The Express.
London, England, 1856-11-12 00:00:00

IL KOSSUTH ON ITALY.

List evening, M. Kasettth delivered, in the Free-
trade Hall, Manchester, the first 01 three lectures he is to
deliver during the present week. The hall was well filled
many Win being present ; and when M. Koesuth appeared
upon the platform, he was greeted with tee most en:husi-
astle applause, the audience rising, waving their handker-
chiefs, &e.

B. N. PHILIPS, Erg., high sbeeff, took the their.
Amoogst those upon or near the platform were James
Kershaw, Esq., M.P.; Aldermen Sir John Potter and Shut'
tleworth; the Rev. Dr. Vaughan; Metiers. John Henry,
Absalom Within, George Wilson, Alexander Ireland,
Giles, dko.

After ono or two:Hungariaa airs hat been played upon the
organ,

' The BRAHMAN begged to.be allowed to introduce to the
audience a patriot—(applause)—an exile in our country for
the caw of liberty, and therefore, he (the chairman) hoped.
the friend of every true Briton. (Applause.) He alluded
to his friend, his Excellency Louis Knuth. (Loud cheery,
several times renewed, the audience again rising )
M. Hemline said he did not expect to be greeted that
evening by the martial tunes of his own native land,—it
was noble delicacy, for which he begged to express his
most affectionate thank'. Those tunes were • musical ex-
pressioa of the poetry of the sentiment of his people,—
fraught with each recollecdoas as made the breast of every
Magyar swell with • holy determioati in to east off the hated
yoke of Austria. (Loud cheers.) In time tunes, he hand
his compatriots, put and present, calling aeon him to be
faithful to the cause of Hungary; and, by God's help, he
would be so. (Cheery) He aocepted that nauaic av at once a
warning and a happy omen of coming events. (Applause.)
It was jut five years eines he first visited Manchester, and
he was an exile still. Five yeas I it was a long time to
suffer! (Hear.) But, heavy thoogh the lean of protracted
adversity was, it was a great coast:natter, to be able to say,
as he could say with truth in Manchester, th►t those who
were kind five years ago had not turned their backs upon
the poor exile in hie suffering.. (Applause.) May the
Almighty bleu them for it. M. Kossuth than proceeded
with his lecture. He reviewed the put ci Italy; and com-
ing to the question of tational movements, he said that they
arose from misgovernment or from nationality. The Italian
movement arose distinctly from the lance cease; and Its
concentrated expression was to bo found in a determined
hatred of foreign dominion British stat,.men, not compre•
bending the movement, had hitherto act, . the part of mere
misrenordiam friars, or political Mrs. Partingtons. Until
the Italian question was settled, there could be no chance for
Poland, or for Hungary; and, in the words of Mr.Rubuck.
Italy, Hungry, and Poland," must be the watchword
and forereneer of real freedom and good g.vernment in
Estop'. For success in Italy, there must be a general
rising. The British people were per:nice!. Was there a
prabability of sueceu for such • rising ? if nor, the British
people would not be justified, by word or deed, in eccoureg-
tog what would, under such einemataeces,,be a wanton and
useless effusion of blood. Those who argued that there was
no such rrobab lily, were utterly mistaken as to, or they
purposely misrepresented, all the facts of the case both past
and present. Bo far from the state of things in 1818 being
more favourable to the Italian movement, they were far less
favourable than were present eirculastances—whether we
looked to the foreign relations of Italy, to her power of
resistance, or to her internal condition. Louis Napoleon
might be opposed to an Ration rising ; hut so was Louis
Philippe. Napoleon might rave a gcod under,tanding
with Austria ; but Louis Phillippe was actuvi'y plotting
with Austria. Then, no man could have thought •
French revolution Imminent; now, no ream mable man could
doubt that the French people would soon awake from their
torpor of national degradation. Ana ffective Italian move-
ment might prove a trumpet sound to awaken France.
There was no change for the better in the British govern-
ment, bet • great &deem had been made by the British
people. (Cheers.) Wh the hour arrived for Hangs-
ran or Italian freedom, their war-cry of liberty would route
such • burst of sympathy from tt e British people, that no
British minister would dere—(loud and continued cheers)--
to make Great Britain subservient to despotism, or to tamper
with petty experimsnta for stifling the aspirations for
national liberty. (Cheers.) Hungary was net in revolt at
the time of the Italian movement in 1848; and Aurria was
able to use all her power against the Italians. At the
pr. sent moment Austria had in Italy, notwithstanding its
palpitating elate, from 40,000 to 50,000 men less than
Radetzky mustered in 1848. In 1818 Austria had Tinselly
no army in Hungary; now she needed 120,000 men to keep
down Hungary and Transylvanis. Croatia, t .o, required
troops at present ; and greatly more were now needed at
every point out of Italy where Austria kept any is 1848.
The spell of Austrian unity was broken now—her power had
in truth departed; nothing could spirt restore the one or
bring back the other. While all wes smocth, discipline and
force might keep the Austrian army together ; but let a
fittiog day come for a cry of liberty to be raised-o.a see
what that army would do with that boosted unity and with
the glory of the yellow-blac'e flag. If the Italians weak'
only fight now as they fought In 1848, they hat double the
Mime of success they had then. (Applause.) Now, no
comprom.`s-s from rulers would stand between the people
and their destiny. It was not to the Italian people that the
failure in 1848 was dee ; dcoumentary evidence abundantly
proved that. It was a great mistake to put the conduct
of • revolutionary insurrection in any royal heads; when
a people had gained their ends, if they chose to have siting.
it was for themselves to settle ; but derir g the struegle, only a
popular head and revolutionary energy could secure success.
When King Carlo Alberto got at the head of the Italian
movement, it was no longer a rev .lut-o very struggle ; it was
simply a straggle of one army ■gtiest another, and the
smaller s•aamhed. cu:o Alb. rte acted either to gain some
proviso,* for himself; or to prevent the establishment of •
republic, la or tear his dominions : and the cause of Italy
int, lost.

Tito lecture teettd about as boar god a half ; and, having
bees fregainitly and heartily applauded durirg its progress,
31. Kossuth was heartily cheered when he sat doves.
The Rev. Dr. WlEsssow noted a vote of thanks to the
high-sheriff for ptgaidieg.
Mr KIRSZLW wooded the tootles; sod it was curled
by agelasaties Aad brit By acknowladged bp Mr ratiAlre.
The pr esediags tertalastret at ten o'eleek, with "Three
dims for Soeeath."—MaacM+4► Geordies of this day.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
THIS DAY.

EQUITY COURTS.