The Express.
London, England, 1862-10-07 00:00:00

IHE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVINING,

THE PROPOSED CITY GARIBALDI MEETING,

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DEPUTATION TO no LORD MAYOR (THIS DAY).

This morning a largo and influential deputation
of the citizens of London waited upon the Lord Mayor, at
the Mansion-house, for the purpose of requesting his lord-
ship to preside over the meeting of sympathy with Geri.
baldi, proposed to be held, with his lordship's sanction, in
the Guildhall„ on Tuesday next. Amongst the deputation
were the Revs. Dr. Laster and Worthington, Common Coun-
cilmen Richardson and Bennett, Mr. Parry, Q.C., Messrs.
Lloyd Jones, J. B. Taylor, Masson, Barker, do.
On the sanintding of the deputation in the sate-room, Mr.
RICHARDSON, addressing the members, said he had last night
received a note from the Lord Mayor on the subject of the
deputation, with which be thought they should be made se-
qtudntecl. The note was u follows :

" Mention-house, October 6.

" Dear Yr. Richardson,—Garibildi being now liberated (or
to be so soon) no longer requires our sympathy, and it
seems to me that there is nothing to gain for him by hold-
ing the proposed meeting. A soldier, such as he un-
doubtedly is, would not willingly accept sympathy for a
moment, nor would he willingly have it supposed he lost a
battle. He, like a truly loyal subject, deprecated a conflict
with the troops of his sovereign. His loyalty has been ap-
preciated, and the amnesty may well satisfy his friends. If
you and those with whom you are acting concur with me
in all this, you will perhaps not pions me to give orders for
the ball being prepared.—Yours idneemly,

"Virilux Cmirrr."

After a few minute,' conversation the deputation deter.
mined to see his lordship and carry oat the object for which
they attended.
The members of the deputation having been introduced
to his lordship, by whom they were cordially received,
Kr. PARRY said—My lord, we are a deputation from a
committee of gentlemen interested in the welfare of
Garibaldi and in the speedy evacuation of Rome by
the French troops. The meeting which your lordship
has sanctioned to be held in the Guildhall has a doable
object in view, in the first place to express the sympathy of
the citizens of London with Garibaldi and his cause, and
in the second place to protest against the continued occu-
pation of Rome by the troops of the French Emperor, as
occupation which we deem dangerous to the peace of
Europe. We desire to *es Rome become, es she ought to
be, the capital of free Italy, an Italy which had been ac-
knowledged by all the principal powers of Europe. The
deputation trust, therefore, your lordship will add to
the weight of the meeting by consenting, as chief
magistrate of the city of London, to preside over its pro.
ceedings, and a copy of the resolntions to be proposed
will be submitted for your lordship's approval.
The Rev. Dr. Worrraurcrox, as a minister of the church
of England. deeply sympathising with Italy and Garibaldi,
trusted his lordship would accede to the wishes of the depu-
tation.

The LORD MAYOR said he must reiterate the sentiments
contained in his letter to Mr. Richardson. The situation
of affairs with respect to that illustrious patriot Gari-
baldi had been much changed within the last few days.
He had bees recognised by his King as a loyal subject,
and sympathy was no longer required. He thought the second
subject alluded to by the learned gentleman (Mr. Parry)
hardly came within the scope of the requisition. 'Had the
Roman question been alluded to, he thought thel requi.
aition would not have been so numerously signed, and cer-
tainly be should have hesitated before granting the use of
the Guildhall. He thought it iticompatibla with his posi-
tion to take the chair as requested, even had the meet-
ing been confined to its original object. He was anxious
not to take any step in his official position to
compromise the government. Holding them views, be
must decline to take the chair, and indeed,
in the altered circumstances, he thought the meeting should
not take place, and hoped the deputation would not pram
him for the lie of the hall, as he thought he ought not to
groat it. His sympathies, however, were entirely with
Garibaldi, had he required them.
Mr. PARRY said they were entirely in his lordship's bands,
He would remind his lordship that it had gone forth to
the world that be had ;rented the use of the Guildhall
for the meeting, and any hesitation or retractation of such
permission would have a bad effect. The committee had
made their arrangemente on the faith of that promise, and
he trusted his lordship would well consider before he re-
called that promise. The deputation thought that an
expression of sympathy with Garibaldi and his cause from
the citizens of Loudon was u much called for as ever, and
it would be given.
Mr. RICHARDSON, Mr. BARKIR, and other members
having supported the views of Mr. Parry,
The LORD MAYOR said he must positively decline to tells
the chair, and would send an &sewer to the deputation ea
Thursday as to whether he would grant the use of the
Guildhall for the meeting. _ _

The depwistion, thanklug hie lordship for their courteous
reeeptioe, thee retired.
No fartherwetioe will be taken until the Lord Misycem
reply has been rtweired.

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