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chaoseuilLdithelateasrcytt night a numerously attended and
purpose
ndfoarpeipgrnopProiaweters.peelr:
determining on the propriety of petitioning Parlia-
ment against any alteration of the laws of this
W. C. Nevett took the chair, supported by Mr.
Cox, M.P., and several influential reeidents of the
district.
explained the objects of the meeting, alluding to
the recent attempt to assassinate the Emperor of
the Wrench, which he condemned, denying that
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concocted in this country, and contending, not-
withstanding the allegation of the French authori=
ties to the contrary, that the existing laws of this
country were sufficiently stringent to repress
those machinations of which the Emperor of
France complaieed. The addresses of the
colonels of regiments and generals in the French
army he condemned, and declared his opinion
that no importance ought to be attached to the
attempts made to palliate the grossness of the -
language used. Those addresses had been stamped
wth the impress of official authority, and the
ruler of France had endorsed and sanctioned
them, so that they came to England with a degree
of importance they would not otherwise have pos-
sessed, followed up by a demand for the alteration
of our laws and the passing of severe measures.
If Lord Palmereten's 101 l passed into law, the
liberty of public opinion and the freedom of the
press would be not only threatened, but threatened
with annihilation. Having adverted to the opinions
pronounced by Lords Campbell, Brougham, -and
Lyndhurst as to the sufficiency of the existing law
of conspiracy, and shown that the stringent alibi,
racier of • the second clause of the bill:S*lS let&
clueed into the Hottie of Commons was an addi-
tional reason for resisting the attempt made to
strain that law on the demand of despotic and
foreign Powers, Mr. Nevett expressed a hope that
a pow er;ul opposition would be organised by those
who valued English liberty to the further progress
of the Government measure. Th- re had been
many important epochs in their history, but this
was the most important of Clem all. In conclusion
the chairman alluded to the presence of Mr. Cox
at the meeting as evidence of his determination to
oppose the bill, and stated that they had received
a letter from Mr. Duncombe, M.P., expressive of
regret that a previous engagement precluded the
possibility of his accepting the invitation with which
he bad been honoured by the committee. (Ex-
pressions of d sapprobation„ and some hisses.)
Mr. B. BLYTHE proposed, and Mr. CARTWRIGHT
seconded, a resolution to the effect that "This
meeting, whilst regarding with abhorrence the
late attempt to assassinate the Emperor of the
French, pro`ests against any alteration being made
in the laws of thi country on the demand or at
the instigation of Louis Napoleon, or any other
foreign potentate."
Mat-,11 gentlemen, in very eloquent speeches,
deprecated the Ministerial measure as an at-
tempted infring ment on the rights and liberties
of the subject, and urged that no ground having
been shown, except vague statements in the French
Government journal., for any alteration of the law
regarding conspiracy to murder, the conduct of
Lord Palmerston in truckling to the dictates of a
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the " Political Dragoman of the French Embas y"
—the Foreign Minister and the French Minister
entering into partnership together, and setting up
a common office ; and Mr. Cartwright emphatically
announced that if it were true, as the French
addresses declared—but as ho took the liberty of
denying—that conspiracieS to murder were con-
cocted in this country, they must look for the
cause in the vast conspitacy of crowned heals who
trampled ou the lib riies of humankind, at the
be id of which mighty crowned conspiracy was the
Emperor of France himself.
Mr. Cox, M.P., supported the resolution, clearly
and conclusively painting out the unconstitutional
character of the measure, and reviewing with great
cars and precision the precise pesition of this im-
portant question. He congratul sled the people of
Finsbury on having been the first to commence the
agitation, and .he expressed his c nviction that
althonA the introduction of the bill had been
sane ioned in the House of Commons by a majo-
rity of 299 to 99, yet when the atrocious nature
of its details came to be fully discussed, and
the reason for their being proposed fully discussed,
Vie Parliament, influenced and set d upen by agita-
tion out of doors, would turn the Ministerial ma-
jority into a minority, and indignan,ly reject the
bill on the motion for its third reading, it it evtr
reached that stage ; a gratifying result, which
everything that lay in his power would be exercised
to accomplish. In conclusion, Mr. Cox stated that
the represr ntativt3s of tLe met ropolis had acted well
on t!.e division. In the minority were to bo found
the names of both the members for Westminster,
both the members for Lamb th, Mr. Ayrtnn of tt e
Tower 'Lamle's, his colleague, Mr. Butler, being
ab• ent. Of course, Sir B. Hill voted with the Go-
vernment. One of the members for Fintbury—
(cheers)—helped to make the 99, and it was only
fair to say that Mr. Duncombe, having a very bad
cold, was obliged to leave before a division took
place ; but som.) people expected there would not
have been any divisi-n last night. Mr. Duncombe
htd not voted for the introduction of the bil', and
by that means neutralised the vote of his colleague

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DISTRESS OF THE WITES AND FihilLIES
OF OZ7R SOLDIERS IN INDIA.

A . numerous and mutt respectable meeting of
ladies and gentlemen was held yesterday afternoon
in Willis's Rooms, Great King-street, for the pur-
pose of raising a fund: for that relief of the wives
and families of our soldiers in India. At 2 o'clock
the chair was taken by his Royal Highness the
Duke of Cambridge. -On the platform we observed
the Earl of Shaftesbury, Lord Ebury, Lord Straf-
ford, Lord Ingestrei Sir John Pakingten, M.P.,
Major-General, Sir W. F. Williams, of Kars, M.P.,
Hon. A. Kinnaird, M.P., the Chaplsiu-General,
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a h HlGHNESS,peafretl i
abnopuroonpedee,ne
Sir Frederick L-dwick, &c., &e.
thefidrniog:g ,h,itshperoocbei positionee. ccl:
as Commander-in-Chief, and a member of the Go-
of which was to relieve the widows and orphans of
those who had gone to serve their country. Much
had :beef' already done for relief of those who auf
fared inaheservice, and while he cordially approved
of the, objeets of the presentgreat
meeting,
care
ought to he taken beet mischief might be done even
in promoting benevolent objects. It may be said that
the Government of the country ought to take upon
,t-bernselves to provide for those in whose behalf
'ttat meeting assembled. But ti. at was not his opi- '
1 mon ; and he candidly avowed, that if such a CQUrie
were pursued, it would have the effect of etwourag:
vinegrlins,inisoebßislote:rvtierd,
ing imprudent marriages .in the army, which was
an evil, as all military men wou'd tell them, that
interred in a moetserious manner with the efficiency
'of their army. Besides this, they led to sufferings
and privations of the most painful character, for
w:.en. !argo p .rtirms or the army wore sent on
foreign service their wives were coarpeilcd to re-
main behind, and but too oft n exposed to the most
painful destitu' ion. It was far better they should
associate themsel.ves together, as private individuals
for the benevolent purpose of a,sis•ine the wives
and children of their soldiers now in India, and not
call on the Government to interfere in any way
whatever. He himself. was decidedly of opinion
that this assccie.tien ought to be miintaiued by
public subscription and donation, and that the
State should not be called on in any way to inter-
fere in its proceedings. Before he sat down he
might, however, say, that though the Government
will n t consent to be identified with them, he
thought it right to observe that they began under
the gracious auspices of her Majesty,-who hat con-
sented to become patron of the society. Estab-
lished under such auspices, aid encoura;ed as it
was by a large and influential meeting such as this,
and as the resolutions to be proposed would be
done justice to by his noble and hon. friends
around on the platform, be would not detsin them
by any farther observatiorP, but he could not help
1 remarking that their prospect of raising a liberal
subscription was very cheering, and that, from the
beginning now made, they might expect to rec Are
most encouraging support from the people at la, ge.
The Earl of SHAFTESBURY said be had not the
honour of being a solditr, or acquainted with mili-
tary affairs, and he should not, therefore, go into
such matters ; but in moving the resolution, deal
briefly with general principles and interests. Their
illus.rious chairman having explained the of
of the meeting, he would say, that the sudden
departure of their soldiers on foreign service—and
especially on a Date ocs anion in the East Indies—
having deprived their wives and children of the
means of support, some exertions were called for,
to relieve them from absolute and utter destitution.
If their army were to be recruited by mei e school-
boys, it might bi that they could ignore marriages
among them ; but composed as it was in a gi eat
measure of adults, it was impos-ib!e to do so on a
large seal , and some provision was therefore neces-
sary for their wives and children. He would not
say that the present regulations were too lax or too
rigid in cases of marria4, s in the ar.ny, all they bad
to do in that meeting was to deal with the question
At it stood. A large force was sent out to India
with small allowances made by the E tst India Com-
pany, but it was only given to the wives, and a
wo:nan with one or two children re :eived just as
t much as one who bad eight. The widower who
I wen', out left his children bthit.d him, but he could
not do anything for them, nor were they taken c are
of, as in the ea e of the naval service, where the
sailor was enablea,to leave a Dortipn of has salary
tettlichildren.' -BeeideS, the expetases.of a soldier
were very high, and he was ofte:i left without a
fraction to assist his family. The noble earl then
read a letter, written by a soldier in Kurrachee,
stat.ng the groat cost of what was called an Indian
kit, and having urge! on the meeting that it was
their boun leu duty to ienpr ,ve the soesi d and
moral condition of their army—to m .ke them, in
fact, pioneers of Christianity, and patterns of good
conduct to the native; in India, called on them not
to p 1-niit the wives of those to b:'c nue, paupers in
the streets whose undaunt d byavery had been so
often displayed in the caus-3 of their country. In
the hour of battle many a soldier's hand was ma le
more vigorous by the recollection that his country
would not forget his wife and children when he was

DO MOTO.
Si J
r . PAKINGTON secon led the resolution, aid
obsetvcd that they knew nothing as civilians
whether soldiers should Le married or not. All
they knew was that they had wives and children,
and that they should not be allowed to starve.
They were all aware too well how heart-rending
the separatiois were which took place on the
occasion. The officars' wives were hft at homo
with friends and lived comfortably, but the wife of
a soldier had nothing of the kind, and ten chances
to one that she would ever meet her husband again.
He denie i in the most solemn manner the charge
that any partiality had been shown in the diatri-
bution of the Patriotic Fund, or any prwelytism
had rec)urse to in the case of children of Rom oa
Catholic soldiers. A great proportion of their army
were Roman Catholics, and from the sid.er country,
and it would be moot cruel and unjust to have
recourse to such practices. He had the honour of
being one of the Royal Commissioners, and he
knew no language sufficiently strong to repel such
au accusation.
The resolution was then put and carried.
Major-General Sir W. F. WILLIAMS next moved
that funds be raised for the wives and children of
soldiers left in garrison towns after the departure
of their husbands and fathers, and applied to the
relief of the distress under which they suffered.
Mr. KINNAIRD seconded the motion, and it was
passed unanimously.
Lord EMMY moved the next resolution, which
was to the effect that a society be formed, not to
relieve the temporary distr.( ss of those poor persons,
but to make it permanent for the use of those whose
husbtnds were on foreign service.
Sir FREDERICK -LEDWICK seconded the motion,
and it was adop'ed.
Several other resolutions were passed, and on a
vo:o of thatiks be'ng proposed to the Chairman,
His ROYAL HIGHNESS observed that, though the
observations he made respecting marriages in the
army might appear harsh to civilians, yet he could
assure them that it was impossitle to describe the
misery and wretchedness they occasioned.' It was
because he was aware of those dreadful sufferings
that he wished, if possible, to prevent what not
only brought calamity on the parties concerned, but
rendered it impossible, if allowed, to maintain the
efficiency of the British army. (Cheers.)
The proceedings then terminated.

(kr. Cox's), neithPr liscl he paired for the -Gove-rn-
merit-. (Rear, hear, and a few hisses.)
The reioluti n was then put and carried unani-
mously.
Mr. DAXIES proposed, and Mr. CLARE seconded,
the following resolution, which met with hearty
and unanimous adoption :—" That the Conspiracy
Bill, introduced. by Lord Palmerston into the
House of C . mmons last Monday night, is au attempt
to infringe the liberties of the people of this
country, and an insidious attack oa freedom of
sine* and should be met with the most strenuous
opposition of all classes of the community."
A petition to the House of Commons, calling for
the rejection of the bill, was agreed to ; and votes
of thanks were passed to Mr. Cox, M.P., and the
chairman.

DESIGNS OF THE MEMORIAL OF THE

GREAT EXHIBITIUN OF 1851.

Twenty-two models and twenty-six drawings are
now to be seen in the Architectural Department of
the Kensington Muieuto, which have been sent in
accot ding to the terms specified by the Commis-
sioners (4. the Great Exhibition of 1851. The aka
is to mark thespot where the mighty but temporary
budding once stood ; and the sculptors and archi-
tects who have sent in their models (for the first
time exhibited yesterday, at a private view), have
indulged in a variety of tanciei. Columns and
obelisks, mouu:nents, Grecian and Mediteval, and
fountains and temples of every variety, ars let e to
be F. ctn.

In coining to any decision in the matter, there
ate other considerations beside mere preference of
any particular model as a work of art. The nature
of the memolial must be suited to our climate, and
elaborated bronze or marble erections placed out
of doors scow lose their freshness and beauty, and
become but a dingy mass of mud and dirt.
Simplicity is therefore a great necessity in such
cases ; and as we are a practical people, and
the exhibition was of a peculiarly utilitarian
nature, utility ought also to be chiefly con-
sidered. A neat casino, therefore, where the
aged pedestrian could rest, and the weary nurse-
maid sit down with her charge, the building
being embellished with suitable inscriptions and.
decorat.ons, would agreeably record the spot where
the first of these glass palaces reared it brilliant
aspirants, as displayed at this exhibition • on the
contrary, they most desire to show, ty allegorical
that
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and that the Prince Consort h is a right to the most
prominent place as of the great idea. Consequently,
genius,
ituhse,
we have Nos. 1,2, 4,6, 8, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21,
sculpture,dom e:3.
and 22, architectural compositions,in .
which the.
allegorical theory prevails,
ism, Science, Art, Peac,
,Agriculture, Britannia,
Fame, War, Victory, the Prince Consort, and the
Queen, all figure with more or less taste in com-
position and power (f expression.
As, however, the Kensington exhibition is con-
duced on the most liberal principles, the public,
or that part of it which int (Tees itself in the matter,
will have a full opportunity of judging for them-
selves of the value of tha specimens presented to
thorn ; and perhaps may influence the decision in
making the choice ; but at all events a very plea-
*ant hour can be passed in examining these model
of the proposed memorial.
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