The Sun.
London, England, 1849-07-31 00:00:00

INDEPENDENC OF
U ARY.

Last evening a meeting of the inhtb!tatifs o? the
borough of iNlarylobone, was held in Captain Hall's
Riding School, Albany-street, Regent's-park, for the
purpose of sympathising with the Hungarians in the
struggle they are at present engaged ire, for the main-
tenance of their independence. Long bJore the hour
of meeting the doors were besieged by parties nnxii-lis to
get aannission, and on the doors being opened the build-
ing was speedily crowd:Al to overflowing. The platform
Was tastefully decorated with various emblems of Hun-
garian nationality. At the beck of the chair was sus-
pended the Hungarian national flag, supported by the
British colours, while over it was the Phoenix rising
from her ashes, representing Hungary rising to inde-
pendence and glory. In front of the platform was
displayed the Hungarian national arms. These have
the cross on the orbs slanting, aril considerably bent,
which is explained by the following historical
fact. When Charles, who usurped the crown of Hun-
wary, was being crowned, at the moment of putting it
K',l it fell from his head to the ground. The assem-
bled nobles, instead of assisting him to recover it,
hicked it from one to the other, and when at length it
was taken up it was found to be much bruised, the cross
and orb bent, and in remembrance of which it has been
carefully preserved in that state. On either side of the
national arms there was inscribed " Kossuth sill Inde-
pendence." "Ba,thyany and Freedom," " Dembinsky and
Victory," "Beim the Invincible," " Gorgey the Brave,"
"Perczel and Glory," while the two Austrian and
Russian chiefs, Jellachich and Paskowitsch, had their
names reversed and marked with crossos.

.Atnongst the ge,ntle men on the platform we obsrrved
the fellowing:—Lord Nugent, M. 1., Mr. Ilurne, M.P.,
Sir Do Lacy Evans, M.P.. John Abel Smith, E,q., M.P.,
Monckton Milnes, E,1., M.P., Colonel Thompson, M.P.,
M. J. O'Connell, Esq., M.P., John Williams, Eeq., M.P.,
W. Scholefield, Del., M.P., J. Wyll, Esq., i\I.P., F.
Mowatt, Eiq., M.P., J. A. Nicholay, Esq., John Robert-
son, E q., &e. &e.
Lord Dudley Stuart entered the meeting at half-past
five o'clock, and on the motion of Mr. NICHOL-1Y was
Voted to the chair, amid enthusiastic cheering. On the
cheering subs'ilin .

Lord DUDLEY STUART spoke as follows :—Gen-
tlemen, I thank you for your encouraging and
cheering reception, and I assure you that I am mot de-
lighted to have the honour of meeting you here to-day.
It is delightful to me to be called upon to preside over a
Meeting of the men of Marylebone, assembled together to
bear witness to their attachment to liberty—(Cheers)—
and to proclaim their sympathy with the oppressed—
with the oppressed who are bravely and nobly defending
themselves against their oppressor:.—(Loud cheers.)
I have no doubt that the people of this great and en-
lightened country will speak out from one end of the
land to the other. The city of London having pro-
claimed its feelings, immediately afterwards this great,
imPortant, and influential borough of Marylebone follows
and will not be outdone; and proud am I to see such
as assemblage, the account of which will go forth
all over Europe and all over the world. We
in Marylehone firm certainly only a portion of the
metropolis, but the three parishes composing the borough
of Alarylebone form together a city larger in population,
larger in extent, superior certainly in wealth, and far
superior in intelligence to many other capitals of Europe.
—(Cheers.) And the men of this place come forward
to declare their feelings fur Hungary.—(Cheers.) Yes,
gentlemen, you assemble here to. dey to declare in a
manner unmistakeable how great is the atleur of your
feelings in favour of that oppressed but gal ant people.
--(Cheers.) You tell the world that you eennot see that
noble nation struggling as it is against the attempts of
vile despots with out indignation (Cheers)—th at you
cannot bear to see one nation interfering in the internal
concerns of another nation.—(Dear, hear.) Still less
can you tolerate seeing one man with a crown upon his
bead pretending that he is to decils bow people are to be
governed and under whet institutions they are to exist.
(Cheers.) You abhor, I know you do, all fore:gu inter-
ference, and you feel with, me that men have
a right to govern themselves--(Loud cheers) —arid,
even if they chose a bad form of government, that is their
right, and no foreigner, no man has any just cause of
interference with them.—(Great cheering.) But further
than that, the people of this country feel sympathy with
the people of Hungary, because they are struggling not
only for their independence, although that were reason
enough, but also they are struggling for a free govern-
tnent—they are struggling for their rights, for rights
Which have been transmitted to them from father to son
during many centuries—for those natural rights which
all men have, and which rights are also legal rights;
they are struggling for a constitution which, more than
11,:137 other in Europe, or that is recorded in history, is
tike our own constitution—because it is not true, as has
been said often by the enemies of Hungary, and the ene-
mies of Hungary are numerous, and they are as base and
insidious as they are numerous—(Cheers.) The ends-
!arks of Austria and of Russia are making themselves
busy throughout the world, and endeavouring to raise
til) Prejudices against Hungary by misrepresenting the
truths and on the one hand, they tell those
Rhoare enemies that popular rights this
nlent in Hungary means nothing more than
n attempt
leuant„
to set up a Red Republic.—(Bear, and
• -") Now, the truth is, that it is no such thing.
It is no •
attempt to set up a Red Republic, nor even any
ilrepeet;
c, although if it were, I must say that that would
not be a reason for me to withhold my support —(Loud
Cheers.) On the other hand, they tell those who like
th', are the friends of popular rights, to sympathise with
? Hungarians; their struggle is only for aristocratical
p.rivilegs; they only wish to establish an oligarchy—
!teLeY care not for the people, and the people take no in-
zsrest in the contest. That statement is equally false,
13 the other. The constitution of Hungary has always
een It a free constitution . It has been very like our own.
Ro as consisted of a King, of a House of Peers, and a
use of Commons selected by the people. It has been
leer and better than almost any other constitution in
Europe in times gone by, and in times present the Hun-
farmee, like ourselves, have felt that their institutions
aqui:eel reform—(Loud cheers)—they have felt that their
/suffrage required extension—they have felt that popular
tights ought to be increased—they have passed
ose reforms—they have instituted those ame-
liorations—and under the guidance of their great
and illustrious Kossuth—(Loud cheers)—they have
established the freedom of the press—they have done
away with all privileges, and they have, brought to more
complete perfection than it can be viewed in any other
part of the world religious liberty.—(Cheers.) I think,
then, that these Hungarians, who have been nurtured
like ourselves, and whose forefathers have acted a part
similar to our forefathers in detending their institutions
and in claiming when need were and sword in hand
their liberties, and who now like ourselves have ex-
tended those liberties, and have insisted upon such a
measure of them as they thought necessary for the good
of the people at large—l think that these Hungarians
are people who deserve the sympathy of Englishmen—
(Great cheering)—and I. am certain that they always
'will have it. This meeting then has been assembled tbo
you an opportunity of proclaiming your feellegs in
trespect, and some resolutions will be proposed to
You which will furnish that occasion. It will be pro-
Posed that you should pass resolutions, io the first place,
proclaiming your general sympathy with the cause—
lour horror at the atrocities which have been perpetrated
y.the enemies of the Hungarians—your detestation of the
e"ittion of the law of nations perpetrated by the Emperor
x,riettlasia—(Lcud cheers)—in sending his troops to in-
veiero in their contest, with which they had no business
natever—in which they could not interfere r,ithout
gem !titling an act of piracy.— (Cheers.) You will also
i.._inforeaed that it is intended to assist these brave
of by opening a subscription, so that the people
(Lou,• country may peacefully afford them assistance.—
%Lenin
.I,lecra.) I may take this opportunity of men-
eg mat I have received to-day several letters from
inThristat persons, expressive of their desire to aid
Ron, jonidieavour.—(llear, hear.) I have one from my
who is °ague Sir Benjamin cheers)—
from be,..?nY prevented from being amongst us
be
is
stretched on a bed of sickness. But
he is a,s•es ale that we have his entire sympathy, and
the
ea._
.rous of contributing the sum of ten pounds to
lienoeus."(Cheers.) I have also a letter from another
toe
risrable Friend, the Member for Somersetshire. I
whameeTelved just now a letter from a gentleman with
otfieideearn net acquainted, but who signs his name
tributio expressive of the warmest sympathy, and a con-
tlefaan
who
five pounds; also a letter from another geh-
ztaY be () will not give his name, which desires that it
soul
_.
five
entered as a Detester of Tyranny, for the like
know—
bas :Witt: pounds; and a lady—who Ido not know—
n to me, enclosing me five pounds, desiring me
tc)nahlrrt the subscription as from an Englishwoman. I
an eat Pleasure in so inserting it,
and I have also
linaotgtioeod, r noble donation from a gentleman who likes to do
net and would blush to finding fame—he will
elhave his name mentioned, but he shows his sincerity
eeihrse, cuanup,,%-usending a donation of 100/.—(Loud
Vary morneunt iylaveehess: more.") Gentlemen, at this
been put into my hands receivedf another donation which has
contributes the sum of 1001.—'om Jonas Murray, and who
men, that these subscription,(Cheers.) I think, gentle-
borough thus begun to-day in the
borough of Mary
ofsi sphr.ead through the land—
(Cheers)—and by mean.",
we shall be able to
afford to the brave patriots owe eth
some important
urnegsoalZion will be pro-.
assistance.—(Cheers.) Another
ence
Posed to you, asking you to eau
vniithe Government
to recognise the independ.
cheers.) I am interrupted with reearTugarY.—( Loud
by My friend Mr. Nicholay, who info and
to this subject
400ther subscription from Francis Goldsuanaietlithat there is
Street, of 51.; but I give notice that I cannot be again, because I could
not get through a e inter-
If I were to step every time that 5/. coma
setence
"t(Laughter and cheers.) Thee you . now.
asnad
, to petition both Houses of will be
Parliament
40'ii,u,a the Crown to recognize the Government
ee'lungary—(Cheere)—and I do not think that a more
vsoper coursecould be do ted —(Loud cheers.) There
is __a as, p .
arcr erally a very great objection to war, and there
waritall3, reasons why this country ought not to go to
tubut this matter of recognizing the independence
wee". ngary would render her almost as great as if you
re t
4lattee o send an army to her succour, and it would be a
1.1114 entirely of a pecific character.—(Hear, h art)
beggary, gentlemen, recommends herself to you as
has her which has ever promoted liberty—which
(Reath_ a
_emended and enjoyed local self govsenment—
laat':aand cheers)—one ef the most imortent things
well a affect ae welfare of a nation art` en, Hc.l-1
/tun PPreciated in Marylebone.—(P rolongkli eheerin,.
locals 'cif
arY
has always -
ove enjoyed because she has demanded
coutio government. She was divided into filtystwo
LIXe Englitnd; and in all those counties the