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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 accla-
victories over raw levies of Italians, or over the Sar- mation.
dinian army, where he could not have succeeded if there " That a petition, founded on the foregoing resolu-
had not been treachery—(Bear, hear)—but where the done, be adopted, and presented to the Commons House
Austrians attempt to resist the brave Hungarians, of Parliament."
headed by Bans and Dembinski, and Georgey, Ho 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. JOSEPH 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
tcseek 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 MonLisy the
(Cheers.) They have been beaten over and over again 231 July, 1849.
—disgracefully beaten—whenever they have attempted "Showeth,—That your petitioners, without compro-
to'meet with the Hungarians. They have been driven raising 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— tain 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 overoome 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.— tion 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-
Europo ever since the partition of Poland.—(Hear, opening and prolonging a sanguinary contest, which
hear.) There never will be.—(flear, hear.) Europe had been already virtually decided, it is a violation of
will never be in a setisfactohy state until you establish the lase of nations, of the indefeasible rights of Hun-
in those oountries, in Hungary and -Poland, that ram- eery, and is perilous to the peace, the freedom, and the
part of a free constitutional Government, or tree can general welfare of England.
stitutional 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 presnme 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- (To besigned by the Chairmanon behalf of themeeting.)
whelming force of the encrmous 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 fcirward and said,
(Hear, bear.) 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 celled 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. Ho 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 cad 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- coree forward in good faith to give his support to those
sines are there, the climate will come to the assistance resolutions.
of the Hungarians.—(Cheers.) The rnertli fever, which The petition was then adopted unanimously, as also
will affect them, and which clues not affect the natives, one to the douse of Lords.
will thin en I desolate their ranks—(Cheers)—and then Here there were calls for Mr. Roebuck, but that Hon.
there is the impossibility of procuring sufficient lbod for Gentleman did not present himsaif. We understood he
those large messes, in a country where every man, we- was not then present.
man, and child is united in their detestation of that Mr. MOWATT made an appeal to the meeting in aid of
power.—(Cheers.) These, Sir, are m cnticip course atione;
more cheerful than those of some lion. Gentlemen. A vote of thanks gas
the fund in the
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d to the Chairman
These are what I look forward to and then will he great and the meeting separated at haV-pest five o'eleck.
the diFeoinfiture of those enemies of the people '
and friends of despotism, whether they lie
in the House of Lerda or in the House
of Commons, or in the press, who are constantly
attacking the friends of liberty, and perpetually railir g
impudently against the Noble Lord Palmerston, whose
conduct I Oda I may say thus much of, at least, that
it shows that he is by tar the beet of the men with nhom
he is acting.—(Loud cheers.) I thoroughly believe thn
the reason of their enmity to that Noble Lord is, that
they believe he is a friend to free and pi-pular itestitu-
lions. Ile wish, dto see liberty established all over the
world. I want you to give that Noble Lord :strength—
(Cheers)—to enabhe him to assure his colleegu s, if they
are aptas reedy to go forward as hiraseli.—(Cheers.)
• I want you, this great assembly which lam now
addre4sicg, is the heart of this metropolis—the
greatest city of the world. I went you to ray that
you think that the independence of Hungary ought to be
recognisttl immediately.—(Loud and long continued
cheers.) Lot us enable Lord Palmerston to show that
to his colleagues, and to those Governments of the con-
tinent who are agginst us.—(Cheer'.) We shall thus
strengthen his banffe, and this great meeting 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—how much I congratulate this
country—how much '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 treading. 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 sevtral minutes.)
Mr. CASSEL seconded the resolution, and observed,
that the letter which bad 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 bad 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 the meeting, and
said that if 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
bad 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 (-Erect; 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 mueh
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 must
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—bad 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 en-
joyed.—(dear, 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 aidthe 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
cf the subject generally, although he should have
been glad an opportunity of doiuso Cries
(.ries of " Hear,
hear ;" "Go on.") What they
desired Government
to do was to recognise the independence
garians—to recognise at last that as a fact whichtf ted a Hun-
been apparent and palpable to all the world : wastnrg°
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
the various small and 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 ho hoped that it would be done
by acclamation.—(Great cheering.) Mr. Mowatt then
added that, with refQrppr ,to).:the seventy Hungarian
soldiers nod yil\VoilestOtre'a&4 to whom allusion had
been madevet conamit*Vheld been formed to afford them
the meana'atilAt ternporarytatipport as to return to
their own voiintry ; and with a' vinw of enabling those
present to show the# quips-Ay fo Pio cause practically,
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rHER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
MADAME SONTAG.
'1 he Nobility, Patrons of the Opera, and the Public are respectfully
I )formed that a GRAND EXTRA NIGHT will take place
On THURSDAY EVENING,
DR which occasion 31adame SONTAG will have the honour to ap-
pear in one of her favourite characters, with various Entertainments
i i the Ballet Department.
Applications for Buses, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the
3ox-oftice of the Theatre, where Pit Tickets may be obtained as
4.sual, price 10s. 6d. each.

ITER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
Madame SONTAG.— It is respectfully announced that
I.ll_
ONE GRAND MORNING CONCERT till be given in the Great
Concert Room, early in August, being the only Concert in which
3L:clame 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 wi I 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 tRBIERE 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
cual, price 10s, 6d. each.

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

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

Messrs. W. Harrison, Webster, Caulfield, Tilbury, Bland; MISS P,
:orton, Mrs. Caulfield, and Mrs. Stanley.
" My Pretty Jane," by Sims Reeves.
A favourite Ballad, by Miss Rainforth.
MY AUNT.
Messrs. J. Wallack, Rowe, &c.
ALARMING SACRIFICE.
Mr. Backstone, Mts. liumby, Dirs. Fitzwilliata.

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

To be followed by a novelty in the shape of A MOST UNWAR
RANTABLE INTRUSION, which will be committed by Mr. Wrigh
:0 the annoyance of Mr. Paul Bedford.
To conclude with JOHN JONES.

ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.
Under the Management of Madame Yentas.
Sole Lessee. Mr. Charley 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, &e.
M. Jean Klare in his extraordinary performances on Le Globe
Roulant.
The following eminent artistes form the greatest amount of female
equestrian talent ever engaged in this or any other establishment at
one time
Bidlles. Adelaide Hinnie, Valentine, Louise Tonirnaire, La Jeane
Josephine ; Miss Woolford, Barrand, Davidson, Avery, and La Petite
Jeanette.
In addition to the above Mr. Batty has great pleasure in aunounc-
ng that he has engagei that peerless equestrian Marie Macarte,
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
MOOLLLN and GOOJERAT ; or, the Conquest of the Selkhs.
To be followed by an inimitable display of SCENES IN THE
JIRCLE. 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-of:lce open from Eleven till Four.
,stage Manager, Mr. W. Welt.

ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS
IMMENSE AND UNPARALLELED SUCCESS.
Under the patronage of her Mos: Gracious Majesty, her Majesty the
Queen Dowager. his Royal Highness Prince Albert, tze.
The 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
MOND-IY, 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 Koenig, 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, e.sr. ; feeding of the animals at'Five ;
Pelicans and White Bears half-past Five; Concert At Six; Storming
of Badaioz, at Dusk.—Admission One Shilling.
Third Flower and Fruit Show TO-MORROW, July 25.

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THERMOMETER, Lowest, 50; Highest, 65; Noon, 57,

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