Twenty-eight Germans, lately expelled from Switzerland, on the ground that
they were members of the society called " Young Ger- many "—which is not denied as respects the majority—have memori- alized Lord John Russell for relief. They state that while peaceably engaged in occupations of industry, they were inveigled. by Baron von Eib, who turned out to he a spy in the employ of the" German Govern- ments," into becoming Members of the Society ; that they established a paper called "Young Germany," on the publication of the first num- ber of which they were thrown into prison, and subsequently hurried through France to Calais ; whence they were sent to Dover, and are now in London, ignorant of the English language, and in great poverty. They prayed for aid from the BriCsh Government ; and Mr. Leader, M. P., forwarded their memorial to Lord John Russell with a letter enforcing their claims for relief, and remarking on the insult to this country implied in making it the Botany Bay of foreign Governments. On Monday, Mr. Leader received an answer, to the effect that Government could do nothing for the petitioners, and that their re- source must be the Society for the Relief of Foreigners, or a public subscription. Lord John added, that he had sent the memorial and Mr. Leader's letter to Lord Palmerston.
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