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boasting of the exploits of Radetzky. Let them boast of • a collection for their benefit would be made. He begged
the exploits of Marshal Radetzky in Italy, who wins to move, and he trusted it would be received with ace's-
victories over raw levies of Italians, or over the Sar- motion.
dinian army, where he could not have succeeded if there " That a petition, founded on the foregoing resolu-
had not been treachery—(Hear, hear)—but where the Lions, be adopted, and presented to the Commons House
Austrians attempt to resist the brave Hungarians, of Parliament."
headed by Bem and Dembinski, and Georgey, He hoped this meeting Was but the germ of thousands
and those other gallant men—(Loud cheering)— of others.
where are the Austrians then ?—(Renewed cheering.) Mr. Josers COOPER seconded the motion.
They are routed, they are dispersed, they are disgraced; The CHAIRMAN then read the following petition:—
their generals come to shame, and their armes are obliged "To the Honourable the House of Commons of
to seek refuge on the territory of a neutral country.— Great Britain and Ireland, in Parliament as-
(Prolonged cheers.) Yes, I rejoice to think it, I re- sembled : the petition adopted at a public meet-
joice, I confess it, in the humiliation of the despot.— ing held in the city of London, on Monday the
(Cheers.) They have been beaten over and over again 23d July, 1849.
—disgracefully beaten—whenever they have attempted " Showeth,—That your petitioners, without compro-
to meet with the Hungarians. They have been driven mising individual opinions on the subject of war, regard
out of Hungary.—(Cheers.) They retain, at least, but with sincere admiration, respect, and sympathy, the
a small strip of territory in that country, and then, being noble determination of the Hungarian nation to main-
unable by their own valour to resist the sons of liberty— Lain intact their just rights and the constitutional inde-
(Cheers)—they basely appeal to the Emperor of Russia. pendence which they have inherited from their fathers
Yes; now they are endeavouring, by the aid of his in- against the tyrannical encroachments of Austrian des•
famous forces, to overocine and to trample down all potism.
liberty in Hungary.—(Hear, hear, and ,loud cheers.) "That your petitioners view with detestation and
Something has been said about the balance of power, horror, the barbarous modes in which the war now
and it is often laughed at. Yes; you may laugh at; the raging in Hungary is prosecuted by the Austrian autho-
balance of power, and I do not object; but this I say, rities and generals, and consider their conduct to merit
that we do want a balance of power against Russia, and the indignant reprobation of all civilized nations.
we are to find it in the establishment of free constitu- " That your petitioners regard the military interven-
tional countries, like Hungary and like Poland.— Lion of Russia in the affairs of Hungary as wholly un-
(Cheers.) There has been no permanent peace in justifiable in reason and in fact, inasmuch as, besides re-
Europe ever since the partition of Poland.—(Hear, opening and prolonging a sanguinary contest, which
hear.) There never will be.—(Hear, hear.) Europe had been already virtually decided, it is a violation of
will never be in a satisfactory state until you establish the law of nations, of the indefeasible rights of Hun-
in those countries, in Hungary and Poland, that ram- gary, and is perilous to the peace, the freedom, and the
part of a free constitutional Government, or free con- general welfare of England.
atitutional governments—(Loud cheers)—because Ide "Your petitioners, therefore, entreat your Honourable
not want them to be the same—because they House to take steps to secure the immediate recognition,
are different nations.—(Hear.) Europe never will de facto, of Hungary, as in their judgment, it is no less
be in a satisfactory state until free government is demanded by considerations of justice and policy, and the
established there.—(Cheers.) We do not want to quar- commercial interests of the two States, than with a view
rel with Russia as long as Russia will keep to herself of putting a stop to the effusion of human blood, and of
but let her not presume to march her army into foreign the fearful atrocities which mark the progress of the
countries. I know that many persons apprehend that it Austro-Russian armies."
will be impossible for the Hungarians to resist the over- (Tobesigned by the Chairman on behalf of themeeting.)
whelming force of the enormous Russian armies, but Mr. JULIAN HARNEY having been called upon by
do not let them confide too much in those numbers.— some portion of the meeting, stood forward and said,
(Hear, hear.) There have been examples again and that he had no wish to interfere in the arrangements of
again, from the days of Xerxes to those of Napoleon, the meeting, but, having been called upon, he had to
that these enormous armaments have failed, and melted say that he cordially concurred in the prayer
away when brought against the energies of a determined of the petition, simply on the ground that mankind
people.—(Long cheering.) What became of the pirate should ever succour the oppressed. He contended that
Armada in the time of Queen Elizabeth, which the constitution of Hungary guaranteed to the people
struck such terror into all hearts. and which was of Hungary the fullest civil and religious liberty. The
expected to destroy this country. The weather despotism of Austria was the foulest and most perfidious
came to our assistance, and the fleet was dispersed— despotism on the face of the earth.—(Cheers.) He had
(Cheers)—and in Hungary, when those hordes of Rus- come forward in good faith to give his support to those
sians are there, the climate will come to the assistance resolutions.
of the Hungarians.—(Cheers.) The marsh fever, which The petition was then adopted unanimously, as also
will affect them, and which does not affect the natives, one to the House of Lords.
will thin and desolate their ranks—(Cheers)—and then Here there were calls for Mr. Roebuck, but that Hon.
there is the impossibility of procuring sufficient food for Gentleman did not present himself. We understood he
those large, masses, in a Country where every man, we- was not then present.
man, and child is united in their detestation of that Mr. Mowerr made an appeal to the meeting in aid of
power.—(Cheers.) These, Sir, are my anticipations; the fund in the course of collection.
more cheerful than those of some Hon. Gentlemen. A vote of thanks was then accorded to the Chairman,
These are what I look forward to and then will be great and the meeting separated at half-past five o'clock.
the discomfiture of those enemies of the people
and friends of despotism, whether they be
in the House of Lords, or in the House
of Commons, or in the press, who are constantly
attacking the friends of liberty, and perpetually railing
impudently against the Noble Lord Palmerston, whose
conduct I think I may say thus much of, at least, that
it shows that he is by far the best of the men with whom
he is acting.—(Loud cheers.) I thoroughly believe that
the reason of their enmity to that Noble Lord is, that
they believe he is a friend to free and popular institu-
tions. He wished to see liberty established all over the
world. I want you to give that Noble Lord strength—
(Cheers)—to enable him to assure, his colleagues, if they
aro not as ready to go forward as hirnself.—(Cheers.)
I want you, this great assembly which I am now
addressing, in the heart of this metropolis—the
greatest city of the world. I want you to say that
you think that the independence of Hungary ought to be
recognised immediately.—(Loud and long continued
cheers.) Let us enable Lord Palmerston to show that
to his colleagues, and to those Governments of thncon-
tinent who are against us.—(Cheers.) We shall thus
strengthen his hands, and this great inceting will have
done a work which the friends of liberty and of indepen-
dence may well be proud of.—(Cheers.) I will not de-
tain you further, but I cannot help saying how much
I congratulate myself—bow much I congratulate this
country—how much I congratulate Hungary—how, much
I congratulate Europe, and the friends of liberty where-
soever they are, at this great and glorious ;meeting—
(Cheers)—and I rejoice that this resolution, which I have
endeavoured to put before you, is to be seconded by
a man well worthy to do so, and to whom we are
chiefly indebted for this meeting—because I do believe
that if it had not been for the indomitable energy, cou-
rage, and perseverance of my friend Mr. Cassell, it
would not have been possible to get over the various
difficulties that have arisen in collecting together this
important, and influential mceeting. I shall now move the
following resolution:—
" That the immediate recognition of the Government,
de facto, of the kingdom of Hungary, by this country,
is no less demanded by considerations of justice and
policy, and the commercial interests of the two states,
than with a view of putting a stop to the effusion of
human blood, and of terminating the fearful atrocities
which mark the progress of the Austro-Russian armies."
(The Noble Lord resumed his seat amidst loud cheers
and waving of hats, which lasted several minutes.)
Mr. CASSEL seconded the resolution, and observed
that the letter which had appeared in the Times de-
nouncing the Hungarian nation had been the chief cause
of this meeting being held. Hungary might have
bled for the dastard feeling exhibited towards
her in a portion of the English press, but
this meeting, and others of a like character,
would convince them that whatever the Times might say
the sympathies of the English people were in their
favour.—(Cheers.) So much this meeting would ac-
complish, but there was something more it could do.
A number of unfortunate Hungarians had been
driven to seek shelter on our shores from
the tyranny of France and Austria, and they
were at present encamped at Folkstone. Lord
Nugent and others had got up a subscription for their
support, and, he hoped they would contribute to the
subscription which was being raised for equipping and
sending them back to their native homes to assist their
fellow-countrymen in their present struggle for free-
dom.—(Cheers.)
The resolution was then put from the chair, and
carried by acclamation.
Mr. MOWATT, M.P., next addressed thu meeting, and
said that it he were to take the meeting as a fair sample
of and representing the opinions and feelings of the city
of London, and still more of the people of England—and
he saw no reason why he should not—he thought it
must be admitted that those who asserted that the people
of this country were indifferent to the fate of Hungary
had, in the expression of the fervid opinions uttered there
this day, received a pretty satisfactory answer. He
contended that distant as was the scene of action, the
cause contended for on the plains of Hungary was not
more an Hungarian, a European, than it was the cause
of England. It was the old fight in which they
had been engaged for centuries and which was still
going go, of liberty against despotism under one form
or another. In that struggle, whenever it existed, they
had the deepest interest. The gallant people, whose
cause they had met there to advocate, were indeed fight-
ing their battle as much as their own. Surely, then,
they would afford them at least all the encouragement
in their power by the strongest expression of their heart-
felt sympathy to do more. Since it was considered im-
prudent in the present state of affairs—and that expression
had certainly not been withheld from them, so far as the
people in that room were concerned, but they must not
stop there—they must complete their work. They must
place their opinions on record, and in such a way as
that they would become universally known and produce
their proper effect; and to enable them to do so, he now
proposed that a petition, founded on the foregoing reso-
lutions, be adopted, and presented to the Commons
House of Parliament. It was true that, constituted as
that House at present was, representing, and that but
imperfectly, only a section of the people, he had not
much hope of their being able to produce much
influence there, but they could at any rate,
by that course, bring the subject, through the
House of Commons, before the country, and even with
respect to the Government, their petition would at least
be heard by one not unwilling ear. He meant that of
Lord Palmerston, everywhere the true, consistent, and
steady friend of liberty.—(Tremendous cheering.) He
(Mr. Mowatt) was no admirer or friend of the present
Whig. Government, as every one who had paid him the
compliment of noticing his votes in Parliament mist
know, believing them to have abandoned since in office
almost all those great principles which had led to their
being trusted with power—in fact, he must say that,
speaking of them as a body, he despised them. He
was, however, bound to declare there his conviction
that the popular cause—the cause of freedom over the
world—had not a more rational, a more earnest, and a
more enlightened friend—one who looked further or
more boldly into future consequences than the Foreign
Minister of this country.—(Great cheering.) He (Mr.
Mowatt), for his part, considered him as the corner-
stone, the prop of the present Ministry. Indeed, he
thought that it was Lord Palmerston alone who made
it respectable, and gave it what little popularity it ens
joyed.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) Let them, then,
support him by every means in their power.
Let them petition on all hands and from all parts of the
country; and their petitions, although on the subject of
the oppressed Hungarians, would have the effect of
backing him up—of strengthening his hands; and let
them be assured that it is not the will to aid the good
cause, but the power only that he wanted.—(Tremendous
and prolonged cheering.) Now one word more on the
petition, for at that very late hour he would not attempt
to go into the subject generaoltl,lthough he should have
been g lad
`c f an opportunity
se—(Cries of "Hear,
hear ;" "Go on.) What they desired
of the
to do was to recognise the independenceee
garians—to recognise at last that as a fact whichtheaßun-
been apparent and palpable to all the world : was thereipng
anything unreasonable in that prayer? He thought not,
Why, when he remembered that the Government of this
country had not hesitated to recognise a few years back
tho various small arid wretched States of South Ame-
rica, and only last year that of the small island of Sicily,
he could not conceive any grounds in reason or justice on
which they. could refuse to admit into the pale of inde-
pendent nations the noble people of Hungary.—(Cheers.)
He begged, therefore, to move that the petition pro-
posed be adopted, and he hoped that it would be done
by acclamation.—(Great cheering.) Mr. Mowatt then
added that, with reference to the seventy Hungarian
soldiers now at Folkstone, and to whom allusion had
been made, a committee had been formed to afford them
the means as well of temporary support as to return to
their own country ; and with a view of enabling, those
present to show their sympathy for the cause prttottollY,

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HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
MADAME SONTAG.
The Nobility, Patrons of the Opera, and the Public are respectfully
/formed that a GRAND EXTRA NIGHT will take place
On THURSDAY EVENING,
Da which occasion Madame SONTAG will have the honour to ap-
puar in one of her favourite characters, with various Entertainments
i t the Ballet Department.
Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the
4ex-office of the Theatre, where Pit Tickets may be obtained as
,isual, price 10s. 6d. each.

IfER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
Madame SONTAG.—It is respectfully announced that
ONE GRAND MORNING CONCERT will be given in the Great
Concert Room, early in August, being the only Concert in which
Madame Sontag will appear in London ; full particulars will be
duly announced. In addition to the united talent of her Majesty's
Theatre, the valuable assistance of the eminent Pianist, M. THAL-
BERG has been secured. Amongst other features of the Concert,
Madam Sontag will sing some favorite pieces In the Italian, French,
German, and English languages.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
MADAME SONTAG,
THIS EVENING,
Will be presented,
IL B kRBIERE DI SIVIGLIA.
To conclude with .
LES PLAISIRS DE L'HIVER.
Application for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the
Box-office of the Theatre, where Pit Tickets may be obtained, as
usual, price 10s, 6d. each.

THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET.
An Extra Night.
Splendid array of talent for this night only.
THIS EVENING,
THE HONEYMOON.

.
Messrs. C. Kean, Webster, Buckstone, Tilbury; Mrs. C. Kean
Miss Claimers, and Miss Reynolds.
A New Song by Sims Reeves, " Write to me."
THE BEGGAR'S OPERA.

Messrs. W. Harrison, Webster, Caulfield, Tilbury, Bland; Miss P,
Horton, Mrs. Caulfield, and Mrs. Stanley.
• .

My Pretty Jane," by Sims Reeves.
A favourite Ballad, by Miss Rainforth.
MY AUNT.
Messrs. T. Wallack, Howe, &c.
ALARMING SACRIFICE.
Mr. Buctstone, Mrs. Humby, Mrs. Fitzwilliam.

THEATRE ROYAL. ADELPHI.
Under the direction of Madame Celeste.
THIS EVENING,
. .

Will be presented a new piece, entitled WEBSTER'S ROYAL
RED BOOK.

After which a new grand Extravaganza, entitled THE DEVIL'S
VIOLIN AND THE REVOLT OF THE FLOWEES.

To be followed by a novelty in the shape of A MOST UNWAR
RANTABLE INTRUSION, which will be committed by Mr. IVrigh
to the annoyance of Mr. Paul Bedford.
To conclude with JOILN JONES.

ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.
Under the Management of Madame Vestria.
Sole Lessee. Mr. Charles Mathews.
THIS EVENING
Will be performed THE PRINTER'S DEVIL.
After which, AN APPEAL TO THE PUBLIC.
To be followed by A WONDERFUL WOMAN.
To conclude with AMATEURS AND ACTORS.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.
Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty.
Under the Patronage of her Majesty the Queen, his Royal Highness
Prince Albert, &c.
M. Jean Klare in his extraordinary performances on Le Glebe
Roulant.
The following eminent artistes form the greatest amount of female
equestrian talent ever engaged in this or any other establishment at
one time :
:Mlles. Adelaide Hinnie, Valentine, Louise Touirnaire, La Jeane
Josephine ; Miss Woolford, Barrand , Davidson, Avery, and La Petite
Jeanette.
In addition to the above Mr. Batty has great pleasure in announc-
ing that he has engaged that peerless equestrian Marie Macnrte,
whose brilliant triumphs on the Continent and in America have ac-
quired for her the appellation of the Equestrian Enchantress.
THIS EVENING,
The performance will commence with a Grand Military Equestrian
Spectacle, entitled
3IOOLTAN and GOOJERAT ; or, the Conquest of the Seikhs.
To be. followed by an inimitable display of SCENES IN THE
CIRCLE. in which Marie Macarte will appear, supported by the first
Equestrian talent of the day.
To conclude with a favourite Melodrama, entitled CRAMOND
BRIG.

Box-office open from Eleven till Four.
stage Manager, Mr. W. West.

ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.
IMMENSE AND UNPARALLELED SUCCESS.

Under the patronage of her Most Gracious Majesty, her M&esty the

Queen Dowager, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, lie.

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Tile Public Press has unanimously pronounced the Storming of
Badajoz to be the most perfect and life-like exhibition.
The Nobility, Gentry, and the Public are respectfully informed
that this favourite place of fashionable resort is open every
MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND THURSDAY.
Danson's gigantic modelled Panorama of the TOWN AND
FORT OF BADAJOZ, pronounced by the voice of public
opinion to be the most perfect and life-like exhibition ever
presented—Splendid Menagerie—German Band and Chorus—Vo-
cal and Instrumental Concert—Several Favourite Songs and
Ballads by Miss Ellen Rowland and Mr. George Tedder—
Solos by Kcenlg, Richardson (Flute)—Violin and Violoncello by
Viotti and George Collins, varied alternately—and other at-
tractions, concluding with a vivid representation of the Storming of
Badajoz, pourtraying the advance of the British army—bombard-
ment and attack—gallant defence—rush to the breach by real troops
—and final tableaux in honour of the " Hero of a hundred fight?."
Doors open at _Nine o'Clock, A.M. ; feeding of the animals at Five ;
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Third Flower and Fruit Show TO-MORROW, July 23.

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