The Sun.
London, England, 1851-10-24 00:00:00

EVENING, OCT-OBER

England chose it which the genius of mankind se-
lected for the resting monument of its greatness, and
the spirit of freedom for his happy home. Cheered by
your sympathy, which is the anchor of hope to op-
pressed humanity ; with the view of your freedom,
your greatness, and your happiness ; and with the
consciousness fmy unhappy land in my breast, you
must excuse me for the emotion" feel, the natural
consequence of so striking a change and so different
circumstances. So excuse me for not being able
to thank you so warmly as I feel for the generous
reception in which you honour in my undeserv-
ing person the cause of my country. I only
hope God Almighty may for ever bless you and
your glorious land. Let me hope you will be willing
to throw a ray of hope and consolation on my native
land by this your generous reception.—(Cheers.)
May England be ever great, glorious, and free
(Cheers)—but let me hope, by the blessing of Al-
mighty God, and by our own steady perseverance,
and by your own generous aid, that bngland, though
she ma.y ever remain the most glorious spot on earth,
will not remain for ever the only-one where freedom
dwells.—(Loud cheers.) People of the generous town
of Southampton ! in shaking hands with your Mayor,
my best and truest friend--(here Kossuth turned
round to the Mayor, and shook hands with his Wor-
ship, amid loud cheers)—l have the honour to thank
you, and to salute you with the deepest respect, you,
the inhabitants of the industrious, noble-minded,
enlightened, and prosperous city of Southampton.
The Mayor then led Madame Kossuth in front of
the balcony, when the crowd cheered her vocife-
rously, which the lady, who was apparently labour-
ing under deep emotion, acknowledged by waving
her handkerchief.

The children were also led to the front, and one
enthusiastic admirer lifted the youngest boy up to the
top of the balustrade—a proceeding which the little
fellow did not appear much to like—when again the
cheers broke forth.

The band in the street here struck up the Scotch
air of " Auld lang syne," and a great proportion of
the crowd, catching up the words, joined vocally in
the air ; thus improvising, as it were, a serenade.
Kossuth, who had again come to the front, inquired
of the Mayor what was the tune that seemed so
powerfully to excite the sympathies of the people;
and the Mayor explained that it was customarily sung
on occasions of cordial welcome. When it had bEen
concluded,
The MAYOR stepped forward and said—Gentlemen,
I thank you for the kind reception you have given to
Kossuth. You will bear me witness that I have
taken no means whatever to induce any man to leave
his work ; but I am glad to see such a noble specimen
of the well-conducted people of England present.
KossuTu again came forward, and said—Gentle-
men, it is a glorious sight to see a Queen upon the
throne representing the principles of liberty.—(Loud
cheers.) That is a sight which you enjoy in Britain.
It is also a glorious sight to see the public authorities,
the municipalities of the towns elected by the free
choice of the people—that they are the first to take the
lead in carrying out the wishes of the people. Gen-
tlemen, three cheers for my best friend, the Mayor of
Southampton.
The cheers were heartily given.

The band then played "God save the Queen," and
again the crowd joined heartily hi the anthem. On its
conclusion,
KOSSUTH again addressed there, and said, " I thank
you once again for your generous welcome, and now,
in bidding you adieu for a short time, allow me to
express the warm feelings of my heart by proposing
that you should join with me In giving three cheers
for your gracious Queen." Then taking off his hat,
he led the cheering in a manner which seemed to in-
dicate that he was no stranger to the practice; and it
is needless to say that his call was vigorously re-
sponded to by the crowd. He ended with an impres-
sive " God bless you all !" and bowing, retired with
his family into the room, and the crowd began slowly
to disperse.
It had been arranged that two addresses—one by
the corporation, another by the inhabitants at large
—should be presented to Kossuth in the Town-hall;
and about half-past four that ancient building, which
it may be interesting to state occupies the interior of
the Bar-gate—the Temple Bar of Southampton—was
filled with a number of the respectable inhabitants of
Southampton. The members of the corporation as-
sembled in their robes of office, the sword and mace
were laid on the table, and all the municipal state and
formalities were observed on'the occasion. A little
before five o'clock Kossuth, accompanied by the
Mayor, arrived in the balk' and was welcomed with I
loud cheers. Most of his llungarian friends were
again present, and there were several gentlemen who
appeared as delegates from ,other towns, but the only
Member of Parliament we recognized was Mr. Wyld,
of Charing-cross, M.P. for Both-11in.
The MAYOR introduced Kossuth to the different
members of the corporation, and then publicly to the
audience, a ceremony which was acknowledged by
three cheer!. The Mayor then proceeded to present
the address, and begun by stating how anxious
the corporation were that he should land at
Southampton, a triumph that had been rea-
lised that day. He was happy to say that the
spot where he (Kossuth) stood was the abode of the
exile and the land of the free.—(Cheers.) That free-
dom was quite compatible with leyalty to the Queen,
and perhaps this had never been more strikingly ma-
nifested than iu her Majesty's late progress through
the provinces, where neither army nor guard was
needed to ensure her a noble reception.—(Cheers.)
The throne of the Sovereign was an Englishman's
heart.—(Loud cheers.) He hoped that his illustrious
guest would live to see the same freedom, combined
with the same order, in his own country—that the
acorn he had planted in Hungary would yet grow up
a great and mighty oak, and then he need not fear
tbherieneggrh a bastardefusedtopasks,etlpiruobuiic ._e
gha(nyhceoeurs.) He was
happy not even
s
happy to say, however, that there were other Repub-
lics which would not have so acted ;
and in this coun-
try, he could state that no one, whatever his opinions,
was ever refused a home. They were proud indeed
to offer such a home to him (Kossuth), and they were
only, in doing so, representing the feelings of millions
of their countrymen, who held Kossuth in the same
estimation as they did Hampden, Sydney—(Cheers)
—and Washington—(Cheers)—end he believed that
long after Kossuth was laid in his grave, his name
would be handed down in history with these illustri-
ous men.—(Cheers.)
The following address was then read by the TOWN
CLERK, and presented to Kossuth :

" TO lIIS EXCELLENCY LOUIS KOSSUTH, LATE GOVERNOR

OF HUNGARY"
Illustrious Sir,—We, the
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afforded by your presenc.e
burgesses of the town and -
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South-
ampton, in council assembled, embrace the earliest op-
portunityrelease from a prolonged captivity,' afn d
of
ex-
pression to the deep respect
portthatof
wo entertain ,for your
person and character.
" Your safe arrival at the
Southamptongivingishailed by the council with the 1 emotions • deepest of grati-
tude for your most providential p • reservationfrom the
machinations of those powerful and unscrupulous foes
who have sought, not only to take away your valuable
life, but also to crush the rising spirit of liberty, and
destroy every principle of self-government in your own
and other countries.
" The council are deeply sensible the of high honour
conferred upon them in being the first municipal body
in the British nation who have the opportunity of testi-
fying their admiration of the public conduct and private
worth of a man so deservedly endeared to all the lovers
of freedom, not only in this country, but in all other na-
tions of the earth.
"Be assured, sir, that, as a British municipality, we
have watched, with the most anxious solicitude, the
noble and patriotic efforts which you have made to main-
tain in your own beloved nation institutions similar in
character to those which have for ages been the basis of
the freedom, social order, and prosperity, for which this
country is so eminently distinguished.
" Be pleased, then, to accept this cordial mark of the
esteem in which we, in common with our fellow-country-
men, hold your exalted character, and the profound
sympathy and admiration with which we have viewed
the sacred struggle in which you have been engaged;
and believing, as we do, that the principles, in defence
of which your great talents have been displayed, are
destined to triumph at no distant day, our earnest
prayer is that your useful life may
hat th be spared to witness
so glorious a consummation; and te powers with
which the Almighty has so eminently endowed you may
yet be exercised in the promotion of the liberty, inde-
pendence, and happiness of that brave people for whose
Cause you have suffered so much, and with whose I
g ory,
freedom, and honour your name will be irrevocably as-
sociated through all future time.
" Given under our common seal, this Ist day of Octo-
ber. 1851."
KOSSUTH then addressed the meeting. said,
Mr. Mayor and gentlemen of the municipality of the
town and county of Southampton, excuse me, an un-
pretending stranger, for not being able in your own
language duly to express my warmest sentiments of
thanks and gratitude for the honour you have done
me by your generous welcome, and for the generous
sentiments which you, Mr. Mayor, have been pleased
to address to me. I was already, even before my
arrival, bound by lasting ties of gratitude to the town
of Southampton, for its numerous tokens of high-
minded sympathy to my dear native land, and its pro-
tection to her exiles, and thougwhill prepar
excuseed
the for the
honour of this reception, you few
words I may say, inspired by your presence, and
without preparation.—(Cheers.) The honour to be
welcomed by the people of England—by this noble
town—is matter of the highest gratification to me,
because it is a corporation—ono of the municipali-
ties of England.—that I have had the honour to meet,
and which 1133 received me in such a generous
manner. Not this day only, but from my
early youth, this glorious country has bad
mighty share in my destinies. I was wont
in early youth to look to England as the book
of life which was to teach me—l may say to teach
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