The Sun.
London, England, 1837-11-30 00:00:00

ANNIVERSARY OF THE POLISII

REVOLUTION.

In continuation from our First Edition of yesterday, Mr. T.
ATTWOOD, M. P., said-
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It was not, however, with the present ielinisters that the shame
of such irdifference began. —( Hear, hear.) He was sorry to
lay, much as he respected the Duke of Welliaetnn as a sol-
dier,' that it' %see to him was to be first traced the corn-
' meiieement of this career of misery and shame.—( Hear,
hear, hear.) Ten years
.since the Russians entered
, *te' treateewith England.to carry, on a war against Turkey
eforehe enearrel-e-'ation of Greece; but as soon as they got pos-
session of the Blank Sea,. the .Russians mule war separately
on- eleurkejel erne Doie of Wellingioa reenonstrated, but re-
..eaceretrancee-were useless: He ought to have told them at once
to-elk:see:tate theoßlack Sea, or that he would make war on them.
W.leneeeaa theieiconseguenee of his indifference to these pro-
.ceerlieret.s,?. aidilitteßuesians promised they would confine
the jwee tcythh BI C'S Sea. but instead of that they pro-
ceedech :to block up the Dardanelles. If the Duke of
on that occasion, bad covered the country
with. so much degradation as almost to repay him the
debt of gratitude due by that country on a former occasion,
how did Lord Grey act ?—( Hear, hear.) Worse and worse.
They all knew his interpretation of the treaty of Vienna with
respect to the Russian Dutch Loan, but it was supposed that
he would exact the chivalrous fulfilment of the treaty
by the Russians. He regretted to say that such
was not the case—on the contrary, when Russia found liberty
arising among the people of France, it ordered its own armies
and thus, of Poland to march to the Rhine to crush those
liberties. Poland, to a man, arose on that memorable day, and
vindicated their independence if they were not successful in
regaining their liberties. What did Lord Grey do ? He
had a fleet at the Nore, commande 1 by Lord Codring-
on, but he omitted to send that fleet into the Baltic,
by which the oppressor would have been effectually crushed.
Teel had thus been covered with shame under the Duke of
Wellington—shame under Earl Grey—and worse if possible
lAM under Lord Melbourne. How long would that state
of things continue ? He did not want them to wage unjust
wars, or wars of aggrandisement ; but if they saw their
neiehbour's house attacked by robbers, and head the shrieks
of his family, should they not rush to his assistanee ?—( Cheers. )
God forbid that such a state of things should continue much
loeger, and he hoped that ere long they would be instrumental
in bree!eing the chains of Poland en the heads of their oppressors.
England ceold do it herself without any assistance.—( Hear.)
She had only to Bake possession of the Dardanelles : the Cir-
cassians were her friends ; and the Russians would soon be
beaten back behind the Caucasus.—( Hear.) Russia had now
in the Black Sea a fleet of 26 line of battle ships. England
had only seven ships of the line at present available. To be
sure six more were at Lisbon, but they were waiting there to
put down Liberty in Portugal—to assist the Queen of that
country in ()leaking the oaths which she had taken to preserve
the Constitution.—( Hear, hear.) Thirteen ships of the line
might be mustered by this country at the mouth of the
Thames within a month ; but what were they to a fleet
of twenty-six line of battle ships within a fortnight's sail
of the same place.—( Hear, hear.) Why had not the Mi-
nistry inquired into the cause of this armament, which, by the
lees of nations, they were entitled to do ?—( Hear, bear.)
The hope was that Nicholas would die ; but, as Demosthenes
said to the Athenians when they said that Philip was dead,
he being only sick, " Let Philip die, your pusillanimity
will make a hundred- .Philips."—( Hear, hear, hear.)
So he (Mr. Attwood)said to the Government, " Let Nicholas
die, your pusillanimity will make a hundred Nicholases 1"
(Cheers.) [ Several persons in the room cried, " Lord Dur-
ham."] A few years ago Members of Parliament said, " You
have no cause to feel uneasiness at the progress of Russia."
Now, however,, they said, " You must take care—Russia
i 3 very formidable now."—(Loud laughter.) The sooner
she was made un-formidable then, the better.—( Loud cheers )
They could not help going to war sometime—the sooner the
better. He would only ask the Meeting to imagine a
big man—very rich—with his pockets full of mo-
ney, and with a piece of paper on his back on which
was written, "my pockets are full of money—
my heart is full of cowardice—let who will kick and rob me, I
shall not fight, nor shall I ever go to law."—(Great laugh-
ter.) But such was the situation of England; they had
power, they had wealth, and measure and superabundance;
the wealth and power of Russia did not amount to a tenth part
of the wealth and power of England. If they kept on laying
by, their children would hereafter hare a battle to fight that
would be formidable indeed.—( Hear, hear, and cheers.)
They might hare. crushed Russia in her infancy, but they had
allowed hcr to acquire uncontrolled dominion over Poland—they
had allowed her to acquire uncontrolled dominion over Turkey,
and she had encroached upon Circassia.—( Hear.) He did
not wish to offend any one present, but he must say that the
Tories connived at the deprivations of the English navy, for
the purpose of the better enabling Cossacks to come over here.
He trusted that that glorious nation, which was civilized
long before our own, would soon be emancipated from
the thraldom of the tyrant. He concluded by moving the
third Resolution.
Mr. E. BEALES most cheerfully seconded the resolution, be-
cause from a long and intimate acquaintance with the Polish
refugees, whether prince or peasant, he was quite sure that
they deserved the praises of all good men. —( Cheers.) They
were entitled to the thanks of all those who loved freedom--they
were entitled to the support of every lover of fret dont for the
glorious struggle they hal kept up against the great tyrant of
the day.—( Cheers.) They were entitled to the thanks of
every freeman fur the heroic and chivalrous endurance of toils
and hardships in the cause of freedom, which were al-
most unheard of.—( Hear.) Every friend of freedom owed
them a deep debt of gratitude for the revolution which
was not the result of a momentary impulse—they WJI c striking
for geceral freedom. Polan I had formerly been the guar-
dian of Christendom against the Tutks, and it would yet be
the guardian of Europe against the Muscovite.—(Cheers.)
It was with these feelings, as well es for the immediate pur-
pose of liberating Poland, that these men struck on the 29th
of Sept. 1830. e They did not select that moment for breaking
out ; it was forced upon them, and they hesitated not a moment
but raised the standard of Poland—they refused to swell the
torrent of invasion which was pouring its waters over the re-
generated liberties of France—they flung themselves before
the tide, with this feeling in their hearts, that if they
could not regenerate the liberties of their own country,
at least they would do something to secure the liberties of the
world. It might be asked what assistance could the people of
England render to Poland—they who were engaged in so
many political struggles of their own, and aho had
so mane Reforms of their own to accomplish ?—( Hear.)
That in his opinion leas an additional reason ashy they
should exett their energies in behalf of unhappy Poland.
Shall Reform be longer withheld from the Irish people—
shall it be any longer coolly and calmly discussed in the Im-
perial Parliament whether the same rights that are enjoyed
by the people of England and Scotland shall be extended to the
The cause of Poland was ours, and he instanced this as
an additional reason fhr the people of Ireland to extort
that which they had so long been seeking for as a favour.
When he saw, England, Ireland, and Scotland united in the
bond of fraternity, and when that day die come, it would carry
dismay to the Tyrants of the earth, and bring joy and hope to
the heart of the Pole, and to every one that was oppressed.
The resolution was then put and carried.
Lord DUDLEY STUART having by the consent of the meeting
taken the chair, which had been vacated by Mr. O'Connell,
Lord EUSTON proposed the thanks of the Meeting to Mr.
O'Connell for his very proper and dignified conduct in the
chair that day.—(Great cheering.)
• Mr. M•Leon seconded the motion, and pronounced a very
handsome eulogium upon the many and efficient peblie ser-
vices of the Hon. and Learned Gentleman.
The motiun was received with several rounds of applause by
the meeting.
Mr. O'CoNeteee briefly returned thanks, and the meeting,
after giving three cheers for the brave Pules, quietly separated.

Information was conveyed to the Zoological Society
in the latter part of last week, that a living specimen of the
female ourang outang, or wild man of the woods, hal been
landed at Portsmouth, and immediate steps were taken to
secure so valuable a prize fur the gardens. The ouraug reached
London on Saturday, and a bargain basing been struck with
the sai!rr who ha•l been so fortunate as to succeed in keeping
her ali.c on the voyage from Borneo, she was in a few hours
transferrel to safe (loaners in the Regent's-park. Notwith-
standing the continoment and fatigue of a five months' voyage,
the creature appears in good health and spirits, and will pro-
bably prove as great a source of attratAiou as the chimpanzee.
—Morning Paper. .

ANIMAL MAGNETISM.—We are not about to
discus; tha truth or cause of the dices attributed to what is
termed animal magnetism, nor relate the results of the opera-
tions of the Baron Dupotet, which Inve been lately brought
prominently for ward ; nor affirm with him, nor deny, their
universal efficacy ; but we were present on Monday afternoon,
when Dr. Signiond, at his residence, brought the subject be-
fore several gentlemen, scientific and eminent in the medical
profession; and as it has thus engaged the attention of the
enlightened of this cpuntry we record the fact. Several pre-
sent, ladies and gentlemen, submitted to the manipulations
of Dr. Sigmond. Upon the former, without an exception, an
influence was evident. In two eases sleep was induced, which
was not disturbed by a gentle touch ; though sound, a note
struck upon the piano, produced convulsive starts. On their
being roused, and awakened to consciousness their attempti to
raise their eyelids were for some time unavailing ; in another,
hysterical affections were manifested; but by the gentlemen
no effects were experienced ; they were all (ourselves among
the rest) uninfluenced by the persevering efforts of Dr. Slg-
mond. The general impression of the faculty was in favour
of the soothing and soporific action of the manipulationF, and
ja possible efficacy in cases where narcotics have failed, or
where it may be dangerous to administer them. The medium
of action, however, elicited difference of opinion ; and four
snore° causes were assigned as probable, viz. mental affec-
tion, the respiratory organs, the decrease of temperature in
the systex2f and, lastly, magnetic influence.
On Friday Mr. Williams, a traveller for Mr. Richard
Hughes, wine and spirit merchant, of Hereford, whilst riding
in his gig, saw a note-case, about two miles from Abegavenny.
lir. Williams picked it up, and found it to contain 5651. in
batik notes, besides bills to an immense amount in favour of
Messrs'. Branscombe and Co., of Bristol. On arriving at the
turnpike, frir. Williams was met by Mr. Crouch, one of the
ini,syb94.fdrjeat atWn of mind asked him if be bad seen
-`tirAt. Mc:Meese, or heard of any body who had done
-,,;:1#1:n" i at,. m e several inquiries, which satisfied him
Cittsat ilk' i‘r li:d the case, on which he gave it him.
lii.. oir**4o ested lit to go with him to the inn at Aber-
'i _ ';;dieeejOtir re mining the notes and bills, to see
pktl" Ai _,...iti-i'iiiiii, die , beral man gave Mr. Williams—his
„Tao - morning.—Hereford Journal.
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