The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-10-28 00:00:00

ARRIVAL OF KOSSUTH.

The Madrid, steam-ship, Captain Weeks, with Kossuth,
his wife, family, and suite on board, made her appearance
in the Southampton Waters about half-past one o'clock on
Thursday. Scarcely had the vessel been descried rounding
Calsho Castle before the principal approaches to the docks
were lined by large numbers of people of nearly every
class. The Mayor proceeded in the Customs boat to the
mouth of the Itchen, where he boarded the ship, and was
introduced by Captain Weeks to Kossuth.
immediately afterwards the Count and Countess Pulszky
followed, and then ensued a scene that will not be erased
from the memory of those who witnessed it. Both the
ladies, Kossuth, and the count, cordially embraced each
other and shed tears in abundance ; indeed, they were all
so affected that scarcely a syllable passed between them
for some time. Kossuth's children, four in number, came
in for a full share of congratulation, as also did the suite
who accompanied him. The steamer entered the docks
about three o'clock, and was scarcely in the entrance when
Kossuth, his wife, and children, were discovered standing
on the deck, with the Mayor in the midst of them. They
were loudly cheered. Standing on the wall were a great
number of Hungarians, who had purposely come down
from London. It is needless to say the moment Kossuth
ascended the gangway ladder, and put his foot upon Eng-
lish ground, that they one and all crowded around him
and. offered their congratulations.
The Mayor had provided a carriage and four greys aid
a band of music. As soon as Kossuth and his lady and
children, the Count and Countess Pulszky, and the Mayor,
had taken their seats, the carriages slowly drove from the
docks, accompanied with the band and numerous other

vehicles, and traversed the principal streets. and thence
proceeded to the town residence of the Mayor. After
partaking of some refreshment, his worship, with Louis
Kossuth and friends; proceeded to the Guildhall, where an
address from the corporation of Southampton was pre-
sented, after an introductory speech from the Mayor to
Kossuth. This was the signal for enthusiastic and voci-
ferous applause, which having. subsided, _ _

Kosstith stood forward and said—Mr. Mayor and Gen-
tlemen, I beg you will excuse me, an unpretending stranger
in the town of Southampton, in your own language, ade-
quately to express the warm sentiments of respect and
gratitude for your generous welcome. To have the honour
of being welcomed by the people of England in this noble
town is an august 'gratification to me. It has always been
iny study from early youth to look to England as the
book of life by which I was to live. For three centuries
Austria has exercised open. violence and wholesale threats
to destroy the liberties of my countrymen, and were it
not for her municipal institutions would have succeeded.
There was a time when the principles of liberty were
spreading through Europe, and when I was myself almost
alone standing against the assailments of Russia. Mu-
nicipal! institutions are the best protectors of liberty.
There 'is in the French nation, which has, after three
revolutions, glory outside, but freedom within withering
by the blasting influence of centralisation. He then pro-
ceeiledlto observe that he foretold this would be fatal to
them. England would always be great, glorious, and free,
by the : preservation of her municipal institutions ; and
when be saw their race is the only one in both hemis-
pheres enjoying perfect freedom, whether in kingly-formed
government in one, or republican government in the
other, he still saw it was by preserve-

.cog these institutions
intact. Such were his sentiments—the sentiments of his
heart. Kossuth then expressed his deep gratitude for
England's reception of his fellow-countrymen, the Hun-
garian exiles, more particularly at the portof Southampton.
His own life was of no Ilse excepting that he might make
it serviceable to his country and humanity. lie hoped,
by the blessing of Althighty God and the encouragement
of their sympathies, yet to see the principles of liberty
On Tuesday morning the marriage between Lord Cosmo established in his native country.
Russell, youngest son of the late Duke and the present The above, merely an outline, was delivered with great
Dowager Duchess of Bedford, and half brother of the fervour, and, although he spoke the English language but
Right Hon. the First Lord of the Treasury, and Miss imperfectly, he managed to make himself understood.
Annie Norbury, only daughter of the late J. G. Norbury, After the presentation of the address, the national flag of
Esq., of 3, Lowndes-street, Cheshatn=place, Be[grove- ['unary, which was worked by some Hungarian ladies in
square, London, and sister of the present Countess of
England duringtl e time of his struggle for his country's
Lismore, was solemnised at St. Peter's Church, Eaton- right-, wairpresented • as also another address from the
square, in the presence of a very distinguished circle of inhabitants of _ St,utliampton, to which Kossuth also
the friends and relatives of both parties. • responded. The meeting then broke up, and Kossuth
Lady Ottway died on Monday evening, at her residence, immeointely departed for the mayor's country residence
No; 2, Hyde-park Gardens, after a short but ;painful at Winchester.
Hess, tier ladyship was in her 78th year. WINCUE§TER: §ATURPAI.-44110 Nam of 15auth.

His Royal Hi2hriess Prince Albert has addressct
eraph letters of thanks to all the Foreign Commissioners
Her Majesty has sent Mrs. Dilke a handsome bracelet
and a portrait of the royal children to Mr. Dilke. His
Royal Highness Prince Albert has suggested to the Society
of Arts the advisibility of a series of lectures on the results
of the Exhibition.