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London, England, 1852-04-02 00:00:00

FRIDAY EVENING,

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FOREIGN REFUGEES.
Mr. M. MILN ES. then rose to mot a, resolution to
the effect, that this noose has observed with regret, in
the correspondence respecting foreign refugees laid upon
the table, a menace, on the part of a friendly power, to
visit, upon unuffeuding British travellers, its displeasure
at that exerciee of the right of asylum which is
agreeable to the laws, he customs, and the feelings
of the people of Greet Britain, and which, in recent
times, has afforded refuge avid aecurny to peresms 01 va-
rious nations without aoy distilici ion of politinal opinion..
He said "this was a very important the'-stien, and one
upon which it was expedient that the opinion of the
House should be taken. The recent convolsieris in
Europe had driven many refugees from all parts of
Europe to this country, and while here they had iormed
societies to alter or revolutionise the governments cf the
countries to which they belong. d. About this time
there arrived a very remarkable man—no other, indeed,
than Eossuth—and in order to prevent his being given
up to the Austrian Government this country sent out a
fleet to the Dardanelles. W hen he arrived here many
demonstrations of a spontaneous character took
place in his favour, which met with nu encuuragemeut
either at the hands of the Government or the aristocracy.
Nevertheless, there were certain foreign powers wince
took offence at these dernonstratietie, and they demanded
the expulsion of' those exiled politicians who had tek-n
refuge in this country, juetifying their demand by
pointing to a request which the British Government, at
a former period, made upon the President and Republic
of America to discountenance aguatien in America
upon the subj ct of Ireland. There was, boaever,
no comparison between the two cosst, lnr, at the
time the request was made upon America, Ireland
was in a state bordering upon rebellion, which was not
the case abroad; and Lord Granville returned an answer
to the demand of Austria, stating that it could not be
complied with. The Austrian Government, however,
declined to accept the refusal, and repeated their previous
demand, or insisted that something should be done to
restrain the violence and re-trict the combinations of re-
fugees in this country. To this latter demand a reply was
made on the part of the Foreign-office that the threats of
Austria to throw obstacles in the way of English travel-
lers would not induce the British Government to violate
the legitimate hospitality of the country, and he thought
this was a reply conceived in a proper spirit. It was a
petty course for a foreign power to resort to the trum-
pery annoyance of individuals as a retaliation upon the
British Government for refusing an unjust act,
and he wished :to -.express an opiniOn to . that
effect. It might be said that since the new
Administration had come into office the whole as-
pect of this question had undergone a change, and in a
recent dispatch from Austria. the accession of Lord
Derby to power was hailed with joy. Now he inferred
from that circumstance the conclusion that -Austria la-
boured under a belief that' the foreign policy of the
country was about to be changed, and he 'wished the
House now emphatically to denounce that to be a
mistaken idea.—(Elear, hear.) At all events,
he was confident that neither Parliament nor
the people would sanction any change of policy, and it
was therefore nothing but right that the Austrian Go-
vernment should be undeceived in the erroneous impres-
sion under which it appeared to labour.—(Hear.) If
the eeourity of the Brinell traveller was to depend upon
the understanding that the British nation should truckle
to Austria, fir better would it be that British subjects
should abstain from travelling in Austria at all;
but he hoped when Austria came calmly to
reconsider the 'astute of their demands they would at
once see their impr'priety, and consent to withdrew
them.--(l.lear, hear.) Cher right to travel was secured
to the British eutiject by the kw of nations; and when
he remembered that few people interfered less with the
internal affairs of the countries which they visited than
the English traveller, he could not help feeltrg that it We;
the duty of the H use to take cite that !he right was not
unfairly interfered ' with Had there been rosy excuse
for these demand: made by Austria, on the ground that
some ,British subj-cts had wantonly and Improperly.,
inter meddled and mixed themselves up with. the. Internet
affair; of Austria, he could have well unders'ood the
admissibility of this &mted e but iu the abs. nee or any
excuse of this sort. the ,hreatensd interference with the
movements of British travellers was, to say the least.
uncalled for, if not unjust.—(Bear) All English travel-
lers were held out as objects of suspicion to the police
by the Austrian Government. From his knowleege et
the country be knew that no such proceedings would
have taken place but for the suspicion of 'be Go-
vernment of Austria, for there were not a more
kind, gentle, and amiable people than the inha-
bitants of Southern G- ninny. The grievances of
which the Austrian Government complained, and
against which they adopted these measures of retalia-
tion and surprise, were nothing more nor hiss than the
exercise of the right of asylum. This right of asylum
was dear to the hearts of the English people from
its connexion with some of the most important persons
in history. The edict of Nantes, and the consequent
arrival of refugees in this country, led to the establish-
ment of the silk manufacture in Spitelfields, which had
since become one of our staple commodities. There
were also, perhaps, some of the most eminent men
in the country who had reason to be _ grateful for the
hospitality of England. Again, the asylum which
we hail afforded to refugees et the time of the French
revolution could not soon be forte e'en by the people of
France. He therefore conceived that every
Englishman would treat with contempt the effort made
by a foreign power to destroy the glorious privilege which
bad always been our boast. At present a foreigner
passed unnoticed in the streets of the metropolis, but if
he were followed about and watched by spies, he would
at once become an object of interest and notoriety.
He felt convinced that if some measures were not
taken by the House on this subject, there would be a
general belief that the Government bad sanctioned
or approved of the despatches which had been
passed between Prince Schwartzsnberg and Lord
Palmerston. If the Government allowei themselves
to be dictated to by Austria there was no reason
why other powers should not also call for the expulsion
of refugees belonging to their nations. He solemnly
warned the Government soicst making any promises
which were against the general wish of the country,
and which, if pressed, would put an end to the inde-
pendence of England. The Hon. Gentleman concluded
by moving his resolution.
Lord DUDLEY STUART, in seconding the motion, said
that he could not help congratulating her Majesty's Minis-
ters upon the revelations containe j in the papers laid upon
the table. The present Government, who had lately come
into power, were by their own confession in a minority in
that House, and it was extremely doubtful whether they
were not also in a minority in the House of Lords, and yet
they were afraid of making an appeal to the people of this
country.—(Cheers.) Sooner than do that, the Noble Lord
at the head of the Government did not shrink from violating
an assurance which he had given in his place in Parliament;
and backing out of his engagement.--(Loud cries of " Oh,"
and " Question.") No, they did not like to be told that;
but he would maintain that he was speaking to the ques-
tion, and that his observation had grown immediately out of
the papers upon the table of the House. Although the Go-
vernment was in such a pesitien, they had the consolation
of kn :wing that, whatever the people and Parliament of
this country might think of their conduct, Prince Schwartzene
berg and the Austrian Government had hailed their advent
to power with genuine satisfaction.—( Hear, heat.) If the
state of Europe was not very satisfactory to the lovers
of liberty—if liberty had been • expelled from almost
every European country. and had taken root and
fl mrished only in Eiigland—they who loved lib ley and
wished fur the welfare of mankind had at lea-t the coattort
of seeing that the despots who trampled upon freedom were
very uncomfortable on their thrones. They had upon their
side their forces by land and sea, and tribunals that were
ready to condemn all freemen ; and against them, they had a
few humble refugees in a distant country. Fur them there
was power and bayonets; and against them was Koe-uth
and liberty of speech.—(Hear, hear ) The papers that were
hid upon the table showed that the different foreign Go-
vernments bad attempted to establish the fact that there was
' amongst the refugees taking, shelter in this country from
their tyranny a general conspiracy. But let any man read
those papers with calm and dispassionate mind—let him go
through the story that was told by Count Walewski-sand
what would he find? He would find an account of some per-
sons forming themselves into a society for promoting liberal
principles; he would find an account of some attempts made to
write in secret characters on the borders of newspapers, and
of means taken fur procuring the admission of revolutionary
songs in foreign countries; and other miserable trifles of
that sort. But as to a conspiracy dangerous to the Govern-
ments of Europe, he maintained that there was a totalfail-
ure of all proof. But he would tell the House what con-
spiracy was proved by these dispatches. It was proved that
there was a conspiracy among all the crowned heads and
f despots of Europe to frighten this country, if possible, into
introducing some new laws to control the refugees, and to
deprive them of that asylum which they had obtained here.
They would find all the Governments simultaneously; and
many of them in the same words, addressing our Cahinet,
and pressing upon it that something should be done. There
were Russia, Prussia, Austria, the Diet of Frankfort, then
that king celebrated for his humanity in his own &mit:dons,
the King of Naples';next, the Grand Duke of Modena ;
then the Pope; and besides these another ruling thing,
" which acts and speaks in all but deeds a king." Louis
Napoleon—he who was himself shortly ago a refugee—by the
intervention of another refugee (Count Wailewski), demanded
that we should withdraw our hospitality from these men. Not
long ago Count Walewski was himself nothing more than a Po-
lish refugee in this country. First of all be came here as an
envoy of the national Government of Poland, and subse-
quently he lived in this country as a Polish refugee; and now
he came forwent, with a list of Polish and other refugees,
and called upon the English Government to belie all its an-
tecedents, and, by introducing some Alien Bill, to interfere
with those unfortunate men, many of them his own country-
men.—(flear, hear.) And now they were told, and in a
certain sense properly and rightly told, that refugees ought
not to abuse the hospitality which had been afforded them,
in order to disturb the tranquillite, of their own country.
Why, who ever violated so flagrantly the hospitality of this
country for that very purpose—who ever committed that
culpable action so openly and so shamefully as Louis Napoleon
himself had done ?—( Hear, hear, and cheers.) Talk of le!e. suth's speeches—talk of secret meetings of the Republicans_
talk of writing on the edges of newspapers, and concealing
it with ashes---what were 'all these, and suchlike things
compared with the conduct of Louis Napoleon, who
nosy
camo forward with his demands against the refugees?
Qui tulerit Gracchos de seditione quersni The revelations contaitsed in the papers upon the table were
such as to justify an observation mule long
itKo in Prlia
by a distinguished statesman, which he (Lord
D ment. Stuart)
'
These were the words of Lerd Holland--
at House.
was glad to have an opportunity of quotinsiin that
according to the testimony of all history
oppressive, or treacb. all times and
anything mean, if ever there was
Austria was the Government to do :rous to be done,
upon by Lord Liverpool to retract this
Holland not only refused to do so 8
oAbsnedrywithioenn,ctolerl
said, and added that there , but repeated what he had
had displayed more rneann7s, subtlety, or treachery, never
b—
was a Government, which
treachery, than
the Austrian Government That was the character area y
Lord Willand of the Austrian Government thirty years ago ;
and he (Lord I)udley
that character Stuart) Must say that it had not lost
snce.--(Hear, hear.) It eras curious to see
the amount of
Austria exhibit d
impudence which a Government like
debtha of
e Jo one of the eispateime addi eas y
Utica Schwareenberg to Lord Malmesbury, the Austrian Minister, referritig to the statement of. Lord Derby—that it
would be the policy of his Government to. ob.erve a mode-
rate demeanour, scrupulously to maiutain -treaties, aid to
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aa,
much as whatever difficulties existed between that
.UP;
great or small-expressed his entire satisfaction with.
hthtohsee
opinions. Lord Malmesbury replied that it waso wrnt
most unfeigned pleasure that her Majesty's
.Gov Government
subscribed basis as before. It was not quite a far way of p L'sji,
received the assurance that the Court of Vienna and that there were hopes
t had aamn3adttAerasstwrioauhidadbPoapsslaecdefaiwoanY'the same friendly and
u_nti'L-1
to the opinions of the First Minister
of Derby was the the accession of Lord Derby to power; for it
what a,
one of the principles avowed by the Earl
• • of the Crown. Now, to say that the most genuine satisfaction
that ti m,n looked at the dispatch he would find that
the
and Austrian Government deemed satisfactory was
.s lice
principle-Austria, the most faithless power in Europe,
maintenance of all treaties, and Austria subscribed to e .
which bad given most just reason of complaint .
speaking in another place. It was that which had given sa tiatigl
in this respect.-(Hear, hear.) He was not now
and it was that which it stated was calm.t
was
tbeexilProen'euv'''a
of late years policy which the Noble Lord had shadowed out in htli ;Klie
persecuted refugees, driving them ow of her own territories,
of the inhumanity of Austria, or of the way in which she i
ttoo
retetnusot‘r,rea,the
of between Austria and this country. In that dispatchl7.
and pursuing them into other countries for the purpose unpleasant feeling that had so long aaae
'et
faith of treaties! Why, did the House recollect th it it
is
having them put, to death. But for Austria to talk of t Sc,h.wrabrezecnabherngeot bosefr‘vvehdic:l-1--
•
wa-t only a few years 81000 her Majesty, in a speechfrom
peace. He thinks that in order to attain this object t
' n Pa
the throne, was compelled to speak of certain proceedings penetrated with the necessity of maintaining 1-1 iv.o .
he is the head, the Prentni . a
a calm and moderate demeanour, scrupulously to ,ii
manifest violation of treaties? Here was no dispatch from
on the :,art of Austria, Russia, and Prussia by name as ais no better means than -o adopt towards all foreign ,
treaties, and to respect in the highest degree the till
the First Minister of the Crown, no expression of party
lion of the Sovereign of this country in Parliament a
or particular opinion, but there was the deliberate asser-
tpoenindaentiacegeoafccoarlldinnagtitoontsh,
egfrreoawtnoroonsmvicatlilo,
nothing in these words, or in the Vat
upon record, that Austria had committed a flagrant violation offairs.
ht to Teti
of the treaty of Vienna,
it shadowed out, that country ought .
see
public law of Europe, and in virtue of which Austria holds which
of. And when he looked at the dolt, tfio
which was the foundation of the Surely there was
which nasadthei theirint;
ommuntee'o
Earl of al almesbury, in answer to that c
rree,
a great part of her own dominions. This was the country or feel ashamed
that now came forward to cant about the faith of treaties, the
ad.
"nte°ll
dispatch
steadily in view those principles and i 4
as if she had not violated treaties with this and other coun- there was one sentence which be could not help refe lab
e.
In
- inviolate the sacred right of according
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tries, to say nothing of ohtehreroocnolnpluaicntttoowwaerrodstbthaet Hwuenagfraoriradnesd. Ir,.ticactp.g Lord Malmesbury said :-
(Hear, bear.)
shelter and support to some unfortunate men who fled maintamingd
from her vengeance and sought an asylum in this country. tality tovweahr sistilLosde Why, we too, had complaints to make against Austria,e may have
banished
as the law and the constitution warrant
though they were complaints of a different nature. W retpressitn
h h d rilfiaotricuenelaanedr;
by seeking to foment disturbance in theltee
offended us ; but we complained that she maltreated the they enjoy, frwomhemthem
not complain of Austria giving shelter to persons w o a amp . repressing
part of such exiles to abuse the heap
h h• I est obligations of duty, !a
pdoioloitoincaralgoino?o
. coy
that law b - d its legitimate bounds, bile .a•
nefarious and brutal outrage was cora- straining re on
subjects of Queen Victoria.-( Hear, hear.) It was only count restrained by t e rg
the lately that a most
her via' - t 's Government feel accord that they aha' •ti
as blit°9o
mittefdoronwhafoßhrinotishresdurbeosiecitiabdy
trig, person in the serviceof Aus- with exemplary punishment those who may violate 001
no difficulty in reconciling their duty a
acquainted with Ve case of Mr. Mather, an unoffeuding.
yaet been afforded. The House. 3 f 4 y .
withthe obligations i
was
that his life . they owe to the just claims of any friendly power, attee
man, who was struck down by three Austrian officers in, of a constitutional Sovereign
ea
open day, and who was so seriously maltreated ,
towards the Court of Vienna.
tl
was long in danger. Representations were addressed to the sentiments of sincere friendship with which they are ac
Austrian Commander-in-Chief in Italy, but these officer
of the amicable relations between that ca D
remained uninterfered with, and were still walking about thed He thought there was some ground for satisfaction t°ol
streets of the town where the outrage was perpetrated, an
circumstancea(' foreign states being restored. Effort.. each coat Ir•
none of them had been made to undergo any reprimand, ex-
cept one of them, who was called to task by the military
...ti.
wed had been continued by the present Gt'eej
authorities because he had struck Mrs. Maotrhder
Butwi his had been going on during -tbe existence of the late COte
no mark relent. - (Hear; hear.) Now, with regard to the qtl
instead of cutting him down with
_hi
He (Lord D. such as were given to British subjects. In 1848, when, f
with his sword.
tine"
of disapprobation had aver been shown towards the other of passports, he must observe that those were not nat
Id be done in this case. turbances were rife in various parts of the con
_,,a,0
Stuart) hoped that something would officer who struck Mr. Mather
it all non- to persons not British subjects, and in some coat a
They all knew that Austria ruled in Tuscany ; that she had in British consuls abroad were in the habit of giving PATO
fact taken possession of Tuscany ; and therefore was
in _
ulationeea
sense to say that the outrage had been committed the privilege had been abused. It was against that abuseal
Tuscan territory, and that Austria could not afford redress. the foreign Governments protested. The reg
as the
He knew that he was borne out by facts in what be bad stated regard to British Foreign-office passports were.
with regard to this case, and it was an entire mistake to sup- must be aware, very stringent. They were only gip
pose that the Austrian officers had offered Mr. Mather any British subjects or foreigners naturalised, and
licatioa
'reparation. He (Lord D. Stuart) was glad to have the op_ must either be known to the Secretary of State, tort' •
portunity of contradicting that statement, although it had to
person known , -or upo the app
rro__ a
been asserted by a Noble Earl (Lord Granville) lately at the
banking firm. Ithim was with regard towritten the !o ato
head of the Foreign-office that it had been intimated to Mr. ports that exception was taken by the Austrian ;itii
Mather that if he would make some explanation td the ment.-(Hear.) The question now was, 14718 1011
Austrian officers they would make an apology to him for house deal with the present question? The
that. °
their conduct. He (Lord Dudley Stuart) contradicted that seconded the motion said that it meant merely
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assertion, and said that no such offer had been made. It House hes observed with regret, in the colrereaPataa
seemed to him that the only satisfactory reparation would be respecting foreign refugees laid upon the tab
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the signal punishment of the men who committed that on the part of a friendly power, to visit, upon
_ea:
frightful outrage. Mr. Mather wanted no advantage for British travellers, its displeasure at that exercise
_a
himself, but the people of this country deserved and ought to right of asylum which is agreeable to the lasva, the raa'
demand the punishment of those men. It was said that, ice and the feelings of the people of Great Britain, and
cording to the rules of the Austrian army, it was expected in recent times, has afforded refuge and security to
that an officer should immediately put to death any man of various nations without any distinction of
who interfered with his troops, whether intentionally or not, opinions." Now the present Government was as
But we had nothing to do with such a regulation of the to maintain the right of asylum as any other gt
Austrian army, and he thought that we ought to call upon- that ever existed.-(Hear, hear.) Seeing that bet
the Austrian authorities to alter their, regulations, and, if and the present Government had expressed -their
that should be thought too strong a proceeding, let us call nation to maintain the independence and die
on them at least for a modification of their rules se that countr-
innocent Britieh travellers, when they seeing that upon the question of foreigi
met with 'A y ustrian the present Government was resolved to uphold
officers, should not be cut down and have their blood shed as well as the Government that preceded it-,
without any reparation.-(Hear, hear.) The Austrian these foreign powers were upon terms
and Russian Governments complained that a reply to amicable relations with England than they
their demands had been given which was net satisfactory, no very distant period, he put it to the
,
because, in fact, the answer bad been, that the British "'aid to the Honourable. Gentleman whether 1
Government would do everything that it could do by laW- to be expedient or wise to pass .a resolution in the
prevent the refugees trem plotting against the countries to Commons, which, at least, must give the impresse
which they belonged, but that they could not go beyond the minds of foreign nations of something like a cc
-law - Count- Nesselrode thought that very hard, and said reflection upon their conduct. He thought Aber
that our laws were only a municipal arrangement, and that ground for the resolution-4 Hear)a-either in the
he wanted something more than the laws could give ban. the Hon. He
Gentleman who moved Vor of the Noble
e (Lord D Stuart) trusted that it would be long before the seconded it, and he submitted, tberewre, that it
Parliament of Great Britain should be induced to alter the to be acceded to. -( Hear, hunt ) The Government
laws in order to :atisty the convenience of any foreign termined to maintain the right of asylum of foreign
state.-(Hear, hear, and cheers Count Nesselrode did not -to uphold the law in its strictest integrity,lota
seenat . ktiow the difference between this country and Austria allow any refugee to abuse the hospitality wbich.tr
and &Neat. 'With them, suspicion was enough ; but here, would be extended to all, whatever; opinions, whet
thank God, no man could be punished unless he was pro- narehical or democratic, they might entertain:eat(
perly tried according to thealaws, and unless he were found Mr. AN.STEY said it was clear from the tone
by satisfactory evidence to have been guilty of some offence. the Rassiati GoVernirient in its' dispatches, that:
It any foreigner in this country should give an
offence, try him, find him y cause of them to establish the system of surveillance any
guilty, and punish him; but do which prevailed in some parts of the continent.
not let us have new laws dictated to us by the Ministers of with some suspicion upon the declarations. that,
foreign countries,-(Hear, hear, and cheers.) He did.not know made by her Majesty's present advisers salt
whether the Government intended to agree to this motion. good - intentions upon that question. In - CI,
He most heartily la ped that theywould, because he thought October last a menace was held out, and in the
it would be a very proper rebuke to those countries which January. following three Scottish ministers of .
had attempted so unjustifiably to interfere with us. •He oar who 'were settled since 1841 in Hungarree
thought that her Majesty's Government might perfectly well city of Pestb, having, according to the Bungs! °
agree to the motion, and he was more inclined to hope that the rights of naturalised subjects. received '1
thee- would do so, because he was quite aware, and was very Austrian Government notice to quit that city. No
Oita to acknowledge, that the Right Hon. Gentleman cippo. Lion of that unwarrantable act was given, but •
site and the Noble Earl at the head of the Government, toldtheer must quit it in six days, or if not they
though they certainly had no sympathy avith the political forcibly expelled. Lord Granville had promised
principles of these persons who had taken refuge in England, satiSfaction_ , and communications were made tb
were yet not without sympathy for their misfortunes, and ;Earl of ' Westmorland, and after sortie eonsideraki
had shown that sympathy during the brief period they had an newer was returned, which was et
to be of
been in office, by agreeing to furnish some of the refugees •chaaacter that it could not be laid on the tam
with means to relieve them from the distress which Would House He concluded from that, that redress had
otherwise have overwhelmed them.-(Heer, hear.) ' He, !mien. Another application had been made,
therefore, hoped that the Government would agree to the present time not a syllable bad transpired in rep':
oints a good understanding reigned be
extremely temperate resolution of bis lion. Friend, which Lord Mahnesbury had the face to tell them
only expressed regret that anything like a menace should be P
between
• offered by any foreign Government, and in that regret he Governments. Ile concluded trona this that the
was quite sure that Hon. Gentlemen opposite would partici.. had given up the Scottish clergymen. Again,
pate. The best answer that Lord Derby could give to these Minister called upon the British Government In
foreign Governments who pressed upon him to introduce a of October last to put down the overt. acts of ..
new Alien Bill would be, that be could not comply with the conspirators against the liberties of France; and
request, for that any attempt to do so would be (to use a 2d of December following, the person by whom that
homely phrase) as much as his place was worth.-(Cheers.) had been dictated became himself one of the meet
The question having been put,
gible conspitaeors against the liberties of the
Mr. WALPOLE thought he would best consult the con- people. He did not think that Russia was 'satisfi•
venience of the House by avoiding all inflammable topics conduct of the Governnient, or that it would be
that did not relate to the proposition before the House. He relax its restrictive policy. The Learned Member
was the more anxious to do so eince, in the inevitable ab- to urge that we were not on good terms with ea-.
Bence of his Right Hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Ex • with the German Confederation • and as to the altaoll.
chequer, the duty of speakiag on a question foreign to his of Modena, the Italian Princes, and the Pope if ""r-iii,.
department was thrown upon hint.-(Hear, hear. )He jeets suffered no annoyance in their several state9'ol'
had read over carefully all the dispatches which had been be owing to something which had occurred since 14)
laid on the table of the House, and had also listened with ville had treated with proper contempt the eenloll
great attention to the observations of the Hon. Mover, as received from the P t e Grand Duke. The
also those ofthe Noble Lord who seconded the motion, and then would be,awhePthear any other co_mmunaicatt;:i
he should say he was at a loss to understand how blame could passed between Lord Malmesbury and the contm
be imputed to the present or late Administration. Because, vernments beyond what appeared upon the PaPerst_.
on a careful perusal of those papers, the fair inference to be to Parliament, and which he deemed far from sad
drawn from them was, that this resolution should not be Then. with respect to ass orts. By the custona a„
pressed to a division, considering the circumstances under the right of entry and P . ssPa e in foreign countr .
which this country was placed with respect to foreign customary right generallPyaackgnowledged,- and (44/Velt•"
powers. He thought there were three -inferences dedu- only reserved to themselves four restrictions upon
cible from these papers. FirBt, that the conduct of the first was, ascertaining the n.amesfof those. who eat
G ,vernment of this country - the late as well as thegirenotf
us charact'
tthheirr
was,cond twhase, thecl attncloupocneftoainsuscplasicisoco
of
foroi
-had been such as to uphold and maintain the di
the countrHear, hear.) Secondly, that the foreYign specified indiveidtaluse•leand the fourth was .the etc
powers somewhat misunderstood the laws ogeesegulatioris such as attempted to' enter territories with an artneed,e,'
of this country with reference to foreign re d that' in greater numbers than compatible with their 01%1
naturally arose from the different laws 'which aapriplalied tof
.Governmentt roif.this country wasbundto a:yea i' be
England permitting every person to reside in this country,
those countries as compared with England, the ,
were
entitled to ttcrisbexe subjectsrcisc i
v travellingfth l theses
strictiottst
gerae.se
abroad;re
whether monarchist or republican, so long as th
• the law. The third inferencethus stated, were not subjected to afar
that . the obeyed the limits
was, , considering the restrictions. If otherwise and if this country
misappreheneione which these foreign governments did such cases to pass as those' which had occurred at
feu into with . reference to the rights of refugees, and these at Lember they would soon become cases quite ,
Ai
misapprehensions being now more or less removed by the and h Lemberg,
d that our present Foreign Secre-j4L,
representations of the late Government, and seeing the allowede cothesellsl
casesereto
pass far too lightly. 03,;stuj
conciliator tone adopted towards this country by those hoped that the Member who had brought foraoir
areant Governments, it would be inexpedient by a resolu- motion would not be induced to withdraw it, but iv° 4
Lion of that Reuse to provoke any feeling of dissatisfaction it to a division.
at a Pi
nonwn thie country and foreign nations at the present at S• Ithinko44l
Lord PALMERSTO,. - ir that my
r.
_.,i 0
moment.--(Hear, hear.) Now, with reference to the
first the Member
.for Pontefract has done rightly in b laaeta
~O,
point, it was manifest that in the course of last
the other
autumn der the consideration of the House this question, weerata
powers of Europe viewed this question in a • ortance as regards our own laws ase..reta $
a
great importance different light. On the 29th of October, 1851, a dispatchinternationalrelations, as regards the ' • hta °•0o0
.. rig. . ,
Was received from the Prussian Government, which stated subjects. abroad
,and the obligations of the, Britisa f
die 1
that from the evidence contained in certain papers which merit at home.-(Hear, hear.) I think, Sir that ado i:
reached them, it was impo-sible to doubt the existence of a Hon. Gentleman who has spoken for the 'Sir'
i r -
refugee conspiracy in this country, and calling on the Go- this occasion has not altogether embraced the fill' ii,
verninent ot this country to interfere and put it down. ,The the argument of my Hon. Friend, for the Rig
Right act°oa
observations contained in a dispatch received from the tlemau addressed the greater part of his observation f Pol
French Government were nearly the same as those in the branch dwelt of the argument of m Hon Friend. Po of
Prussian. Lord Granville stated the exact position of the Friend with great force y • ts. -POI
law of this country in repay, as also the duty of, this the duty which was incumbent upon two poi? soli
country to admit refugees to an asylum, not interfering to afford protection to forei upon the Britt fe Goo 0
with them any more than with their own subjects, so long duty incumbent on Govern ga
"Ilea'
but also dwelt
_tc,
je,ii
as they obeyed the law. It appeared subsequently, by a travellers abroad.-(ue meat to afford protectiottleetooli
dispatch of the 30th of December, 1851, that the Prussian (Mr. Walpole) seemed ate hear.) The Right flora.lf, 010
Minister was instructed not eon press the matter further, but these points, and h •to direct his remarks to
satetatac
to-let it droP.-- (Hear, bear.) On the 20th of January, 1852, shown to the Hou °mg' as he conceived,
ttaratt.
the French Minister wrote to say that he acted alone in the to maintain the • se that - the Government i °,4air,f
matter, and beyond that communication no future course of he thou ht he hilgtit of affording hospitality toelaaatai
act'i'n was pointed out. • Soon after that the Russian aiinia- motion ofg had laid a sufficient ground for negela egii,
ter also toek up a different tone, and fn a dispatch dated the to the .13 DI
lien'
Friend. But be did not equallal
26th of January, 1852, he observed that- • • ouse the determination of the Government ti;r
that protect' to '' •
a - travelling 8,0,
ion Jariush subjects ieet4t).
" For the present, without pursuing the controversy anY which:
further, we take note of the promise given to us by the Bri- tb when not violating the laws of the countrme
of
tish 'Cabinet to eottch the machinations of the political refu- eY may happen to be, they are so distinctly and
,ta-ottii.'
gees, and to employ all legal means in order, to prevent them entitled. - (Hear.) Sir, as to the papers which
_Data -
from abusing the hospitality which they enjoy in England the subjeci. of discussion, and as to the transactions ellocoso;
tor the purpose of assailing countries and governraenta the they relate, I think it right
.to say that some Z-0910.
friends and allies of Great Britain." ought to be made for the sensitive anxiety wteicaao i •
5 on the continent expressed in 01 ie .
The Russian Government had every confidence in. the Government
.._e , ,
the , ,
, or last year as to the proceeaings of foreign refugetiortta
realisation of that promise. Out of the four pow
one seemed to have retained, up to that time ens Only country.-(Hear.) We must remember that they of e any feelin • f notions of the expediency and the right toi,
I,S o the same
dissatisfaction towards the Government of England
and free action which fortunately belong Oa
• - was the Austrian power. He. believed that the 'and that cussion
in that dispatch had been somewhat misendersetxpdressions man in this country.- (Hear.) They are apt 'Olp:0
upon the quiet answer given by Earl Granville, he toile ;but
' thing rather by their own standardof what is pry 4,1
what may be expedient at home. d,. ti VA'
repetition of that language was n 4 likely to ec- cur. °lllif thea andteeerefoie, in their situationt-which is the placing.l;.°,4o
last dispatch to Lord Granville, dated 27th February,iBs2 always pursue when you judge the conduct of there ar
only twenty-four ways after the form b
ciliatory tone adopted :- aced
e found a more con- -you should not j idge their conduct. only by !yid!
views,- but endeavour to place yourseiveein_ the poi7oo_,lF
" Your Excellency will allow
-me to •d Wu that the in which they stand.ara hear.) And taking Pi
Austrian Cabinet has with 1 remind y
matt
p ma
conceived the hope from consideration, there is some consideration to be let 1111/sd
the expressions contained •
1° that doc document that the British earnestness with which they raised that question 1040
Government would for th f be um - t all at- And there is another observation I have to offs
f,
e future able to prevent
tempts at insurrection :
againSt friendly and allied Govern- anxiety on that subject was, increased by the eitte ill
meats,-and and that th evolve intention has already ideas they entertained as to the effect to arise from * e
I of such
sufficed to inducesthe I 'al Government to suspend for hition of the Industry of all Nations. Hear, heal
the greater part the rest t9t9.1 measures which under con- imagined that there would come here a large cong
trary circumstances theyticrestrictive
would have seen themselves tom- all the disturbing elements of European society,/,
am ha •
what OP
pelted to adopt in the interest of their subjects. I RV. England would become (I know not how or by NY-Asti/
moreover
e to acknowledge that the different
Excellency
one great focus or centre of revolutionary eloaaetati
which I nave had the honour to hold with youri (Hear.) Now, Sir, not only were those representatthe Pi
have left nee with the impression thatthe Birntsitshttfrieovern- which appear in these papers, but long before taioooo/0
Ment admits the importance of providing
hostile the state of the con-con those communications, I had repeated converse:oooj?
tinuance of intrigues openly. h
which I have gathered has many foreign Ministers on that subject. I 'l3, ed' /,
if the information .
ever, first say, that the tom • •
at
which nal eter
talent; and
our Excellency will, during the trans- October from the A • Rep: pi
inbassador of the French , to )
been accurate, yn--
alinistry, have within the vet -
of Sour
Y wholly distinct in its crigin from any communica ja
tory duration.
which the legislation of Great Britain the other • the ell,
restricted limits
powers, who made representations na vet 0
already devoted your meritorious attention her following and s result several 0t1.,40 el
pr. scribes, • I will even add, and I have not failed I I lied - ' was
the -of
this to
give .object.
this . , .
value to circumstance in reporting to my lin Which on
lon former occasions with the Count ItA
stlf
to its
, , had stated that when the late Secretary.l3e ,
if the results have hitherto only feebl I T
Court, that . . . .
y , zionie Department had stated in this House, that, at 030:ip•
bed to the disposition which has been avowed, this !
power a to
respon
Government could do no more than the po e 1
attributed to reasons entirely independent of the in_ Government
° f
must be a
enabled them to do •• and that it was idle to pOl i
tentions of the British Cabinet and the will of your Excel- _ . ,
bie re et
any foreigner on account of danger which
acee itiao
lency."
I in this Country might entail on any foreign 16 WV 02
There were four dispatches-one from Prussia, one from • but that it was against our laws for any mat oil° 'a
France, one from Austria, and one from Russia-all British subject or a foreigner, to levy war, or ''" ejoit'iao‘a
showing that the views taken by those Governments with manifestly for the purpose of levying war, it be i,
reference to foreign refugees last autumn were no lenger friendly power-( Hear he ot-and that if it could 10419
entertained to that exto nt, and that he believed the Gorern- that any foreigner had violated that part of °gado tell
ll
ment had acted in a proper manner with regard to these Government would feel it their ilu.y LO ellfOrC
he eV?,
refugees. That was the state or things when the present far as the circumstances of the case and the ,I
Government came into power, and he was therefore armee enabled them to do.-( Hear, hear.) Anc!
_e hou:,„1
what surprised at the tone and language of the Hon Gen- was that the paper which is printed in this but the
jean° soy ff
tleman who bad moved the resolution, and at his fioding given to me rattier as a confidential COM WWI
and fa
aa
fault with the dispatch addressed by Prince Schwarzenberg a formal note by the larenca Ambaeseador ;.„0,07
MI
to the Earl of Malmesbury. It appeared to him (Mr. Wel- (as the -French titivernment. .tQug- ..--ii,is,
p 910) th4t the 4iop4tcli mud in cialidered iatititactor A iu. i otowiug thifl tlier were. Perms: 103`2* ''.

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