The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-11-04 00:00:00

KOSSUTH IN LONDON.

On Thursday, Kossuth rode through the principal
streets of the metropolis to Guildhall, to receive the
address of the corporation. He was repeatedly cheered
during the whole of his progress by vast crowds of persons
who lined the streets. Flags of all colours and nationalities
were hung out of the windows, and the whole scene was
one of the greatest excitement. M. Kossuth was intro-
dueed to the corporation by Lord Dudley Stuart, Mr.
Bennoch, Mr. Wire, and Mr. Gilpin. After the address
had been read, M. Kossuth replied most eloquently in
English, assuring the Lord Mayor and others present that
it was a proud moment of his life, and it was equally gra-
tifying to his countrymen to find himself placed in a
situation of such high honour as to receive the address,
which had been read so solemnly. from the corporation of
the greatest city in the world, in which the Lord Mayor
and common council assembled—an address which con-
tained such generous words. He felt the honour the
greater, because it assured him that they had watched the
past struggles of Hungary for freedom, which it had been
his destiny to lead. He then dwelt, at great length, upon
the value of municipal institutions, concluding his remarks
by saying that when he should be laid low, even the very
grass from his grave would appeal to England and Ame-
rica, and say, "Do not forget, in your proud position,
those who are oppressed ; do not grudge the sacrifice to
liberty. Serve those who bleed." On his return, the
streets were again densely crowded, and the illustrious
exile was everywhere loudly cheered. During the day the
populace burnt some hundred copies of the Times in
different parts of the metropolis—some even in Printing-
house Square, where the Times-office is situated.
Kossuth dinod with the Lord Mayor on Thursday
evening. Covers were laid in the long parlour for seventy.
Amongst the guests present were Mr. Justice and Lady
Talfourd, Alderman Wilson, M. and Madame Kossuth,
the Governor of the Bank of England, Lord Dudley
Stuart, M.P.,:Alderman Salomons, M.P.. Mrs. Lawrence,
Mr. Sheriff Cotterell, Mr. Sheriff Swift, M. and Madame
Pulsky, Mr. Cobden, M.P., Mr. and Mrs. Chaplin, Mr.
Gilpin, &c., &c.
The Morning Advertiser states that Kossuth will
receive an address from the working classes at his residence,
and that it is expected he will visit Manchester, and
perhaps Liverpool. He has refused the offer of a testi-
monial to himself, and advised that any funds collected
for that object be given to his suffering and exiled
countrymen.

M. Kossuth, family, and suite, will depart from
Southampton on the 14th inst., by the United States mail
steam-ship Washington, the offer of the Ocean Steam
Navigation Company of New York to provide a free
passage to America by the Washington having been
accepted by M. Kossuth. Mr. William Iselin, the general
agent of the New York and Havre Steam Navigation
Company, has also tendered a free passage to M. Kossuth
and suite by the Humboldt, as had also Messrs. Bird,
Gillilan, and Co., by the screw-steamer Pioneer. The
Washington has postponed the sailing to the 14th, in
order that Kossuth might have an opportunity of being
present at the annual ball and concert in aid of the dis-
tressed Poles and Hungarians, which would accordingly
take place on the 13th, instead of the 17th of November,
as had been originally fixed upon. Meetings to arrange
about the presentation of the addresses to him are being
held all over the country.
It is understood that, although none of the foreign
ministers or members of the government have yet for-
mally recognised Kossuth's visit to this country, the
Foreign Secretary will take an opportunity of seeing the
ex-Governor of Hungary, unofficially, before his depar-
ture. In consequence of debility, he had declined re-
ceiving any more addresses until Saturday next. On Mon-
day, the 10th instant, he will dine with the Mayor and
Corporation of Birmingham, and on the following day he
will be entertained by the Mayor and Corporation of Man-
chester. On the 13th he will attend the Polish ball at
Guildhall, and on the 14th proceed to Liverpool, with his
family, in order to embark tor the United St tes.
THE MEETING IN LIVERPOOL.
A public meeting was held on Thursday, in the Royal
Amphitheatre, to adopt the congratulatory address to
Louis Kossuth, ex-governer of Hungary, on his arrival
in this country, which had been drawn up by the sub-
committee appointed for that purpose. The meeting was
very numerously attended. Amongst the gentlemen
present were Messrs. Boult, Blackburne, Broadribb,
Jackson, J. Aiken, Wm. Rathbone, Geo. Holt, Ronald,
Millward, M. J. Whitty, R. V. Yates, the Rev. Mr.
Bishop, Mr. Boulton, Mr. Stitt, sen., Mr. Stitt, jun.,
Mr. Wood, Mr. J. Rott, Mr. Chas. Robertson, the Rev.
J. L. Carpenter, Mr. Jas. Molynenx, Mr. Rushton.
The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, hoped
that there was no one present whose heart did not beat
high in the cause of civil and religious liberty. They
were not met to interfere, however, with any political
parties in foreign countries. They would maintain in-
violate the same principles of non-intervention with which
England had lately looked upon the fantastic political
freaks of France. He only wished France had acted with
a respect to the rights of other nations to settle their own
affairs similar to that which had been shown to her. They
were met to sympathise with Kossuth—to congratulate
him upon his escape from the Austrian despot and the
Russian autocrat. Hungary fought for her constitution ;
hers was not a revolutionary struggle, notwithstanding the
vile misrepresentations to which the Times had lent its
columns. (Shouts of execration.) Those vile misrepre-
sentations were not in accordance with the opinions of
the people of England—(much cheering)—and the great
Thunderer, with all its giant strength—(hisses)—would
have no power to sink the sympathies of the British nation
with liberty, wherever it had held up its head. (Loud
cheers.) In past times, the sympathies of England's
governments might perchance have been with the oppressor
rather than with the oppressed ; but now England was in
a much nobler position. England had now a Secretary of
Foreign Affairs in Lord Palmerston—(loud cheers)—who,
while he had preserved peace in England, was feared and
hated by every bigot and despot throughout the world.
(Tremendous cheering.) It was the duty then of English-
men to let Lord Palmerston know that his sentiments
were backed by the people of England. (Loud cheers.)
That was the object of the meeting, as well as to con-
gratulate Kossuth on his arrival in a land of true liberty.
(Cheers.) If any were present who did not coincide with
the purposes of the meeting, he trusted they would have
the good taste to listen in silence to the proceedings.
Mr. BLACKBURNE, who was received with loud ap-
plause, said that the resolution entrusted to his care, and
which he was confident would meet the support of all
present, was couched in the following terms :—" That
this meeting, regarding LOlli9 Kossuth, ex-governor of
Hungary, as the representative of that noble struggle
which the brave Hungarian nation so long sustained for
the preservation of their rights and liberties, desire to
tender him the earnest expression of their respectful sym-
pathy; and, believing that in the extension of constitu-
tional government will always be found the best guarantee
for internal tranquillity and international peace, they
would hereby record their strong detestation of the reac-
tionary policy which now fatally marks so many of the
governments of Europe."
Mr. GEORGE HOLT seconded the motion. He believed
that the movement in Hungary was one only to obtain a
restoration of the constitutional freedom of the people,
and no straining after new-fangled theories of liberty,
and that, therefore, as a people in the enjoyment of an
old-established and constitutional liberty, they could not
do less than welcome such a hero of freedom as Louis
Kossuth to the shores of England. (Cheers.)
The motion was carried without a dissentient voice.
Mr. CHARLES HOLLAND then moved the adoption of
the address, Mr. C. E. Rawlins, Mr. P. Stuart, and Mr.
Thos. Bolt being appointed to present it to Kossuth.
Mr. STEWART seconded the motion, which was
carried unanimously amidst loud cheering.
Mr. R. YATES moved the next resolution, to the effect
that the address be signed, on behalf of the meeting, by
the chairman, and transmitted to Kossuth.
Mr. RAWLINSON seconded the motion. He read the
oath taken by the Emperor Leopold at his coronation, by
which he " acknowledged Hungary to be free and inde-
pendent in its entire system of legislation and govern-
ment, not subject to any other people or any other state,
but only to its own laws and institutions, and entitled to
be governed only by kings crowned according to its
national laws and customs." After such an oath, was not
Kossuth justified in charging the House of Hapsburg
with perjury ?

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The resolution was carried unanimously.
Mr. ROBERTSON GLADSTONE came forward and pro-
posed a vote of thanks to their respected chairman, who
had that day presided over their deliberations. He re-
tired amidst loud cheers.

Mr. J. R. JEFFREYS, in a short, pithy speech, seconded
the resolution, which was about being carried by acclama-
tion, when a person in the pit rose to express, as a working
man, his regret that the meeting had not been held in the
evening, when working classes generally could, and would
have attended. He also said that the working classes
wished to speak and be heard in favour of Kossuth ; they
valued, as much as the upper classes could do, his brave
and patriotic conduct. He was desirous to commence a
penny subscription for Kossuth; the adoption of this sug-
gestion would only be acting upon the Quaker's principle,
how much do you love him ? (Cheers.) He concluded
his observations by proposing cheers for Kossuth, which
were given with great heartiness.
The vote of thanks to Mr. Rathbone having been car-
ried by acclamation, that gentleman briefly acknowledged
the compliment; after which the meeting separated, three
cheers being given for Kossuth, and three for Mr. Rath-
bone, the latter gentleman calling fora similar compli-
ment, which was given with great enthusiasm.

LONDON AND NORTHWESTERN AND MIDLAND RAIL-
WAYS.—Rumour asserts
i that the London and North-
western board is divided into two or three parties, one of
which is very anxious to buy or lease the Midland, but
the others are against it. One of them, with Mr. Glyn
at the head, is " dead against it." If it be so, Mr. Glyn
has certainly taken the wise course. The amalgamation
or lease of one by the other of these great lines is, at
present at least, preposterous, esther as regards the share-
holders or the legislature. It may do for a rig in the
market to catch the simples, but will not pass with men
of business. It is all a hum.—Herapath's Journal.
VAGARIES OF A ROMISH PRlEST.—Considerable sen-
sation has been produced this week amongst the Romish
community by the refusal of one of the priests to officiate
at the funeral of John Lockering, of Garden-place, well
known as a very energetic papist. It is understood that
the family of the deceased (who are in very humble cir.
cumstances) had not satisfied the conditions imposed by
his reverence. In their emergency they determined to
have his remains interred in the consecrated ground ap-
propriated to members of our Protestant church, and they
applied to their parochial minister, the Rev. Josiah Crofts,
to officiate. He complied, and read the funeral service of
our church before a very large congregation (principally
Boman Catholics).—Yorkshire Gazette,.