The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-02 00:00:00

FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL _2, 1852.:

AMEN T.

e -
- O'. •
with h
FOREIGN REFUGEES.
had passed away, and that there were hopes that
Mr. M. 11,1ILNES. then roots to wore n Yt ialation to
i aat.oe snip—mil:6.We his entire satisfaction .
with
oee
andasm uAcuti,tarsi.iwhatever difficulties existed between that country
'intone. , Lerd Malaiesbury replied that itwaswit
thehad matters would be placed on the same friendly and amicable
the effect, that this Hones hal Obterved seitli rZsg' ie't,, In i ia.t. ‘knfeigned pleasure that her Majesty's Government. • rezeived the assurance that the Court
t herby sa A dellatl was expeessed a
the correspondence reepeoting • fokeign aelestisea laud upon
to the opinions of the Fire Mitlistdr of the Cro*n. l'sow, to Say that the mos
to • fu. it the Hon. Gen-
of Vienna sebseribed half., es before. it was not quite
fa fel. way of putting it
the table, a menace, on the part of h friendly power, to
ono of the prillcipleS wowed by the Earl of tier4' was
'find that what the
visit, upon unoffending Britieti travellers, its displeasure
lilaintenanceof ail trgaties; and Atisiria Subscribed to that , Veal . looleed atvtifiteit
the the accession of Lord
d.c hhpeowweorn,id
itCrneed satisfactery .was the line of
at that exercise of the right of asylum whidi is principle-;-Atistria the ink faithless power in Europe, and
whichAuistrianGovrehron
Noblee Lord' had shadowed out in his speech
agreeable to the laws, the customs,
which had given satisfaction
and the feeling" :which had &Veil most just reason of complaint of late wears. p
'• u another place. It was that
of the people of Great Britetn, end which, in recent in hie respect.—(Hear, hear.) He was not now speekinhg
' :no Austria, and it was that which it stated was calculated
times, has afforded refuge ead security to pers,aea fir Vs- of the inhumanity of Austria, or of the way in which
fr.!! :
to remove the unpleasant feeling that had so long existed
rimes nations without any distinctiOn of rtZtical opinions. persecuted refugees, driving them out of her orn territo ie.;
hetiveeti Austria and this country. In that ells
' patch Prince
He said this was a very impartant question, and one and pursuing them sates tithele cotintries for the purpose
of ofthe Schwarzenberg observed :
upon which it was expedieht that the opinion of the h
hawing them put to eath:d.cli3tit for
House Austria to talk
that it "The Cabinet of which he is tha bead, the yre,nie.r said,
faith of truths! V.hy:
herl the
.t. recollect _
With the neces,ity of maintaining universal
Howe should be taken. The recent convulsions in
ispenetrated of was only a few years suite lies eat y., in a speech from
li thinks that in order to attain this object there
Europe had driven mane, refugee* trom all parts . the throne, was compelled to speak of certain proceedings peace, e
ti demeanado t towards all foreign ;ewe;
Europe to this country. and while here they had teethed
on the eart of Austria, Ittleairl; and Prussia by name as a is no better means h} ,
otr scrupulouely to maintain
seeleties to alter or revointionise the governMents of the
menileat Violation of treaties? Here was no diepatth from a caliti and moderate,
in the' highest degree the h
countries to which the belongtA About this time
, the First Minister of the Crown, no expression of party treatiee, and to
nreasteeens
i , great ot small, and their right
there arrived a very remerkeete Man—no other, indeeo, et particular opinion, but there was the deliberate. asser- toendence of a 1
din to their own convictioos their internal
than Kossuth—and in order to prevent his be
giten lion of the Sovereign of this country in Parlament
ffm.an.age accor g
up to the Austrian-Government this country tent Ma a upon record, that Austria had committed a flagrant
he frolic/
n of violation
aSuareila. there was nothing in these words, or in t ,
fleet to the Dardanelles. When he arrived here many of ton treaty of Vienna, which. was the o n
hicuh Austria holds whichy it shadowed out, which that country ought .to regret
demonstrations of Is spontaneoes character took rliblic law of Europe, anddoinin
hviiiortnuse. o
This was the country or feel ashamed of. And when he looked
at the dispatch of
place in his favour, which met With no etiooureettlintent a great part of herown
forward to cant about the faith of treaties, the Earl of Al almesbury, in answer
could
o t • tion
bat communica ,
help referring to .
either at the hands of the Government or tetO etittocracy. that now c
f haadmenot violated treaties with this and other coun- there was one sentence which he not
Nevertheless, there Were certain fop powers ethics. a
ivies, to say nothing la
her conduct towards the Hungarians. In that dispatch
.Lord Melaiesbury saidrinciples and intentions
took offence at these deroonstisedobe, and they demandsd
(Hea'r, hear. ) Now her complaints were that we afforded ".Keep.ing.steedily inhview thosedri Pht of according hi sPie
the expulsion of those roiled politicieue whe had talc.at shelter and support to some unfortunate men . who fled
towardsmaetntainthgrtivttilolsaetewth :nlsamisfortunes or political offences
refuge in this comitry. justifying theit demand by from her vengeance and so ugh t an asek• lum i naitnhsits county u
Austria,iit. tmaahyyGave
banishedo from the r native land; discouraging and
pointing to a rinuest which the nritish Government, at Why, we too, had com.plaints tri m
of differentae angature We did repressing as fur as the law and the constitution warrant any
.
a former period, made upoe the President and Republic though they were complain.ts.a
ht
part of such exiles to abuse the hospitality
1 to ersons. who had attempt on the
of America to dtscoentenanee agitation in America not complain of Austria
givlauingeds thateer sheP maltreated the they enjoy, by seeking to foment disturbance in their own
upon the Bull, cc of Ireland. There was, however, offended us ; but w_e.ectoemr
Victoria.—(Hear,
_
i (Hear hear.) It was only country; restrained by the highest obligations of duty . from
no comparbrou ' between the two cases, for, at the subjects of Queen Vi . .
brute]'outrage
lately that a most nefariou, and
.was com• straining that law beyond its legitimate bounds, but visiting
ma violate the law;
time the request was made upon .America, Ireland
milted on a British subject by a person in the service of Aus- with exemplary, punishment those
the
shall
have
was in a state tumbling upon rehetlion, Which was not
trig, for which no redrese had yet been afforded. The House her .Lissts Gionverrnonmoenni
ingl ,
1 their' duty as Ministers
the case abroad; and Lord Grenville returned an answer
was acquainted with el e case of Mr. Mather, an unoffendingnernl
onto
a difficulty
constitutional Sovereign with the obligations which
to the demand of .Austtla, stating that it could not be man, who was struck down by three Austiiau officers
that his life they owe to the just claims of any friendly power, and the
complied with. The Austrian tOoOetnnsent, however. open day, and who was so seriously
.maltreatedddressed to the sentiments of sincere friendship with which they are actuated
declined to accept the refusal, c rf• " their
a_tl --pea..:... previous wai long in danger. Representations were
buta these officers towards the Court of Vienna."
demand, or insisted that *Omething should be done to Austrian Commanderon-Chief in Italy,
stillwalking about the He thought there was some ground fort satisfaction id the
restrain the violence sled re arict the combinations of re. remained uninterfered with, and were
t ewas
perpetrated, and circumstance of the amicable relations beween that conn.try
Neves in this country. To this latter demand a reply was streets of the town whereadtehteeoura
undergog my reprimand, ax- and foreign states being restored.. Efforts with that object
made on the part of the Foreign.office that the threats of none of themt had been matte
h mwas called to task by the military had been going on during the existence of the late Govern-
, Austria to throw obstacles in the way of English travel- cept one of h
b em,se he had struck Mr. Mather with his fist rnent, and had been continued by the
_present Gover.n-
lers would not induce the British Government to violate autthoarcltiesetietetlieug
him down with his sword. But no mark ment. - (Hear, bee)
Now,
with
t shun
detro thte question
the legitimate hospitality of the country, and he thought
of
of
f disapprobation had ever been shown towards the other of passports, he mnutset
riajsrZesubjects. In 18418" ,o wilt:nig-
this was a reply conceived in a proper spirit. It was a officer who struck Mr. Mather with his sword. He (Lord D. such
b ascewsewreeeivreife in various parts of the continent, the
petty course for a foreign power to resort to the from- Stuart)o hoped that something would be done in thisbcr
.en. tut!. an
It itish consuls abroad were in the habit of giving passports
pery annoyarice of individuals as a retaliation upon the They all knew that Austria ruled in Tuscany;n
itw she
as allanonl- to persons not British subjects, and in some cues that
British Government for refusing an unjust act, fact taken possessionh of Tuscan ;haandd e
been ere f
committedore in the privilege had been abused. It was against that abuse that
and ho wished to express an opinion to' that sense to say that tattaautrage
h Austria could not afford redress. the foreign Governments protested. The regulations with
effect. . It might be said that since the new Tuscan terriittory,a
he was borne out by facts in what he had stated regard to British Foreign•office passports were, as the House
Administration had come into office the whole as-
Ilieth"lreegwatrdato this case, and it was an entire mistake to sup- must be aware, very stringent. They were only given to
pact of this, question had undergone a change, and in a
wose that the Austrian officers had offered Mr. Mather any British subjects or foreigners naturalised, and the parties
recent dispatch from Austria, the accession of Lord P
reparation." He (Lord D. Stuart ►I was glad to have the op. must either be known to the Secretary of State, or to some
Derby to power was hailed with joy. Now he inferred
, portunity of contradicting that statement,. although it had person known to him, or upon the written application of a
.
from that circumstance the conclusion that Austria at-
been asserted by a Noble Earl (Lord Granville) lately At the banking firm. It was with regard to the former pales-
boured under a belief that the foreign policy of the head of the Foreign-office that it had been intimated to Mr. ports that exception was taken by the Austrian Govern- :
country, was about to be changed, and he wished the Mather that if he would make some explanation to the sent.—(Hear..) The question now was, how would the
Rouse 'now emphatically to denounce that to be a 'Austrian officers they would make an apologytohimtd•otr House deal with the present question? The Noble Lord
mistaken ides.—(Hear, hear.) At all events, their conchict. H.e (Lord Dudley Stuart) contradicteda
" tit'
h seconded the motion said that it meant merely thatis
he was confident that neither Parliament nor assertion, and
that
dthethati no suchtsf offert had made.beteienh
It House has observed with
be respecting foreign
refugees
iraeilrent,ehintitiheec table,
correspondence
a menace,
the people would sanction any change of policy, and it seemed to huimhisthmatent oetit yt .rte
maecnoryzaereammitted would
that
on the part of a friendly power, upon
visit, upon unoffending
was therefore nothing but right that the Austrian Go- the signal
_P
tihtfut outrage. Mr. Mather wanted no advantage for British travellers, its displeasure at that exercise of the
vernment should be undeceived in the erroneous impres- .r
himg self, but the people of this country deserved and ought to right of asylum which is agreeable to the laws, the customs,
sion under which it appeared to labour.—(llear.) If
demand the punishment of those men. It was said that, ac- and the feelings of the people of Great Britain, and which,
the security of the British traveller was to depend upon
cording to the rules of the Austrian army, it was expected in recent times, has afforded -refuge and security to persons
the understanding that the British nation should truckle that an officer should immediately put to death any man of. v.ariots IsTiations without any distinction of political
to Austria, far better would it be that British subjects
. who interfered with his troops, whether intentionally or not. opinion
ai
in thoewri
th:t preefsen t Government was as determined
should abstain from travelling in Austria at ali; But we had nothing to do with such a regulation of the to
that maintain
ever existed °f asylum
as
sSeatiy otthetr govhernmientt
but he hoped when Austria came calmly to Austrian army, and he thought that tve ought call upon
the as.
ifande the present Governme'nt ha.d ex erensgser theirkt
reconsider the nature of their demands they would at the Austrian authoritiesht tot altert their regulations, and,
call nation to 'maintain the independeece and dign ityeotefri:Lie-
once see their impropriety, and consent to withdrew that should bleeastthfoeurga
modificationsro ►rules,eafprgeeierdinle
so that
country—seeing that upon the queteion of foreign refugees
them.—(Hear, hear.) The right to travel was secured on them at
British travellers, when they met with the present Government was resolved to uphold that right
to the British subject by the law of nations; and when innocent
oteers, should not be cut down and have their blood shed as well as the Government that preceded it—seeing that
he remembered that few people interfered less with the
without any reparation.—(Hear, hear.) The Austrian these foreign powers were upon terms of more
internal affairs of the countries which they visited than
and Russian Governments complained that a reply to amicable relations with England than they were at
the English traveller, he could not help feeling that it was their demands had been given which was not satisfactory, no very
thedistant period, he put it to the House
the duty of the House to take care that the right was not because, in fact, the answer had been, that the British and to
s, Honourable Gentleman whether it would
unfairly interfered with. Had there been any excuse Government would do everything that it could do bytlnw
toto which,ttemexmpeendsi,ent or e
waits ]east, pass a. resolution in the. House of
for these demands made by Austria, on the ground that pre.Vent the refugees from plotting against the
beyondcounries
must give the impression to the
the minds of foreign nations of pass
11 P
some British subjects had wantonly and improperly which they belonged, but that they could not
hgod andsaid
reflection upon their conduct. He le a censure and
intermeddled and mixed themselves up with the internal law. Count Nesselroldeatmhoungiehit
atllletrraveeryemeanrt,,
and that ground for the thoughtresolution--(Elearn there
t wash no
f
affairs of Austria, he could have well understood the that ourt lawnd
somweetrheinogn tynore ;tan municipal
lawn could give him, the Hon. Gentleman who moved i of thelNoll speech
dcwho
admissibility of this demand; but in the absence of any 12_ In, e-
e Hee (14nord D. Stuart) trusted that it would be long before the seconded it, and he submitted, More,th that it ought not
excuse of this sort, the threatened interference with tee
Parliament of Great Britain should be induced to alter the to be acceded to. —( Hear, hear ) The Government was de-
movements of British travellers was, to say the least,
laws in order to satisfy the convenience of any foreign termined to maintain the right of asylum of foreign; refugees
uncalled for, if not unjust.—(Hear. All English travel- state.—(Hear. hear, and cheers.) Count .Nesselrode did not —to uphold the law in its Strictest integrity, and not to
hers were &id out as objects of euspicion to the police seem to know the difference between this country and Austria allow any refugee to abuse the hospitality which he trusted
by the Austrian Government. From his knowledge of
would and Russia. With them, suspicion *as enough ; but here, would. be ezted nded to
.all, whatever opinions, whether mo-
the country he knew that no such pee:reeding, thank God, no man could be punished unless he was pro- nardnealNor emoerati.ct, they might entertain.—(Cbeers.)
have taken place but for the suspicion of the Go. perly tried according to the laws, and unless he were found Mr. At STEP said i
Governmenttveis clear
.from the tone taken by
v,rnment of Austr for there were not a more by itatistactory evidence to have been guilty of some offence. the Russian in its dispatches, that it wished
kind, gentle, and amiable people than the inba. Jr any foreigner in this country should give any cause of them to establish the system of surveillance and espionage
hi find him uilty, and pu • h him • but do which prevailed in some parts of the cent' . flep looked
bitants of Southern Cr,rmany. The grievances of °Nance, y
"have 'new laws dictated to us blusthe Ministers of with some suspicion upon-. the declaratiomentth t hadbeen -
which the Austrian Government complained, and l
1 ot
ilernt uceountries. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) He did not know made by her Majesty's present advisers nags regarded their
against which they adopted these measures of retalia- a! o
whether the Government intended to agree te this motion, good intentions upon that question. In the month ef
lion and surprise, were nothing more nor less than the He
most heartily heped that therwould, because he thought October last a menace was held out, and in the month of
exercise of the right of asylum. This right of asylum it would be a very Proper rebuke to those countries which janaary following three Scottish ministers of the Free
was dear to the hearts of the English people from had attempted so unjustifiably to interfere with us. He Church, who were settled since 1841 in Hungary. in the
its connexion with some of the most important persons thought that her Majesty's Government might perfectly well
the
strognlate o naturalised subjects, -received from the
arrival of refugees in this country, led to the establish- they would do so, because he was quite aware, and was very
t. i:t
that-overnment notice to quit that city. No explana-
ment of the silk manufacture in SPitalflelds, which had glad to acknowledge, that the Right Hone ntiGenmvearnnmoppo- ion o unwnrrnntable act was given, bat they were
since become one of our staple commodities. There site sod the Noble Earl at the
sympathy
of the Government told they must quit it in six da '
made h could
be
beef ey to
.
were also, perhaps, some of the most eminent men though they certainly had no with the political forcibly eapelled. Lord Granvillesed to obtain
principles en those persons whohad a t ken refuge in England, satisfaction, and communications wer through the
in the country who had reason to be grateful for the
were yet not without. sympathy for their misfortunes, and Earl of Westmorland, and after some coside delay
hospitality of England. Again, the asylum which
had shown that sympathy during the brief period they had an answer was returned, which was stated to be of such a
we bad afforded to refugees at the time of the French been in office, by agreeing to furnish some of the refugees character that it could not be laid on the table of the
revolution could not soon be forgetten by the people of with means to relieve them from the distress which would Rolm He concluded from that, that redress had been re-
France. ft) therefore conceived that every otherwise have overwhelmed them.—(Hear, hear.) He, fused. Another application had been made, and up to the
Englishman would treat with contempt the effort made therefore, hoped that the Government
_would agree to the resentp time not a syllabl ridingtraied in reply; and yet
by a foreign power to destroy the glorious privilege which extremely temperate resolutiont of his ilon. Friend, which Lord Malmesbury had tface to tell them that on all
had always been our boast. Al present a foreigner only expressed rte,geretnthyvaenrynnihainnf liaknedaimo exacte should b
g
t hea f;roolvnersnmaents"dllunderst reigned between the two
passed unnoticed in the streets of the metropolis, bat if owffaesrednibt
surean y t
.( 1g _
hart Hon:Gentlemen' opposite wouldregrpaertici. had given ui; the eSeceontteilsah"clerfrein-mtehois that the Noble Lord
he were (,]lowed about sad watched by spies. he would
ate.ci The beat answer that Lord Derby could give to those Minister called upon the British
overt
Again, theth French
at once become an object of interest and notoriety. P
foreign Governments who pressed upon him to introduce a of Oetober last to put down the overt acts olfi'lin the month
He felt convinced that if some measures were not
neer Alien Bill would be, that he could not comply with the couspirators against the liberties of France • and incorrigible
the
taken by the House on this subject, there would be a request, for that any attempt to do so would be (to use a 21 of December following, the person by whom' that dispatch
general belief that the Government had sanctioned homely phrase) as much as his place was worth._ (t 0
had been dictated became himself one of the most incorri-
or approv, d of the despatches which had been The question having been put, _
gible conspirators against the liberties of the French
passed between Prince Schwartamberg and Lord Mr, wALpoLE thought he. would best consult the con- people. He did not think that Russia was satisfied with the
Palmerston. If the Government allowed themselves eenienee of the House by avoiding all inflammable topics conduct of the Government, or that it would be induced to
to be dictated to by Austria there was no reason that did not relaantextkonitsheteprdoepsoesiloneebtinforttethie Reuse. He relax its restrictive policy. The Learned Member proceeded
why other powers should not also call fur the expulsion
scare of
itiritsoreig
nevitabl ab- to urge that we were not on good terms with Prussia, or
et ht Hon. Friend the ohancellor fthe
of refugees belonging to their nations. He solemnly
9 e Ex. with the German Confedeption ; and as to the Grand Duke
chequer, the duty of speaking on a ques'ion f
warned the Government sgaiust making any promises
, ()reign to his of Modena, the Italian Princes, and the Pope, if British sub-
department was thrown upon him.--( Hear. hear ) He 'ects suffered
which were against the general wish of the country,
had read over carefully all the dispatches which ha'a beene jbe twin to no annoyance in, their several states, it would
and which, if pressed, would put an end to the inde-
laid on the table of the House, and had also listened with ville hag treatedsornetwiing Which had otccurred since Lord. Grnn-
pendence of England. The Hon. Gentleman concluded great attention to the observations of the lion. Mover as received from th P properdt con empt tne communication
e an he Grand Duke. The question
by moving his resolution.
also those of the Noble Lord who seconded the motion, as
then would be vela ether
Lord DUDLEY STUART, in seconding the motion, said he should say he was at a loss to understand how blame could passed between ,Lordmaimaesnyar other communioations . had
that he could not help congratulating her Majesty's Minis- be imputed to the present or late Administration. Because vernments beyond what b y and the continental Go-
into
upon the revelations containei in the papers laid upon on a careful perusal of those papers, the fair inference to be' to Parliament, and rosier ph eared upon the papers presented
the table. The present Government, who had lately come drawn from them was, that this resolution should not be Then, with respect to as e deemed far from satisfactory.
into power, were by their own confession in
a minority in pressed to a division, considering the circumstances under the right of entry and Psports. By the custom of nations
Passage in fore,
lgn countries waste
that house, and it was extremely doubtful whether the
3' which this country was placed with respect to foreign customary right generally ackn
were not also in a minority in the House of Lords, and yet powers. He thought there . were three inferences dedu- only reserved to themselves fouorw ]edged,
.and Governments
e
they were afraid of making an appeal to the pe9ple of this cible from these papers. First, that the conduct of the first was, ascertaining the names restrictions upon
.1 . the
than do , the etcene Lord Government of this country—the late as well as the present the second was, the exclusion of
country.—(Cheers.) Sooner
those. who exercise.d
at the head of the Government did not shrink from violating —had been such as to uphold and maintain the dignity of third was, the exclusion of cert
amensplicious cl;araeters.st ore
an assurance which he had given in his place in. Parliament, the country.—(Hear, hear.) Secondly, that the foreign specified individuals and the fourth classes
the foreeig e
lunsiron of
and backing out of his engagement.— (Loud cries of " Oh," powers somewhat misunderstood the laws and it•
regu a ions such as attempted to enter territories with
end e eluerio,) ice, they did not like
,to be told that; of this country with reference to foreign refugees and that in greater numbers then co oel • an.armed force, or
bat he would maintain that he was speaking to the ques- naturally arose from the different laws which 'applied to Government of this county
i e with their safety. The
Hon! and that his observation had grown immediately out of those countries as Compared with England, the laws of rights of British subjectsllut
weal
.bound to see that the
the papers' upon the table of the House. Although the Go. England permitting every person to reside in this country, were entitled to exercise within rnve ling abroad. ,
.which
.they
vernment was in such a position. they had the consolation whether monarchist or republican, so long as they obeyed the limits thus stated
of knowing that, whatever the people and Parliament of the law. The third inference was, that, considering the restrictions. If othe
,flivviseree , nl nubjented to any greater
this country might think of their conduct, prince Schwan aen- misapprehensions which these foreign governments did such casee to pass as those which
hadthoundtry permitted
berg and the Austrian Government had hailed their advent fall loco with reference to the rights of refugees, and these at Lemberg, they would soon becomeoccurre at Peach or
to power with genuine satitfactl°n•—(Hear, Hear, hea If the misapprehensions being now more or less removed by the and he considered that our' rentFcases quite common,
th
state of Europe was not very satisfacty tof thei ]Duero representations of the late GovernMent, and seeing the allowed these cases to pass Pfarsetoo lightly, He Secretary
eretlailfoare
of liberty—if libeeretyairhyad
aeb(eien expelled-
Lad taken r‘rriloot
~. almost
antl feo°rneVinieGorYverttermneenetsd,oftteviduun3rodsiotabxis cdeuntry by those hoped that the Hon;Member who had brought forward this
eelvsegshed
European
ely
in
_u
England—they who loved lioney and 'Con Of that House to provoke any feeligge eiefnctsbiatniarfaeestoleu;
imtotteioandtivventd not be induced to withdraw it, bat would press
wished for the welfare of mankind had at least the comfort be .weep this country and foreign 'nations at the present Lore PAbLioltni4ll 0
of seeing that the despots who trampled upon freedom were moment._(Hear, hear.) Now, with reference to the first the Member f E s'i
Pontefract
Sir Idthink that
t my Hon, Frinentid.
very uncomfortable on their thrones. They had upon their point, h was manifest that in the course of last autumn der th or has onet-igh 1
ia y It? nringni is of
side their forces by land and sea, and tribunals that were the other powers of Europe viewed this question in a great is
considerationona of the
sHottursenwnisilues
acia ,revr :reds
nu
ready So condemn all freemen; and against them, they bad a different light. On the 29th of October, 185 i, a dispatch international relations,e
s re gaanr
dd a
so
regards thea'ri het iff British
Irt
tea humble refugees in a distant country. For them there was received from the Prussian Government, which stated subjects abroad and te obligations of the :British
Goeers
Govern_
power and bayonets; and against them was Kos,uth that from the evidence contained in certain Papers which ment at home.—(Hear,hear.) I think, Sir, that the
and liberty of speech.—(Hear, hear.) The papers that were reached them, it was impcosible to doubt the existence of a Hon. Gentleman who has spoken for the ,Gove ant Right
laid upon the table showed that the different foreign Go- refugee conspiracy in this country, and calling on the Go- this occasion has not altogether embraced the full s oofri
vernments had attempted to establish thefaet that there was vernment or this country to interfere and put it down. . The the argument of my' Hon. Friend; for the Right scions
Gen- le
amongst the refugees taking abetter in this country from observations
; contained in a dispatch received from the tleman addressed the greater part of his observation n
their tyranny a general
, eonsPiracYt But let any man read French Government were nearly the same as those in the branch only of the argument of my Hon Frie d• ti to one
those papers with calm and dispaestonate mine—let him go Prussian. Lord Granville stated the exact position of the Fiend
dwelt with great •force upon two. 1 '
Peals. My Hon.
terongh the story that was told by Count walewskusd law of this country in reply, as also the duty of this the duty which was incumbent upon the P°lll-8.
One was
what would he find?, He. would find an account of some Per- Country to admit refugees to an asylum, not interfering to afford protection to foreign exiles, b British Government
sons forming themselves into a society for Promoting liberal with them any more than with their own subjects, so long duty incumbent on Government to attorudt also dwelt pon the
principles; he would find an account of some attempts made to as they obeyed the law. It appeared subsequently, by a travellers abroad.—(Hear, bear, ) Tit it. protection to British
in secret characters on the borders of newspapers, and dispatch of the 30th of December, 1851, that the Prussian ( Mr. Walpole) seemed to direct h.
write
e ight Hon. Genntleman
of means taken for procuring the admission of revolutionar m; ;
Y esinister was instructed not to press the matter further, but these points, and having, ash is remarks to the first of
songs in foreign countries; and other miserable trifles of to let it drop..-j Hear, hear.) On the 20th of January, 18.52, shown to the House that the be conceived, satisfactorily
that BOrt. But as to a conspiracy dangerous to the Govern- the French Minister wrote to say that he acted alone in the to maintain the right of ff overnment is determined
meats of Europe, he maintained that there was a total fail- matter, and beyond that communication no future course of he a ording hospitali
thought he had laid a sufficie ty to fere.igners,
of all proof. But he would tell the House what con- action was pointed (tut. Soon after that the Russian etinis-
nt ground for negattving the
urn
tnbtion of my Hon.
spiritcy Was proved by these dispatches. It was proved that ter also took up a different tone, and in a dispatch dated the to the House the Friend.determination But be ' did not equally
eu if ol ar
hick
2 e t
there *as a conspiracy among all the crowned beads and 26th of January, 1852, he observed that—.
that protection to British of. the Governm
- en'tabreade to
despots of Europe to frighten this country, if possible, into " For the present, without Pursuing the that any which, when not violet of
travelling
in
which
introducing some new laws to control the refugees, and to further, we take note of the premisn given to us by the Bri- they may happen to b ling the laws of t y
poly naord positively
deprive them of that asylum which they had obtained here. tish Cabinet to watch the machinations of the political refit- entitled.—(Hear )85 they are so dist
which have beea
They would find all the Governments simnltaneouslye.and gees, and to employ all, legal means in order to prevent them the subject of d . mi
ne, as to the papers
nsactions to which
many of them in the same words, addressingour Cabinet, from abusing the hospit.ality which they enjoy in England, they relate, I tisliciaZ' 'and
as
to
the ttraa
y h t some Coursealwanc
and pressing upon it that something should be_ done. t There for the purpose
dof assailing couptr,i,es and the the the
to be made fnor tithri-htsitt(ivesa-anxitty which me of '
were Russia, Prussia, Austna, the Diet of Frankfurt , then friends an allies o Great Britain.
that 'king ceebrated for his humanity in his own dominions, The Russian Government had every confidence in the tlfte Governments on the continent ex 'n the
l'esaectr
ti • .e
the Ring of Naples; next, the Grand Duke of Modena; realisation of that promise. Oat of the four powers only o last year as to the' proceedings ofm fboerreitra t e
theyug "Ist in this
then, the Pope ; and besides these another ruling thing, one seemed to have retained. up to that time, any feelings of tcloitintry.--(' Hear.) We mustireenmeye
and the rightof ave
n.ot
e which acts and speaks, in all bat deeds a king." Louis dissatisfaction towards the Government of England, and that e sante notions of the extsen
fortututtely !sewn free dui'
Napoleon—he who was himseffshortly ago it refugee-Oby the was the Austrian power. He believed that the expressions cussion and free action which
~_at. „ g to every
) They are a tp! to measure
.
intervention of anotherrefugee(Count Walewski),demanded in that dispatch had been eomewhat misunderstood; but man in this country..- (H
•ownesta.odard of what is practicable,
, thought e
tat
pedien home. And placing ourselves
be ex
long ago Count Walewski was himself nothing more than ape. repetition of that language was net likely to occur. en
and what may . • which is the cour '
• thsir situation—
you must
lish refugee in this country. First of all he came here as an last dispatch to Lord Granville, dated 27th February le the
ee therefore, in -
you judge the conduct of othaieu
envoy of the national Government of Poland, and subse- only twenty. four days after the former he foes a . ..,1 always pursue when . .
(Haar
, line A more
quently he lived in this country as a Polish refuges; and now ciliatory tone adopt. d:—
con- _.you shou
by your own
but endeavour to place yourselves in the point of view
he came forward, with a list of Polish and other refugees, " Your Excellency will allow me tO remind y views,
stand.—(H-ar, hear.) And taking* that into
and called upon the English Government to belie all its an- Austrian Cabinet has with pleasure conc theou that the in which
ttheeny,
athere is some consideration
tecedents, and, by introducing some Alien Bill, to interfere the expressions contained in that documented th hope from considetnraesis
w._ .
which
hey
t raised that to
be made for the
with those unfortunate men, many of them his own covety- Government would for the future be able t, at the British satin:.
ere "
h is another observation I pia;euestion last yeal.
men.—(Hear, hear.) And now they were told, and in a tempts at insurrection against friendl o prevent all at- Andiety
on that subject was incre dbe to
offer. Their
certain sense properly and rightly told, that refugees ought meats, and that the avowal of such . y and allied Govern- nnx
they
ase y the exaggerated
not to abuse the hospitality which had been afforded them, auficed to induce the Imperial G intention has alre dy ideas entertained as to the effect to arise from the Eh•
dafor hition of the Industry of all Nations H xl-
- order to disturb the tranquillity of their own country. the greater part the restrictive me overnment to sus end
con-
imag
ined that there would come here—lj. rear' hear')
t.They
Why, who ever violated se flagrantly the hospitality of this trate, circumstances they would asres which under
rn- all the disturbing elements of Europeaangseoncioengrecdro:laotf
have seen themselves co
country for that very purpose—who ever committed that pelted to adept in the interest lam happy, England would become (I know not how or b what
yirrans)
culpable action so openly and so shamefully as Louis Napoleon moreover, to acknowled of their subjects.
interviews one great focus or centre of revolutionary
himself had done ?—( Hear, hear, and cheers.) Tent of ICes- which I have had th h ge that the different
emanation.—
, ,
Excellency (Hear.) Now, Sir, not
auth s speeches—talk of secret meetings of the Republicans— have left me with the . onour to hold withyour
1
e impression thnt. the Braish Govern- which appear in these papers, but long befothe f
dre . date. o •
talk of writing on the edges of newspapers, and concealing meat admits the .
against the con- those communications, I bad
it with ashes—what were all these, and such like things, tinuance of • •importance of providing
repeate conversations with
of the con-
compared with the conduct of Louis Napoleon, who nowlntrigues openly hostile. to the state many foreign Ministers on that subject I should, how-
tinent; and
I have gathered has ever, first say, that the communication . •
came forward with his demands against the refugees?if the information which
which was dated in
durin.g the transi- October from
been accurate E llency will,
the Ambassador of the French Republic was
" Qui tulerit Gracchos de seditione querentes."
your Excellency
ave within the vet
tory duration ' try, h
y wholly distinct in its origin from an
The revelations contained in the papers upon the table were ni. of your MiniS
legislation of Great Britain
y co.mmu.nications with
the other powers who mbade
such as to justify an observation made long ago in Parliansent restricted limits which the
your meritorious attention ber following, and was the representations in the Decnna-
by a distinguished statesman, which he (Lord D. Stuart) rescribes, already devoted
Oleven add, and I have not failed I had on ormer occ •
resul.t. of several conversations
was glad to have se opportunity of quoting in that flouses o this object. I
will
circumstance in reporting to toy in which 1 had stated thata"tswith the Count Wei k
forethe
These were the words of Lord Holland—" In all times and I to give its value t
o results have hitherto only feebly Home De_art _ when the late Secretary. . _
according to the testimony of all history, if ever there vr COUrt, that if the
_. .
tion which has been avowed, this , p ment had stated in this House, that the British
anything mean, oppressive, or treacherous to be do 48 ! respon d osi ended to the ieli
to reasons entirely independent of the in- Government could do no more than the power of the law
enabled them to do •an ! d that it was idle to ask us to expel
Austria was the Government to do it. And when lne,
1 a must be attributed
Cabinet and the will of your Excel- any f •
tendons of the British
foreigner on account of danger which his presence
upon by Lord Liverpool to retract this observatiotoce- !ten "
Holland not only refused to do so, but repeated what h Lord „fancy.
in this country might entail on any foreign government,
said, and added that there never was a
e IPul There were four dispatches—one from Prussia, one from but that it was against• laws for any man, whether a
our
Government which France, one from Austria, and one from Russia—all British sub
,or to take steps
Subject or a foreigner, to ley
.
had displayed more meanness subtlet
• we taken b those Gover • '
the Austrian Government. 'subtlety, was J, or treachery, than showing that the vie y merits with manitestly for the purpose of levyingagainst any
the charactergiven b
y reference to foreign refugees last autumn were no longer friendly power —Wear he sr —and that if it could be shown
Lord Holland of the Austrian Government thirt rs a ; entertained to that extent, and that he believed the Govern- that any tor 'hadviolated)O
the
and he (Lord Itudley Stuart) must say that it hadea
not roost -
eigner
inert had acted in a proper manner with regard to these 1 Government w Id feel it their du to
ouour law,
enforce the law so
that character since.— (Hear, bear.) It •to see refugees. That was the state of things when the present , far as
was curious
- dthe • f nee
circumstances of the case an emit
the amount of impudence whieh a Government like that of Government came into power, and he was therefore some- ,
enabled
the
d Hear hear.) And the result
Austria eihibited. In one of the dispatehes addreesed by what surprised at the tone and language of the lion Gen- i was thate
them to
der.—.(gear,
is' n this blue book was
Prince Schwarzenberg to Lord Malmesbnry, the Austrian
it tleman who had moved the resolution and at his finding given the paper which printed
~ to me rather as a confidential communication than as
Minister, referring to the statement of Lord Derby—that fault with the dispatch addressed by Prince Schwarxenberg 'gi t l by the French Ambassador; and furnisbing
would bte the policy of h;
-4 Government to observe p mode-
to the Earl of Mahnesbury. It appeared to him (Mr. Wal- ,
(asormtahenote
French. Government thought) notifications
rate denteanour. scrupuleueln to maintain treatiesseand to neit3.) OM the ClidPdtC4 mug, bo Cillaidered liatiateehaqa ila" hbaCiTiZzg that _ .there . were .T911912§. iitn, , yitgatiag the
reVA /4 tho NOilit deveei timiwiepoggisrA 0 ' •