The Sun.
London, England, 1844-11-30 00:00:00

THE POLISH MEETING.
! Last night the anniversary of the Polish Revolution
was commemorated by a public meeting, which was held
in the great room of the Crown and Anchor, Strand.
Dr. Bowring, M.P., was called to the chair, and on
the hustings were several Polish gentlemen. The prin-
cipal speakers on this occasion were Chartists.
The CHAIRMAN briefly opened the proceedings. He
said, they were assembled, as they had been on previous
occasions, to protest against the ruin of Poland, and the
wrongs which had been done to that country. He did
not despair of the ultimate independence and liberty of
Poland; for despair was a word not to be found in the
vocabulary of freedom. He could not say when the re-
surrection of that country would take place; but that
sooner or later it would rise from its present oppressed
state, he had not the slightest doubt. If he were to ad-
dress any words of advice to his Polish friends, it would
be, that they should not allow themselves to be distracted
by petty controversies, but let one sentiment alone ab-
sorb all other considerations—the love of their common
country.—(Cheers.) He regretted that a great number
of warm friends of Poland were prevented from attend-
ing the present meeting; but they had, in expressing
their inability to attend, at the same time conveyed the
assurance that they were animated by the best wishes for
that unhappy country.
Mr. PARRY then read letters from Mr. Howard El-
phinstone, Mr. S. Crawford, Mr. Ewart, Sir C. Napier,
Mr. Ward, Mr. Villiers, Mr. T. Duncombe, and others,
stating, that circumstances prevented their attendance at
the present meeting. Most of the letters were dated
from the country.
Mr. WORCELL (a Pole) then read the address of the
Polish Committee, which recounted the various wrongs
under which Poland was suffering, and amongst other
things it stated, that even sobriety was an object of sus-
picion with the Russian Government, as it moralised,
and therefore enlightened, the million, and the preach-
ing of teetotalism was consequently prohibited by
Russia.

Mr. LOVETT proposed the first resolution :
" Resolved,—That having heard the unanimous reso-
lution of the Polish refugees in London, passed on the
sth of June last, on occasion of the visit of the tyrant
Nicholas, this meeting, assembled for the purpose of
commemorating the last Polish revolution of 1830, can-
not better fulfil its object, nor more worthily honour the
present anniversary, than by declaring its approval of
and adherence to the said resolutions, concurring in
their spirit, echoing their inflexible determination, and
asserting the claims of Polish independence to every
boundary violated by any of the partitions of which
Poland has been the victim, protesting against all in-
vasions of the rights and liberties of the Poles by foreign
Courts and Cabinets, and claiminc, for the Polish people
the sovereignty of Poland and the emancipation of the
Polish soil."

He addressed the meeting at some length, and with some
warmth, in support of the above resolution, attributing
the fall of Poland to divisions amongst the Poles them-
selves, and to the opposition which existed between the
aristocratic and democratic portions of the people ; but
he was happy to say that the Polish emigrants were be-
ginning to understand their true position, and they might
be assured, as he believed they were, that as the spirit of
aristocracy had destroyed that country, the democracy
was destined to restore it.—(Cheers.)
Mr. LINTON seconded the resolution, which was car-
ried unanimously.
Mr. PARRY moved the second resolution :

" Resolved,—That the perseverance of the Polish
emigrants in advocating the cause of their country ; their
annual celebration of the day in which Poland made an
effort to regain her independence ; the contempt with
which they have spurned every amnesty offered to them;
and, above all, the spirit internally working upon the
Polish millions, breaking nearly every year through the
crust of Russian institutions, and provoking those atro-
cious persecutions against the language, religion, en-
lightenment, and liberty of the Polish people—are so
many solemn and perpetual testimonies of the vitality of
Poland, and therefore of her right to be considered and
treated as a nation by the nations of Europe, who are
bound to repel the wrongs inflicted on her, as infrac-
tions of their common rights to freedom, independence,
and self-government ; and that this meeting, consider-
ing the great cause of freedom as one and the same
everywhere, and never to be rooted out from the affec-
tion of the patriotic, never to be abandoned by the
heroism of the brave, looks to the triumph of Poland in
her future struggle for independence, as necesssary to
tFe security and happiness of Europe, and hence as en-
titled to find as many zealous allies as there are nations
filled with the hatred of tyranny."
—which was seconded by Mr. VINCENT, and carried
unanimously.
The third resolution, which was to the following
effect, was also adopted amidst the cheers of the meet-
ing :
" Resolved—That the proceedings of the Polish exiles
on the sth of June, met with a cordial response from a
large assemblage of Englishmen on the following day, in
resolutions exhibiting sympathy for Polish suffering and
hatred of Russian oppression, this meeting, desirous of
giving greater circulation and influence to every worthy
demonstration of international brotherhood, recommends
the republication of the resolutions of both meetings, and
their consolidation with the present, and thereby invites
and entreats the liberal press of this and other countries
to aid the cause of truth and liberty, and to vindicate the
rights of the oppressed by the insertion of these re-
solutions."

M. ZABA (a Pole) addressed the meeting in an ani-
mated speech, which elicited general cheering. He ob-
served, that upon that day the Poles in every country in
Europe, who were Rot enslaved, had met together to ex-
press their ardent devotion to their native country, and
to renew their vows to employ all their endeavours for
its regeneration. These sentiments were participated in
by the unfortunate exiles who were groaning in the
mines of Siberia, and upon that day their heartfelt
prayers were offered up to Heaven for the deliverance of
their native land. This unity of spirit would beget a
unity of action, and the day was not far distant when
Poland would be free.—(Cheers.)
Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, and the
meeting separated.

FOURTEENTH ANNIVERSARY OF
THE POLISH REVOLUTION.

Yesterday, the 29th of November, being the fourteenth
anniversary of the Polish Revolution, a numerous assem-
bly of the Polish refugees, resident in London, attended
Divine service in the Belgian Chapel, London-road, at
ten o'clock, A.m., when the Rev. S. P. Brzezinski, their
countryman, delivered an appropriate and touching dis-
course. Afterwards they held a meeting at Sussex
Chamber, 10, Duke-street. St. James's. _ _

Captain JABLONSKI, having been unanimously called
to the chair, addressed his countrymen with much warmth
and feeling, calling to their memory the bright hopes
they entertained, when, on the 29th of November, 1830,
they took up arms to throw off the foreign yoke, and to
make their fatherland independent, as it had ever been,
before its iniquitous partition between the three treacher-
ous Powers. Those bright hopes shone over them in all
the struggles with their foe, and each new victory of the
Polish arms seemed to be the harbinger of a happy re-
sult of their endeavours. Alas 1 the result was fatal to
Poland, and the Czar, in his unsatiated revenge, doomed
the whole nation to suffer a most cruel persecution; and
the thirteen years of unceasing tyranny to which Poland
had been subjected, instead of satisfying the wrath of
Nicholas, had made him more obdurate. Captain,Ja-
blonski then alluded to the religious persecution in Po-
land, and trusted in Divine Providence that the day,
when the Poles would break their fetters, was not dis-
tant. Much had been said, or rather exaggerated, about
the strength of Russia, but the Poles knew well of what
frail elements it was composed. They proved it in their
last war against Russia ; and the brave mountaineers of
the Caucasus were now favouring the cause. The Polish
nation was strong enough to regain its independence,
and, besides, " thrice is he armed that hath his
quarrel just." In conclusion, Captain Jablonski said
that the Poles felt a great consolation to see the univer-
sal sympathy with the wrongs of Poland. That sympa-
thy was at all times manifested in an effective manner
in this country, and even in the very presence of the
Autocrat himself.—(Applause.)
The following resolutions were then proposed, and
unanimously carried by the meeting :-
1. Proposed by Mr. Jackowski, and seconded by Mr.
Wiercinski—" That the assembled Poles, ever faithful to
the cause for which they took up arms on the 29th of
November, 1830, being now in exile, but enjoying the
freedom of evincing their sentiments publicly, protest
before the world against the gross injustice with which
the political annihilation of Poland has been accom-
plished, and denounce before the tribunal of civilised na-
tions, the tyrannical oppression to which the Polish
nation are subjected—especially that unfortunate portion
of their nation which remains under the sway of Nicholas,
the Czar of Russia, who, in his unsatiated revenge, per-
petrates the moat revolting cruelties ; and that they so-
lemnly delare that, trusting to Divine Providence and
the justice of their cause, they are resigned to bear the
hardships of their exile, and be ever ready to devote
themselves for the independence of their country, and for
her civil and religious liberties."
2. Proposed by Mr. Kozmian, and seconded by Mr.
Olizarowski—" That the assembled Polish refugees ex-
press their thanks to the British nation, for the hospitality
they have met with in this country, and for the protection
they have found in its laws. In particular their thanks
are due to the Corporation of the City of London, the
Literary Association of the Friends of Poland, the Right
Honourable Lord Dudley Coutts Stuart, and other pub-
lic bodies and private individuals, who have evinced.their
sympathy with the misfortunes of Poland—a sympathy
of which a fresh proof was given in the presence of the
Autocrat himself during his late visit to England, and
who have generously endeavoured to alleviate the hard
position of the refugees."
3. Proposed by Colonel Szyrma, and seconded by Mr.
Szulezewski—" That the thanks of the Poles are due to
the editors of the metropolitan and ;provincial journals,
who have nobly taken part in advocating the cause of
Poland, and who have boldly denounced to the public
opinion the implacable persecution of which that country
is the victim."
Thanks having been voted to the Chairman, the meet-
ing, which was exclusively composed of Poles, separated.

, FOOT RACE.—On Monday, John Wilson, of Low
Moor, and Abram Bann, of Wibsey, met on Baildon
Hill, to run between that place and Bowling bar, near
Bradford, the distance being three miles, for 201. The
day was very fine, and being Wibsey fair, an immense
concourse of spectators was present. The betting was
in favour of Bonn, who kept the lead, and came in a
winner by about fifteen yards.—Leeds Times.
TIIE GAME LAWS.--A petition to b© presented to
Parliament, is in the Course of signature, at Nottingham,
praying for a repeal of the game"laws. It sets forth the
serious injury done to the agriculturist, by deqtructicn
coofsthtios ptrhoedpuuebeliz andit"ths surplus" game, e
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soc society.—Don-
caster caster Gazette.