Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-11-13
ARRIVAL OF KossUTH IN ENGLAND.


| o'clock on Thursday. Scarcely had the vessel been
deserted rounding Calsho Castle before the principal
approaches to the docks lined by large numbers
of people Of nearly every class. The Mayor proceed
ed 10 The customs boat to the mouth of the Ichen,
| where he boarded the ship, and was introduced by
Captain Weeks to Kossuh.
Immediately afterwards the Count and Countess
| Fui:zky followed and then ensued scene that will
not be erased from the memory OF those that witnessed
It. Both the ladies, Kossuh, and the count, cordially
embraced each other and shed in abundance in
deed, they were all so affected that scarcely sylla-
| BILE passed between them for some time. kossuths
children, tour IN numbers came i'll for full share OF
congratulation also did the suite who accompanied
nun. The steamer enteredNhe dock at about o'clock;
and was scarcely in the entrance when hossuh his vile
and children, were discovered standing the deck
with the Mayorin the midst OF them. They were loudly
| cheered. Stan ing on the wall were great number
| Of Hungarians, who had purposey come down from
London. Ii is needless TO say the moment Kossuth
ascended the gangway ladder and put his foot upon
English ground, that they one an ell crowded around
him and offered their congratulations.
The Mayor had provided carriage and four greys,
| and 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 by the
| band and numerous other vehicles, aad trayersed
| the principal Streets and thence proceeded to the
town residence OF the Mayor. After partaking
OF some refreshments, his worship, with Louis Kos
suth and friends proceeded. To the GuildhaI, where
an address from thu corporation OF Southampton
presented after Introductory speech from the Nav
or, to kossuh. This the signal for enthusiastic
and yoeterous applause, which fIl HAVING subsidized
| men, | beg you will excuse me, unpretending
stranger in The town OF Southampton in your own
language inadequatey express thewarm sentiments
OF respect and gratitude Tor your generous welcome
To have the honor OF being welcomed by the people
OF England IN this noble town is august gratifica
ton to me- 1t has always been my study from early
youth to look TO Eng and the book of life by which
was to live For three centuries Austria has exer
clsed open violence and wholesale threats destroy
| the liberties OF my counrymen, and it not for
| her municipal institutions would have succeeded
| Ahere was time when the principles of liberty
spreading through Europe, and when | was myself al
most atone standing against the assallments of Rus
| bla. Municipal institutions the best protectors
OF liberty. There is in the French nation, which
has after three revolutions, glory outside but free
| dom within whitening by The blasting influence of
Capitalization. He then proceeded observe that he
toreold this would be fatal to them. Engan would
always be great, glorious, and free by the preserva-
ton OF her municipal institutions; and when he
theirface isthe only In both hemispheres enjoying
perfect freedom, whether in klngly-formed govern
ment in one or republican government in the other,
he still saw it was by preserving these Institutions in
tact Such were his sentlments-the sentiments of
his heart Kossuth then expressed his deep gratitude
| for Englands reception of his feow-countrymen, the
| Hungarian exies, more particularly at the port OF
Southampton. His own life of no excepting that
| he nightmare it serviceabe to his country. He hoped
! by tho blessing of Almighty God and the encourage
ment Of their sympathles, yet to the princi-
| Piles of liberty established in his native country"
| The above merely outline, delivered With
great ervor and although he spoke the English language
! but imperfectly he managed to make himself under.
stood; After the presentation oil the address the
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ladies' il England during the time of his struggle for
his counrys rights, presented; also another adj
dress from the inhabitant of Southampton, which
Kossuth also responded. The meeting then broke up
| and Kossuth Immediately departed for the Mayors
| country residence at Winchester.
| KossUTH's PERSONAL APfEARANoE-The Times says:
Gle stands about 5 feet inches in height, has a
slight end apparently not strongly knit frame, and is
little round shouldered. His face is rather oval pair
of blush grey eyes, which somewhat reminded
| of OConnell's in expression well set beneath full
| and arChed brow, animated and intelligent
| look to his countenance His forehead, high and
broad is deeply wrnkled, and time has Just begun to
grizze head OF straight dark hair, and leave bald
spot behind. He has not got the true Hungara
but II is fair, well formed feature, such French
passport would describe as moyen; thick mousache
nearly covers his mouth, except when he speaks or
smiles. and unites with beard and whisker in iull
flock of dark hair falling down from his chin. Wheth.
er from his captivity or from constitutional there
is somehow an air OF lasstude in his look, to which
the atgues OF hisvoyage not improbably contributed.
! Altoge her he gives the idea ola of thought
rather than man OF action; there is speculative
air in his face mingled with degree of melancholy,
which would mark him for visionary theoretical
enthusiast rather than tor great leader soldier
| From the London Daily News, Oct. 49,
VISIT OF MR.. LAWRENCE. TO KO SsUTH
SOUTHAMPTON, Monday.
The principal topic OF conve rsation here TO day is
the wonderful speech OF NJ. Kossuth at the Mayor of
Southampton's. The mode of delivery, the matter,
and the excellence OF the English equally the sub
Jects Of complimentary comment, and the general i'm.
preston Is that the most remarkable the cen-
| ry has come among US. His wonderful power OF ill.,
Huencng mems minds is illustrated by the revusion of
feeling winch the moderator OF his sentiments has pro-
duced among the intelligent conserv atives large and
influential section OF the town population They had
expected red republican, or something OF that sort,
and are quite in extacies at finding who
the most constitutional sentiments and who only seeks
to nstitu ions 800 years old The demand for
tickets Tor the banquet has risen an Unprecedented
extent and the dimensions OF the compla ined
OF insufficient Tor the OCCASION Mr. Lawrence, the
American Minister, has arrived at Mr.. Deacons, the
town clerks, accompanied by another distinguished
| Treasury. The public will recoec this gentleman,
from the euIogum OF Sir Robert Peel, that she was
| one OF the ablest men in America"
| KoSSuth'S Private ViSit to London Iucidents &c.
(trom the London Morning ChIonicle.)
SOUTHAMPTON Monday.
The continual excitement which Kossuth lived in
from his landing on Thursday to the de1euner at the
| Mayor OF Southampton's, had begun to tell upon the
health OF the exile, not yet quite recovered from the
effects OF the sea voyage The remainder of hatday
and the Sunday were spent in secuson, with the OK
ceptlon that he went, accompanied by the Mayor, to
attend morning service in the catl edral of Wlnches
ter. 1t was not generally known that he intended to
be present. and by way of avoiding anything like ex-
citement, the Mayor and he walked quietly down by
the back streets Several visitors called upon him in
the course OF the day, but the state of his health per-
mIted him 10 see only a few.
| This morning he proceeded up to London by an
early train to JOIN Madame Kossuth and his family in
London. They are all expacted back to morrow and
TO take up their residence for the day with Mr.
Crosskey, the American Consul
Another object OF his journey town is to consult
with eminent physician the state of has health
which, have already indicated, is IN rather a
delic0te state.
With reference to the report that has been circulated
some time SINCE that the Austrian Minister had
threatened to demand his passports il Foreign
Minister should grant Kossuth au interview there is
curious story current here and stated too on no mean
auth ority, that Lord Dudley Stuart has been autho
rised TO Kossuth that Lord Palmerston weuId
grant him interview OF an unofficial character il he
desired it, and that, so far his ordship was person.
ally concerned, he rather ious to see him than
otherwise.
Mr.. Golden returned TO town Saturday evening,
but is expected 10 return tomorrow for the banquet
MIR Abbott La wrenca the Amer1can Miniatnr Is aIsn