The Sun.
London, England, 1851-11-11 00:00:00

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the capital of the manufacturing districts of the mid-
land counties of the United Kingdom. Aware of the
brief stay the illustrious exile was restricied to prior
to his departure from England for the United States,
the people of Birmingham and of Manchester evinced
the most laudable promptitude in proffering
their tribute of admiration to KOSSUTH immediately
upon his Excellency reaching the shores of Great
Britain at Southampton. In the instance of the
citizens of Manchester, those congratulations were
more especially commendable from the circum-
stance of their being offered to the expatriated
Governor of Hungary, in defiance of the objections
raised to such a proceeding by his Worship Sir

Joss POTTER a personage whose name seems
to have implied the extent of his intellectual

and political capabilities. It will not soon be
forgotten that in spite of the opposition of
the Mayor, the more liberal portion of the

municipality of Manchester resolved, as the exponents
of public opinion, to present an address to KOSSUTH
at the earliest opportunity that was convenient, and
to accompany it with an invitation to a banquet, to
be given to his Excellency in the presence of the
principal leaders of that great industrial locality.
With the receipt of this invitation came a similar
one from the people of Birmingham—both of which
the representative of the Hungarians was
graciously
pleased to accept, although compelled at the same
time to decline many similar attentions from other
quarters of the United Kingdom. It is somewhat
ungracious, we conceive, on the part of any public
journalist, no matter what his partizan prejudices or
predilections, to ridicule a demonstration of popular
feeling like this in the scurrilous manner in which we
have seen the present movement derided; remember-
ing, as every individual ought under the circum-
stances, that the respect shown to KOSSUTH by the
men of Birmingham and Manchester is, from the
peculiarity of his position, one conspicuous for its
disinterestedness and magnanimity. He is here not as
a conqueror or a successful potentate, not as a great
prince wielding a sceptre of authority, not as a war-
rior whose bosom is covered with the gems of
dignity, not as a statesman bearing about him the
insignia of office, and appearing in all the pomp of
ministerial decorations. He comes to us in the simple
guise of an exiled civilian, bereft, as one of the Mem-
bers for Southampton well remarked the other even•
log, of everything except his honour; without
wealth, without title, without any ostentatious retinue,
without any influence whatever beyond that arising
from the potency of his astonishing eloquence, and
from the memory of his brilliant and unsullied
achievements. It is to a man thus situated that the
inhabitants of Birmingham and Manchester are
offering the tribute of their spontaneous hospi-
talities. It is to KOSSUTH as an exile, and not as
Dictator, that they are yielding the homage of
their welcome. It is to Kossueu penniless and
powerless, and not to an Administrator, whose hands
are filled with riches and authority, that they are
extendieg the tokens of their admiration through
the medium of a public banquet and a public recep-
tion. Can anything, we ask, he more clear than the
fact that this cordial proceeding on the part of the
two places particularised it most generous in its evi•
deuce of regard solely for the personal merits of the
individual ? No reference whatever has manifestly
been made by the municipality of Birmingham, or
by that of Manchester, to the circumstance that
KOSSUTH is received amongst them otherwise than
merely as an exiled foreigner. They each of them
evince a noble eagerness to welcome him, an eagerness
as great as could by possibility have been shown had
he been the master of instead of the fugitive from
Hungary.
Yet, magnanimous and disinterested as the course
pursued by the constituencies mentioned above most
incontestably bas proved, the inhabitants of Birming-
ham and Manchester have been subjected to the sneers
and derisions of the systematic apologists of abso-
lutism andlof.the inveterate depreciators of democracy.
We are satisfied that the fact here alluded to, instead
of being in any respect a source of annoyance to the
persons vilified, will to the vast majority of them be
matter rather for earnest aatisfac:ion. At a time
when the champions of liberty are the individuals
selected to be the targets for abuse and misrepresen-
tation—by those, we mean, who have constituted
themselves the defenders of the tyrants of Christen-
dom—it is surely rather matter for exultation than
chagrin to be one among the parties chosen to be thus
maligned and vituperated. Condemnation from the
ranks of the enemy is equivalent to eulogium from
the mouths of their antagonists. Praise from the one
is not more sincerely to be desired than dispraise
from the other of the belligerents. Besides which it
should be borne in mind that the very violence of the
attacks directed against KOSSUTH betray on the part
of his opponents their sense of his importance. This
knowledge of the greatness of the man enhances the
fury of his foes at the homage paid to him sponta-
neously by so many thousands upon thousands of his
admirers and sympathisers. The apologists of abso-
lutism resident in the capital of England, and ad-
dressing the public through the columns of a certain
section of our Contemporaries, employ every means
within their reach to sneer down the present wide-
spread demonstration in favour of KOSSUTH as the
champion and liberator of the Hungarians. Yet, in
defiance of all their energetic and reiterated endea-
vours, the popular sympathy for KOSSUTH only be-
comes more and more extended throughout all ranks
of the community—insomuch that it is only neces-
sary to have it announced that the great exile will be
in such a spot on such a day to have the locality
specified crowded with men of all ranks and classes,
at the appointed time, ready to welcome his approach
with the most unanimous and enthusiastic acclama-
tions. So much for the influence pretended to be
exercised over the popular mind by the organs re-
ferred to ! So much for the prevalence of anything
like indifference in regard to the relative merits of
democracy and absolutism among the thinking por-
tion of the inhabitants of the United Kingdom.

The proceedings of the Royal Geographical
Society last evening were more than usually
interesting. The first ordinary meeting for the
season was held, the accomplished and able Pre-
sident, Sir RODERICK MURCHISON) filling the
chair, and many of the most distinguished
scientific members being in attendance—Admiral
BEAUFORT, Captains KELLETT and PENNY, and other
gentlemen whose experience in all matters connected
with the Polar regions might have qualified them to
form an " Arctic Council," whose opinions would be
entitled to the greatest weight.

There was manifestly some extraordinary attrac-
tion that drew together such an assemblage, and oc-
sioned such intense anxiety for hearing the promised
communication and the subsequent discussion thereon,
There was so indeed ; for a gallant and efficient
officer, who had served many years in Behring's
Strait and the northern latitudes, was about to make
a new suggestion respecting a mode by which the
fate of Sir Jom FRANKLIN and his intrepid com-
panions might possibly be ascertained, a communi-
cation opened, and even some degree of relief
afforded. Nothing relating to that subject, respect-
ing which the deepest sympathies of the English
people, and, indeed, of every civilized nation in both
hemispheres have been excited, could fail to awaken
intense enthusiasm—an enthusiasm which was most
justly increased to the utmost when it was known that
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There can be no doubt or difficulty as to the pre-
eminent qualifications of Lieutenant Pim for the
arduous task—we cannot call it duty, for no superior
could impose such a duty on any subordinate—for
which be has volunteered. We can easily conceive
the fearless courage that may enable an individual to
brave the almost desperate chances of a "forlorn
hope"—where the matter will be decided one way or the
other, the," gold chain" or the "wooden-leg" achieved
within a few hours but something more is required to
undertake a journey such as that conteraplated by
Lieutenant Pim, where dangers must be encountered
that might appal the most daring, and privations and
sufferings of the utmost severity endured, and these
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For six years Lieutenant PTM had served on board

the Herald and Plover surveying-ships, exploring
the Arctic regions. During a great portion of that
period the attention of all on board was strongly
directed to the consideration of the probable course
followed by Sir Joss FRANKLIN, and of the most
eligible mode of discovering the missing expedition.
On these points the gallant young lieutenant
pondered long and deeply, and the results of his
meditations were yesterday evening stated at the
meeting of the distinguished society above alluded
to, whose cordial approval and practical co-operation
were secured in favour of the project.
Lieutenant Pim stated briefly the circumstances
which led him to believe that the imprisoned ships
were not to be found on the coast of America, but on
that of Asia. It was not probable that Sir JOHN
FRANKLIN had failed in the very commencement of
his career—that he would be found on the threshold
of the North-West Passage, if such there be.
Where then was he to be sought for ? That
was the problem, and to its solution Lieutenant
PIM brought a clear and intelligent mind
and habits of calm and patient investigation. Fully
acquainted with the narratives of WRANGEL and
ANJou and other circum-polar navigators, and also
with the views of Colonel SABINE and the several
scientific writers on the Exothurmal lines, and the
existence of open water about the Pole, he conceives
that the expedition might have passed through Wel-
lington Channel, attained the Polymia, and then
steered to the westward. It would then be,
on re-entering the ice with the inten-
tion of reaching the Pacific Ocean, that
the chief difficulties would have impeded his
progress, and where, completely frozen in, and
rendered powerless, he might be driven on either
coast of the old or thenew world. The researches
that have already taken place on the latter afford
strong, if not conclusive, evidence that it is not on
the American shores that the gallant voyagers can be
sought for. The Siberian coast, however, has not
been thoroughly investigated. It is a link yet wanting
to complete the chain of search. Lieutenant Plat
is willing to supply that deficiency. He offers, with-
out remuneration of any kind, beyond the mere ex-
penses to undertake the journey, starting within the
present week, travelling by way of St. Petersburgb,
Moscow, Tobolsk, Irkutz, and Takoutz, to the mouth
of the Kolyma, and thence exploring the coast of
Siberia, east and west, for a distance of ten thousand
miles. He required no considerable party, no
large resources, to prosecute this inquiry.
He only asked for a single companion
and a single servant. The expenses would be trifling
indeed, when compared with the possible ad-
vantages. But from these the Admiralty shrink—
a few hundred pounds is too large an
outlay. Lady FRANKLIN, however, has once
more come forward, and offered 5001., all in her
powfre to devote to the purpose, but manifestly in-
adequate to the necessary expenses of such
an undertaking. We trust the British people
will not merely supply the deficiency, but
that they will willingly contribute all that may be
❑ecessary without infringing on the funds of the
noble. minded and devoted woman whose name will
henceforth be a household word, a synonym of
fidelity and love. The funds may easily be raised,
and we have too high an opinion of our countrymen
o doubt that they will be forthcoming even within
,he present week.

LONDON, TUESDAY

Early this mornin the Crown Prince and Princess
went in all haste to the Palace on foot ; this afternoon
their children were again to be brought to see their
grandfather. This evening the English clergyman has
been at the Palace. It is stated that the Duke of
Cambridge has been summoned from England. We are
fully prepared for the event; we believe that the en-
suing week will not find the King alive. Great hopes
go with him to the grave; will his successor be disposed
to awaken them anew?"
A letter from Coburg states that the delegates
of Gotha and Coburg adopted in their last sitting
the propositions of the Government for the union
of the two Duchies, and resolved to submit the
propositions to the respective Diets, with a recom-
mendation that they should be adopted.
In the Assembly of Brunswick, on the sth, the
new Electoral Bill, which imposes severe restrictions
on the suffrage, was read a second time. This vote
was, however, only come to with reluctance, the
Government having threatened to apply to the Ger-
manic Diet, to repeal the existing law, in the event of
the Chamber refusing to sanction the new Bill. The
vote was taken by 28 votes to 511.

BELGIUM.
The Belgian Senate, on Saturday, commenced the
discussion of the address in reply to the ICING'S
speech. Some Members criticised the terms in which
the address was drawn up, and two complained that
no reference was made to the passage in which his
MAJESTY recommended moderation and conciliation.
They proposed amendments is remedy that omission,
but eventually the address ant amendments were re-
ferred to the Committee.
The Chamber of Representatives assembled on
Saturday, and the Committee presented the draft of
the address, which was, as usual, a paraphrase of the
KING'S speech.

ITALY.
The Austrian Military Commander of Milan has
prohibited the religious meetings of the Protestants
residing in that city from taking place.
The Croce di Savoia of Turin mentions a rumour
that the Sardinian Government intends granting the
Catholic Church of St. Austin, at Genoa, to a Pro-
testant congregation.
A letter from Rome, in the Lombardo-Tenet.,
states that the French troops are making new addi-
tions to the fortifications of the Castle of St. Angelo.
Count GAETANO ZUCCHINI has been named Papal
Commissioner for the execution of the railway of
Central Italy.
Count LIITZOW, late Austrian Ambassador to the
Court of Rome, is now in that capital.