proffering a
"sentiment," at the time so utterly unpatriotic, that the
Emperor had fully atoned for all his political sins by his
social discrimination in shooting a bookseller. But in
Germany, where the " publicists" are not Pariahs, a dif-
ferent view is taken of such a crime; and it is remark-
able that two of the most stirring watchwords made use
of by the combatants for " German unity," or " Vater-
land independence," have consisted of the names of
two booksellers—Palm and Blum. " Palm " was the
shout of the student battalions in the Prussian struggle
of 1812 against Napoleon, as it again was the rally.
ling cry of Blucher's dragoons at Waterloo; and
it is in the name of Robert Blum that the more
ultra politicians of Germany now renew their
vows of hatred against Austrian despotism. In Lon-
don the German refugees meet every 91 November
in an anniversary commemoration of the martyrdom of
the boldest and honestest of the democrats of the Frank-
fort Parliament, and on these occasions opportunities
are afforded and eagerly seized for protesting in all the
immunity of an English platform against the reactionary
state of things continued on the continent. These fes-
tivals are warmly welcomed by the German political
exiles resident among us, and they present some interest
even for English politicians; and the commemoration
took place yesterday evening at the Freemasons' Tavern.
Shilling tickets admitted to the meeting; and at the close
of the meeting there was a supper—participation in
which required the additional expenditure of half-a-
crown per head. The large hall engaged for the meet-
ing was densely crowded, principally with Germans;
the mass of Teuton physiognomies being varied with the
darker traits of Italians, Poles, and Ifungarians. There
were a few Englishmen, of the class and cast of face
only met with at Reform meetings; and there wore
some ladies, these being for the most part German
Jewesses, which is explained by the fact that a great
number of the German refugees are Jews. At the head
of the hall, behind the chairman, was hung a large-
sized and well-painted portrait of the heavy but intel-
lectual face of the gladiatorial bookseller; and over
the picture drooped the dull flag of the abstract German
republic—the tricolor, "acwartz, roth, and gold." Again,
on each side of the picture was hung that equivocal
" red" banner, which has unhappily been made the
emblem of spoliage and murder in modern politics.
The chair was taken by Professor Arnold huge, a gen-
tlemen of extensive political celebrity in his own coun-
try, and of considerable political power. The meeting
was addressed in German by Mr. Oscar Falk, of Vienna,
and M. Johannes Rouge, the celebrated religious re-
former and founder of the " Free Coegregations,"
while Dr. Jansonao, and a Mr. Lockhart. announced as
an English gentleman, but who rapidly developed him-
self as an Irishman, spoke in English.

THE TRADE OF SOUTHAMPTON.—When the Her.
mann leaves Southampton this afternoon for New York, there
will have arrived in or have left the Southampton docks,
during the last eight days, 10 large mail packets, with pas_
sengers, cargo, and mails, viz„ the Magdalena, from the
West Indies ; the llerman from Bremen ; the Sultan from
Constantinople; the Euxine, from Alexandra; the Madrid,
from the Peninsula; the Franklin, from the United States;
the Orinoco, for Jamaica; the Hermann for America; the
Tagus for Portugal ; and the Tay, for the Brazils. Taking
into consideration the number of passengers, the quantity of
cargo, and the amount of correspondence conveyed by these
packets, such a circumstance as that of 10 immense steamers
arriving or leaving a port in a week, has never happenea
before at any docks or port in the world. The Sultan steanur
alone brought home above 10,00 letters.
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oton all occasions to aid in any project that appealed likely
advance the interests of his lellow•citizens, at the
satno limo keeping a strict surveillance, and defending
the rights when questioned that belong to this ancient
city.

brt. PALM—When Dr. Paley dined out, for the
first time, atter being promoted in the Church, he was
in a state of good-humoured jocularity on his accession
of dignity, and called out during dinner to one of the
servants—" Shut down the window behind toy chair,
and open another behind one of th 9 etuateo."