The Express.
London, England, 1851-05-23 00:00:00

KOSSUTH.

Yesterday, at a Court of Common Council,
Mr. CHARLES GILPIN moved that " the court pre-
latic a respectful address to Lord Palmerston, entreating
that he will be pleased, promptly and energetically, to use
his influence with the government of the Sublime Porto, to
procure the immediate liberation of the illustrious Kossuth
and his companions, captives, confined in the fortress
of Kutarah." Mr. Gilpin referred with regret to
the falsification of the hope of Kosauth's liberation
expressed on a former occasion. Kossuth was still
a prisoner, with no immediate prospect of liberation.
Kossuth had raised his voice in defence of the liberties of
his country in the national council. He had proved him.
self upon ell occasions to be the determined foe of oppres-
sion, and the hearty and energetic supporter of the op-
pressed among the Hungarians. The deeds of the Emperor
of Austria he had condemned, and when called upon he
had defended his and his countrymen's lives, liberties, and
privileges. (Hear.) Who were the parties that had
maligned, persecuted, and slandered Kossuth? Parties
who had trampled upon the rights of their fellow-country-
' men, and violated the ties of universal brotherhood.
(Hear.) Such are the men who are the opponents of Kos-
suth. It was not for him (Mr. Gilpin) to say that he re
'carded anything like a resort to arms necessary in any case.
i The court knew his opinions upon such a subject better.
IHe was not the man who could justify any such a
course, nor would he ever weave a branch of laurel
over the brow of any warrior as such. (Cheers.) But
while the rod of oppression was stretched over Hungary,
he (Mr. Gilpin) thought that Kossuth was justified in
doing as he had done. (Cheers) It should be remembered
that liberty was offered to Kossuth, on certain terms, to
which he refused to accede. (Hear.) No, Kossuth's con-
duct was noble. He would not exchange the crow for the
crescent, though °then to gain their liberty had done so.
Kossuth was in constant danger of assassination. Several
attempts had been made to take away his life. (Sensation.)

I Mr. RICHARD TAYLOR seconded the motion. He
I said he gloried in the way in which the illustrious Kossuth
had acted throughout the whole of the trying scene through
which he had passed. Every man had a right to defend
himself against tyranny in any shape. The question before
them was a very wide one ; it affected the civil and reli-
gious liberty of the whole of mankind. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. Da Jeastv moved and Alderman SIDNEY seconded
an amendment regretting the fate of Koasuth, but declaring
that the council hud no business to interfere in the matter.

After a verbal alteration Mr. Gilpin's motion wasca77l4
unanimously, and it was ordered that it should be inscribed
upon vellum and sent to Lord Palmerston.

DEATH OF COLONEL MITCHELL, ROYAL MARINES.
—WooLwicii, MAY U.—Colonel Hugh Mitchell, second
colonel commandant of the Woolwich division of Royal
Marines, died at 6 o'clock a.m. to-day, at his residence, in
the Royal Marine barracks, after a very short illness. The
gallant officer entered as second lieutenant in the Royal
Marines on July 9, 1803; was promoted to tint lieutenant
on August 15, 1806; captain, July 31, 1826; brevet-major,
November 3, 1841; lieutenant-colonel, July 10, 1814 ; and
on his promotion to colonel on February 26, 18d1, was re-
moved from the Plymouth division, and appointed second
commandant of the Woolwich division.

TUE WARDE-'4BIIIP OP DELIVICR COLLEOL-•
PARISH OF ST. BOTOLPH, BISHOPSOATIL—Yeaterday
morning a special vestry meeting of the inhabitants of the
parish of St. Botolph, Bishopsgate, was held at the ward
school-house, Peter-street, Bishopegate, to take into consi-
deration the refusal of the Master and Fellows of Dulwich
College to swear in the warden elect, and to authorise the
churchwardens to maintain and defend the rights of the
parish as assistants and electors of the warden, ike., of the
said college. The Rev. Dr. Russell, the rector, in the chair.
The churchwardens have already received a mandamus

commanding the to make a return. It was resolved," That the churchwardens be requested to make $ return to
the mandamus, and to take such steps as may bo requisite
to the termination of such mandamus in the Court of
Queen's Bench." _ _

VISITATION. - SINGULAR CON-

TRETZNIPIL—The Rev. Archdeacon Hale held his visits.-
ties at St. Sepulchre's Church, Snow-hill, according to an-
nual custom, yesterday morning. After service and sermon
by the Rev. T. Hartwell Horne, 8.D., from St. John iv. 24,
the archdeacon proceeded from his pew to the communion
table, before which the names of the clergy were called
over in the customary form. The archdeacon, when about
to deliver his charge, discovered that he had not brought it
to the communion table. Haying asked some ace to
fetch it from the pew in which he had been seen by
Mr. Horne, and several other gentlemen, to be hold-
ing it in his hand, it was discovered that it had been re-
moved. The clergy then divided on both sides of the pulpit,
to see if it had fallen in the archdeacon's transit from
place to place, but not a trace of it could be seen. It
was here remarked by several of the clergy, that imme-
diately ape. the archdeaeen leaving the pew, two laymen
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