The Express.
London, England, 1851-10-28 00:00:00

KOSSUTH.

SOUTHAMPTON, MONDAY.
The principal topic of conversation here to-day is
the wonderful speech of M. Kossuth at the Mayor of South-
ampton's. The mode of delivery, the matter, and the en-
mlicace of the Luglisle, are equally the subjecM of corn- '
plimintary comment, and the general impression is that the
most remarkable man of the century has come amongst us.
His wonderful power in 'Mined:ins men's minds is illus.- i
tented by the revulsion of feeling which the moderation of
his sentiments has produced among the intelligent conser-
va4ses, a large and influential section of the town popula-
tion They had expected a red republican, or something of
that sent, and arc quite in extacies at finding a
man who utters the most constitutional sentiments, and
who only seeks to restore institution, 800 years old. The
demand for tickets for the banquet has risen to an unpre-
cedented extent, and the dimensions of the room are com-
plained of as insufficient tor the occasion. Mr. Law-
rence, the American minister, has arrived at Mr.
Deacon's, the town clerk's, accompanied by soother distin-
guished Anierican, Mr. Walker, late secretary to the States
Treasury. The public will recollect this gentleman, from the
eulogized of Sir It. Peel, that " he was one of the ablest
men in America." M. Ktomth himself left this morning
for London, to consult his physician, as his health has some-
what 'uttered froin his captat ay. lle will probably rttura
to-night, and to-morrow will have a bu,y day recessing ad-
dresses Irma all parts of the kingdom. So numerous are
the dtputatious, that it has leen arranged to despatch a
incrust train from town at let o'clock a.m. with the ad-
dresses, and the: gentlemen entrusted with their presents
time. Something like a public entry into the town in
spoken of, hut until M. Kussuth's return nothing can be
settled.
thacral Klapka and Count Alexander Teleki, the latter
a relative of Crinee Albert, visited Kossuth at Winchester.
Tha following distinguished foreigners, friends of Ku,-
euth, hare been invited by the Southampton corporation to
the banquet, to meet their disaueuislied and liberated
chief :—Deorrols Valles!, Klapka, Vies; Colonels
bethled, Tbaly ; Counts Vay, Kareesay, Teleki; Llama
Kemeny ; Mesas l'ulsky, ltecuvieb, Waguich, and Ourowe.

THE PROPOSED DEMONSTRATION AND
BANQUET DECLINED.

of the Central

The meeting in
lan night, at 10, Sunthazupteipstreet, Strand, was
very fully attended.
Mr. silionitun llunt, on taking the chair, informed the
committer that au answer to their imitation had arrived.
Ile made • few Remarks upon She position at press nt
occupied by Kossuth, awl recommend:it the committee to
pay entire deference to the wi.iies of the great Hungarian,
and concluded by reading the answer of Kossuth, as
follows :

Witsehe,ster, Oct. 25.
the arguments ye? tilt-

" Dear Sir,

doted, 1 am cum yelled with deep; regret to persist in declin-
ing the proposed banquet, which my sincere gratitude
and resist et for those who propose this to honour we would
have girt n me so much pleasure in accepting, but which 1
must d, cline, on the broad principle of nut accepting any
similar demonstration which might subject me to the impu-
tation of having mixed with any party whatever, or any
party quertion whatever, in this country—a connexion
which, notwithstanding any disinclination ur disavowal on
the part of the mover of that demonstration, or un my own,
would nut tail to be construed, by makvolence, into an Wl-
seemly interference in the domestic concerns of a eoun•ry
not my own, and which ha, so generously afforded me pro.
tcetion and hospitality. On this account 1 have found it
necomury to decline all invitations of this nature, unless
from corporate bodies, which, from their nature, arc sup-
posed nut to represent any party. In conclusion, I mug
beg leave debt 'ly to acquaint you, that it would
be most ogreoable and con velaent to me to receive the ad-
dress, by which you inform me the working da►ses propose
to honour me, at nay own residence, the day following that
on which I receive the address from the London Corpora-
tion.-1 am, dear sir, your very obedient servant,
To Thornton Hunt, Esq." L. KOSSUTH.

The following is the reply which Kossuth has sent
to the th tirtuan ut the meeting ut Glusguw who Toted the
great Magyar an address, awl which address was presented
to Kossuth by the Mayor of &tatlttuoittuu. The address
has already appeared iu our column,.

"Winchester, Oct. 25.
" Sir,—l have the honour to acknowledge with many
thanks the receipt of an address lately adopted by a public
meeting of the cativo:us of Ulsogow, of which you were
chairman. I beg you to accept penonally, and to convey to
your fellow cilium., the expressional* my warm appreciation
Meth of the personal kindness you express and of the distin-
guished public spirit which characterises your nildress. It is
with peen liar satisfaction that I notice the st fess more than once
emphatically laid by you upon the martyrdom which liberty
ha+ guttered through the incursion of the hordes of Russia
into a land which has succeeded through many ages in
maint • • g her free institutions against those who have
attacked limns. It is too true, indeed, that it is to the in-
terference of floc is that Hungary owes the condition in
which she now lin& hi ; but I nail your allusion to the
Voice in the west,' a. an earnest that no intervention of
any foreign power, so unjuditi able and dangerous to the
dearest intureots of all Ote states, will on any future UCCr
sion be permitted by your itution—a nation so deeply int. r-
sated in tin: ma:Men:ice ot free institutions. You allude to
myownetfurts iu the pad, and to the future, which lies before
my country. In what I have done, I have striven to fulfil the
duties which devolved upon me, so far us my powers enabled
me to de. For the future, I look to it with hope, with a sure
confideme. My countrymen have learned the value of the
institution% which they have inherited through centuries,
and which have he; n extended within late years to every
cha and race within the flown:. of Hungary. The insti-
tutions which all have thus learned to 'COW', and the whole
body of my countrymen is ready to re-assert, and the time
will not be lung, I trust, haute the hour for that re-asser-
tion shall come.

.....
" 1 have the honour to be, Sir, with every sentiment of
coaridrrAt Wn, s our obedicut .enact,
L. KOSSI:TII."
The following w the reply which Koaviith has sent to the
ehairman of the nu vtiitir at Station' which voted an whim.
to the IlungariAn leader, and which address was presented
to Kossuth by the 1-tyt.ir of b‘tuthanapton. This address
has also appeared in our colutnua.
M-inebester Oct. 25 .
_ .

" Sir,—l take the earliest opportunity of acknowledging,
through von, the whirs-se which the inhabitants of the town
and neighbourhood of StallOrd have dune me the honour of
presenting to me, adopted ut a public meeting held in that
town on the Bth Ssisterub,r, and signed by yoursell as
chairman. It is with feelings of (1 hope) a gencruua pride
that I acknowledge the truth ut the testimony you bear to
the achi,vament, of my countrymen in the late struggle—a
struggle in which we wile successful until Cie iuterveutiuu
MOW of the great powers of Europe took place in a manner
alike unexpetted by us, and dangerous us a precedent to all
those nations which cherish Inc institutions, and are pre-
panal to rely on their own elf iris to maintain them. 1 feel
also that it is a trust which it is of the highest importance
sh'uhl he recognised, that in succumbing 44 our country
has done to the intervention of Huseta, we have fallen
'martyrs to the cause of Europe.' No free nation cm do
°themes" than hare it leered upon its attention by tins
events that have now become a part of history, that if
the institutions which it enjoys are to be maintained against
danger of attack, it must actively pronounce itself ageinst
the recurrence of such interventions so that to which Hun-
gary has fallen for the time a victim. We struggled for no
vague ideas, we were unwithagly forced to take up arms
to defend for ourselves and fur our children,
against aggression and annihilation, those institutions and
those liberties which our laths ci have inherited and main-
tained and handed over to as through many centuries and
the adaautagcs of which we had already succeeded in ex-
tending is a peaceful and legal manner to the whole body
of our countrymen, a circumstance whieba, it has already
attached all classes in Iluii4ery to the muse for which we
struggled, tills me with hope that those to whom such insti-
tutions have thus become justly endeared, will yet hail the
day of their country'a restoration to freedom suit indepen-
dence.

I have the honour to he, sir, with every sentiment of
maideration,your obedient ~ervast, L. KOSSUTH."

A GENER.‘L MIE►:TISI OP THE INHABITANTS Or
?us Hultucuti FiNoIIUSS took plseo list evening at
the British Institution, Cowper-street, and agreed ea
as address of welcome to Ko-suth, The spacious hall was
crew& d to enema, and the proceedings were char.seterised
by the utmost euthusiunt and uusnituity. The chair was
occupied by 1./r.