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London, England, 1849-11-27 00:00:00

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were perfectly well aware how Kossuth would be re-
ceived in this country if he were to come, arl7,no -,,.,
doubt the manner of his reception and bis tkiumPhal il
progress would be gall and wormwoo' e. _ `them.— v-,,..
I (Loud cheers.) The Emperor of Itu-,..,..yd made a -le r'} demand that the Hungarian refugees 'lrld be given -1--',_,
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up to him ; the English people must ~
,ke a demand '-ii-7=,-; z:i
that they be given up to them—not t,Alci;,.kttriged or ----t a.:,;v
shot, but to well treated and honoured rktitify;'deserve. -I ':!:' 0.
—(Cheers.) He had reason to believe so e, eri .--'
pression of opinion by that meeting wo I. qtaVe!lttAta kr
effect not merely in this country but at Constantinople.
Turkey is improving far more than Russia in civiliza-
tion,. and the Turkish Government look especially to
this country for an example and a friend. There
were on the platform two Turkish noblemen, who
with others had been sent to reside and be edu-
cated here, in order that on their return they may
be able to carry back those improvements they
the Turkish Government so much appreciate
and admite, lie ventured to say that the Sultan
himself will be sensitive to opinion in this country on
the matter. He felt quite certain that when the
Turkish Government know the opinion of the people
of this country, they will not swerve from the noble
course which in the first instance they pursued.—
(Chetrs.) The time had now come when the Turkish
Government must choose who they will have for their
friend—England or Russia; and it was perfectly
clear that if we did not befriend them, Turkey would
fall under the power and influence of Russia. Mr.
Crawshay concluded by observing that he trusted the
proceedings of the evening would not only have an
influence on the immediate question before them, but
would show the Government that although the people
of England are anxious for economy in every branch
of administration, yet they also look to the Govern-
ment to see that the honour and dignity of the country
are properly supported. A great power belongs to
England, and to that power is attached a duty—the
duty of supporting the right, and when opposed by
injustice and violence, when all other means have
failed, to maintain it as it then only can be main-
tained.—(Cheers.) The following is a copy of the
memorial :

" TO THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY.

"The humble Memorial of a Meeting of the Inhabitants
of the Town and County of Newcastle-upon-Tyne,
and of the Borough of Gateshead,
" SHEWETII,

" That your memorialists have seen from time to time,
with deep pain and regret, the manifest tendency of the
policy of the Russian Cabinet to encroach upon the in-
dependence of surrounding nations, as evinced in various
instances, but most recent!) in that forcible intervention
by which the independence of Hungary, as a separate
kingdom, has been crushed, and the brave Hungarians
subjected to an Austrian despotism, in contravention of
recent solemn obligations, as well as of the compact by
which the crown of Hungary was originally vested in
the House of Hapsburgh.

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" That your memorialists have seen, with still deeper
feelings of alarm and indignation, the conduct of the
Czar of Russia with regard to the rights of your Ma-
jesty's faithful ally, the Sultan of the Turkish Empire,
whose diplomatic relations with Russia have been inter-
rupted, and himself threatened with hostilities because of
his magnanimous refusal to give up to the Czar certain
Hungarian a! d other refugees, who, including the late
Governor of Hungary, Louis Kossuth, had thrown them-
selves, in the hour of adversity, upon his protection and
hospitality. _

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" That your memorialists have heard, with feelings of
pride and satisfaction, that your Majesty's Government
did not hesitate, under these circumstances, at once to
signify their entire approval of the conduct of the Sul-
tan of the Turkish empire, and to accompany their ap-
proval with that which could alone impart to it signi-
ficance and value, viz., an assurance to the Sultan that
he might depend, in case of need, upon the co-operation
of the British arms-

" That your memorialists have rejoiced to hear that
these efforts on the part of your Majesty's Government
have been so far successful, that the demand for the ex-
tradition of the refugees has been abandoned; their gra-
tification, however, has been greatly alloyed with feel-
ings of regret in consequence of a most painful rumour,
to the Effect that the Sultan has been induced to listen
to a proposal for keeping under restraint, within the
limits of his empire, the late Governor of Hungary,
Louis K( ssuth, with some of his companions, a rumour
to which your memorialists would be unwilling to give
any credence were it not for the fact, that whilst other
of the refugees have been set at liberty, a like measure
of justice has not as yet been extended to this illus-
trious man and his companions.
" Your memorialists, therefore, humbly entreat your
Majesty to exert your utmost influence with the Sultan
of the Turkish empire to induce him to terminate this
state of suspense in a manner worthy of his previous
conduct, by immediately liberating the refugees in ques-
tion; the more especially as your memorialists cannot
but feel that further delay in this matter must tend in-
evitably to weaken that sentiment of admiration and
respect with which the original resistance of the Sultan
to the unjustifiable demand of Russia inspired the minds
of all classes and parties in this country, whereas a
prompt and happy settlement of this question will ren-
der this sentiment permanent and durable, and thus tend
to cement that close anti intimate alliance between the
Turkish and British empires, which your memorialists
believe to bo squally esse.ntial to the safety of the one
and Ihe prosp. ray of the other."
The Rev. WILLIAM PALMER, late of Chatteris, who
has become the minister of Providence Chapel, se-
conded the resolution in an excellent speech, a report
of which, however, we regret our inability to give.
Lord DUDLEY STUART then rose, and was received
with the most enthusiastic applause, the audience
rising en masse, and cheering vociferously. He said,
Sir John Fire and gentlemen, I thank
you for your
kind and cordial reception. I assure you it is a - great
delight to me to have the honour of meeting the brave,
honest, and intrepid men of Newcastle and Gateshead
assembled here (as I know, not for the first time), in
the calme. of liberty, to raise their voices on behalf of
the exde,and the
_victim of tyranny, and in resolute
opposition to the tyrant.—(Cheers.) Among the
great cities and towns of the country who, to the
national honour, proclaimed their sympathy for the
Hungarians, and their desire to see liberty and all the
ancient constitutional rights, with the modern im-
provements designed by Kossuth, established in
Hungary, Newcastle was one of the foremost. Al-
most the very first meeting held on this great subject
during the struggle for Hungarian independence was
held here. I read the account of it with sentiments
of satisfaction and delight, and I have since seen your
noble example followed from the north of Scotland to
the west of England ; and I said to myself, it will
be for me a happy and proud day if ever I
should have the opportunity of expressing
to you, face to face, how much, I rejoice to
find that you sympathise with me in my sympathy for
the brave Hungarians. But I know that y our attach-
ment to the principles of liberty, and your sympathy
for those who in foreign parts, like your forefathers,
struggle for freedom, does not date of yesterday; I
recollect well how, after the noble struggle made in
Poland, great was the enthusiasm of Newcastle. I
had the honour of working in that cause with a
respected townsman of yours, Charles Attwood—
(Cheers)—and he first taught me the noble spirit
which exists here. It is to me, therefore, no astonish-
ment to see this great, close packed, and most respect-
able meeting, although it is matter of high satisfaction.
Believe me, meetings like this will have an effect.
The partizans of tyranny and despotism may try to
laugh us down ; they cannot do it. The moral influ-
ence of England—the voice of the people must be
heard and felt, and attended to from one end of the
world to the other.—(Cheers.) The cause which has
brought us together is one of national and European
import. You have met to consider whether you ought
not to raise your voices on behalf of those gallant
men who, after struggling nobly and fighting
a brave and glorious fight against unpa-
ralleled odds—after achieving deeds of valour and
making noble sacrifices for the rights of their coun-
try, were compelled at length to succumb, not to
the valour of the Austrians (for I know not where
that valour was displayed except against unarmed
men, prisoners of war, and helpless women), who
were driven almost out of the Hungarian territory,
but who were overwhelmed by innumerable hordes
of savage Muscovites, who yet would not have suc-
ceeded had it not been for treachery in the Hunga-
rian catnp.—(Cheers.) You have met to aid Oka
refugees who at the close of this disastrous struggle
sought and obtained refuge in the Turkish territory.
When those gallant men arrived there they thought
they were safe, for the Turks received them with open
arms, and assured them of protection, when of a
sudden there came a ruthless and cruel demand from
the two northern despots to have those brave men
given up and barbarously put to death. The Sove-
reign of Turkey, setting a grand ex ample, Moham-
medan as be is, to many Christians—(Cheers)—
impelled by a generous impulse, at once met the
odious proposal by a decided no. The gallant young
Sultan was told by a special ambassador from Russia
that if he persisted in his refusal to give up the men
whom the Czar wished to hang, the consequence
would be war. This was the polite diplomatic lan-
guage of the Emperor of Russia to the Government
of Turkey. Now in this country we all regard war
with the greatest horror; but if war brings even to
powerful states so many evils, think how its threat
must have been felt by Turkey when uttered by
a neighbcuring power like Russia. But the Sultan
was firm ; his reply was, " Since you tell me if I
persevere such dreadful consequences will ensue, I
can give no answer at all." In the meantime he dis-
patched an ambassador to St. Petersburgh, and whilst
that ambassador was on his journey, he desired to
know what were the opinions of this country and
France with regard to the course which he ought to
pursue. In point of fact he said this--" You see
what it is my duty to do; honour commands it, my
religion inculcates it ; but I am under the shadow of
a tremendous threat by parties able and unscrupulous
enough to enforce it—will England and France see
me dishonoured by yielding to the Russian, or
crushed in endeavouring to resist them ?" No man
can doubt what answer ought to have been given, and
I am happy to think the right answer was given; I
rejoice to know that Lord Palmerston's advice to the
Sultan was, to remain firm—(Cheers)---that he lost