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money ; but the fact was this—that she had never been
able to get any money since.—(Cheers.) He thought,
i however, that they' took a proper estimate of the
right of that Government to ask for such a loan.
There was another great Northern power in the
market for a loan of money. He only read it in the
papers of yesterday. It appears that Russia had
published an ukase inviting credit for 3,000,000/. or
4,000,000/. It was proposed that there should be an
issue of Treasury Rinds. He found it stated that
the loan was intended to cover the expenses incurred
in the war in Hungary. What now became of the
boasted riches of the Russian Government ?—(Hear,
hear.) Were they not told that Russia had taken
2,000,0001. of the Austrian loan—that she had lent
500,000/. to the Pope, and 200,0001. to the Grand
Duke of Tuscany ? Now, he declared that he would
not give 25/. for what was selling at 1081. by the
bulls and bears. From the bottom of his heart he
thought that Heaven had ordained in his Divine
Providence that when there wks a warlike spirit and
huge standing armaments, there should be also
bankrupt exchequers, and a poor, miserable,
and degraded people. If God had not willed
it even in this world that the consequence
of such wicked courses should be severely felt by
mankind, he would doubt very much he should ever
see these evils remedied. At the next congress they
would have a resolution proposed condemnatory of all
Interference in the national affairs of other countries.
Where one independent nation was invaded by another
and a stronger power, on the hypocritical pretence of
conferring a benefit upon it, every principle of justice
and right was violated. There had been a doctrine
promulgated here lately in reference to Hungary,
which had afflicted him very much. It had gone
forth by the leading organs of this country, by the
mouth
.of the Foreign Secretary himself, that the
Government of Austria bad the right, by the law of
nations, to call, upon a neighbouring power to put
down their own people. This was not a question of
the law of nations, but a question of the responsibility
of the governors to the governed. If the Emperor of
Austria could call upon the Cossacks to cut down the
liberties of his own subjects, why there would be an
end of all responsibility, and an end of all motive by
which the people should have the slightest chance
of getting good government.—(Loud cheering.) He
regretted to hear such a doctrine broached here,
when he recollected that for about two centuries this
country had successfully maintained that the people
were the sovereign source of all power.--(Cheers.)
He was sorry to find a portion of the daily press of
this country hunting on the Cossacks and the Rus-
sians in the most unjust, unwarrantable, and wicked
invasions of a much more civilized, fair, and interesting
people.—(Loud cries of " The Times," followed by
much hissing.) He implored of those representatives
of foreign countries who were present to believe that
these journals do not represent the opinions of the
people of this country, nor the heart of the people of
this country. The Hon. Gentleman concluded by
recommending the utmost perseverance in the course
they were now pursuing in support of these prin-
ciples, as they would no doubt ultimately obtain as
glorious a victory here as they had already achieved
upon other questions of equal importance to the
people. The Hon. Gentleman having moved the
resolution, resumed his seat amid the most enthu•
siastic cheering.

Mr. JOSEPH STURGE briefly seconded the motion,
and it was carried unanimously.
The meeting was then addressed by M. FREDERIC
BAsTIAT, M. HORACE Ser, and other foreigners.
The usual vote of thanks having been given to the
chairman, the meeting separated.