The Express.
London, England, 1851-11-14 00:00:00

BRAZELS AND LA PLATA.

The Royal West India Company's steam packet
Severn, Captain Vincent, arrived at Southampton
Yesterday, and landed her mails in charge of Lieut.
gcriven, R.N., Admiralty agent. Her dates are :
Buenos Ayres, Oct. 4th; Monte Video, 6th; ltio de
Janeiro, lath; Bahia, 19th; Pernambuco, 22nd; St.
Vincent, 30th; Teneriffe, Nov. 4th; and Madeira sth.
Her cargo comprises 1,200/. in gold, and 15 packages
of diamonds.
The latest news (a summary of which was given
in yesterday's Express) from Monte Video leaves no
doubt that the frOinuentent of the war against Oribe

must be approaching.
General Urquiza had gradually driven back all the
outposts of Oribe, and had established communica-
tions on the 4th October with the fort of the Cerro.
General Medina, with 1,500 men, had marched to
the port of Bucco, which was already occupied by
Admiral Grenfell. It was supposed that the main
body, under Urquiza, would have joined the van-
guard before Monte Video on the 7th October. It
was supposed that Oribe would not hold out
long, as it was said he had made preparations
to embark on board the English corvette, Tweed.
The Brazilian army was as late as the Ist October
advancing towards Monte Video along the banks of
the li. According to latest accounts, the main
body was at Sauta Lazio, fourteen leagues from
Monte Video.
Urquizass left his camp on the Salsipucdes, and
pa
the Rio Negro on the 20th and 30th of Au-
gust, Gomez being started in pursuit of Ignazio
Oribe's remaining force, and Garton incorporating
his force with the main body, which then
marched upon Durazno, where it encamped on
the 6th September. Manuel Oribe meanwhile fell
hack, concentrating his force of 6,04)0 men on the
6th Sept. at Arroyo da Virgem, 14 leagues from
Monte Video. From these quarters he sent notes to
the Admiral Lepredour and Mr. Gore, announcing
his intention of abandoning the country with the
Argentine and Oriental troops in order to avoid the
unnecessary effusion of blood, and requesting
ships to be placed at his disposal to embark
his troops. this extraordinary proposal, tend-
ing to no less an end, says the Commerce*" than
to enable Oribe to rally his force to that of lasas in
Buenos Ayres, was not acceded to. Meanwhile,
Urquiza marched from Durazno and appeared on
the 13th of September bethreOribe's camp, at Arroyo
da Virgem, hut the troops of that chief retired be-
fore the advancing force of Urquiza. Moreno en-
deavoured to bring about an accommodation between
Urquiza and Oribe, but after eight days delay no re-
sult was obtained. Oribe had sent for advice to
Itosas, and the terms of Urquiza were not ac-
ceded to. Oribe wished to have all his acts
confirmed, and the confiscations, spoliations, and
gifts he had made to remain valid. lie wished to be
allowed to retire to Buenos Ayres with all the
Argentines and whatever part of the Orientals would
accompany him. These negotiations therefore failed,
and Oribe fell back on Cerrito on the Ist October,
with only 2,000 men remaining.
A supplement to the Omanereio del Plata, dated
Oct. 6, has the Mllowing :—" We publish a supple-
ment for the packet Prince, of what has occurred up
to half-past 3, p.m., the hour at which we go to
press.
"The disentanglement of the vital question which
is agitated in this state must take place soon in front
of Monte Video. Both the contending parties, the
Liberators and the very reduced army of 1)on
Manuel Oribe, are in front of the city.
"'We saw yesterday the evolutions of the division
of Colonel Mores against the forces of Oribe ; also the
withdrawal towards the Colin) of the soldiers of
Oribe, abandoning, without the least opposition, all
the ground which the liberators wished to occupy.
At o p.m. the two squadrons of the division of' Flores
retired to the Cerro. At night there were present, in
our advanced party, eleven men of the battalion of
Ranconi, who do duty as sentinels. The battalion of
Bucques, composed of :;(H) men, solicited from the
Spanish authorities of Monte Video, to abandon the
service of Oribe, which, if granted, they will do.
The port of Hueco is occupied by Admiral Greaten,
with one frigate, one corvette, and one steamer, who
will not permit anything to pass. The port is
abandoned by an the authorities of Oribe. All
the provisions in the Hueco were ordered to be
sequestered in particular places by. Oribe. News
from the camp of Urquiza was received yesterday.
Since the previous afternoon 400 men had joined him.
We are informed by passengers from the Hueco who
left last night, that Oribe had sent a commission to
the camp of Governor Urquiza, submitting condi-
tions of which they were ignorant. They say that
the commission is comsed of 1). Juan, P. In°, and
the Argentine Colonel I). Josi', M. Flores. This act
of Oribe verifies the statement of his irresolution, in
spite of the belief that lie wishes to resist at all
hazard. Notwithstanding the sending of this com-
mission, it is already, known that no other conditions
will be accepted than complete submission—grant-
ing passports only to Oribe and those chiefs who ask
for them. We know that Colonel Acuna has visited
the head-quarters of Governor Urquiza, commissioned
by Colonel Baccios, the Commandant of Mal-
donado.

" The Prince brought us news from Buenos Ayres
yesterday, confirming the report that ltosas was
making military preparations with great despatch."
The squadron (Argentine) continued at anchor at
Buenos Ayres.
Three treaties, of alliance, limitation of territory,
and peace, amity and commerce, have been concluded
between Brazil and the Oriental Republic of Uruguay.

[For markets see last page.]

AUSTRALIA.

NEWS FROM THE GOLD REGIONS.
By the Severn we receive the following (the con-
tents of which were summarised in yesterday's Ex-
press):

SYDNEY, AUGUST 19.
Wo talk about nothing here but the gold re-
gions. On Mr. Wentworth's land, at Frederick's
Valley, the gold diggers are doing wonders. I have
this evening seen a letter from a gentleman of res-
pectability,. who is staying there, to a friend in
Bathurst, in which he states that two men named
Haghan have procured 130/. worth of gold in two
days, and that they picked up two lumps weighing
each 11! and 14 ounces. As this gold is found in a
large quartz vein, and in the matrix, I
should not be surprised at some surprising
discoveries of auriferous wealth being made in that
quarter. Several parties have arrived in town from
the Turon since I last wro:e, and the accounts re-
ceived from there are of a very satisfactory nature.
A great number of the diggers are doing remarkably
well, and many are roaming about prospecting in
the small creeks, and tributaries of the nver ; it is
pretty generally the opinion of most parties there,
that those who have a mind to work and persevere,
can make sure of remunerative wages. Three sailors
who a fortnight since arrived from Sydney, have pro-
cured 800/. worth of gold from the claim they are
now working near the Wallaby rocks. A great
quantity of gold has arrived in town within the last
fouris also
days in small lots.
It
that at Maitland a new gold
field has been discovered, the locality being on
Wyong Creek, which rises in the Wollombi
Hills, and flows towards the coast. It is said
that about fourteen persons were digging there
some days since, and had found some gold and taken
it to Sydney; and it is also stated that sixty or
seventy people are digging there now. The spot is
towards the head of digging
Creek, and about four-
teen miles from the township of Wollombi, across
the mountains; but the nearest practicable township
is Gosford, Brisbane Water, which is some 25 miles
off. The distance from Maitland is said to be some
60 miles, and from Sydney about the same.
It is rumoured in town that Mr. Rotton, the mail
contractor, has entered into an arrangement with
the government to run a daily mail from Bathurst to
Sydney. Since the increasing traffic and number
of arrivals in iur districts, this was much required.
The Mount Stuart Elphinstone has received a draft
of 12 men from H.M.S. Acherall to enable her to
complete her crew. The brig Torrington was a com-
plete wreck at Port Cooper. All hands saved. She
dragged from her anchor in a hurricane from the
S.W. The masts were cut away, but all efforts to
. save the vessel proved fruitless. Captain Peacock
was one of the last to quit the ship. Soon after he
left her the hatches burst open. 'fhe Jane Charlotte

went on shore, and is a wreck. The Pauline and
Salopian schooners bilged in the same gale.
Charles Enderby, Esq., the Lieutenant Governor
of the Auckland Islands, WWI at Wellington, suffer-
ing greatly from indisposition.
The Boadicea took home gold, value 213,785 L

SIIIPWRECK ON TILE Co.ttir tO, NEW ZEALAND.—
We extract the following notice of a most disastrous wreck
from the Wellinytoos hulepoidoit, of the 28th July:—" It
is with feelings of the deepest regret that u e announce the
total wreck of the barque Maria, 480 tons, Captain Rank.
and the loss of 29 lives out of 31 persons on board at the
time the melancholy catastrophe took place. Ou Sunday
last the Maria left Port Victoria for 'Wellington, with a
favourable wind, and struck on the rocks off the liareri
stream, at 6 o'clock on Wednesday morning. The second
m: to instantly ran to the wheel, but the vessel striking
again throw him over it, and before she could he brought
to she was broadside on the rocks, and went to pieces almost
immediately. A heat was lowered down, into which many
jumped, hut it was swamped at once. A Malay and a
young man who had been at tie, wheel clung to piece, of
the wreck, and after being dashed backwards un•i forwards
amongst the rocks for a considerable time, ultimately suc-
ceeded in reaching the shore. The natives found theta
in the course of the day, and treated them most kindly.

BELGIUM.—The Duchess WOrleans and her two
sons arrived at the Palace of the King of the Bel-
gians, at Laeken, on Sunday, and left on Monday
morning for Ostend, where they were to embark for
Englund.

VOt Court.

WINDSOR, Nov. 13.

The following had the honour of being included
in the royal dinner party yesterday : The Duke and
Duchess of Bedford, Lady Cowley, and Colonel Crawford
(commanding 2nd battalion Grenadier Guard.).
The band of the Grenadier Guards attended and played
during the dinner.
In the evening her Maje-dy's private band was inattend-
ance and performed the fidlowing selections
Overture, • • IL. hula hr au. &sr Fronde" Mendeleeobn.
&team," Les Huguenots" ..... .. . - Nteserbeer.
Airs de Miro and hcene et Chwur, L'Entent

The Queen walked in the Home Park this morning.
The Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and younger
members of the royal family took their usual exereise.
Prince Albert, accompanied by the Duke of Bedford,
wont out shooting this morning, attended by Major-than rat
B. Drummond, Lieutenant-Colonel F. H. Seymour, and
Colonel Biddulph.
Lord and Lady John Russell are expected to arrive at the
Castle to-day ou a visit to her Majesty.

The Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord President, arrived in
town yesterday evening from his seat, Dowood Park, Wilts.
The Oxford University Commission had a meeting yes-
terday at the official residence of the First Lord of the
Treasury, in Downing-street. Present : the Bishop of Nor-
wich, the Dean of Carlisle, the Master of Pembroke, the
Rev. 11. 0. Liddell, J. L. Dampier, Esq., the Rev. G.
S. Johnson, and the Rev.A. P. Stanley (secretary).
The Greek Minister transacted business yesterday at the
Foreign-office.
Lord and Lady John Russell left their residence, Pem-
broke Lodge, Richmond Park, yesterday afternoon for
Windsor Castle.

Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Board of Inland
Revenue, had au interview with the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer at his official residence in Downiug-btreet, yes-
tardily.

OPENING

KOSSUTII.

KOSSUTH AT THE HANOVER-SQUARE
Rooms.

A meeting of great interest, the last of a rapid suc-
cession, was held yesterday at thc Hanover-square Rooms,
far the presentation to M. Kossuth of the addresses emanat-
ing from thc metropolitan borough.. Long before 12
o'clock, the nominal hour for commencing, hundreds of
persons who had succeeded in obtaining tickets were peering I
eagerly against the door in Hanover-street, and the whole of
the vicinity indicated to the most casual passenger that
something unusual was expected. Inside the animation
was not less striking. Before noon the room was
pervaded with an assembly of both sexes, deco-'
rated, (or the most part, with the Hungarian co-
lours. The benches in front of the platform were,
or rather should have been, reserved for tho twelve
persons constituting the deputation from each borough;
another, and a large portion of the room was set apart for
ladies but, amidst the pressure to obtain a good position
for stewing the coming cereinony, the authority of the
committee, and the gallantry due to the ladies, were alike
ignored. The platform was fully exposed to ,view for the
occasion. Receding a little from the front was a raised
dais, on which were placed two chain; and the
whole space appropriated to the ceremony of pre-
sentation was partitioned cdf, so as to form a
convenient area. Behind the platform were suspended the
Uu.un Jack and the American banner, with the Hungarian
flag intervening ; and the Magyar cause was similarly hon•
oared at the opposite end of the room. The boroughs re-
presented were Westminster, work, Marylebone, Lam-
beth, and Finsbury, to which, without any special locality
was added the Ladies' Association.

Before the business of the day had commenced, two in-
cidents occurred to amuse or excite the company. The first
was the eo•ranee of Runge Bappogec, formerly the coloured
envoy of the ft ijah of Matters; the other was the arrival
of Mr. V. O'cunnor, who was greeted with hisses and
cheers, the former decidedly predominating, mingled with
cries of "Of," heedless of which the hon. gentleman
quietly took possession of a chair. The agitation excited by
the presence of Mr. O'Connor was calmed by the observa-
tion of a gentleman who appeared to assume an official
character, that the meeting was misruled to honour
M, Kossuth, and nut to manifest feeling towards any one
else.

M. Kossuth, accompanied by Lord D. Stuart, Mr. Wil-
hams (M.P. for Lsinbeth), and the Mayor of Southampton,
ascended the plattirin about 1 o'elut c. lie was receM
with great enthusi.iwn, and was immediately conducted to
one of the chairs on the dais. On his left were Madame
Knuth and Itldme. Pulsky ; and several Hungarian
alter. of rem.7kAbly stalwart pmportions and officer-like
baring were alm seated near hint. Amongst the general
company on the platform was Mr. CulGw, M.P. (or
Warwick.

It might have been supposed, after the fatigues ho
has endured, that M. Kossuth', appearance would at
least not hays. improved since his arrival in Eoglanda
but he beaked stronger and better yesterday than at
any previous meeting. Ile was dressed in a rich velvet
frock nut; having in his hand a black felt cap, surmounted
with a feather. The reception of Madame Kossuth was
exceedingly cordial; and when Mr. Nieholay presented to
her a bouquet, the homage was Male common property by
the assembly.
It having been announced that the committee of arrange-
ment hail invited Lord Dudley Stuart to take the chair, and
his lordship having assumed the pat, the bueineso of the
day commenced.
The CHAI ItNIAN said—Ladies awl gentlemen, we are
met here on one of the moist interesting occasions that can
possibly asomble the inhabitants of a free country.
(Cheers.) You have been pleased to do me the honour to
call me to preside over this glorious meeting ; it will homy
duty to athletes to you a very few words, and to explain to
the diustriou, man—(gnat cheering)—whom we have the
honour and the delight to behold, what are the objects of
our meeting, met who are the persons who have come for-
ward to present to him their humble but cordial greetings.
(Loud cheers.) Ladies and gentlemen, we have among us
here a man whose life has been pulsed in struggling for the
independence and the liberties of his country—(cheers)—
sine who fur that reason has been persecuted, as no other
man has been persecuted, by those men in power, if moo
they can be called (cheers) whose sole airn ap-
pears to be to oppress their fellow-men, and to grow
great and powerful, as they think, upon the tears and
blood and misery of nations—(hese, hear)—persecuted
as no other man has been by those persons high in power to
whom I hate alluded, and who, not satisfied with sending
their armed sloven to overrun and destroy his country, nut
satisfied with driving him away from the soil of that
beloved land in which are centered all his hopes, for which
he has dared to live, and is ready to die—(cheers)—have
pursued him with a base malignant vengeance into the ter-
ritory of a great sovereign, who, nut being Christian, as they
profess tube, has shown himself more like a Christian—(loud
cheers)—have dared to pursue him there, and, with threats
and insolent demands, backed by all their power, have de-
manded undisguiseilly—without any paraphrase—in plain
terms—that that brave, noble patriot should be given up to
them, that they might inflict upon him an ignominious death.
Through the magnauimity of the sultan—(much cheering)
—supported, I am glad to my, by the prompt energy of the
government of Great Britain—(renewed cheering)—M.
Kossuth's life has been saved. Bet through the intrigue.,
the power, the threats of the great monster which is press-
ing upon mankind, and his miserable tool the government
of Austria, le, was kept through two lung weary years in
a fortress in captivity—long weary years to him—lung weary
years to us who knew the tact—weary years to all the
friends of liberty all over Europe, and all over America.
(Cheers.) But, thank God, he is at last rescued from that
fate, and we have him here among us. (Cheers.) lie
stands on British soil, like us, a free man. Aye, and like
us—l say it proudly, and I know it is like us—determined
never to relax his energies to promote the in lependenee,
the liberty, the welfare, and the prosperity of
the people of his country. I say like us, because I know
that that is what we have done, and what we are prepared
to do, for our own country ; and I trust we are prepared to
do something for another country besides our own.
(Reiterated cheers.) Yes, ladies and gentlemen, meetings
like these, meetings which I have seen and which have
taken place all over the country, from the first moment
when the illustrious Kossuth stepped upon British shores
at Southampton, meetings at Southampton—(cheep)—at
Wiuchester, in the City of London, at Manchester, at
Birmingham—(great eheering)—such meetings as before I
had no conception of; and this meeting here to-day, though
last not least in love—(cheers)—not least, I say, in love for
Kosauth—(vociferous cheer.)—these meetings are signs
of the tiines—(hear, hear)—Ro patent that no one can
refuse to read them ; so emphatic that they mat have an
influence upon the government of this country—(cheers)
--so universal and so deter Milled that the despots of the
north cannot put them aside and pretend that they do not
know of them. And I trust and believe that the effect will
last after they are over—(hear, hear)—that they will not
be " empty sounds, signifying nothing," but will have this
signification, that when the time comes, as come it will—
(cheers)—and pray Gust it may not be long deferred—
when ilungsry shall again struggle for freedom, the effect
of the voice in which the people of Great Britain have
spoken will be that on that occasion our government will
not act the part which it did the last time. (Cheers.) I
trust the effect will be that governments will not be per-
mitted unrighteously, and against the law of nations, to in-
terfere in the affairs of other countries. (Cheers.) It has
been said by the cumin of our illustrious guest (and what
has not been said by them I should like to know ? every petty
calumny, every monstrous accusation has been brought for-
ward)—it has been said that he is come here to ask this
country to take up arms and to go to war. But he hoe dis-
posed of that calumny himself in many a noble oration.
(Hear, hear.) Ile loves peace ;he tells you that ho loves
peace, that all he has ever striven for is to have peace—a
real, true, and not a sham peace. (Hear, hear.) We all
love peace—all the inhabitants of this country—all desire to
have peace; and he does nut ask you to send your armies or
your fleets to meta his country. (Hear, hear.) No, their
own right arms are enough for that.
Wbo would be free,
Temselves must striae the blow.

(Cheers.) No; be wants no foreign aid; but he desires
that the people, the government of this country, shall sot
WIC that kind of language which is in fret nothing else
but an encouragement to the despots of the world to
persevere in their course. He says, 'De not declare that
on no occasion, under no ezigemoy, for no reason,
however much honour and harmony—your own in-
terests, or the uneven. of the world—may require some-
thing. different—do not be always saying that apes no
memos whetstoner will you consent to draw the sword."
(Cheers) Now, ladies and gentlemen, I think that is a
moot reasonable appeal. ("Hem, hear," sad cheers.) I
sin Mimed to illustrate this by a very familiar instance—
to tell yes something which may appear of a very trivial
eharaeMor which warred not. Imo ago to myself, and which
=I:to MI tea tO the point. I was one day aking ,
the Orsen-park. As I pared along I toserved
two little boys who had got into a dispute and a light. One,
I think, wanted to take away the other's cap, and they
set to work—(laughter)--as little English boys are
apt to do—to have a tussle for it. One of them was getting
rather the worst of it; and it happened that just then he
saw a fellow whom be knew, who was a good deal bigger
than himself, though be was but a boy, and he called out to
him, " I say, 8011, no, I don't think that was his name—
I think he said. " I say, Nick—(great laughter)—Nick,
come and help me." (Renewed laughter.) And Nick was
going to help him. I saw that this was very unfair. Yon
know that if there be a phrisait in the world that goes have
to an Englishman's heart it is the short me " fairiday."
I said to this great big bully of a bay—(shoal of lawiditar)
—who was going to interfere, " No, well bare alwiday ;
you shan't interfere with that boy." boy lookal et ale,
but though he woo a good big bully era bowl/ammo he won't
a match fur a man—(great laughter and daseriog)—said SO
he nook away. (" Ileoir," and renewed laughter.) But sow,
do you think that if I had said to that greagarty, cowardly
boy—(renewed laughter)—" Don't interfere between those
two buys, but, mind, whatever you do I shan't tench you—l

shall remain gaiet." Do you think my thus saying " stop "
would have hadtheleast effect upon him? (Laughter.) Well,
now, make the application. (Cheering) Louis Kossuth calls ,
upon you not to interfere yourselves, but not to allow that
great overgrown power Russia to interfere. (Ilene, hear.)
Now, you know that amongst the many things which have ;
been said by the detractors of this great man, in order, if
possible, to deprive him of the public sympathy, and
frighten the timid—those who, whatever they may thiak,
oro staid to give utterance to their thoughts unless others
& oe brit—(hear, hear)—it has been said, " 0, he
ins certainly a man to be supported when he
wen defending constitutional government, when he was
istiending a constitutional monarchy, but he is not doing
Set now. It is not to he denied that he defended these
Mugs as long as he could. He claimed the constitution of
ISM country, which had endured fur a thousand years, and
which was, like our own, a limited monarchy—he claimed
that, I say, as long as he could do so. And who prevented
him from going on ? The perfidious house of Hapsburg.
(hisses and groans.) Ile tells you that by the perfidies,
not of one day only, but perfidies carried on through four-
teen reigns, and lastly, by the crowning act of calling in
Russia to put down Illin.arian liberties—(hear, hear)—
that house was so completely eradicated from the minds of
the Hungarian people, all that attachment to monarchical
institutions which they formerly cherished, that now that
form of government us, he thinks, no longer adapted
to the country; and, therefore, he tells you, his
desire is to see a republic. (Hear, herr.) When people
say to me, "Oh, you are not going to support eonstitu.,
tiunal liberty, but a republic;" I reply first, "Well, I am
nut frightened at the idea of a republic." (Hear, hear.)
Ladies and gentlemen, do not misunderstand me. (Hear,
hear.) I am deeply attached to the constitution of my
country. (Cheers.) I think there could not be a better
constitution for this country; and I should be es ready as
any man, if need were—though, by God's blessing, there
is no such need, and I trust there never will be—to come
forward and shed my blood in defence of that constitution.
I admire and I love it ; and one of the great reasons why
the British constitution is so admirable is, that it is in elas-
tic in its nature, that it can expand itself so as to compre-
hend and meet the requirements of time, and satisfy all the
just wishes of the people. (Loud cheers.) But, while I
say this with regard to the constitution of my
own country, and while I would not tolerate any
government, be it what it might, or any individual coming
here and telling us that is this country we ought not to
have a monarchy, but a republic, by the same rule I sae
that no government on earth and no individual has a right
to say to the people of Hungary " You must have a mo-
narchy." (Cheers.) What I claim fur myself, I am always
ready to concede to every other man. (Hear, hear.) And
I see in this great Magyar statesman, who is now delighting
all the friends of liberty by hi. ,resence amongst; us, not
only all thee; great virtues and rare qualities which adorn
nil recommend him in such a high degree, but I see some-
thing greater than any personal merit. I see two great
principles represented—the independence of nations and
liberty. (Cheers.) I do not pretend to say that he is right
in holding that there ought to be a republic in Hungary,
nor do I pretend to say that he is wrong. (Hear,
hear.) I do not profess to know ; it is sufficient for me to
know what is good for my country. What I do say, what I
do know, is, that there ought to be independence in his
country of all other countries : and, reverencing as I du the
people, and steadfastly believing that there is no other
source of legitimate power than the people—(cheers)—what
I wish to see in Hungary is, not a republic nor a monarchy,
but I wish to me the coontry completely indepetident, and
possessing such a system of government us shall meet the
wants and wishes of the people. (Cheers.) Louis Kossuth
represents those principles • and, no long as he does that, I
care not what others may do; others may do as they think
proper—l will stand by him. (Loud cheers.) Ladies and
gentlemen, forgive me if for a moment I turn my
thoughts upon myself. I cannot help being delighted at
these demonstrations; delighted for the sake of the
principle—and also, forgive me for adding, person-
ally delighted. I see you all coming forward
now at great meetings like this, in every part of the country,
to support and proclaim those principles which I have now
explained, and have been endeavouring, with my feeble
voice and my humble abilities, to maiutain and to promote
for the last 20 years. What I have said now for Hungary
I have been saying for 20 years for Poland. (Cheers.) I
would say not only for Hungary and Poland but for every
country in the world, that there only can you have a
durable state of things and lasting peace where the people
' obtain their rights. (Hear, hear.) I will not detain you
any longer, because there are others here more worthy of
being heard than 1 an, and whom you will have high grad-
, ficatiou in hearing. But there is one small matter which I
, wish to speak of. You Know that a great deal has been
written and printed against Kossuth, but there is one accu-
sation which has nut been yet noticed at any public meeting.
It has appeared in one of the journals that is paid
by foreign gold. (Cries of "The Times, the Tones.")
seem to think that some newspapers have been bought
I foreign gold. (Renewed cries of " The Times, the
s.") Tim seem to think so; it may be so. (Cries of
foreign
"It is so.") However that may be, I do not now refer to
any newspaper in this country, but to a foreign newspaper,
bought and paid for by foreign gold—the Augsburg Gazette.
The col respondent of that paper writing from this country,
before the arrival of the illustrious Kossuth, to the courts of
Vienna and elsewhere, says th it " when Kossuth, who had
been so shasnefu.ly delivered from captivity by the united
exertions of America and England, arrived in this
country, the course that he pursued is to go about
from town to town to see if they cannot get up a little
popular feeling in his favour, and he will be accompanied
in his tour by a man not much known in England, the re-
presentative of a ainall place called Marylebane. (Much
laughter.) Lord Dudley Stuart will accompany him
wherever he goes, sod the effect will be perfectly ridi-
culous, far Kossuth dues not know how to speak English,
and Lord Dudley Stuart will be obliged to translate as well
as he can what he says." (Laughter.) He (Kossuth)
looks to us fur sympathy and support, and also to our
brethren beyond the Atlantic—(cheers)—with whom I am
glad that that union,which should always exist between us,
Is about to be cemented more and more, and that we are to
became a true and sincere brethren, drawn together by our
admiration of Kossuth, and our mutual concurrence in the
principles he defends (Au individual here called for three
cheers for America, which was most enthusiastically re-
sponded to.) I have now to explain to our honoured friend
the reason of our meeting here to-day. We have all seen
the reception given to him by Loudon, the first city in the
world ; and every honest man in the country approves of
what the City of London has done, and feels that the cor-
poration never did a nobler act than when they received
Idea in the Guildhall. (Hear.) Give me leave to say that it
le unnecessary for me to give you, sir, any information
about this country. (Rear, hear.) Your speeches during
the abort time you have been amongst us must convince
emery man that you are familiar with its history and Med-
iations, and that there are but few amongst ourselves who
know so much about them. (Hear, hear.) But still it is
ay duty to state to you that the city of London, great, and
lemons, and renowned as it is forms but a small
part of the great metropolis Of England. (Heer,
bear) This metropolis is divided into six other
great parliamentary boroughs besides the city of London;
and the men, aye, and the women too—(cheers)—of these
great district* felt that they would be imperfectly repre-
sented by the address of the City of London, and, there-
fore, they would not be satisfied without corning forward in
their own persons to offer to you and to the principles you
advocate their respect and their .homage. (M. Kossuth
made a low bow in acknowledgement of the compliment.)
A statement of the respective populations of these division.;
has been given to me to read, and though I will not vouch
for their complete exactitude, I can say that they
sufficiently approximate to correctness. The city of
London has onelhundred and eight parishes, ands population
of 150,000 persons. The City of Westminster, in which
we are now assembled, has nine parishes, and a population
of 230,000 persons. The borough of Southwark has six
parishes, and a copulation of 170,000 persons. The borough
of Marylebone has three parishes, and this paper says a po-
pulation of 330,000; but I know that it is 400,000. (Hear,
hear.) The borough of Lambeth has 230,000 inhabitants,
and the borough of Finsbury has 310,000, making together a
population of 1,400,000 souls. There is likewise another ho-
rough,that of the Tower Hamlets,which I lament to say is not
represented here. (" Shame.") I am sorry for this, but I
believe it is to be ascribed to some peculiar local causes.
(Hear, hear.) I know their feelings—l know what they
think—and I can therefore say, that though not here pre.
sent, they are in heart and soul with you in this great
cause. (Cheers.) Although there is no borough address
from them, I know that some of the parishes in
that bereogh have come to your residence with ad-
drams, expressive of their kind feelings towards
M(Hear, hear.) Some of the representatives of
elee peat boroughs I have named are present here to-
day, end others have been prevented from unavoidable
ems ken being present. (Loud cheers.) I shall read a
hew whisk I have received from one who is heartily in
the nun% aed who proved his sincerity by taking the chair
at the pest - meeting in Westminster, at which the
edam% will be presently presented, was aril to-
-1 mean Ilk De Lacy Leans. (Loud cheers.) the noble
' lord hers nod the letter referred to, which isdated from
Parts, tail
ii,,Erts that the distance and other causes would
prevent up with the deputation.) Mr.Williams,mem-
ber for is present, and the High Bailiff of Southwark
le Isere bogi that borough. (Hear, hear.) I am sure that
Kr. Dusembe, the member for Finsbury, and Miter repre-
sentative% vesuhl be here if they were not kept away by
lidtases nil saber catkin, for I know that an soul and heart
ltheg ONO eilde yea (The noble lord sat down amidst loud
ace)
The pemoillos of the addresses, which were beautifully
written 10 nenaintsitsil vellum, was then proceeded with,
the mambas of the &potation being introduced, and cor-
dially 'Wain hue with Kossuth. The Westminster
address was teed WM.. Lewis; the Southwark address
was read by Xe. =vans, the high sheriff; the Mary.
lebone address was weed by Mr. 'Delman • the Lam-
beth by lir. Frain& Doukas ; and the Finsbury
hy a gentleman whose name we could not ascertain. .
The ladies' deputed's' then came forward to present the
address of the womes of England, and were received with
lend cheers. They were severally introduced by Mr.
Nishelay le X. Kossuth and his lady. The scroll of ammo
oatespeoylog the address was unfolded, and 'AMAMI
the satire broedth of the plaids.
Kr. NICHOLAY said that two or three men deb eit
sigaidesee had come in that useizaesil he Mill Me=
is three et four days time there me be hen
WOO NNW appended to it. Tho dm wileome Use
bees Weedy published in the Expos. The
is the address of the women of England, whisk Is=
by Db. J. D. Burnt, M.P., and elicited much diseelipi—
" Illeserieve Chief of a great nation—Wei, Soma of
Napireedi bid you heartily weiesma to i. isms. M a
= Pm*, ilnurishiss saildr bineleseet a amelleds
nt, vie Imo deeply sympthleed, k amp
MOS walkgovernme the rest of the natio% with you and your noble

coadjutors in your gallant efforts to defend and preserve the
ancient constitution of your country. We deplore the
temporary triumph of selfish despotism over your brave
exertions, and with an equally deep feeling we congratulate
you on your escape from your long captivity, and your
arrival in this free coontry, with the wife and children so
worthy of your affection. We rejoice at your presence in
England, because it will show the different reception
which a free people awards to a Haynsu and a
Kossuth. The scourger of women, the barbarous tool
of a base tyranny, was chased away with indignity,
by the working men of Linden. You, air, are and will he
received with universal acclammation sy the many millions
on these shores who venerate the champion of right and
liberty in every, land. We cannot bat express our gratifi-
cation that under our free though monarchical government,
we are not denied the honour of greeting you in England,
an honour, which we are grieved to hear, has been rejected
by the President, theugh not by the people, of France. Sir,
we welcome you must truly, not merely as the champion of
the east, but as the hope of the future ; the day of restitu-
tion is not far off. You have associated your name with
I those of Washington, Gustavus Vasa, and William Tell, it
I shall yet be associated in the glory of their success.
Believe us, the day is not far distant when with
greater joy than we now welcome your arrival, we shall
hail your return, to e,tablish in your beloved country the
rights of your ancient constitution, and all the blessings of
peace, union, and prosperity. Finally, we rejoice, illustri-
ous chief, that our American brethren have exerted them-
selves so zealously for your liberation. We rejoice that you
will visit them in the great and rapidly increasing republic,
because your presence will rouse in their souls that irre-
sistible impulse of the love of freedom and of justice inhe-
rent in the British race, and we hail it as a fresh step in
tl:c union of heart and opinion between the two great
branches of a kindred people, before which, if once united
in spirit, tyranny and aggression in every quarter of the
world must shrink in impotence and in terror. We pray
sincerely, to the Father of all good, that health, long life,
and happiness in your own country, freed and made pros-
perous by the exertion of yourself and of your noble coad-
jutors, many of whom have so Ling sojourned in England,
may, illustrious Hungarian, attend you and yours."

M. KOSSUTH then rose in the midst of enthusiastic
cheering from all sides, and addressed the meeting as fol-
lows :—My lord, ladies, and gentlemen, some few weeks
ago I myself might perhaps have shared the opinion of the
correspondent of the Augsburg Gazette, referred to by your
chairman. So mach felt lin heart on approaching the glori-
ous shore of England—that shore which makes every man
free—(cheers)—so much felt I at the idea that I should
have to speak publicly in your language, that I myself
would have subscribed to the opinion of the correspondent.
that I could not speak English at all. (Hear, hear.) I
have, I know, but an imperfect knowledge of your lan-
guage, and if I am able to address you at all, it is because
there is a hidden sentiment and a hidden spark in
the breast which unites our thoughts. (Cheers.)
But I am sure you will have indulgence for the
accent and pronunciation of a foreigner. (Hear, hear.)
When I came amongst you, all but quite ignorant of your
language, the Holy Ghost seemed to be poured out, and
liberty came upon me (loud cheers)—that liberty, gentle-
men, which being the common bond of mankind, consti-
tutes the union of heart with heart (cheers)—and therefore
words of freedom and liberty, though uttered with a falter-
ing tongue, are always appreciated. (Cheers.) But I
confess I was not prepared to see such a glorious meeting
as the present, or that I should have the high
honour of receiving so many and such warm
emmessions of sympathy; fur though I knew that
addresses were to be presented to me, I was not
prepared to receive them in ;such a place, at such
a meeting, and under such circumstances. (Cheers.) If

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on other occasion I was not prepared with words, I was
not unprepared with ideas, but 1 trust you will excuse use
if on the present occasion I am unprepared even with ideas.
(Hear, hear.) I shall therefore only endeavour to address
to you a few words on the topics which the addresses as
they were read brought home to my mind. But iii the first
place let me assure you of my deep gratitude and thanks
for your kindness to me on this the last occasion I
may have of addressing you before my departure to your
younger brethren on the other side of the Atlantic, with
whom I beseech you to live like brothers, for then most
assuredly the freedom of mankind will arrive. (Cheers.)
You must allow mu to answer the ladies first, because
politeness and the warm sentiments they have expressed
require me to do so. (Hear, hear.) Ladies, you have a
glorious lot assigned to you by dcstioy—(hear, hear)—for
the Author of Nature has decreed that every man, whom-
soever he may be, whatever his condition, whatever his
fate, should bear throughout his life the seal which the
angelic band of a mother has impressed upon him. (Loud
cheers.) The ladies of a country mirror its character.
(Cheers.) They are our refuge from the cares of life ;
and when we fall into adversity, where do we
withdraw for consolation, but to you and to your sympa-
thies? I speak as I found them. (Vehement cheering.)
And if the struggle for a noble cause is unhappily sur-
rounded with difficulties unforeseen, where is the source
from which man draws new strutted) ? Your approbation,
ladies, your smile. (Cheers.) God bless you, ladies, for
having given me this approbation. Here, I swear before
you and the Almighty God that you have added strength
to my strength, and that I will go on in my work, to the
last moment of my life, truly, honestly, and energetically.
You mention in your address the difference of reception be-
tween llaynau and myself. (Laughter.) Now, ladies and
gentlemen, I have such a strong feeling of duty that the
word merit is almost unknown to mo. I cannot quite un-
derstand what it is to have merit, because I consider every
good which a man can do to be a duty. (Cheers.) Therefore,
having this idea of duty, I can say that I feel no
pride in any comparison whatever; but so much of a noble ,
self-esteem I have as to believe that I cannot be pat in comp
parison with such a man as Ilaynati. (Cheers.) I esteem
it an honour to be thus received by a meeting that cheered
the allusion to what was done by the noble fellows wins
acted towards that man in the way yoa know. (Laughter.)
High functionaries may feel scandalised when they hear Pre
thundering voice of a sound-thinking people speaking ma
in the tone of an Eolian harp. (Much laughter.) What I
know is, that the instinct out of which that deed arose so
spontaneously is a noble instinct, an honour to humanity—
(checrs)—it se a revelation of man's divine origin, iu the
form of hatred against cruelty and despotism, and of
respect for human rights. (Much cheering.) Ladies
and gentlemen, I quite feel the importance of this
day. I have not seen the fiftieth part of the great people
of England, and but very few of the million and a half
inhabitants of London who are represented on this occa-
sion. 1 know, too, that it is not my presence which elicits
these sentiments. I came to receive, and not to create
them. (Cheers.) In every case it is not my pride that
is to be shown, but the respect due to the people of Eng-
land. (Hear, hear.) I say that the public opinion of
England has pronounced (loud cries of " Yes ")
and so surely as England is a constituent country, so surely ,
this public opinion must and will be obeyed.
(Great cheering.) In what this public opinion should
and will be obeyed, of course I, au unpre-
tending stranger, cannot even slightly touch upou ; but
semuch I know, that this public opinion has pronounced
is favour of freedom, in favour of the sovereign right of
nations to dispose of their domestic concerns ; and, this
being done, I confidently hope that the same public opiniun
will find out practical means of arriving at a practical se-
suit. (Hear, hear.) It is but desultory ideas that I can
utter; and therefore you must kindly estate me. (Cheers.)
1 feel that there is no counexion in these ideas. (Cheers.)
In one of the addteues which I have had the honour to re-
ceive, I was told that we in Hungary have fought for those
institutions whets you possess. Without entering further
into the matter, I must beg your generous pardon for
making a single remark. When I beard the names men-
tioned, I wondered that these five places, with one
million and a half of inhabitants, have not
yet the full enjoyment of municipal institutions.
(Cheers, and a shout We mean to have them.") Of
course it is not competent to me to speak on this matter. I
would only say that I believe that that sympathy for freedom
which the generous English people have been so kind as to
manifest since I have had the honour to be on English soil
'is very strongly united with municipal institutions. (Hear,
hear.) lam of course very anxious to see in some way
secured the continuation and further development of that
public opinion which is, and promises to be, so higbly he- ,
neficial ; and, with this anxiety, I believe I can do nothing
better tan remind you that the principle of freedom is
ideatical, is synonymous with the principle of self-govern-
ment. (Hear, hear.) This word " self-government" brings
home, I believe, to the mind of every man practically what
is meant by freedom ; and so highly interested
is every man who would not be either a bondman
or a tyrant in self-government, that if the people of Eng-
land are entirely penetrated with the sentiment, then the
public opinion of England will not fall asleep after these
demonstrations, but will go on, and on, and on, and yet
on, upon every fitting occasion, until we shall see arising out
of this constitutional pronunciation of the public opinion of
the English people, those cousequences which you, my
lord, have put forward by the very expressive illustration
of the boys quarrel. (" Hear, hear," and cheers) I have
only one thing to mention with regard to the past. Have
the struggles of Hungary met with the sympathy of the
people of England? (Cheers.) I believe they have.
(Cries of " Yes, yes.") What benefit has Hungary de-
rived from this sympathy i (Hear, hear.) Why has
she bad cone ; Because to the big boy was not
spoken the sentence, " Thou shalt not do it." (Cheers.)
Had Nick—(laughter)—been told that in time; the
sympathy of England in time thus bestirred itself, I confi- 1
dently state, and Watery will approve my words, that it
wouldnot have cost England a single shilling or a single
drop of blood, and Hungary would now be independent
and free. (Cheers.) We want help; sympathy alone can
produce no effect. What I want is, not to see England
take up arms and to go and tight for Hungary—we will ;
fight for ourselves if it be our destiny. (Cheers.) To fight
I consider not as a glory, but as a misfortune—(hear,
hear]—but still there are duties in the lite of
a man, and duties in the life of Wiese wader,
which the misfortune is far, far less them e•peelina
(Cheers.) There are eases in which it beemmee isteedierees
to the law of God, in which it boner Obedience to the
law of nations, in which it beams. • dot, Se fight. (Hear,
avow hear.) Before bravlis Ragland Mk mil be my last public
opportunity of Meu*. li Ingfased, of whom
you represent est • t Ink dereellese, I wish to
' speak Plt4nly. I pew altuallsa, wet to myself, but
to my principles. b milt aide one which is not
connected with the vietem or She low• .. lof the principle
of liberty in the world. When dr public opinion of Eng-
land pnxieds to put in action time levers of the °maims•
tenc7of public spirit which WINN mermaltosemune aid
reform, when you are d=wlt, gisesfeet, I
homhly entreat you to re serboremee anew 1
neeted with the freedom of the wadi. If thembe going imam
agitation for reform, whatever ref tem it my be, remember
that reform will never and nendiers ham • free course if
, the power of eLsolutieat teatime esatembleg. (Heir.