The New York herald., 1851-12-05

whom he Is distinguished an ornament; and sfter
his tsducers, and the manly rsphcatons with which
they have been intapty this Council resolves to
invite his Exceuency to e.euner, Thursday next
previously to lis departure his great mission to the
United States of America hoping believing that his
yisit 10 England. OF the Old World and to the United
more eoty to unite the ctious of the Anglo
saxon race in the vindication and maintenance OF
human rights and freedom; and trusting that oy ths
blessing OF Providence he will long be restored TO
Dis country aud home, and there realise, in the eman-
cFation Of his beloved nation the most ardent wishes
OF hs noble and generous soul and the coz plete and
enduring contamination Of his transcendant exertons
Several influential deputations waited upon Lord
Pamerston at the Foreign Once, the 18th inet to
congratulate his lordshp the aid he rendered to the
Sultan of Turkey in eecting the liberation of Kossuth
Tho London Times gives the following report OF the pro-
The deputatons waited upon Lord Palmerston at the
Foreign once lowing s.sr'' con- eonsiSs u %i n.s, w
Browne james, Japson. Nude Moore Wskelin, Medley
Elt G. Rogers McCaren ]. II. Parry (barristerD Pike
and u ii. Williams
aMr Harris then read to Lord Palmerston the fol-
lowing addresses which had been unanimously agreed to
at very large public meetings aad which his ordshp had
come up from Windsor expressly to receve-
TO the Right Hon. Lord viscount Palmerston, Her
Most Gracious Majesty Secretary of State for Foreign
I'VE the inhabitants Of the borough Of Finsbury con-
tanning ustion of nearly 0o00 in public meeting
assembled, this 18th day Of November, 1851, Thomas
tender to your ordshp our hearty patr
otic al humane conduct in defiance Of frequent and
arocous threats from Christian potenates towards the
lusrous patriot and exile Louis Koasuth demanding
his release from the hands d those odious and detesabe
sssassps who sought his distraction My lord in the
name Of our fellow countrymen accept deepest graft
tude for your lofty courage and manly resolution. May
you long live among happy and a free people.
Signed on behalf Of the meeting BY the Committee"
To the Right Hon Lord viscount Palmerston Her Most
Gracious Msjesty's Secretary OF State for Foreign
.We the inhabitants Of the parish of St Mary Islng
meeting assembled, James wyld, NJ p, in the chair,
hail with much thank to God your spirited and
humane conduct by assisting IN oonlucuon win ms
nate but brave patriot and exile, Louis Kossuth nom
the hands o those mercess tyrants and despots who
sought his destruction We humbly pray the great God
Of justice in heaven will bless and preserve you with
long and happy life among free people; and when you
have departed this life may receive that inheritance
beyond the grave which is ncorruptble undefled and
passeth not away.
"sgned on behalf of the meeting by the Committee"
Lord Palmerston, who had steued with great atten-
tremey fattered and highly gratifed by this
Of opiHon the part Of large number Of his fellow
countrymen fer bis exerons in endeayoring to promote
the Of naions freedom among those nations who
stood in need of it, The government were fully
Of the sympathes Of the British nation in favor
Of the government of her Majesty who was in friendly
alliance with the great foreign powers which hal
been referred to, it could not be expected that
he should concur in some Of the expressions which
had been used in the addresses He felt however that
highly gratifying to have been instrumental in aid
ing the cause Of the patriotic Hungarans and Poles who
without British Intervention would doubt have been
doomed to perpetual Imprisonment, and have sacrificed
their freedom not their lives in the Of their
country dependence Hear, hear They could
have been rescued from the fate which awaited them
by the aid woch the government Of this country
enabled to afford had not the been by
public opinion here. There question OF the great
moral power which the government OF this country hsd
foreign affairs go lopg as the government were
backed in The exercise Of that power by the public OPT
Don of the people No doubt the moral power Of the
British government was immense, more than people
generally imagined but it would be only effective SO
long the people and the government went together
(Iiear) There could be no doubt that with regard
to its Hungarian policy the government had been
fact Ct The appesls which had 'I bssn made from
all quarters and from all the large towns and cities
in the kingdom, urging on the government inter
ference in that important question 1t not
that England should exercise power with its armies
with its bsyonets, or with its cannon The moral
power where the government backed by the people
would do great deal The moral power greater
than any thing Else but that could not be made
effective unless the government and people acted In
department, sometimes accused Of keeping too
much secrecy wsth regard to their transactions
v'h foreign powers. IL WAS said there ought not
same ground that men In the ordinary business
transactions Of life did not make public all the details Of
such transactions until the bargains in which they
might be engaged completed also was II
ry that the publication of the proceedings Of diplomacy
should be left to the Judgment and discretion Of that
department Of the In order properly to trans
act the business OF the nation The noble lord again
said the reception Of heee addresses just read and the
expression Of approval Of his conduct the
part Of his countymsn afforded him unsisned pleasure
and Qualification
England had been hitherto somewhat ukewarm and cal
ous to the relations Of this country with foreign
ons but events coupled with the circumstance
that held cut 70 them BY the govern
ment that they should do would have the effect fer
the future Of making them equally alive to foreign ss TO
domestic subjects.
Lord r. rrssYox ed that one of the d6cuties
which felt in the conduct Of foreign Affairs
from the tact Of the great bulk OF the people caring
desire to be urged to var, although they de-
sirous Of upholdiDg the nationality Of foreign
nies. At the time when Hungarian Affairs
.sitatins the vorld-he did not sllude to recent
lamentations here but thsee which led to the
step on the part Of the government we're the great
demonstration. held in Glssgow, Edinburgh, Bir.
mnsham, and all the great towns we'll - the
metropolis when forty or dfty addresses had reached
him nom all the great towns he (the noble viscount
that II merely the wish Of the government but
the wish Of the people that he should interfere and pre-
vent If possible that which other powers were demand
ing and only that circumstance which put the
government in position 10 grant aid II II needed
But the suan. to do him Justice. most willing TO
lend his aid and cooperats with thi. country in carry
hesr) At the time, however great deal OF good
seDerAshp and Judgment required and during the
pending struggle good deal of udicous bottehoidng
was obliged TO be brought into play Hear hssr) Ills
Lordshp having again expressed his at these
marks q confidence and on the Isrt Of the
the warm reception they had received from the noble
viscount
Affairs In France.
The news from France Of an exciting character The
mcst stormy debate known, in French parlia
mentsry annals, had taken place in the Legislative
emby, upon the proposition Of the question for appoint
ing armed force for the protection Of the Assembly
The project, carried. would have had the effect Of