The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-22 00:00:00

PRESENTATION OF MEDALS TO LORD PAP
MERSTON FROM THE POLISH HISTO.RICO
SOCIETY OF PARIS.

On Saturday a deputation, composed of Count Stall'
islaus Malachowski, treasurer ; Mr. Alexander Chodzko,
Mr. Julian Fontana, members of the Polish Histori-
cal Society *f Paris, presided over by Prince Adam
Czartoryski, and of Lieutenant Charles Szulczewskiy
vice-president ; Major John Gielgud, and Mr. John
Terlecki, secretary, members of the branch society in
London, waited upon Lord Palmerston to present his
lordship with an address and medallions of gold, silver,
and bronze, of Prince Adam Czartoryski, in testimony
of their gratitude to his lordship for his sympathy wit°
the cause of Poland.
Lord DUDLEY STUART, M.P., introduced the depa.
tation, and, as patron of the branch society, addressed
Lord Palmerston. He remarked that he had the
honour to present to his lordship a deputation front,
the Polish Historical Society of Paris, in conjunctio
with gentlemen connected with the branch society
of London, and he felt that they represented the
feelings and the sentiments of the Polish nation to-
wards a great statesman, who had on all occasions el'
pressed his sympathy for their sufferings. Their object
was to present an address to his lordship, as also so .0
medallions of Prince Adam Czartoryski, in gratitude tea
his lordship for his sympathy expressed not only
tlai
recent occasion, but on many previous ones, in beha
their country. He had the honour to introduce to Ja
lordship gentlemen who were, he thought, an honour to
the country to which they belonged. Count Stanisla 0
Malachowski was the treasurer of the society, and cousin
of Count Malachowski, who was Minister of Foreii,
Affairs at Warsaw during the war of independence. 31-r
Alexander Chodzko was the Russian Consul in Persia,
and sacrificed his position for the sake of his counts-0
He was also a distinguished author of several scientitin
works published in that and other countries. Mr. Julia
Fontana was a gentleman of great • accomplishruel
who had travelled in America and other parts of the No
Lieutenant Charles Szulczewski was an officer in the as
lish army, but now a naturalised British subject. He ba
filled for some years the office of secretary of the Literary
Association of the Friends of Poland, and might be said'
therefore, to be his (Lord D. Stuart's) right hand. IBe
gained for himself the esteem and affection of every °IIA
who knew him here, and he was entitled to the gratitu"e
of his own countrymen. Major Gielgud was the brothher
of the general of the same name, who served duringiit re.
war of independence against Russia ; and Mr. John ".!'„r
lecki was a gentleman who under a very mild eider!"
poSsessed most patriotic ardour, which had induced /10F!
during the outbreak in the Grand Duchy of Posen, in
1848, to proceed there and take up arms in behalf ef bit
country. He was dangerously wounded in action, ,bOl
having recovered, was again obliged to seek an 00°,0
in this country. These, then, were the gentlemen 'cod
had the honour to present to his lordship an address,itll_
another evidence of the esteem and gratitude of la'
Polish nation to one who, as a member of the Gov%
ment of England, and as a statesman, had ever beenfrra
supporter of liberty throughout Europe. His (L:as
Dudley Stuart's) friend Count Malachowski, and r:f;
sibly one or two other members of the deputation, On-
desirous of offering an observation or two to his lord%
on this occasion in French ; but as he believed all nt
gentlemen understood English, it might be as well tni;
any reply his lordship might make should be in
native language. toe
Count MALACHOWSKI then addressed Lord Pall:OreI
in French to the following effect :—We are exceeding
obliged to you, my lord, for your very flattering „el
kind reception this day. It will be another title a°,;.
to our gratitude and to the respect which we cherisal:d.
your lordship. For how could we help esteeming, 0.
miring, and loving a statesman so illustrious as Ye
lordship, who has always held a language and a condo,'
noble and dignified, as well to the great of the day as°
the unfortunate of the morrow. We are today bu
few individuals—a few stray soldiers of a cause Cat
and just. At a future day we may become a 13311i-'
great and strong, which, called upon to fulfil its Pr°"nci
dential and political mission, will not fail in its great rid
difficult duties. We beg of you, my lord, to believe the
our nation is ready, and will never shrink from any et
:cc;
rifice to reconquer that liberty, independence, and Pox
it
which it has enjoyed during ten centuries, and which,
has never abused, and of the loss of which we see daily
such tragical examples. In the interval we rely 111).,..°
the sympathy of England, of which nation you V,
my lord, one of the most worthy representatives.
bring you, my lord, an address from the Polish 57,;
torical Society, as a feeble homage of the gratitude if,"r
the distinguished protection with which you honouri.Ae't
countrymen resident in England, accompaniedby a „iel;eis,.,
tribute of our esteem, in the shape of some medef,:tia
bearing the likeness of our excellent friend the pa 'l3-'hg"
President, Prince Adam Czartoryski. Of these wean.
your lordship's acceptance. I have only now, in lbe
elusion, to ask the permission of your lordship that,
address which has been prepared may be read by
Fontana, our excellent
Mr. colleague.
,a, the
FONTANA then read the address in Freme
following being the translation in English:—
"TO THE BIGHT HON. VISCOUNT PALMERSTON,
"My Lord,—The noble words uttered by your 1001%1
in the House of Commons on the discussion of the gray
money for the relief of our countrymen, and the geeer°fila
sentiments pronounced by you recently in honour of
Dudley Stuart, for his chivalrous devotion to the cen„Ase to
_o
tbheoasremwishfoo,rtfuornethaendsa exile,of tihmepirosceouunptoryn ,thareepcoolneds ecru; of
gratitude towards the person of your lordship,
" We, the council and members of te Pish Histoliteelbe
Society of Paris, beinc, on thisoccasoiofnofftherienTthane of
national sentiments, take the liberty
sion of them by presenting this respectful address to I°
lordship.
" It is consoling for humanity to see one
xeonneoLtsbe e-
his illttniit:
fluential men, and the most worthy to
ence on the destiny of nations, defending from the heig,o
of his European position the laws of international jus6„-..
" What have been the sufferings of Poland from -
violation of those laws ? Your lordship has more
ofthi'lla
once proclaimed them to the world. This recollectien 01
our great national glory is at the same time a pledge
our future.
" Desirous of testifying to your lordship all ittLet;
tude, the Polish Historical Society begs leave to Pre"-, be
you, my lord, copies of a medal which it cause" mtei--•
struck in 1847 as much in honour of its venerable .":00
dent (Prince Adam Czartoryski) as to honour itself woo-
homage thus paid to his virtues and his long career,
secrated to the service of his country.
"We unite our own wishes to those our WWI
ofcount 0
1611'
that God may continue to bless you and preserve LIM
the elevated position in which he has placed you, for
defence of the interests and independence of nations.
" Done at Paris, 30th July, 1853.
"For the President, the Treasurer of the SeeietLi
" STANISLAUS COUNT MALACHOWO.-*
" ALEXANDER CHODZKO, Secret 'here
Mr. CHODZKO then presented the medals, which Iv- •
of a large size, and contained in a beautifully-ma- es
tured case, on the lid of which, as also round the e„,qo
of the medals, was engraved the following Latin in
gc-;
tion

fundi, .aTtciuTe.
nVeicfeuncomdii,tis
Pocalmietaesrsiatcloriu.
offert."
On the face of each medal was a b a tifully•alec-t
ea
portrait of Prince Adam Czar •e u , „
toryski, surrounaeti
inscription : aasaromioenniior,
fe,-;t,
"Vertuti Incolumi—Societa Histo •rica° P lona, in diem,
24th December, 1847, Parisiis, F.C."
On the obverse was the followin .
"Ad amo Principo Czartoryscio, g Pio, 179,—Afa.•
~.-4
rum Polonarum, fervid.) tutori instauratori univs'll
0.5.
vilnensis, 1803. Conditori Gymnasii creminencis,
Vindici rerum patriaum, 1815. Judici impavado, 1° fag
Dud Polonise Resurgentis, 1130. Nunc auspici esdl.2:oo
civi forti cum adversa fortuna composito, ob Au"
causw invicto." A the
Lord Palmerston having received the address at-
medallions in the most gracious manner, mime'
Lieut. CHARLES SZULCZEWSKI addressed Lord `"" the
ston in English. He said—As the vice-president of
er.
Polish Historical Society in London, it would be sligin
fluous on his part to add to the sentiments contain
the the address which had just been presented to his 19t10
ship, but he might be expected to do so by those or
and
countrymen who had found a refuge in this freethey
hospitable land. He could assure his lordship that
o_f
did not yield even to the British people in adiniratica,
his widely-spread fame as a statesman, and of the e4to
tion of mind which made him the protector of theiriTver
of nations, and of justice, freedom, and humanith
atecibi
the world. Those who had been practically benefl
so glorious a policy, felt themselves doubly and Pe that he
obliged to his lordship, and it was in their name the
Lieut: Szulczewski) begged to tender to his lordshill.o
t
sense of their deep respect and lasting gratitude;
udley
to their noble and unflinching champion, Lord •11 eper
Stuart, was found in his lordship a true Britonen,
era?
ready to listen to the representations of the
hip
friend of Poland. They were aware that sot
the
was ever desirous to contribute towards nlnlout go,
sufferings of the exile, and to raise his povverfal 7„ufated
quent voice in their behalf, and in that of their
and much oppressed country. He felt it, there f_r_Zisb
most agreeable duty to assure his lordship that the polls
nation hailed him as the expounder of the true -7,nre
character and sentiments of Englishmen, the chief feature
character
of which had ever been the love of liberty and ado
of
horrence of tyranny • and also as the great pren
those principles of enlightened civilisation and b'scarsoen.
among other nations, whom he taught by his transom'
dent and abiding example the real and most sacrea "
towards their respective countries.
PALMERSTON said he had nineh Ple ddres.
having the honour to receive a deutation and aneaPolisb
from gentlemen so distinguished belonging to th
rit with
nation, and in accepting the very handsome Pa":etbought
which that address had been accompanied. feel aliteeP
that there was no Englishman who did not dtti
interest in the history of Poland, which was a very J
aP, deep
history. He could assure them that he had feite„..epea
sympathy with Poland in its sufferings ; and in: ir
roo st be
.
to a recent particular occasion,
he had don svP
could to give them aid, and should at all tinielti with
happy to do so, as far as it was not incoalP3'L one
his duty as a member of the Government; !:2ir e
ing.g or
could sympathise more than he did in the „wool
so noble and patriotic a people as the Poles m.tife
themselves to be. He most cheerfully accepteaos
acc—
address and valuable pre3ent with which it wir toric'
the Is its
Society panied, from gentlemen connected with ,
ante
could ello a it
Society of Poland ; and if anything con
value, it was that the deputation who had Ine_':d
to him had been introduced by his noble irlu"
and vie°
Dudley Stuart, than whom a more sncrie
d not elList‘
friend of Poland or of liberty generallyhd
lcasure
on
He (the noble viscount) had again rano UP
thanking them for the honour they had COate'.
him.
The deputation then withdrew.