The Express.
London, England, 1864-04-12 00:00:00

TO GLIIIRAL GARTBALDL

Sir,—The inhabitants of the British metropolis rejoice
to welcome you among them, rejoice in the opportunity thus
afforded them of testifying their enthusiastic ealmiration for
the first of living patriots, the undaunted and disinterested
champion of not only the freedom and indepeodeoce of his
own beloved and classic land, but of civil end religious free-
dom throughout the world.
Free England welcomes with affectionate and heartfelt
respect the great Apostle .4 Liberty ; the heroic) and chi-
valrous soldier, whose sword is never drawn but in a just
cause; the conqueror of a kingdom, that he might
deliver its people from oppression ; poor himself, whilst
making others rich ; the self-devoted, self-denying citizen,
loving the rights and welfare of his own country, and of
the whole human race better than his own life ; the truly
good, pure-hearted, and upright man whose private worth
is only imputed by his public virtues, and more than
Spartan and Koman magnanimity.
We thank you, gener►l, for thus honouring us by be-
coming for a time our guest; and we sincerely and pro.
fouodly trust and pray that the same merciful and Almighty
Power, which has hitherto and in a marvellous
manner preserved, amidst the greatest perils and
dangers a life so precious to Christendom and
mankind, will complete your restoration to perfect health
and strength, and enable you yet to accomplish all that
your heart desires for the future, making that future even
more glerior than the past, more fruitful in great and goad
works, more beneficial to Italy and all other oppressed na-
tiosalitees.—By order of the Committee.

JOHN RICHARDSON. Hoe.
JOHN ROBRItt TAYLOR, f SeCtotArRIS.

London, April 11, 1864.

Again Garibaldi shakes hands with the secre-
taries, and comiog forward to the edge of the plat-
form, every voiiv is hushed, while in tones that
tremble with emotion, be makes the following
reply :
lam very happy to be enabled to-day to give my thanks
to this noble nation for its generous sympathy for the now
of my country, and the amuse of mankind. (Great cheering.)
Lou ago I wished for this day, and ►ery happy am 1 to
express to you all my gratitude.

The General retires back a little, amidst renewed
cheers, and then
Mr. Hartwell, one of the secretaries of the Work-
ing Men's Committee, comes forward and reads the
following address from the Working Meu's Com-
mittee, which was also in the course of its reading
loudly cheered :

Illustrious Chief,—ln the name of Britain's sus and
daughters of toil, we bid you welcome to this metropolis.
We hail you u the representative of a regenerated and
united Italy, and for the love we bear to that beautiful
land and its noble people, so long oppressed—but now,
thanks to your devoted patriotism and indomitable courage,
almost freed from the foreign oppressors, we bid you wel-
come. Your name is to us a household word, the symbol
of liberty, associated with lofty daring, bold enter-
prise, and nueltish devotion to the cause of
human program ; for your noble deeds we thank, love,
and welcome you ; and in the name, the sacred name,
of that liberty for which you have fought, bled, and
won for the oppressed peoples. we give you • place, the first
place in our hearts ; and while doing so we cannot forget
that there are many who have been associated with you in
your glorious enterprises who are also deserving of our ad-
miration sod esteem, especially the illustrious Joseph
Ifazzini, who has dose so much for Italy, freedom, and
humanity. We therefore hope soon to be able to show our
love for your co-workers. Aoospt then, dear brother, our
heartfelt delight at seeing you in our midst; and, ex-
pressing a fervent &mire for the full realisation of your
hopes, viz., your country's and the world's freedom, once
more—in the unbounded fulness of our love for you sad
liberty—weloome.
Signed, on behalf of the working men of Great Britain's
metropolis, ROBLIU aMITIVILL,
Secretary of the Working Magee Committee.
London, April 11, 1864.

Before the General could reply an Italian lady,
Madame Filopanti, rushed eagerly up to the
platform and addressed the General in a set speech,
part only of which was heard from a misapprehen-
sion that it was an interruption of the proceedings,
which indeed it was, but an agreeable one, for the
lady turned out to be related to one of Garibaldi's
oldest and moat esteemed friends :
Welcome (she says)—welcome, Garibaldi. This good Red
generous people long to honour you for your bravery and
your chivalry, for your generous and all-worthy ambition.
An admiration great as glorious bursts forth spootanscarly
from the heart of the most noble, as it is the most power-
ful, nation in the world. By this expression of their feel-
ings, this manifestation of their sympathy and their admira-
tion, they prove themselves the friends of virtue, of hu-
manity, and of liberty. lam overpowered with joy to wit-
ness this glorious movement, this loving scene. And the more
so that I am the countrywoman °tithe hero whom you have
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heartily greeted with enthusiasm, sad I dare raise my
voice in this assembly of Englishmen to thank them in your
name and in the name of Italy for the honour they
are bestowing upoo you. Garibaldi, may your holy pa-
triotism and disinterestednees be greeted by the final
triumph of Italian liberty against despotism. (Loud chem.)
May your noble example exhilarate all hearts and contri-
bute to establish that love and truth among natioos in the
hallowed 00410 of liberty, which will one day unite
humanity in one happy family. (Cheers-)

During the delivery of this address, at first so
interrupted, but at last received with enthusiasm,
Garibaldi courteously bowed to the lady, still making
use of the same graceful deprecatory motions of the
baud when reference was made to his merits.

When Garibaldi came forward to acknowledge
the working men's address, he seemed bursting with
emotion. At length, overcoming his feelings with
an effort, he stepped forward, and said :

I wish to say to the workmen particularly that lam
very grateful, and shall never io toy life forget the welcome
of a class to which I consider that I have the tumour to
belong. (Prolonged cheers.) I to call my brothers the
workmen of every part of the world.

This address, touching from its simplicity and
from the visible emotion of Garibaldi while deli-
vering it, seemed to touch the hearts of the people,
and another vigorous cheer rang out, in the midst
of which a general move was made to the door
of the building, and there ensued another
scene of wild enthusiasm, the people below the
platform rushing forward in a body to try and shake
hands with the Italian patriot, and mostly failing
in the attempt, they fell to cheering with might and
main as some compensition. Those on the
platform having been cautioned in large placards
not to move from their places, of course a simul-
taneous rush was made, in consequence of which one
of the secretaries, Mr. Taylor, was precipitated
over the platform, but fortunately received
no damage in his descent. A frantic police-
man endeavoured to interpose his single
person as an obstacle to the onward rush,
but what can a policeman do against
some two hundredl In a moment V 216 was swept
away in the vortex, and was no more seen or heard.
Arrived in the open space there was a general rush
to the carriages, and the one in which Garibaldi,
his two sons, and Mr. Seely, M.P., were seated,
having been surrounded by a body guard of
marshals and the members of the Garibaldiu:
legion, proceeded to the entrance gates to witness
the march past of the various trade societies.

THE JOURNEY TO STAFFORD-HOUSE.
There never was so great a crowd assembled in
our streets, nor one so thoroughly inspired by one
absorbing sentiment, as that which the metropolis
of the world sent forth yesterday to welcome the
humble, self-despising, single-minded man whose
only claim upon English love and admiration was
that he had fought freedom's battle and won it in a
land which for centuries before his ooming had
known no fate but to change the yoke of one tyrant
for that of another, and every fresh fetter more
galling than its predecessor. We are told
the population of London numbers three

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31414i0ng, suniassuredly two-thirds of that number
:turned out te- see use to cheer Garibaldi. From
Xine Elms Stafford-bowie is a distance of little
less tliau five miles-94nd five miles of wide roadway
simnel, crowded will human behugs, and all inspired
with one saittimilt, gathered for oue purpose, and
waiting for ems mu, was a sight which the world
has probably never seen equalled either in sub-
lunity or aniggestiveness. We feel that it would
be quite impossible to express in written
words the impression it made upon ourselves,
or to produce by description even a faint
reflection of that impression upon others.
The most simple form of words in which a fact can
be stated are the must suitable for such a theme.
As many English men and women as could find
standing room in five miles of wide roadway, or as
could gaze from window, or balcony, or housetop all
along the line of procession, were abroad yesterday
patiently waiting from morning until almost night
the coming of their hero, and showing, by their
incessant inquiry of "Is he coming f" that they
thought of nothing, saw nothing, wished for no-
thing but the approach of Garibaldi.
The weather was everything that could be wished
for carrying out this stupendous demonstration in
the most successful manner. The sky was dull in
the morning, but towards noon the clouds cleared
away, and the sun shone very nearly as brightly as
our visitor may ever expect to see it in our northern
clime. The people began to gather as early as eleven
o'clock, and in a manner different from any former
great assemblages that we have witnessed in Lon-
don. They were not to be observed all hurry-
log in oue direction, and becomng denser and
dewier in numbers as they more nearly ap-
proached the great centre of attraction. Everyone
seemed to be fully aware that there were quite
enough of people coming forth to greet Garibaldi
to fill the whole line of his route from the railway
I station to Stafford-house, and accordingly each man
or woman took up his or her station at once, and
remained in it throughout the entire day, pre-
serving as order, cheerfulness, and propriety of
demeanour, such as all the police in Europe could
not have enforced in a crowd of similar dimen-
sions, but brought together by a leas worthy motive.
The people kept the route clear themselves, the front
row locking arms all the way along, and the dense
muses which were packed on each side of the way,
between the volunteer, pclioe, and the houses,
aiding the good work by submitting to every incon-
venience rather than break the line. Sir Richard
Idayne'a police were of course there also, but they
stood few and far between, a.id their superinten-
dents had nothing to do but ride gently along the
centre, and good humouredly wave their batons.
The people were as docile as children ; they had
come forth for a good day's work, and they were
determined that its moral should not lose oue hair's
breadth in political value by the slightest approach
to riot or disturbance.

The working men of London had organised a pro-
cession for the purpose of meeting and welcoming
the liberator of Italy ; but this procession, although
numbering fifty thousand intelligent artizaus,
regularly marshalled either according to their
respective trades or under the banners of
their various friendly societies, was completely
swallowed up in the mighty ovation of the whole
metropolitan people, and served merely as •
foretaste to Garibaldi of the extr►ordinary
testimony which was about to be given of
the estimation in which his principles and
services in the cause of liberty were held
by the English people. Taken by itself, however,
this procession of the trades would have been an
extraordinary triumph for any ordinary man.
When its head appeared in front of the railway
station, with the emblematic banners of the cord-
wainers waving in the air, the last file was stated
to be standing on Wandsworth-common, and
although we could not test this by personal inspec-
tion, it is probably not much of an exaggeration.
Not more than ten or twelve carriages were admit-
ted into the courtyard of the station together, with
a moderate number of spectators on foot. A com-
pany of volunteers "who had served with Garibaldi"
occupied a conspicuous position close to the great
gate that opened in upon the platform, and their
band played the Garibaldian hymn whilst we waited
the arrival of the Southampton train. There was
space enough for circulation within this privileged
enclosure, but without, far as the eye could reach on
every side, the waves of the living ocean could be
seen heaving and surging, whilst that awful sound,
" the whisper of a million," broke upon the ear and
told of the ovation which was to some. Every
window was filled with faces, men oould be
seen climbing to the most perilous positions.
in order to obtain a commanding new, and
hundreds of men and boys, who had crept into the
yard notwithstanding the utmost vigilance of the
police, suddenly popped their heads up out of each
railway truck and cattle waggon on the ground,
whilst others pushed these huge machines as near
as possible to the gate through which Garibaldi was
to come to his carriage. Up to half-past two o'clock
there were to be seen about the station only
the few carriers we have mentioned sad
their occupants, the selected band of volun-
teers who had served with Garibaldi, the
Notting-bill tire brigade, and the band
that so persistently played the Garibaldian
hymn. There came now and then a faint cheer
from within the station, and a deep murmur from
the immense crowd in the road outside ; then could
be seen the fluttering of the trades' banners over
the walls, and the eager faces peering through the
rails, but all this was quietude itself as contrasted
with the scene upon which the curtain was so soon
to rise. At about one o'clock the carriage of the
Duke of Sutherland, drawn by four noble bays,
and attended by outriders, drove up to the gate,
and the cheering both within and without showed
how gratified were the people at the compliment
paid by the highest aristocracy to their represents-'
tire man.

At last the great gates of the station were thrown
open, and the vista it disclosed was of extraordinary
interest for the outside spectators. From the roof
fluttered the Italian national colours in flap and
festoons ; generics ran all round filled with ladies
whose white handkerchiefs waved like a snow-
storm ; the centre presented a sea of human heads,
struggling, cheering, moving slowly forth • and
from all sides rose a cheer which gradually increased
like the swell of an organ and burst out into full
volume as General Garibaldi, surrounded by hie
friends, appeared at the doorway and prepared to
ascend the carriage which had been sent for him
by his distinguished friend. Everyone who sees
Garibaldi describes his appearance, or the impres-
sion which his appearance makes on them, for it
would appear as if nature had intended him to be
" all things to all men," that is to have points about
him which all and each can admire and sympathise
with. To ourselves he appeared, as he stood up in the
carriage to return the salutations of the people, as
• man who would be picked out in a moment
amongst ten thousand as a born leader of men, and
to have in perfection that peculiar port and pre-
sence which win for chiefs the title of lion from
their followers. He is of the middle size, but no
one thinks of his stature ; broad shouldered and
well-knit, tawny hair and beard, and that
peculiar deep grey eye, which can at one
moment express the most melting tenderness, but
at another flash with the lightning glance of the
conqueror. He stood up, looking for a moment
irravely round, and to that look a hundred thousand
men would have yielded obedience bad they stood
in arms at his feet. In the next moment he smiled,
and every one rushed forward to shake his hand,
their instinct had recognised him as a leader,
their hearts now accepted him as a friend.
Had the General had a thousand bands they
would not have been enough for the eager
Britons who shake hands eternally with
those they love, as well as those whom they pro-
pose in the next minute to knock down, but the
police, who knew by experience the lengths to
which this frank and friendly ceremonial is 1/0010-
times carried, suddenly rushed to the carriage door
on each side, and by • vigorous demonstration suc-
ceeded in preserving the General's wrist from
dislocation. It is to be honed that there will
be no necessity for the repetition of such strong
measures, but that the public will remember
that Garibaldi is only one whilst they are legion, I
and that the fervour of the British shake hands,
whilst only a pleasant stimulus to each of themselves,

becomes &serious strain upon nerve awl
when the force of a thousand gripes is coutentratet
ou one unhappy wrist and set of fingers. W 6.4
liusautli was in this country he was couiplete4
disabled from writing, so much was his wriat sretii;,
and Lis nerves shattered by the perpetual ahali:
of hands to which he had to submit during Las pro.
greet The General wore a grey military cloak
carelessly, but picturesquely, draped, relieved over
out shoulder by the bright scarlet which ever) oh.
recognises as the Garibaldi red, and as he ,a.,1
up in his carnage to enjoy and reciprocate the
feelings of the people, it would he tuip.miiLle
imagine a more striking picture than his lace ant
figure presented. There was a good deal of delay
iu organising the exit of the carriages and the
defile of the procession, which halted outside, aod
which it was proposed should pass the Sather
laud carriage. At last the latter was ;;,t
out, and hating drawn up on the mold,.
the working men passed on marching und4
their various banners and attended by their ban q.,
which played as each section came up some Arcs
that was thought suitable to the occasiou. A.
police, who very properly deemed the preser%,:.
of order to be before everything, had oratr.l
the gates of the railway yard to be chat,'
the moment General Garibaldt's carria-e
had passed out, we could only see the ,tat.
dards and sometimes the heads of the stail.
dard bearers we could read the mottoes and hear
the music, but for the rest we could merely estaaate
the numbers of the procession iu military fad Jam,
by timing the pace, reckoning the tiles, and ..b.
serving how long a time elapsed before the la,t
banner had passed on. The Shoemakers Wilt first,
with ten marshals and a flag inscribed " Welcon.e,
Garibaldi ;" then the members of the joint con'.
mitten, and closely following them the ttuiperatte
societies, who required only five marshals to leaf
them. Next followed t he variants trades unions in ;Treat
foroe, with their own bands, and the whole closed up
with a number of private carriages, including that
which contained the representatives of the public
press, and which was not allowed talcs.* until the
whole of the trades' procession had defiled past
Garibaldi. From the time this procession t,ok
iu passing it was computed that its numbers did
not exceed forty thoussuidould it was very soon ab-
sorbed by the enormous civwd which now surroutand
it on every side. Th carriages iu their turn
passed the General and saluted, and places having
at last been allotted, the procession moved on, tie
General's carriage bringing up the rear, its pLee
indicated by a white banderolle on each aide, and
immediately in front of it was a baud headed by a
very conspicuous personage mounted on a bay
charger, who was constantly being cheered in
mistake for Garibaldi, and then as regularly
" chaffed" and criticised when the spectators found
out their mistake.

The interest of the spectacle was now and hence-
forth fairly divided between the object of tbit
great of ation and the ovation itself, for whilst the
people cheered and shouted fur Garibaldi the latter
looked with wondering admiration on the counties,
myriads of human beings who surrounded him ou
every side, and who seemed but to have one absorb-
ing idea, that of doing him honour and bidding him
welcome. In the narrow road, in the broad highway,
in the palatial street, it was still the same. Houses
decked with the Italian ooiours, windows and bal-
conies bright with fair faces and Garibaldian favours,
the road, black with moving humanity, and the
liviug sea heaving and surging, but still keeping
the passage clear whilst the lengthy cortege pawed
slowly along. We have seen many crowds iu various
great centresof population, we have seen royal pro-
gresses and imperial entries, but we ueversaw any-
thing like the crowds that filled London streets yester-
day, and we believe that that is the verdict which
will be given by those who were present and who're
competent to form an opinion. With such masses of
people to pass through, it is not surprising that our
progress should be slow. The narrow way that led
from the railway station to the Wandsworth-road
was a passage of great difficulty, but we lived in
hopes of easier transit when we got into the wider
highway ; where however it was all the same. Wands-
worth-road was so full sa to cause a stoppage every
twoor three minutes. Then the crowd would cheer for
Garibaldi, and handkerchiefs would be seen waving
from every window. The white banderolle at
the carriage door, like the white plume at i
Ivry indicated the presence of the hero, would be
seen to be stationary, and the occupants of the fruit
carriages would be inundated with eager questions
of "la he coming." The people thought or talked
of nothing else. "Is he coming I" " When will
he be here r "Has anything happened to him 1"
and then when these questions were answered, a
general shout was the regular order of things, re-
peated over and over again duringour slow progress.
Many thousands of the people, through
whose ranks the carriages slowly threaded
their away in the later. part, of the afternoon,
had stood in the ranks from early morning, but not
an impatient word or an angry gesture escaped
them. It was sufficient for them to know that
Garibaldi we well, and that he was coming ; with '
these two assurances they were prepared to wait
cheerfully for as many hours longer. The hand-
some front of the Licensed Victuallers' School gaily
decorated with banners, and with the children
cheering and waving their handkerchiefs,
arrested the General's attention, and shortly after-
wards, se the cavalcade GLUM out to the Kenning-
ton-road, the full magnitude of the crowd began to
be fairly appreciated. There is a wide open space
at Keonington-cross, and, once entered upon this,
the whole vista of the road almost down to West-
minster-bridge was thrown open to the view. We
looked back to where the white banderolle told us
the position of the general's carriage, and we could
could see him standing up and gesticulating his
amazement at the myriads of human beings before
hint. White handkerchiefs were waving from every
hand in the windows, the crowd.cheered and cheered
again, and another start of the carriages launched
us fairly into the human torrent. It was here
that our carriage, drawing up at the roadside for a
moment, allowed us to see pees a singular and
suggestive procession. It was the representatives
of the venous oppressed nationalities who have
found shelter and protection in England, and
who had come forth humbly to honour the man
who, they hoped, was destined by Providence to
inaugurate a brighter future for the world. There
was the Pole—perhaps newly escaped from the
tender mercies of Berg or Mouravieff—the Hunga-
rian and the Italian who bad fled from the laden
despotism of Austria, and also some bright and
eager faces which told of a nationality nearer home,
where freedom of thought and expres-
sion iv sometimes visited with penal-
ties as heavy as the Russian kuout or
the Austrian dungeons. Wan and poor many
of these men looked, but none of them craven or
broken-hearted. They stepped along boldly on
the free soil of England, and seemed to acquire
fresh confidence as every now and then they turned
back to look at Garibaldi, and to join in the cheers
which rose at every fresh point where the pressure
of the crowd caused a momentary suspension 0 f
-Pmllllol-

We had left the station at Lalf-past two ; it was
now six o'clock
_, and we had only reached that
portion of the Westminster-road where the suburban
villas terminate, and the street, proper, leading up
to the bridge may be said to begin. The crowd
seemed only to increase in magnitude, and to cut
pass in patience and good humour the thousands
through whose ranks we had already palmed. They
thought nothing of themselves, but the long
waiting had brought on nervous anxiety for the
safety of their visitor, and rumours be
gan to be circulated as to an accident bavin
happened, and also as to the General having bee
so exhausted on his arrival at Nine Elms as to ne
°cogitate bis immediate going to bed. The occupau
of the carriages were besieged with eager queatiow.
and the accident was explained to have been mere y
the breaking of a trace in the genera?' carriage, ail
the gambols of a restive horse in another, without a
the,latter case, however, any worse result than an in-
mediate descent of all the occupants of the carriage
to terra firma. The popular mind wait nor
relieved, and occupation was found in watching
for the white flag, which they were told signaled
the approach of the hero of the ovation. The crowd
was still growing denser every moment, aid Iv

we were approaching more nearly the centres of
and population, a greater force of police be-
awe necessary to keep a passage, when it was ex-
ce,liugly gratifying to observe how completely
Oh- deportment of the police authorities har-
monised with the pervading sentiment of the day,
j avoided all appearance of violence or
the performance of a necessary duty. It appeared
that each superintendent carried the procession
f.ifelr through his own district, and as it first passed
thr.•;igh the domain of Mr. Payne, the chief of the
ue had full opportunity of witnessing the tact,
fs,,i,,,rance, and good humour of that intelligent
easrr in dealing with the enormous but per-
io-.lv good-humoured and docile crowd.
such an enormous mass of physical
f,.;,• surging up and down, an impatient gesture
iu a moment have created a serious riot,
on the other hand a little patience and a
.itql of good humour enabled Mr. Payne to
ch the way without difficulty for the advance of
th. procession. From Mr. Payne the crowd passed
un.a the sceptre of Mr. Walker, of the A's, who
,oug been facile princeps in the management
,tsteds, and who on this occasion fully
unol his established reputation. But for
sdr. W.tiker's tact and generalship we should
Ldt.,.l,iy have Lad a " congestion" at West-
which being considered a
f.noural.le point of view, had been fully oc-
li,:e i throughout the day, and now became closely
by the fresh reinfprcemeuta that came up
n.,.useut. Mr. Walker, however, with the
four troopers, gradually opened a central
and disclosed a view which could not pro-
b. be equalled anywhere else in the world.
r was the graceful bridge spanning
noble river, and alive over its whole

~:nice with expectant human faces. Beyond
it, the tall towers of the "Queen's Palace at
e-zminster" cut against the blue sky, and, inter-
c,-• ti!,.; the evening sun, threw long shadows
a:ru-- the moving mass. There was a haze in the
:.in..ethere which gave the wholo scene an 'tidbi-
t:l.: • Jeamy appearance, and the distant shouting
came up from the cavalcade behind served to
t:,e illusion complete. The Conscript Fathers
acre all the while busy in both houses,
scd t!:e only faces that peered out at the
pageant were a few privileged ones from the
w: in the clock tower, which now was for the
t :16e thrown open. The procession now moved
e. h.to Parliament-street, to find the windows all
..o.t.,ted ant filled with spectators, and the roofs
the public offices crowded. Trafalgar-square
:Th-..n:e.1 an extraordinary eight, thepeople having
Liken i;!1 advantage of its spacious area to choose
in •• arable points of view. The equestrian statue
i like the well-known Frederick group at Berlin
crew tett and crammed was it with people. The
1a....a the Nelson column became a living pedestal ;
a...i a- for the roadway, a pin dropped among the p 001...,
l..., would have had some difficulty in finding
• way to the ground. The cheering here became
deafening, and the progress of the
preee,-•
-'O4l became gradually accelerated in conic-
.;%ence of the much greater area to be passed
L..suZn. At Her Majesty's Theatre the artists
CT .wde,l the roof of the colonnade, and
I:,ce an enthusiastic ovation to their illustrious
ntryruan. Iu Pall-mall the windows had
• been taken out of the club-houses, the apertures
WC:e crowded with Leads, and the press was here,
at a .!aarter to eight o'clock, nearly as thick as it
mad Leo: at any point in the progress. It was too
to permit of Garibaldi being seen by the
who had waited for him patiently since
but they bated not one jot of their patience

;od humour, the mere consciousness of
pre-cnce amongst them seeming to be
zue Aulicient to raise their cheers to enthusiasm.
pgeaut, the moat extraordinary and imposing
,d probably ever been seen in the streets of
L either on the occasion of mill progresses
imperial visits, now drew to a conclusion, and in
ry few minutes more the carriage of General
ciribildi turned in at the Park entrance, and the
ce doors of one of the most princely of England's
closed upon the type-man of Nature's own
bility.

Ther. was not, so far as we could learn, any
r. •;14 accident during the day—there was not a
assault or other act of violence came under
observation during the whole progress, and
'I it was all over the crowd broke up and was
rbed by the innumerable streets of London,
t .king way for the ordinary traffic, which in half.
-.our was going on everywhere as briskly as if
t had happened to interrupt it.

The General entered Stafford-bome leaning on
the atru cf the Drake of Sutherland. Red cloth had been
• down from the door to the entrance of the grand stair.
cue, at which pole' the Duchess of Sutherland advanced
atdcoolially welcomed the illustrious guest. The Duchess
lowNer of Sutherland also came forward to welcome
tM, ma after an interchange of oomplimeula the
• coadocted the General to his quarters. He
awned greatly fatigued by the excitement of the day.
L. Dim and Duchess of Argyll, the Earl of Shaftesbury,
the I.l.achioaess of Ely, Viscountess Jocelyn, the Hon.
Leolo:,1 Agar Ellis, Lady Blantyre, and Hoe. Misses
• toe youthful Marquis of Lorne, Lords Albert and
1: Levison Gower, Lord Richard Creamer, General
I. Henry Howard, ge., came on the grand stair.
• t. witness the arrival of the General, but they took no
pe: is the welcome, which was confined to the
et.,:t hat sod hostess and the Dowager Duchess.
T.- EA....) still persisted in surrounding the house and
• ram; vociferously, as if expecting that the General
-.: come oat on the balcony and address them. He
d.. a. do so, and the crowd at length dispersed.
d-..uer circle was confined to eighteen persons, the
Dowager of Sutherland, the Duke and Duchess of
.1•.72. and a small family party, being the principal persons
1:- -a: to meet the General.

',not-Fn.—Owing to the unexpected visit of
to Yortamouth Dockyard on setnurday last, DO de.
C. of respect was made by the municipal authori-
t • representing the town. A special meeting of the
..uncil has, however, been convened for this day
to consider the propriety of presenting an addrase
1.W1.-Fly APRIL 11.—A committee comprising
L ,•r of the most influential inhabitants of Woolwich,
1 n.vite4 General Garibaldi to attend a banquet in
I .ou, the following reply boa been received by the
T. Tutbeld, chairman :—"Brook, April 9. Sir,—l
:• trd by General Garibaldi to inform you that

• : tme and circumstances permit he will piiy a short
' • Woolwich. end that he begs to decline the honour
inet.—Your most obedient servant, J. H.
Lieut.-ColooeL" A public meeting was this
reted. to be held at the Town-hall on Thursday
ad.:n:4 measures for giving a fitting remption to
I .Anbaldt, who it is hoped will visit Woolwich and
the Royal Arsenal and other public 'St& blietuneats.

L.; IA AY AND PCBLIC COMMA-Nl= iY PARLIA-
-1 seterday two new committee, of the Commons
• this Lords met to inquire into the merits of the
new railways. The first case takes in Mr. Woodd's
ilk, was that of the Miudstorie and Ashford Railway
tLe construction of railways of 19 miles from a
sah the Maidstone and Paddock Wood branch of
.-;.•Listern Railway at Maidstone to the Mill line of
—.ay at Ashford. Mr. Merevrether, Q.C.. opesed
. and Lord Ronnie," and other •itaceses wen
- is favour of the hoe, and the committee adjourned
•..y. The promoters of the Dover, Deal. and San-
di. u'oray stated that it was withdrawn. The bearing
- Alresford, and Winchester Railway, and
.Thlershott, and Nokia( were postponed. sod
I:.loittre adjourned. The clauses of the North-
' ' • u ',topany's Extensios from York to Dosmiter were
'.- • • -lu the Lords. Mr. Nunn. Q.C., °mood the case of
• Docks (Cardiff ) Rill, promoted for the improve-
:oat property by the trustiest,' the late Marquis
...se of whom was examined at great length is the
vof which Loral Wcalehouse is the chairman. The
• • ..d in Lord Redesdale's committee, included those
wry aid Greenore Railway to raise 50.0091. by
•'• • od 1i,,0001. by lean: MerfiLNew Mills, sad
' • Junction Railway, for a sit A lie from a jme-
i. this. Rugby and Stamford lies of the Leiden and
- • • •-
.r.gern to East Norton at Leicester, to mime
'•..y .t.ares sod '-'O,OOOl. by loan: the Llanelly
wark Park, Folkestone Water, and Matleak

•
• Itisement.)—HouawAy's OINTNLyr AND
.h.putable rernecllse for bad legs, old wounds, torn
If urd according to directions even with them there
•.1 1. bad Irgg,, nlcerove sore, or bad beasts, however
• -landing. but will yield to their beating and
"-te,tie• Numbers of persons who have boon
al of the large hospitals, and ander the care of
obi without deriving the slightest benefit, bare
cured by Holloway's Ointment and Pills. loc.
, .4. Huns. tumours, team. sad Madmen of the skim,
ire Heine that can he used with as good an effect. In
the wont forms of disease dependent upon
a a the blood these mediates* are iffalitago.