The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-14 00:00:00

The Polish League and Lord Russell.

Some time ago a meeting in favour of Poland was
held at St. James's Hall, Sir J. Shelley presiding.
At it a deputation was appointed to wait upon Earl
Russell, to lay before him the resolutions of the
meeting, and urge an armed intervention on behalf
of Poland. In answer to
an application on the
subject, the Foreign Secretary wrote, saying he was
sorry he could not receive the deputation. As the
committee thought this refusal unconstitutional,
they again applied to his lordship, and told him so,
and repeated their request that a time should be
fixed for receiving the deputation. That was on
the Bth July. No answer was returned to the
second letter,
sent a memorial
To THE
and on the 7th August the committee
QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY.
May it please your Majesty,—At a numerously attended
and enthusiastic meeting of your Majesty's loyal subjects
held at St. James's Hall, Westminster, on the 22d July
last, on the subject of Poland—Sir John Villiers Shelley,
Bart,, M.P., in the chair—a deputation was appointed to
wait upon Earl
Russell your Majesty's Principal Secretary
of State for Foreign
Affairs, for the purpose of laying be-
fore him, on behalf of your Majesty's Government, the
resolutions adopted at such meeting, and urging upon him
an armed intervention if necessary on the part of England
for the restoration of the independence of Poland.
In answer to a letter from the committee who convened
that meeting to Earl Russell, respectfully requesting the
favour of his lordship
appointing a day and hour to receive
the deputation thus appointed to wait upon him, his lordship
sent a reply stating that he was sorry he could not receive the
deputation, but not assigning any reason for this unusual,
and, as the committee respectfully submit, unconstitutional

course of proceeding.
The committee thereupon directed a further application to
be made to his lordship, respectfully requesting him to recoil.
eider his decision, it being their conviction that it is the duty
of a Minister of the British Crown holding the high and re-
sponsible sponsible office of his lordship to receive and hear the state--
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ments of a deputation appointed to represent to your Ma
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jesty's Government the unanimous sentiments, upon a most-
application his lordship has not even
upon such conduct, I am
important question, of so large a body of your Majesty's Ki
jects as were assembled at St. James's Hall on the occasion
referred
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Parliament is
I beg, therefore, most respectfully and loyally to
resolutions
adopted your Majesty the enclosed copies ofthe submit
adopted unanimously at the meeting referred to; resolu-
tions expressing, as the committee have every reason from
that meeting and numerous other meetings to believe, the
real and earnest sentiments of the great
British nation on the subject of Poland.
majority of the
The committee also consider it their duty,ing a large mass of public opinion, further
as represent-
ing respectfully
and loyally susubmit to your Majesty's consideration the fol-
lowing points :--
1. That as Prince Gortschakoff in his
Russell declared that the throwing dew last reply to Earl
of their arras and their surrendering themselvesn by the insurgents
money of the Emperor is the only arrangement
to the cle-
ment
the dignity of his august master compatible
ments of the Russian nation, this direct , and with the senti-
present war waged with so much
atrocity refusal to abate the
for the renewed subjugation of Poland, by
the Russians
a century of the most iniquitous misrule in addition to half
to make any further attempts to L ~ renders it hopeless
'Detain
reparation of the past wrongs Which
haveby negotiation any
upon Poland, or any guarantee against been inflicted
2. That as Russia has notorious] violated their repetition.
the conditions upon which her sovereigntyY every one of
Poland was sanctioned by the Treaty over any part of
Britain, as a party to that trtety, ought of Vienna, Great
tice to withdraw, as regards herself, the
in honour and jus-
and to declare that she can no longer ) sanction so given,
claim of _Russia to such sovereignty,
recognise any title or
with the Emperor of Russia as Kinggnty, or continue to treat
3. That the restoration of the eof Poland.
every part of ancient Poland from
Russiantire independence of
claimed by the present National Gov dominion, as
arrangement compatible with the dio• • Government, is the only
the Polish nation, and is at the same and sentiments of
to the preservation of tho balance ofe time vitally essential
power and the estab-
lishment of permanent p Europe,
besides being de-
manded by every principle of justice and humanity.—I have
committee, your the honour to be, on behalf of the
Ma-
jesty's most loyal and obedient
nie
subject,
"ROBERT T
JoEN
4. 13, Brownlow-street, Bedford-row,AYLOR, Hon, Sec.
August : .
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4, Five days after this letter
josty,,, Slip the committee inwas sent to her Ma-
us, ,‘ and in conseq.Lehee, a paper forwarded to
same
having
been it is presumed, of the
jeaty's directions to communicatedEa
by her Ma-
rl Russell—namely, by
the last post on the 12th August instant.—the sec-
retary received the following reply to his letter of
the 28th July, fourteen
days previous, from his
lordship :"

"Foreign Office, August 11.
cc am directed by Earl Russell to acknowledge
the receipt of your letter of the 28th ult., and I am in reply
to express his lordship's regret that ho cannot change his
former decision as to the reception of a deputation on the
affairs of Poland.—l am, sir, your obedient humble ser-
vant,

J. R. Taylor, Esq., " A. H. LAYARD.
Bedford-row, W.C."
13, Brownlow-street,

SERIOUS ACCIDENT BY A PRINTING MACHINE.—
Yesterday afternoon an accident occurred to a man
named Samuel Richards, a workman employed at Messrs
Banks's steam printing works, Ely-court, Holborn-hill.
He was standing at the feeding end of a large printing
machine, and got his hand in the bracket; the rack of the
machine passing at the time nearly severed the hand from
the body. He was quickly placed in a cab by Mr. Banks,
sen., and conveyed by him to St. Bartholomew's Hospital,
where he was attended by Mr. Lawrence, the senior surgeon.
It is feared that the hand will have to be taken off,