The Press

The prime mover behind the Welsh sympathy for the Hungarians was Arthur James Johnes who appeared in the columns of the Herald as "Cambrensis"
He was a judge in the County Court of North West Wales, a radical, a disciple of Bentham, a great believer in education and freedom of the press
It was he who organized the first meeting of sympathy at Liverpool in mid November 1849 which was followed by other meetings in rapid succession at Bala, Aberystwyth and Bangor
Judge Johnes regarded the meetings not merely as beneficial to the unfortunate Hungarians, with whom he most sincerely sympathized, but also as offeering proof to the English that the Welsh were alive to the cruelties of the Autocrats, quick to feel in the name of humanity and Christianity for the Hungarians, and progressive enough to make full use of press and platform to register their opinion on the matter
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