7 MAY 1853, Page 9

A crowded meeting was held last night at the London

Tavern, Lord Dudley Stuart in the chair, to present Louis Kossuth with a copy of the works of Shakspere, which had been purchased with the pennies of 10,000 working men. The edition was Charles Knight's " Pictorial," and it was enclosed in a case representing the house at Stratford-on-Avon supposed to have been Shakspere's. This testimonial was originally suggested by Mr. Douglas Jerrold ; who, on this occasion, handed the volumes to M. Kossuth. The Hungarian leader then addressed the meeting in a long and eloquent speech. Among the other speakers were Mr. Cobden, Sir Joshua Walmsley, and Mr. Alderman Wire.