The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-11-18 00:00:00

KOSSUTH AT MANCHESTER.

THE DUG DE BORDEAUX.

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The reception of Kossuth at Manchester, on Tuesda
of must,
aristocraticif nu mls 'numbersThe following portrait of the Count de Chambord' the
heir of Louis XIV. and Henry IV. of France, is froillf;
land. At the railway-station the sight was one of the elegant pen of M. de la Guerronniere, one of the edg,ts
most extraordinary that can be imagined. For the whole finest head of any prince in Europe. The physical b eL
length of a wide street there was one dense sheet of pallid of his physiognomy is only the reflection of moral beauty.ok.
faces and fustian caps and jackets—wherever you looked his of
Frankness, uprightness, benevolence, enlightenl°
of the Pays:—" The Count de Chambord possesseesu;
were open mouths and staring eyes, and a forest of hats Intelligence illuminates his forehead. The ensemble0 ss
and caps in the air. It was with the greatest difficulty, his features presents the harmony and purity of Jiang f
and at a slow pace then, that the carriages, which which the pencil of Raphael, or the chisel of Phidi 42ff
amounted (including hack cabs) to some ten or twelve,
could make their way. There were a few banners be- him, the expression of the eyes, the tones of the sf
ovge.,
longing to some temperance club in sight, tossing about the accent of the voice, the cadency of gesture, the n3altbY
alone reproduce the character and effects. EverYlblsa;
in the mass, but they were soon lost; and a whole band 'rents of the hand, display the manliness of a he , ,
of music, fur caps, uniform, brass, and all, was swallowed soul, which no breath has dried up, no poison cb?nser;
up in the most magical way in a vain attempt to greet no vice degraded. This soul is seen and felt, and bear is
Kossuth with their strains. The procession went along and this transparency is so luminous that it se:mbi, a
Piccadilly ; all the windows were crammed • even the approaching it that we are only separated from it 0
housetops had rows of temporary tenants. 'The broad glass. Thus is explained the sort of fascination i'l,bo
street was choking, and the enthusiasm was unmistake- this king without a kingdom exercises on all those "suis
able. Carts, waggons, omnibuses, cabs, stage vans, and
approach him. His head is discrowned of its diadem,_n
cotton trucks were ranged up by the footpath two, three, yet
v
and four deep, piled up with human beings, who cheered there is on his forehead a sort of halo which is
the escape of internal light into physical life. s the
as if for their lives. From the station to the Victoria strikes at the first aspect is neither the perfection of
of
Arch, about three quarters of a mile, the whole popula- features, nor the delicacy of the lines, nor the harree,neYrod
tion of Manchester was really in the course of the route, proportions, nor anything of what constitutes mat
tleurand it is no exaggeration to say there were 200,000 people beauty. No ! It is sympathy, increased by majesty
present. M. Kossuth stood up surveying the scene with a word, something which carries you back to the gre.4l-bost
the liveliest interest, and bowing low on either side as he of Louis XIV. and the goodness of Henry nr•
breast,
passed. The tall warehouses were studded with a mosaic the prince is on horseback, his open and largetsasan
of heads and faces. All the shop shutters were up, and which seems to respire life ; his strong and suPP Res
it was stated by many that there were more people in the which holds the bridle with vigour full of abandon,
g title
ers
streets than on the occasion of the Queen s visit; and to his bearing as much elegance as dignity. re etout
y es'
several such exclamations were heard as, " Well, I saw him pass thus along the roads of German we and
Kossuth, at. all events, which is more than I can say of the royal majesty. One would say that he is the Woo
the Q trian statue of it, reanimated all at once ueen !" The Irish population particularly seemed by soil the
in great delight, and showed in immense force. Pygmalion. Rut Pygmalion does not call Maisel —ed
At seven o'clock the Free-trade Hall. which will hold people An illustrious lady, much more accust.oinces,
7,000, was most densely packed, upwards of 100,000 hay- to exercise fascination than to submit to it, the fru' the
ing applied for admission. M. Kossuth entered, attended de Lieven, one day met the Count de Chambord leas is
by Mr. Geo. Wilson, Mr. Bright, M.P., Lord D. Stuart, house of the Duchess de Noailles at Ems. abe liThe
M.P., Mr. Henry, M.P., Mr. Heyworth, M.p., Mr. competent, and perhaps rather a severe judge. • j,
se citeof
Kershaw, M.P., Mr. J. Williams, M.P., M. Pulszky, sse. curiosity of Madame de Lieven was very much
Mr. Bright, in moving the address, delivered one of The' figure of a pretender was wanting to the Sang
those elegant declamatory harangues, so inconsistent with her impressions ; she laughed with witty and el, °,,csi of
this new Prince Edward brought from their
fidelity. Accustomed as she to receive.
his Quaker appearance. He spoke of Kossuth as one of incredulity at the tender enthusiasm which the friends of
the most renowned defenders of truth which their age, or
the world, could boast of--a wanderer and an exile far pilgrim's- is
more dear to their hearts than any crowned head among liarity of her elegant conversations, the most illusotme
the monarchs of Continental Europe. Kossuth was there, men of Europe, she promised herself to contetotisi:
not as a republican or monarchist, but as the defender and without being dazzled and without emotion, this be'ciss
asserter of the rights of all men—of the greatest of all tary grandeur, the pale ray of a setting sun which re'
principles—liberty.. about to disappear in time. Count de Chambord Pct
Numerous addresses from the neighbouring towns were seated himself. The majesty and the goodness disPieY,,eis
also presented, the Liverpool address by a deputation -as the illumination of his soul on his face first of all sti.„‘ts
consisting of Messrs. William Rathbone, Robertson Glad- Madame de Lieven. This lady of rank, more diffice"sk a
0
in their ans .

stone, Thomas Blacburn, George Holt, Charles Holland,
A. C. Stewart. Francis Boult, jun., Richard Vaughan
Yates, J. R. Jeffery, and C. E. Rawlins, jun. The ad-
dress from the Hungarian Refugees Committee was pre-
sented by Messrs. Peter Stewart, G. E. Rawlins, and
Thomas Bolt.
M. Kossuth made a long speech in reply, referring to
voluminous notes from which he made occasionally long
extracts. It was much of the same stuff and material,
and quite as successful as his former orations, being con-
tinually illuminated by bursts of eloquence. He was en-
thusiastically cheered throughout.

move than the great men whose charm, penetrations e e
often inspiration she is, was agitated as would have b
a simple woman of Brittany. In the evening she 03e'ess.
Berryer. and laughed no more at monarchical tenders the
The reception which the Count de Chambord gives 'dig
numerous Frenchmen who visit him in his exile is Or rij
without familiarity, dignified without pretension, fso
royal without haughtiness. He displays a coquetlT°ifing
altogether marked description for the men not belenejo,
to his cause, and whom a sentiment of respect and ell,.r1;0
sity leads to visit him. It is in particular with their i'be
,e gives way freely to the expression of his vievvs ;goa

nt•
astonishes them by his knowledge of men and things, to
by the richness of his mind ; he causes them to forget', ,
he is a pretender and an exile from. his country. 11g,
fancy that they hear France speaking through his o°;ece,
and that the voice of the present age is heard in his 0'
awakening as it does all the echoes of past ages."

NOMINATION' OF SHERIFFS.

Wednesday last being the Morrow of St. Martin, the
Lords of Her Majesty's Privy Council assembled in the
Court' of Exchequer, at Westminster, for the purpose of
proceeding to the " nomination of Sheriffs for the ensuing
year for all the counties in England and Wales, with the
exception of Cornwall and Lancashire."

The lists for the following counties were settled thus :
CUMtERLA ND.—George Henry Oliphant, Esq.,,of Broadfield-
house ; Francis Baring Atkinson, Esq., of Ramsbeck-lodge ;
and George Saul, of Burnstock, Esq.
CHESIMIE. —Georgal ol land Ackers, Esq., of Moreton ; John
Hurleston Locke, Esq., of Carden ; and Joshua Bruckshaw, of
Harriton; near Bredbury, Esq.
SHROPSHIRE.—Robert Burton, Esq., of Longnra--hall ; John
Michael Severne, Esq., of Wallop hall ; and Abraham Darley,
of Colebrdoke-dale, Esq.

WESTMORELAND.—Richard Burn, of Orton-hall, Esq. ; John
Wakefield, of Sedgwick•house, Kendal, Esq.; and Walter
Charles Strickland, of Sizergh-hall, Kendal, Esq:
YORKSHIRE.—Sir John Henry Lowther; Bart., of Swilling-
ton, Wakefield ; Andrew Montagu, Esq.; of Melton-park; and
Henry Willoughby, of Birdsall, ESQ.