The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-04-19 00:00:00

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1 Garibaldi has been the lion of the British public
daring the past week, and the fever does not show
symptoms of abating. On Friday afternoon the General
visited the poet Laureate, at Freshwater. At the re-
itue.t of Mrs. Tennyson he planted a Welliagtonia
Gigante• in the grounds, which we are sorry to add has
been sines nearly destroyed by wane miscreant. Satur-
day we, devoted by the General and his sous to a visit
to the Portsmouth navel establishment& They went
over the Royal Sovereign cupola ship, the were line of
battle whip, Victoria, and afterwards embarked for the
gunnery ship &anent, from which they witnessed
some eacellent artillery practice. Having partaken of
luncheon at the Admirer* bons*, Garibaldi paid • visit
to Mrs. White, the mother of bin friend. Jessie White
Mario, at &attn.& The Chamberlain of the City of
London (Mr. Scott) arrived at the Isle of Wight daring
the day, to inform General Garibaldi that the Court of
Common Council had passed a resolution conferring
upon him the honorary freedom of the City, the con-
templated opposition to this having been withdrawn.
The 0.-neral bad an interview likewise with Maasini.
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On Monday morning Garibaldi left Cowes is the
steamer Medina for Southampton no route for London.
At tioraliampton his reception was most enthusiastic,
and the dietetics from the pia to the railway station,
about a quarter of • mile, was crowded with spectators.
The crush at the railway station was tremendous, no
anxious were men, welaell, and children to shake hands
with Garibaldi. TI. Genera arrived in London soon
after two o'clock at the Nine Elms Station, and the
public demonstration by which his entry was attended
was an event almost unparalleled in the histoiy of the
metropolis. The appearance of the streets from Charing.
cross and along the whole line of route was tray
aniineting. Crowds poured in from all directions; lore
and there bodies of men mustered previous to marching
to take part in the procession. Throughout the entire
length of Parliament-street " Garibaldi oats to let"
mat the eye in every direction. The decorations too on
the buildings were profess. The General was met on
the platform of the railway station by • deputation of
the Italian committee, also by several of the nobility
and gentlemen, and by the Bev. Newman HalL
An address from the City committee WM read to
the General as sona as the train srrived, and at its con-
clusion the cheering wee most vehement. As soon as
it bad subsided the General made the following brief
reply:—" I am very happy to be enabled to-day to
give nEth of thanks to the noble nation for It. generous
sym y for tbe cease my country, and the caner of
man Long ago I wished for this day, and I am
I very happy now to amour to you all my gratitude."
A working men's address we' then road to him, to
which the General again replied as follows :—" I like
to Nee the working men particulate. lam very
gratefuL and will not forget in all my life this welcome
of the clams I have the hamar to belong to. I like
to call myself the brother of the working man of every
part of the world." The cheering which hailed this
simple mower liras, if possible, even greeter than before,
amid which, and as if carried away by the enthusiasm
and impulse of the moment, an Italian lady suddenly
addressed Garibaldi. Baylis :—" Genersi,—You cannot
but rejoice at the great demonstration which you bays
here witnessed to-dity--coming from the heart of the
most powerful nation in the world. This nation has
proved herself to be the friend of our country,
and I am overpowered with joy at witnessing this
moving scene—the more so as I tun • oountrywoman
of the hero whom we so heartily greet. I wish to
rides toy voice to the English people to thank them for
the honours heaped upon Generel Garibaldi for his
&fence of Italian liberty against despotism. General,
may at last your noble example kindle all hearts to
support you, and enable you to establish that civiliza-
tion in Italy which will unite all humanity like a happy
family." General Garibaldi was conducted outside,
and the long and somewhat mixed procession. con-
siding of representatives of various trades and
eacietice, deputations of foreign reodents in
London, and the private carriages of gentle-
men defiled before him, and the procession then
started on its mans for Stafford. House. The I
crowd in the streets, however, was no enormous, and I
the preparations for restraining the agent. es of the
excited multitude so ineff.ctive, that the pace of the
procession was of necessity extremely slow. No line
was kept, and the crowd, which exceeded anything
ever before witness. rt. stool ins dense body from one
side of the street to the other. The procession did not
reach Westminster-hrdge until nearly seven, and the
enormous crowd which bad collected at Charing Cross I
and in Trafalgaraquere experienced great dioppoint-
meet from the fact that, owing to the darkness. Gari-
baldi could only be seen by those who were close to the
carriage in which be rode. At Charing Cross these
was • body of spectators almost formidable in point of
number., and certainly dangerous in its distribution;
for, not content with crowding the plinth of the
Nelson Column to such an extent as actually to over-
hang the edge, others daringly invaded the bronze
entablatures, supporting thews!, s by grasping the
projections. The equestrian statue of Charles I. was
similarly beset, end one man long maintained • position
on the back of the eh .rger, steadying himself by clamp- '
ing the Soo reign round the throat To wile away the
tedium of waiting for the procession. he now crowned
the effigy If the monarch with • g viand exhibiting the
tricolour, and now replaced this with hit own headgear.
To have done as much at other periods of our hist.sy
might have entailed penalties on the joker; but Mon-
day was a great festival, and good humour, even if it
I were at times • little b laymen, reigne I supreme from
first to last. The General arrived at Stafford House
I late in the evening, where he sal cordially welcomed by
the Duke of Sutherland and other members of the
nobility.
On Tuesday afternoon the Duch°. (Dowager) of
Sutherland (Fame • defamer at Chissick„ the Los Duke
of Devonshue's beautiful suburban retreat, in cont.
pliment to General Garibaldi. On alighting at the villa
the band of the 2al Life Cu nt, played the Garibaldi
Hymn. The loather was delightful. sn.l the beautiful
pleasure-grounds wore a fresh snd cheering aspect At
the solicitation of the Duchess Dowsger General
bald' planted • cedar (erdrita deodara) on the lawn, in
front of the house, to commemorate his visit. Among
the company present were the Eafl and Countess
Busmen, the Earl and Connors' of Clerendon, the Duke
,of Argyll, Earl Granville, Vacountesa P.dmerston, the
Chancellor of the Exchequer and hire. Gladstone.
Before proceeding to Chiswick, he paid a short visit to
Lord Palmerston. After his visit to the Dowager
Duchess of Sutherland at Chiswick Hare, the general,
accompanied by his eons, visited Mr. Standeld, M P.,
at his residence in Theriot-square. In the latter part
of the evening the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland
invited a select party to meet the general at dinner.
Os Wednesday Garibaldi 'lifted Earl Russell, sod
was closeted with him for some time. He then pro-
ceeded to Wooleich, where he spent • considerable
time in an inspection of the resources of that great
arsenal. In the evening a large and brilliant party. coo-
sating of public men of all shades of English polities,
met him at • dinner given by his host, the Duke of
Sutherland.

Soon after ten o'clock on Friday morning, General
Garibaldi, accompanied by the Duke of Sutherland,
proceedde by the Midland Railway to Bedford, to wit-
rasc some Interesting erperiments in steam ploughing
and other agricaltnral operation., vita& were conducted
by Minors. Howard, the well known agricultural ini•
pleasant makers of that town. The day was (seminars
and the general was much interested in this, to him,
novel *placation of science to agriculture. As on all
former uocanons every spot at orliich a view of Gantaidt
could be obtained was crowded with snthiniastie
speatakot I.

A supplementary army estimate wen lamed on Monday
tor tb• expense et drilling the yeomanry tor 1861-66.
Tbe amount of the estimate is 1Z0.11:10.

FILANTIIL KILTIANININ IN • CH•PIL AT NOTTITNII•JL
—On Monday night an awful esplogion occurred in
the schoot.room below the chapel, used by the Free
Methodist", Park-row, Nottingham. On the above
evening • prayer meeting was being conducted by Mr.
Mather, recently • prim-litter, known by tbe name
of the " Runcorn Novice," rim or six hundred people
bent; present. The proceedings were of the moat
excited nature—at times rising into a Mete of frenzied
fanaticism. Mr. blather entranced his audience tom
extraordinary degree, and exhibited a beautiful Bible
which bad that day been presented to him, remarking
that that was his boxing gloves now be bad thrown
aside the unsightly appliances of the no;. His congre-
gation were in raptures, and the feelings of all were in
the highest state of frenzy, when suddenly • tremendous
explosion was heard, which shook the entire building.
and maid be felt some distance away. Instantly all
was out union. The women screamed and cried, the
men raved and shouted in the most terrible rammer,
and the mass of movie, panic-stricken, made • simul-
taneous rush for the doom and winnows. Rata were
Met, mete were torn, skirts were ripped into 'heeds and
tatters. In vain one or two of the calmer spirits
endeavoured with mime pitched in the loudest tom to
stril the tumult which prevailed. AU melon was
uncles,; women were pitched through the wiedows, I
panes were broken is all directions, and as • proof of
the enema of the crowd to escape from the place,
tome iron railings outside, an inch and • Imlf square,
were broken. Eventually the schoolroom wan cleared.
the gas meter having in the Meiklitiln• been turned off.
An examination was tbee mode, and it was discovered
that a portion of the rod of the schoolroom had been
completely blown down. Shortly before the explosion
a men of gas was perceived, and the chapel keeper
took • lighted candle and placed it to • niek in tbe
door, with the intention of finding out where the gas
escaped, when in a moment the exploolon occurred.
He wee kmek.d doem in a state of ingensibi'ity.
In the course of taking down an old "poorhouse"
that had been built in the churchyard of Luzulyan
pariah, Cornwall, the workmen dtscovered • Lege
number of coins in • good Mete of preservation; 80
were of the reign. of Elizabeth, dames, and Charles.
Tbe vicar, to whom they were banded, at once coin-
municeted with the Lords Commismoners of the
Treaeury, wl.o have waived the right of the crown to
them. The proceeds will be applied towards the
IVof the pariah church.
"Morning Star," March 7, 1861, speaking of
Benson's Argentine, saya. "it must commend itself
for its Meminese, a. well sa for its similarity
to the more precious metal." This splendid
material is • oomponnd of various metals.
with a Matey deposit of pure Silver, forming
on. bard compact body, pommeing all the beauty,
richness of colour, and durability of Silver, at
• fraction of its met. When the Argentine and the
real Myer aro plead side by side, tin most .kilful
judge menet distinguish between them, while its dare'
bihty it at great that &Nl' IDIOT gears' wear its appear-
ance remains unaltered. Dunn; the last sevestese
years it has been so well received by the Public, that its
rosaulaoture his been extended to all thew artistes
nasally mods in Biker, viz., flpootee Forks. Dimmer,
Tax, Coffee Servises, Waiter" Bread mid Oa"
.Candelabes, Dishes of all Wade, Boergnm.Ciaret
Jugs, kn., he., ha A spoon will be sent, poet
free, to any part of the united Kingdom, on receipt of
30 stamps, and an Tllustrated Catalogue, containing 300
engravings, and full peke list of the various meant's-
, torus, both in argentine and solid silver, will be mat to
, any address on receipt of six stamp" A prise medal
wes awarded to J. W. Benson for" Uoallemes of menu.
feature, Argentine and Electro•plate." Poet-oaks
ceders and obsquee should be made payable to James
W. Benson, Breach Extablishammt, 63, cam.
'L hill. AU teoementaisalisne should be addressed to
the Prinsicel Istaldiebenent, 33 and $4 lesdgate'biU,
Lacks- VeMliblhod 174.•
Wel& sad dote /Wm by mail wines% et sprain.
mud to 11.1. Ef. the Nue of WAN.