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other nations which yet denied the people the just mea-
sure of their rights.—(Loud cheers.) Those who had
preceded him had forgotten this fact—that the people of
Hungary had achieved more liberty than the people of
this country. They had been lifted up to the enjoyment
of all political rights, and the suffrage had been so
extended that it might be almost called the Charter
itself.—(Cheers.) Besides, the aristocracy of Hungary
had emancipated the peasants, giving at the same time
to 500,000 of them 30 to 60 acres of land each.—(Pro-
longed cheering.) When the leaders of the people had
conferred upon the people these great rights, was it to be
wondered at that they were ready to fight for them; and
an Austrian had told him that the Hungarians, when
their rights were assailed, fought like devils for them.—
(Laughter.) Now he admired a people like that.
Colonel Thompson had declared that England was the
first nation in Europe.—(Cheers, aad marks of dissent.)
This was the way they must look at that; there was
something inherent in Englishmen that made them ex-
press their honest convictions at all hazards, so that
in that sense they were the first nation on the globe
—(hear hear, and cheers)—and he defied any one
to rob them of the liberties they enjoyed. Yet at the
same time this broad fact was evident to all—that the
people could not give effect to their wishes because they
had not that political power to which they were entitled,
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heartfelt sympathy to the people of Hungary because
they were standing up boldly for the rights of man—
(Cheers)—for the rights of nations, and doing so, too,
with a degree of honour, consideration, and fairness
which was not imitated by the brutal oppressors of their
country.—(Hear, hear.) The working men of this
country ought to draw this distinction—they ought to
look what this contest was for. It it was for changes
which would benefit the people at large—ifits object
was to maintain reforms of an useful character, and to
carry civilization to the humblest cottage in the empire,
they should be all for it. The brave Kossuth told his
people the real extent of their danger, for they were a
brave and a noble people, and would beat their
oppressors—he told them that " God helped them who
helped themselves," and no sentiment could be truer;
but he never helped anybody else—(Hear, hear)—for he
never found that God elevated a man who was base and
despotic; he left him in his degradation and vileness,
but when men showed a desire to be just, and had the
courage to obtain it, God took him by the hand and
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Mr.J. WILLIA.IIIS, M.P., proposed the next resolution.
He said, if he had ever felt it an honour to be an elector
of Marylebone, he felt that honour enhanced tenfold
on the present occasion, for the people of Marylebone
had never met to promote a nobler cause.—(Cheers.) It
was well that the feeling of sympathy with Hungary
should be fostered and rightly directed, in case they
should ever stand in need of such sympathy themselves.
He was much pleased, the other night, at the courage
evinced by Lord Palmerston, and wished they had thirty
such men, for he believed in him were concentrated
all the good qualities possessed by the Ministry.
He had also been much pleased to hear him declare as
his opinion, on a former occasion, that sovereigns were
not made for themselves, but for the people. Having been
himself a working man, and having raised himself by
industry to his present position, be assured them that
his sympathies were altogether with the people.—
(Cheers.) Scarcely four months had passed away since
the Austrian Government believed Bern to be in exile,
but he was organizing an army which had driven the
Austrians out of Hungary, and but for the Russian bear
Hungary would have now been an independant state.—
(Cheers.) In this matter was involved the great ques-
tion of free trade, for, with the exception of the United
States, no country would be so good a customer to us as
Hungary. The commercial men looked at that. Why
they would take a great quantity of their manufac-
tures. They were nearer, and the spirit and feeling
of the people of Hungary were consonant with their
own.—(Loud cheers.)
Mr. WYLD, M.P., seconded the resolution. He said
some of the speakers had talked about intervention. It
was well to meet and offer their sympathy to a brave
and generous people ; but whilst they did so it was in
their, memories that in times past they had sympathised
with oppressed nations which—for we had gone no fur-
ther—had been trodden under foot—(Cheers)—and with
respect to which their Government had not thought it
politic, or had not dared to interfere.—(Cheers.) We
could interfere when it suited our tactics to do so; but
when the reverse was the case nothing had been done.
For instance, we had interfered on the coast of Holland in
favour of B, lgium, and had sent their ships of war to
aid in the liberation of Greece. They must, therefore,
back their words by deeds.—(Loud cheers.) A great
writer had said that the time must come when resistance
was no longer a crime, and forbearance a virtue. Let
them, therefore, defend this brave people against the
Calmucks and hordes of barbarians that were ready to
burst upon her.—(Hear, hear.) A few ships of war
sailing up the Baltic towards Cronstadt would have the
desired effect. These ships, in which her
Majesty's officers were now enjoying a summer
holiday should be directed to sail off Constadt.
The resolution stated the commercial advantages and in-
terest which were at stake in this contest. It had always
been the pride of Great Britain that wherever she had
supported freedom, there her commerce bad invariably
flourished.—(Cheers.) Ever since the Russian: had
gained additional territory on the Black Sea, our com-
merce had been declining. Hungary in 1830 was willing
to grant a free trade treaty to us, but the policy of
Austria and Russia had prevented her; though, if the la-
dependence of the country was gained, there were emi-
nent statesmen in Hungary prepared to adopt a free-
trade policy.—(Cheers.) If so, it would open up markets
for fifteen or sixteen millions of our manufactures annu•
ally. We had, therefore, more than a mere political in-
terest in this question.—(Cheers.) It was said that our
navy was sustained to protect and extend our commerce;
if so, let them blockade the Russian ports, enable Hun-
gary to achieve her independence, when a trade equal to
that we now had with the United States would be
opened to us. He was happy to add that England and
the United States were the only two countries in which
generous and hearty sympathy with Hungary was ex-
pressed. In the towns of the States the same enthusiasm
was exhibited as by that meeting. The Hon. Gentleman
concluded by saying he cordially seconded the resolution,
and retired amid loud cheers.

The resolution WAS then put and carried amidst pro-
longed cheering.

Mr. G. JULIAN HARNEY rose to move the next reso-
lution, which was in substance, that a petition, founded
on the preceding resolutions be adopted, and presented to
Parliament by the Chairman. He had to express his
most earnest and heartfelt thanks to the Hon. Gentle-
man (Mr. Wyld) who had preceded him for his most
admirable speech on behalf of the Hungarians. He
thought that, and all similar meetings in future, ought
to call upon the Government, not merely to recognise
the independence of Hungary, but to send assistance to
their Hungarian friends, that their independence might
be the more surely secured to them. Colonel Thompson,
in his excellent speech, had declared that any one who
proposed to march into Russia should have a council of
war held on his sanity. Now he (Mr. Harney) was
not about to propose to the meeting to march British
soldiers into the interior of Russia; but he would re-
mind them that when the liberties of Greece were in
suspense, England interfered on behalf of that country,
and though we did not send an army into Turkey, we
sent ships of war into the Grecian seas. —(Load
cheers.) A British fleet on its way to stike a
blow for Hungary, might strike a blow for another
gallant state—he meant the glorious Republic of Venice.
(Cheers) In supporting the resolution, he most un-
equivocally and heartily adopted the principle so well
laid down in Jellachich's manifesto on behalf of Hun-
gary, that:all 'nations were interested in, and were re-
sponsible for, their mutual well- being. That was only
another mode of putting the golden rule, " to do unto
others as we would wish others to do unto us." Nov,
he held with Colonel Thompson that that rule held good
for nations as well as individuals, and that there was but
one rule of right for men in the aggregate as for mea in
their individual capacity; therefore, when they saw a
nation assailed by robbers and murderers, as Hungary
had been, it was as much our duty to go to the assist•
once of that nation as it woald be to go to the succour
of a brother-man, or a sister-woman, who was assailed
by robbers and murderers in private life. He had heard
a great deal of praise lavished on Lord Palmerston; but he
(Mr. Harney) had his, own opinion upon that matter,
and he must say, that neither Spain, Sardinia, Sicily, or
any other people, were much the better for Lord Palmer-
ston.—(Cheers.) He should approve of Lord Palmerston's
interference in this case only on one ground, and that
was the recognition of the independence of Hungary.—
(Hear, hear.) He had heard of a compromise being
talked of between Austria on the oneland, and Hungary
and Russia on the other.—(Hear, hear.) In the first
place, he would say, no alliance with France.—(Cheers.)
He did not say no alliance with the people of France—
(Hear, bear)—but he said, no connexion with the
Government, on whose brow were yet fresh the stains
of Roman blood.—(Cheers.) Our interference on behalf
of Hungary must bo without France, who would
tolerate the whole oppressed nationalities of Europe.
Poland was not dead.—(Loud cheers.) Her sons were
in the Hungarian armies, and, under Bem and Dem-
binski, he expected that few of the Russians would be
left to cross the Carpathians, and tell the tale of their
defeat. He would test the meeeing as to the course he
had recommended. All those who were of opinion that
the Government of this country should go to war with
Russia for attacking Hungary, hold up their hands.—
(Here the whole meeting responded to the call, amid
much cheering and waving of hats.) Mr. Harney then
called on those of a contrary opinion to give expression
to such, but no such expression having been given, Mr.
Harney said, lam satisfied. Hurra for Hungary.
Mr. BEAL, in seconding the resolution, said, thefr
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by their
only recognise the independenceif of Hungaryeecessary.—(Cheers.)
words but by their deeds also, if
seconding that resolution
that the members of the Governme
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that ground ; for he did
upon that understanding and should not
believe that it there was a purely righteous and a national
if there ever was a cause of actual practical pro-
and enlightened liberty —if there ever was a
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for the preservation of their own Parliament, their rights,
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