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free'peopl , over all the territories of 'Austria, and Russia'
never would have dared to attack Turkey. Russia
_MAI i.e VDT/Ls, we say- thi se Ulltitive can be setts-fled that
the Austriau•alliance will -not-alienate from this country
the 'sympathies of liberals all over Europe, and shield
'Russia, from the deserved notasequenees of the present trar,-
we protest against, fit altogether—(appleuse)—and that
onus of:proof, to the oontrary lies piton the Government.
Let them come fo?wiird, and let them show that Mistria-
ls different from what aho was, and. then that will be time
for us to reconsider our opinions. In the meantime we
stand upon facts and trivia and sVe denounce the alliance:.
(Cheers.) 'We apprehend that this alliance, will, in the
rivet place, prevent the cense of liberty from getting the
advantages from this. war which 'would come of coarse,
and naturally, but for the interference of Austria. De-
pend upon it that it is part of the understanding between
the English Government rad, the Austrian Government
that, so long as they keep together, the question of Poland
is not to be mooted. (Hear.) And more, you may depend
upon it that if this alliance'proceeds further—if an offensive
and defensive alliance is concluded between England,
France, and Austria—and Austria does declare war against
.Russia---part of the bargain will• be ehat France is to sup-
port Autstaia in keeping dowu Italy; and, gentlemen, our
Civerninent, not daring, on account of,;' the prejudice of
the peOple," to take. any part in this, will give• it their
moral sanction, and will wink at it, as they did at the
French intervention in Rome. (Loud cheers.) Let us
trust that it will net come to this. For my own part, I
trust and hope, and I believe •it will not ; but seaking
here, and having to speak the truth, I feel bound' to give
this warning. Secondly, gentlemen, the Austrian alliance
will act as the' shield of Russia; 'a soft of buffer, to keep
her from getting such hard blows as we wish to give her.
Now, fortupately, there is,uo occasion for me to indulge in
speculations on that head. I have the proof in my hand
in these recent protocols or negotiations; which yori may see
in all the papers. If you look at the papers of Saturday i
night, you will see letters interchanged by Count Buol and
our precious Ambassador of Vienna, Lord Weitmoreland ;
and you will find four conditions of peace. It is net my_,
intention to trouble you with reading- any such trash as
these conditions, which impose no 'material guarantee
whatever—(hear, hear)—and the chief part of which is
based upon a lie. They are based upon the old original lie
that the inhabitants of Wallachia. Moldavia, and Servia
require prcitectlon against the Sultan. "It is upoa a lie of
that kind that Rt 1641, based her interference. To be sure
Russia' is not to be the sole protector, but this lie is to be.
split up into five ties, awl. England, France, Russia, Aus-
tria, and Prussia are to be the protdctors of the iuhabi-
tante of those pi-evinces who have nothing to complain
of from the Sultan. (r'lea.r, bear.) , But, gentlemen,' I
care not so much to go into the deta.la oh those rubeithieg
proposals, as to bring, which I do, the charge, the heavy
charge—l -bring thin the heavy aeupsation against. the
Governitieu ~ , nil espetially agniimt Lord Aberdeen —(Iou I
and protract:al cheers, wliith burst forth agaid and 'agidit
from the vast assemblage)—for haviug opened any such
correspondence whatever before the armies and navies
hot struck a single blow. (Hear, bear, hear.) , What
did Lord Aberdeen say in the house of Lords
when he was hatigerel, and baited, :and caked what• terms
of peace he intended to recommend ? "My lords," he
said, "how is it possible for sue to name terms of peace at •
the present moment? Those terms of peace must depend
upon the fortune of war. They will vary to the whole
extent between the circumstance of the Russians being at
Constantinople, and the allies being at St. Petersburg."
Then what does he mean by opening negotiations before
the armies have done anything at all ?—for, if you look at
the date you will find that thl first letter upon the sub--
ject was written before even Bornarsund was taken.
• (Haar, hear.) Now, these terms have been so thoroughly
exposed by that able man Kossuth, at Hanley the other
day—(cheers)—that there is no occasion for me to say
more abopt them. Now, I was very much amazed to see.
an article in the lilacs a day or too ago, to reassure the
public, to the effect that the negotiations are all a farce—
a humbug, and nothing will or can come of them ; that Aus-
tria is trying to mediate, lint nothing can be done ; no, the
war rout go on till at least Sebastopol be taken. I laughed
at the time. ' My belief is these terms of peace will come to
nothing. But let us not relieve the Government from the
charge of negotiating a patched-up, a hollow and delusive
'peace before they have commenced any real War. Wily,
nothing but the pride and arrogance of Russia saves us.
If he chooses to say, "I accept your terms," they must ne-
gotiate, and not carry on the war. Lastly, gentlemen, my
belief is this, that the Austrian 'alliance will ultimately
ruin Turkey. Why, did you not all feel lately, and do not
you all feel now, that Turkey was saved when the Sultan
cast hisshieltlover Kossuth. Then, if Turkey is to be under
-Austrian influence, why, we shall have the spy system in-
troduced—then Turkey will be assimilated to the habits of
European despotism; -she will be detached from the liberal
cause, and,-when the next rising takes placein Europe, as
come it must, as sure as the sun will rise to-morrow, yoti
may depend upon it that the Austrian Government will
exert thatinfluence which the British Gevrnmentisplacing,
1n her hand over Turkey, to prevent her acting in the same'
magnanimous manner as she did before. If this should be
the result, then Tirkey is lost; and therefore I warn
Turkey to beware of Austria and her corrupting influence,
otherwise Omer Pacha and AbdMedjid may be the last
of her heroes—never has she had greater. (ApplauSe.) -
And I have no objection to 'sum all up in the words of
Lord Clarendon. himself, who said that what they de-
sired was' the tranquillity' of- Europe. (Hear, hear.)
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But surely experience of the
~peast ought 'ter teach even a •
Cabinet Minister that-real tairalquillity, that real peace, a
peace founded upon justice, a peace that will lead to that,
most desirable of all consummations, a general disarma-
ment of Europe—such a peace as that is not to be at-
tained by connivance and injustice. (Applause.) They
will only give us an armed truce, which will cost us more
,thart the war with Russia to carry it vigorously to a con-
.elusion. No, we have invited you this evening, believing
that a real and substantial peace can only be obtained by a
policy founded upon high principles, guided by wisdom and
y trust in God, whose truth is in that divine justice whose
workings are not obscure as regards nations, and which will
not assuredly lift un or cast (lowa this nation exactly in
proportion as it is faithful or otherwise to those great prin-
ciples which are enshrined in the hearts of freemen, and
except on behalf of which the sword of England never
should be drawn. But the sword having once been drawn
on behalf of those principles, we say the sword shoal not
use sheathed again except with honour. (Applause.) I will
now read the memorial which I propose for your adoption:
"May it Omer your Majesty,— We, your Majesty's loye I
subjects, inhabitants of Newcastle-on-Tyne and vicinity.
in public meeting duly 423(3'111)14 -humbly beg leave to ap-
proach your Majesty, and to lay before your Majesty our .
views upon the subject of the war with Russia.
" We believe that the aggression upon Turkey, outof which
'his war has arisen, is to be regarded only in the I.ght of a
single manifests! ion of the systematic and continuous policy
of Russia, with the design of establishing an universal domi-
nation by force and fraud, and especially by means Of the
European system of secret diplomacy ; and we consequently
&insider that it is vitally essential to the safety of this realm
and state that this war should be carried on with the fixed
.purpose of breaking down her power, and reudering her no
longer dangerous. 'As means to this end we Consider that if,
availing themselves of the opportunity afforded by the preaent
war, as is to be expected, Poland, Circassia, or the people of •
any other country oppressed by Russin, shonld Commence or
continue a struggle to regain their independence, it would
be equally concrary to the interests and duty of England
to withhold her countenance and support. Considering the
Manner in which the negotiations and the war itself have
been carried 'on, we aro of ()Onion that your Majesty's
ministers neither h .ve been, nor are, nor have any inten-
lion of acting in eccon'anco with these principle's, or with
that earnestness anti fixedness of purpose so imperatively
requisite in the present crisis.
" We are especially confirmed in this opinion by the un-
doubted fact that your Majesty's ministers have exercised
their influence over Turkey to induce her to sign a conven-
tion for the occupation by an Austrian army of her Danu-
bian provinces, which she has reconquered from the invader
by her own unaided efforts. We are at loss to account
otherwise than as evidence of the insincerity or incapacity
of the administration in the war with Russia, for their con-
ductin having thus promoted arrangements with the object
of enabling Austria to take up a most important military
position, by which she would have the opportunity of corn-
promisingthe whole pause and objects of the war at the very
time when, by their own confession, they were uncertain of
her intention to co-operate with them in the war againit
Russia—an uncertainty, which still remains. Considering
the Peculiar relations of Austria with the court of Russia,
sharing with her the epoili of Poland, and holding even
her own hereditary dominions under, the protection and
by the aid of Russia, it appears to us of the most. ob-
vious necessity to exercise the utmost caution in all deal-
ings with her, instead of thus placing her gratuitously in
a position;to fetter oar 'own liberty of action. We feel
called upon to protest against the Austrian alliance alto-
gether; inasmuch as we cannot see how that alliance, even
if sincere, is to be secured except upon such terms as shall
alienate from this country and Turkey. the sympathies of
liberal. Europe, and avert from Russia a large portion of
the deserved consequences of the present war.
" Under these circumstances, we feel it to be our duty, as.
loyal subjects of your Majesty, and as lovers of our country,
respectfully to inform your Majesty that we are unable to
place confidence in the present administration for the con-
duct of the war ; and we humbly entreat your Majesty
gracioully to consider whether or not -we have assigned
just grounds for such want of confidence, and whether it
has not become necessary to call to your Majesty's councils,
without regard to party, men who will act honestly, vigO-
rowdy, and unanimously in the present emergency, and
carry on the war with Russia in accordance with the wishes
of the nation."
Loud applause accompanied and followed the reading of
the memorial.
Before sitting down, Mr. CRAWSHAT said—l have one or
two words to say. I will not say there may not be men in
that Government—l will name none—who may still ren-
der good service to their country —but I do feel it is time
to break up this Coalition —(cheers) —and as long as it
is presided over by Lord Aberdeen we have no option but
to go at it at once. (Cheering.) It may be said --' Weal ,t
you not look foolish if Sebastopol were taken to-mor-
row?" ' Not at all. If Sebastopol be not taken it will not
be a question of want of ceufilenco, but a question
of impeachment, and all England will rally to the opinions
of Mr. Urquhart ; but even the taking of Sebastopol wiil
not induce me to restore my confidence to the Government,
and never will I consent to leave the leaking of peace with
Russia to a Government at the head of which is Lord
Aberdeen. (LOu, I cheering.)
CHARLES ATTWOOD; Bag,
on presenting himself to
second the memorial, was received with enthusiastic ap-
plause' which was continued for ammo time. The firstlevi
words he addressed to the me, Ling were inaudible, from the
emotion produced by the cordiality of his reception. I will
presently (he continued) state the main object of this meet.
ing —the main object, at least, of the reqUisitioniste has
been to cause a public expression of the want of confidence
entertained by, as I believe, nine-tenths of the English
people as respects the conduct of our Government, equally
in the progress of the preceding negotiations, as in the pre-
sent conduct of the war. (Hear, hear.) If you refer back—
end it is necessary that we should do so, for the past may
throw some light upon the present and the future—if you
refer back to the commencement of lila so negotiations, you
will find some date on the part of Lord Aberdeen as tar
back as the year 1814, when he clandestine If received and
clandestinely entertained at the hands of the Emperor of
Russia in person a proposition for the Partition of Turkey,
his sovereigu's ally. (Shouts of "
cheera.) Shame," and loud
I speak of a fact which is positively and un-
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offer ourselvea.to her lit:Vasty., Tho Beaker
,iwnediestely
left the chair amidst general derision, und his imendinent
was seconded by Mr. Cathrail. . a:-
Mr. W. PARSER, a working man in a festitin jacket.
then came forward.. H 3 scouted the amendment as one of
virtual confidence in the Mini.dry. Far fronts deserving
any expression of confidence, be was sure that the House
of Commons at the noening of the session if they had truly
represented the people, -would not. have allowed the Minie-
try to carry on the war for a single 'moment. At the com-
mencement of the session they professed to lay all the docu.-
menti relative to the War before the,: house ; Whereas, if
they had been honest men they would hsiiia.talal all, and
not leave another, and the most irapo4tant,alettureent to Ots
.4=40 to light afterwards ; and had the House of Com-
rooes.peen honest men they would have da
_very stiffs-
rentlyaitth such condiinti. We were called et ' stitutional
government, and ministers were amenable to arlisanent,
and liable to Impeachment. ' Certainly, if ever there was
I.
a Case for impeachment it was 'this. Vlnimense cheering.)
Lord J. Russell's nab*, too, was to aosue of this secret cor-
respondence; in fact, Lard ..T. 11.ussell was as deep in the
mud as Lord Aberdeen wes deep in the mire. (Lend laugh.
;ter.) He .knew well the opinion of the avorklist'men upon
the Ministry, and every one whom he bad spoken to con-
sideredepnpelawnedse.)cheNerts).)conntie-
that they ouglit to be turned out, and a set of bet-
ter
applause.)
they would feather
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their own nests =dealt of their friends. (Loud applause.)
114 believed that the war, as the ministry hadj oonducted
it, was nothing but a sham ; and that if they lam! carried
:,11t1T.CIZse8;a8:
y7ll.3denounced the
sloei(tHoeua:ri.licillaineess:tlolynolsuse:scoasnot,orholl
bwaegsoeulnind6uhsstFocnngbede;
Government as unworthy of the slightest confidence and de-
serving of impeachment, and. resumed his seat ridiidst loud.
abacus. ~
The motion was then put, and carried unanimotuiln
with tremendous cheering.
Mr. War. MERTON was called upon to propose-the 603 mad
resolution, which was that the mayor be requested to con-
vey to Lords Lyndhurst and Clanricarcie the e;pressie a of
the gratitude and respect of this meetisig 4or their able
exertions in the House of Lcrds in exposing the:designs et
jPuo:vgezr. rent liseeast
Russia. and the necessity of effectually restricting her
aulgigreater reverence'taiamidie that
ath .Lored, Lyanndhwnresat had, often sat in
rient over criminals, but he never beseemed the
recce, h© I.l,:iwnevetrh inspired
Ise
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caheaerdertsowtihthe
iwn Uriderg tot ritbh:
Nicholas, and brandecel 9°l°B3al
criminal,
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Emperor
nosthiani(iviitohlratvat
flnicrtr4ty,s..ofocrl TriinLeE:ififer.unlity.
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rktaetcw,
that.
ao d. 1 , i aolnktde,
cßeenbelmcPerreasne teased
dpollni4 twhaer, niplatv,,oll:3:
vasadf:de after not envy
ri'i.i.a.- ry
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the feeljakgs pleat'', man who
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den.-,unceccilnittit Govecrn-
sion, • In-couclus:on. he severidy
a,n,ice, and
mcnt; in, whore he had not the siietest
which was held together by th© Ins of pl-:'ee
loseaq. n.ty ; and he warned then/ that, i:nl,:is ill «•y toe': the ;natter up nt,-er would Sel,t.Zopol he, "Lan-,,.4x_ ;ii-etv°,.2:l„
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sweaci;eocyCaarriuite.„(li'leouo4 ze
js,
whfterfiattoefd such si-e'p‘ieFeef 'fill 3'nY, ia
'the tact to take care and isaare.ttec4llevicieeteee OEfmtPheer.DvlhsarlY• i
'ee.for I will Cali it nothing else—to have the evidence of
that vihanY in trritiu,g, and accordingly he caused Count
Is-esselsode to send as memorandum -to Lord' Aberdeen
ofStila ciremnstancee; and matter of this conversation and
!-li'cussi°P, which- memorandum . was neither rejected
nor returned.- 'speak before commercial men, who knew
very wall the eonstruption which a court ()pow weak'
put on such en action. If I: for instance, in the course
of my own Commercial dealinga; were desirous to] sell ri't)
cr 1,003 or 10,00 a tons of iron to my friend Mr. CraWshay,
and.,] 'suppose I- negotiated- the sale persouallyin his own
I paour. or mine, and it having- come to a oonclusion, a
bargain should be the result; and sullies, that I sent him
a note or memorandum of the substance of what passed;
that, iu commercial parlance, is called a sale note; and, if
net returned, nothing more is requisite;' it is'legally bind-
ing, and it is so on the plainest principles of common
sense. (Hear, hear.) If I propose to you a murder, as
was then proposed to Lord Aberdeen—because I call the
murder of a state and the murder of a person as of pre-
cisely the same character—if I propose a' murder in oral
eonversation, and having- done so; if I send afterwards
a memorandum in writing of what has passed, 'and the
terms of the compact as to the division of the spoil, and
that is not returned to the, what ' construction can I
put upon the part of the receiver of that note, than
that he has 'accepted the proposition, and is . prepared
to carry it out.. (Hear, bear.) Such is your Minister,
Lord Aberdeen. (Hear, hear.) It did so happen that
Lord Aberdeen lost power. He was deposed from office
and-remained out of power; would to Heaven he had done
so aldays—(loud cheers)—he remained out of power till
very recently—an occasion which was immediately taken
by his accomplice to act upon the project agreed upon be-
tween them. Now, you sec the value of referring to the
past. (Cheers) You know what faith you hearts to place in
the sincerity of a war waged by that men against his own
accomplice. (Hear, hear.) If we had no other evidence
than that, you. would be void of common sense if yeti did
net feel and s,:y that .l.h.feliarests, the honour, andlifeeef 1
`. this nation might ?not for a single moment to ee confided
unto-him. (Vehement cheering,) The-speaker here no-
ticed the•origin Of the contest, and 'traced its iievelep-
meat under the influence Of national sentiments to
sae present time. lie then procae led—We are nomi-
i
lively at war, reaping no laurels, tiehting no battler,
useistieg no ally,-and r gaining lice Victuly, eaten up ne
pestilence and cholera, mid, as was said ,if the troops of a
former tape iitiun at Welchem, `• 4iginiplilw'caudlea in is '
yeult." (fieer, hear.) 6'.,i1,!. aa Lie ,+ r. sO.uck.—ii.imight.y
&et in the 13 dtie, and a b.tiii•loitre,.A in a bavrdzi,islata
taken—a piece which psrliaps there anight be esnief ataiire
to take hot we been mem e, ande.lrei ee sSi.I to awe. en
that which else wietiee•t to Says letHeegaiti anfl stfoieeel—
i hear, hear) a hedsteo said to der,: " Altthe.popeelisious of '
Rued:" in the fl.ilife are robbed • fron yen and from the
Poese. She is diseeereus. to yeti and dangerous totEusteee
by the possesidous she has ,:equil ed. there. Situ has sub-
verted yohr independence by toe overgrow li. of hefpower,
mi:that of Deninarkeand she has pieced herself in a pear.tied to be the nearaspirant to theDanislithrone; and then
she woul I be iu a Position .to make the Baltic a Russian
-lake.' Had we said to Sweden; "We are at war with
Russia, and mean to breisk her power; march, and recover
your lest and, conquered _provinces:" (Hear.) - Had we the same to Turkey—had we said the same to Persia
—had we said the samb to Ciresesia—she would 'have been
in the centre of a fire, surrounded by outraged nationalities.
(Hear, hear, cheers, and shouts of "That is what we
want.") But Lord Aberdeen is no more ignorant of that
thau we are. The. secret of his conduct—the reason why
he did not say this—you may gather from his own words.
He said it was no part of the object of. the war to vary
the territorial distribution of Europe. (Hear, bear.) Then,
are we at war far nothing? ' Turkey does not require you.
If you elop short of that, every life that is sacrificed in this
war, every sovereign that is squandered, 'the Ministry
should he'Dlikie responsible for in thatway in which alone
a treasonable Ministry ought—by :impeachment before a
Constitutional trilninel. (Protracted cheering, and shouts.
of "We wish it were the case.") lam not; any. friends,
a bloody man. lam not one of those who in any case
would'dosire to shed a drop of human blood, except by the
sanction of the laws, and of such laws only as are eSsential
to the nation's safety. (Applause.) But I hold that man
cruel beyond all other forms of cruelty; who Will deprive a
nation of his fellow men, women, and children, pf the pro-
tection which the laws afford them against treason. , (Hear,
hear.) It is an evil thing for a state when-that ;feeling
shall have become extended amongst a people. • Never was
it known at any period that a nation that had lost that
sense ofjustice, and that firm and ardent determination to
enforce it in'all such cases, was able long to protect itself
against the conqueror. (Hear.) Heaven knows the courage
of 4nglishr9en glows as warmly and etiergetically as ever.
But there is a folly which destroys, as well as a treason
which betrayseatid' lliat folly is quite diffident to destroy
which Can look - with indifference and- tenderness on the
•gteatest crime. that den be committed against a state. Now,..
my fribtala,
let roe iiais-from.that topic to another, which
,
will shed a little 'further light'aport the spirit in which this
war is carried- ;-o'n;.• ' It has ''beeii•-tortehed.. upon, and
very ably; by .my friend Mr. Crawshay. „Holding .back
Turkey as tong as we conl,l,,and professing 'to assist' her,
. and Coutriii e render our assistance vain, what'didaye
next do? -a had been carrying on fruitless negotiations
wish Auetr a, with 'a
power which depended on Russia for
hat vertlitie -Was--it possibleturcursalle man to believe
tleat Austria &mid 156 for us a safe ally ? Had she come
forward early, and plainly, and Unequivocally, with a de':
claration of war against Russia, and that declaration of
war was followed up by acts of war, we might then have
supposed some trust might be reposed in her, for we should
hare inferred that having lost her independence to Russia,
she was willing to commit what the late Prince Schwartzen-
burgh called, on her behalf, an act of splendid ingratitude
in order to recover it. But has she done anything like
this ? ' Has she done anything but retard us and France ?
Has she cone anything but make professions, not one of
them amounting to so much as a threat of war?l She said
she would march into the Principalities, but she did not
say she would fight, and took care net to march in till the
fighting was over. But where was she now ? ThelTurks
would not allow her to March' on, but the influence of
England was brought into play, aud Turkey was ioduced
in an unhappy hour to, allow the occupation of the Danu-
bian prosauces by'the Aussriaus. Now, look at the posi-
tion you are placed in by that? - Not only is she not at
neat, but she is occupying those territoriee of her ally which
do not want her, but have everyreasou to be jealous of her,
and look upon her, as in fact sheis, as a foe to Turkey ; and
she places herself upon the flank of the Euglie i aua French
forces, itaa position in which, if you go to Sebastopol, as
the Ministry seem inclined to nuke you b.,lieve is intended
we shall do -if we go to Sebastopol, I went to knee/. what
securi; y you and Turkey have that, combined, the Austrians
and Reaiatis till nut march to Constaetinople. (Hear.)
Dare you trust Austria so far as that ? -If you do it is
because you not know her history—the history, as Cobbett
called it, of that " dark and deadly Austria." .(Cheers.)
But, at all events, you have not one single article from
her to bind her even in honour, if honour she possessed, to.
support you in the war against Russia ; but you hive got
her pledge declaring she does not call for, and will not con-•
sent to, a new territorial distribution of Europe. To be
sure she has good reason.: She has her share in the bloody
spoils of Poland. (Cheers.) Again, look you, is this an
act, which the English alinister, having a due regard to
the safety and the influence of his country, ought to be
considered justified in permitting with such a power—and
a power so circumstanced :as Austria? (Hear, hoar.)
Well, my friends, yet more: They are treating again—
thereds protocollieg going on'; and if it be not going on,
it is ha.telting—it is on the carpet, it is under proposition;
and the terms of that treaty as at last formally declared—
and, I regret, declared by France as well as England—are
such as neither can with honour, and I sly mote, with
safety, be conceded to Russia ; for the terms are these—
that Russia having, by aggressions on various occasions,
constituted herself the protector of the Danubian pro-
vinces of Wallachia and Moldavia, she shall give up that
protectorate—hose ?—as an exclusive protector, and be-
come a protector jointly with four others, Prussia,
Austria, France, and England. Do. - you call, that
backing your friends, and stippprting your allies t— Is
that the manner in which you are to defend tlid in-•
tegrity of the Ottoman empire ? Seven 'spirits fouler
than the former enter into possesaisniste (Loud cheers.)
Well, that is not all. But the claims which Russia
advanced by means of Pace Menschikoff to the
protectorate of all the Greekaehristians of Turkey
it is proposed to vest in the governments in the same-man-
ner.. Their good friend Prussia, their better friend Austria; -
their two friends, Austria and Prussia; and France and
England, I am sure I know not why theyare to be troubled
with the protection of the Greeks of Turkey, Now, the
more claimants to exercise a protectorate that are brought
together in this league of iniquity, the• more perilous must ,
Turkey be in her resistance to it; and younre included for
no Other reason than to conceal from you the enormity of
the pretension by making youyartiee to it. You will na-
turally infer that England intends . nothing hostile, to.
Turkey by it, and it is supposed that will be sufficient to,
blind yOtir eyes. I trust and believe it will not. II trust
yOu can't be deceived -by so -grosses piece of diplomacy, and
that not being deceived you wiUdo that which honest men
—which:Englishmen, and which freemen ought to dd,thltt
you will proclaim aloud and in a manner not to be, mis-
taken, and, if necessary,' not to be resisted, that Tiirkey
shall not be betray,ed neither to Russia, nor to Austria,
nor to Prussia, nor to the three cabinets who framed this_
proposition—that you wily not allow it 'at all—but that
Turkey may be bat to fight her own battle of defence, tend
that we will fight ours. The speaker continued at some
lengfa tea/pose this attempt to transfer protectoratestothe
eve powers, which we were now:at war to prevent Itussia,
from obtaining. At considerable length also, he referred to
the cause of aggression which had been pursued,by Russia
uith,iliel‘:: shirletelfo,
herself
and warned gland that it we attempted to pantie iS hesi-
tating policy we must prepare toencounter the hostility of
the French in addition to our other egerneeoefrofnifeficEileillin(radt
Rpuutssaina, end
dd
tdoetphriev ewdarhewritinbrinehnteehpnaotvit‘eVenn
would be to endanger the
from the assaults of Russia in her future aggtiii,la-esive career.
,othleetsttirlolngthlyeiirtnfpuerieissagaed olden palevatpohe.
on the matterepeo
Inranetence(e)anstuictliyitti
public meeting. They
sositforintho enthusiasm of this
would probably have to meet wain
; and meetiugs ought
to be held all over the conntry, to eicnose the i f I
signs of Russia, and defeat the traitcelous policynor mot:sot:a-
vG:ohveenirnemntelnytdwen'itehurneneferanece to it ; a Government which he
unworthy of confidence, and de-
serving of expulsion from(Aoffice, and. its more guilty mem-
bers of.
~ n n impeachment.cL.the
Polisegrieeafk.u" . )
to by onew of theg,preteviimoiniser
which his country had been mentioned.guegres7
to the meeting, addressed ae efnew referred
words
ingthefriendly manner in
The memorial was about to be put, when a man named
Eglington came forward anti made some observations con-
veying to the meeting the impression that the preceding
speakers had gone much too far against the Government,
and that his object was to place matters in a more favour-
able light. But the meeting at once by repeated bursts of
disapprobation conveyed the intimation that their minds
were made up on that point. The speaker then, premising
that he would go much further than the Previous speakers,
and end with something practical, managed to gain a hear-
ing, and concluded with proposing as au amendment that
in order to carry on the war in a more effective manner,
her Majesty's Ministers send out orders to Sir Charlesde
Napier to take Cronatadt, but that as it could not be done
without a loss of six line-of-battle ships, requiring five
flousand man to Juan those riosell, "0 419 lilagurggliai. 6
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THE BO3.IARSUND'PIqSONERS.

The Moniteur contains the following llmperial
-dccree, promulgating the convention concluded
between France and the United-Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland for regulating the disposal of
prisoners of war :
" Napoleon, by the grace of God and the national
will, Emperor of the French. To all present and to
come, greeting.— _

" Orithe re-port of our Minister Secretary of "State for
the Department of Foreign Affairs, we have decreed and
du decrees as follows :

LQ
Art. I. A convention having been concluded on the
10th of May of the present year between Fiance and the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for the
regulation of the disposal of the prisoners who might be
captured during the course of the war; and the acts of
ratification having been exchanged on the 20th of the
1 same month, the said convention,' of the following
tenour, will receive full and entire execution :7--
" CONVENTION.
" His Majesty the Emperor of the French, and Her
Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland, being_ desirous to. regulate the dis-
posal of prisoners who may be. captured during the
course of the war in which their Majesties are' engaged
in comtnon, hate named a§ 'their Plarliputentlaries for
this object, that,is to,say—.
"Ilis Majesty the :-Enineror of the French, M.
Alexandre Colonna, Count Walewski, Grand officer o
the-Imperiatorder of the Legion of honour, Grand Cross
of the Order of St. Xavier of the Two Sicillea, Giand
Cross orthe Order'of St. Danebiog of Denmark, Grand
Crois of the Order of Merit of St. Joseph, of
,Thseeny,
&c.; his :Amabassador'at the Court oft her 13ritannic"
Majesty ;
• And-lier Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Ireland, the Right Hon. George
William Frederick Earl of Clarendon,-, 13arPe -Hyde of
Mindon, Peer Of the United Kingdom, Knight of the
ost Noble Order of the Garter, Knight Grand 'Cross
of theclifost Hon. Order of the Bath, Principal Secretary
of State of her'Britahnie.Majest_y for ForAn 1110;trEses,--
" The above having exchanged their lull powers,
found in due form, have agreed upon the following ar-
rangement :

"-..krt. 1. The prisoners who may be eapturc.d in the
course of the present war shall be, as far as
possible,
divided between the two countries in the following
manner :
"In case one of the two countries should haVe bal to
maintain a greater number of prisoners, or shall have
bad a certain number during a longer time under its
charge, there shall be drawn up, every three months,
an account of the excess of expense resulting from such
nhar;e, and the repayment of the half o :such excess
„ail be male by the Government of the other country.
."Art. 2. Instruction.: shall be subsequently arranged
between the two Gowo.nments, in order to make known
to the military and naval officers the places • ' .orts to
which the prisoners are to be !eta, . .'
"Art. 3. If a place of depot , for pris:ip,ers should be
fixed upon out of the Possessi,,n, of one of thO iWo coun-
tries, the expense of it shad be supported by 'the two
C Picrntnents ; but the advai,ce shall be made by the
Government which mayhave appointed its 02iCei4 to the
care of the establishment.
"Art 4.. Wiie,ever tie two GOvemments shall agree
with the enemy to make an exchange of prisoners, no
dktinction shall be maie!between the respective subjects
who have fallen into the power of the enemy ; but their
liberation shalt be stipulated for acCOrdlng to thei,riority
of their capture, except under special eireurriffinces of
which the two Governments reserve.to themselves the
natural right to judge.
"Art. 5. The . present convention shall be ratified,
and the ratifications shall be exchanged at !London
within 10 days, or sooner if possible.
"In faith of which the respective Plenipotentiaries
have signed the present oonventioh and affixed their
seals to it.

"Done at London, the 10th day of the month of May.
in the year of our Lord 1854.

" WALEWSRI.
CLARENDON.
"Art. 11. Our Ministers and Secretaries of State for
the Departments of Foreign Affairs, War, Mazipe, and
the Colonies, are charged, each as it may:No:pc:n:7,
with the execution of the present decree.
"Done at Paris, the 29th of August, 1854.
"Examined and sealed with the seal of the State, the
Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice,

`‘ABBATUCCI

"By the Emperor,
"The Minister of Foreign Affairs,
"DROUYN DE LEIUYS:'

CIIABING-CROSS BRIDGE COMPAIVY.

The ordinary half-yearly general meeting of this com-
pany was held yesterday, at their offices, Villiers street,
Strand, R. Few, Esq., Chairman, presiding.
The SECRETARY read the report, which stated that,
from the account of the receipts and payments for the
half-year terminating the 31st ult., it appeared there
was a steady improvement in the tolls. The receipts
for that period amounted to 3,322/. 'B4. being an
.increase, as compared with the corresponding six months
,of the preceding year, of 1.5/. lls.'
.*l., And being, higher
Than any former half-year, with tfimit exdeption of the year
1851, when the Great Exhibition iti Hyde-park we open.
But, though the actual receipts were higher, yet,:in con-
Sequence of the state of.the moneyzmarket, the directors
had. not only teen prevented re-adjustingethe revenue ac-
count I)3r raising.a loan of. 1-,7611. 48. betaLdireimun the
capital account at the date of the last halfrycarlytrfieeting,
but had been compelled to' Make. a • fiiitib4 payment of
5001. from the revenue account in liquidatiOn of a b=ond for
that amount, which became due in January last, thereby
increasing the advance from the revenue accounttot. 2611 4s.' bd. - That sum would have provided a dividend end s the present meeting, after a payment of all, %barge__
thereon, but the directors could not, undts.2indifcfr cir-
cumstances,
!iv:proprietors
duruitinces, recommend a declaration of d
present halflear. It would be for the
ibrire ►g
t 6 say 'whether the company
for general
'Application to enlarge the present
for tiie bill of Alt..
traffic, or whether they should dbri4eive their late
should waitunt
for
the
hax
year
o.iveira. From the revenue ate:.
p r3ed thai: the receipts,
ending July 314, 1854,
amounted to 5,465!. lls. Gd., and,
toll collections, &c., aruou:::,,,
there %as a balance in
. including a balance of I,l'll
deducting the .clisbursemfe2,s634
9A. 101 The- general
13725. 2,1., 3,322/.-nSs. Sd,
favour of the corapandyoroi
the debit side a sum 42,828/.
balance sheet show
end some discussion
ensued; after whiCh 'the meeting
general interest
of no
separated.
The report was adopted,
4,i. 2d.

piNToxvimic Parsorr.—The report • the Directors of
Colivict Prisons on the state and condition of this estab-
lishment and the convicts confined in it has been printed
for the year 1853. The report statetethat the buildings
throughout are in Substantial repai-P. n Twenty additional
baths have been completed, and several minor repairs
within the prison have been cotnpleted by the prisoners
at%cry mod The exterior work -has been
executed by hired labourers. The directors have reason
to be satisfied with the manner in which the superior
officers have executed their duties. The subordinate
officers have also given general satisfaction. As com-
pared with the three former years, the number of punish-
meats-awarded to ptisonerg is somewhat increased; and
the number of pi isoners who have escaped punishment,
in proportion to the total population, is less than in tb.
tam yeArac • •