The Express.
London, England, 1864-04-21 00:00:00

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THE DEMMER YESTERDAY AT THE
MANSION-HOMO.

From the Guildhall to the Mansion-house the
centre of the street was kept clear for the passage
of the Lord Mayor's carriages by the police,
but the pathways were crowded, and
every window was filled with spectators,
as anxious as ever to see and to cheer
the GeneraL The whole of the open space in front
of the Exchange was covered with people, and the
same may be said of any spot from which even the
most distant glance could be obtained of Garibaldi.
On his arrival at the Mansion-house the General
retired for a few moments, and in the meantime the
vestibule of the Egyptian-hall became crowded
with company. Among the members of parliament '
we noticed Mr. Crawford, Mr. Tits, and Colonel
Sykes, and later, Mr. Seely, who bad accompanied
General Garibaldi to the City. A military
band played the Garibaldlim Hymn without
ceasing until the descent of the General, who
on his appearance was surrounded by the ladies
and almost overwhelmed with the earnestness of
their greetings. At about 3 o'clock the doors of the
Egyptian-hall were thrown open, and the Lord
Mayor, General Garibaldi, and the brilliant com-
pany sat down to an elegant dEjegner, prepared by
Messrs. Ring and Brymer, his lordship's pur-
veyors. Garibaldi escorted the Lady Mayoress into
the room, and sat next to her ladyship during the
(14jegner. The general company comprised the
whole of the Court of Aldermen and their wives,
the City Lands Committee, with their chairman,
Mr. Chaplin, the majority of the Common Council,
and a large party of ladies and gentlemen.
There were only two or three toasts, and very
little oratory. The Lord Mayor gave first " The
Queen," to which toast no one responded with more
fervour than Garibaldi, and then his lordship said :

At an entertainment of this kind it is sot usual to give •
lengthened series of toasts. But I must infringe the custom
in one instance. We are met to celebrate an occasion which
will be ever memorable in the history of the City of
London. (Loud cheers.) I propose to you the health of
the illustrious stranger, upon whom we have conferred the
greatest honour which it is laths power of the corporation
to bestow ; we have made Conceal Garibaldi a freeman of
the City of London. (Loud cheers.) General Garibaldi has
been welcomed to this country exclusively by no party ; for
men of the most extreme opinions bare united in testifying
to the merits of a man whose many virtues and shining
qualities make him an example to the whole world.
(" Hear," and cheers.) I will not weary you with further
observations which could only detain him from the sight of
the immense crowds outside who are eagerly waiting to
give him renewed demonstrations of their sympathy, but
will conclude by proposing the " Health of General
Garidaldi."

The whole company rose in response to the toast,
the halal played the Garibaldiau Hymn, and the
cheering lasted for several minuted.
General Garibaldi said—" I return thanks to
this company and to the Lord Mayor for drinking
my health." The General then proposed "The
Health of the Lady Mayoras..." to which the Lord
May or responded, and the party broke up.
On hie return through the vestibule Garibaldi
was accosted by the venerable Dean Milmau, who
reminded him that he bad been one of the earliest
advocates of Italian unity, and repeated from Faro
his (the dean's) lines :

From her ioglorious urn
Shall Italy arise,
Shall golden days return
'Ninth the azure of her skies.
That is sure, when this is done,
When her broken laud is orte,
That she'll do, and this shall be,
When the enalaren land is free.

Ti ere was more affectionate greeting from the
ladies who followed the General down the staircase,
and waved their handkerchiefs as he stepped into
his carriage. There was an immense crowd outside,
acd the cheering rolled from street to street as the
tortige passed rapidly along. Immediately after
the General's departure a telegram was received
from the members of the Progresiata Society of
Ravenna, thanking the generous English nation for
the welcome given to their president and fellow-
citizen Garibaldi

There waa a good deal of conversation at table
respecting General Garibaldi's approaching depar-
ture awl the cause. The English company seemed to
place implicit reliance on the declaration of Lord
Clarendon, but Dr. Emile and Garibaldi's other
Italian friends stoutly maintained that it was not
either the General's ill health, or his inclination,
that cao4ed his abrupt departure from this country.

Yeaterday morniug General Garibaldi went to
the Duke of Argyll's residence at Campden.hill, Kensing-
ton, and hreakfasted with the duke and duchess. He
returned to Mr. Seely's at 10 o'clock, and saw a few
friends before leaving for the City. A great many visitors
called on the General io the coarse of yesterday to leave
their cards before his departure for Italy. In the evening
the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mrs. Gladstone gave
a magnificent entertainment to the General at their family
mansion on Carltoo.house-terraoe. The General on his
arrival was loudly cheered by an immense number of per-
sons ►ssembled outside. The following distinguished persons
rue: the gallant General at dinner:—The Duke of Devonshire
and Lady Louisa Cavendish, the Duke and Duchess of
Sutherland, the Duchess (Dowager) of Sutherland, the
Duke and Duchess of Argyll, the Earl and Countess of
Shaftesbury, Lord Seymour, Lord and Lady Stratford de
ReLliffe, the Bishop of Oxford, Hon. Arthur Kinnaird,
M.P., Mr. Wises Gasksll, Mr. Panizzi, the Arch.
bishop of Dublin, Re., Subsequently Mrs. Gladstone had a
brilliant evening party in compliment to the
gallant visitor. The company assembled early,
the visits= arriving shortly after nine o'clock.
A brilliant *el* responded to the invitations, the company
including the Archbishop of Canterbury and Miss Lnitgley,
the Archbishop of York, the Bishop of London and Mrs.
Tait, the Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol, the United
Stater Minister and Mrs. and Miss Adams, the Mar-
chines, of Ely and Lady Marion Loftus, Maria Mar-
ch:one's of Ailesbury, the Earl and Countess of Airlie,
the Countess of Clarendon end Lady Constance Villiers, the
Earl and Countess Grey and Mies Copley, the Earl of Bar-
rowby, the Countess of Malwiesbory, the Earl and Court-
tees Stanhope, Viscount ►od Viscountess Palmerston,
the Dean of Westminster and Lady Augusta Stanley, Vice.
Chancellor and Lady Page Wood, the Right Hon. the
Speaker and Lady Charlotte Denison, the Right Hon.
Edward Cardwell and Mrs. Cardwell, the Right Hon.
Charles P. Villiers, M.P., the Right Hon. Sir W. G. Hay-
tor. M.P., and Lady Ilaythr, the Right Hoe...W. F. Cowper,
If.P., the Right Hoe. Robert Lowe, M.P., the Right Hon.
Frederick Peel, M.P. the Right Hoe. T. M. Gibson, M.P.,
Sir Stafford Northcote, M.P., Sir Joseph Patton, M.P., and
Sir Charles Loaoek.

THE APPROACHING DEPARTURE OP
GARIBALDI.

Yesterday evening s very numerous and excited
meeting of the General Committee of the Garibaldi Recap.
tint and Testimonial Fend was held at the London Tavern
Mr. E. Mt tcc in the chair.

In compliance with a motet from UN chairman,

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Mr. JOHN RICHARDBON, 004 of the hammy secretaries,
opened the proceeding by stating the o►jject for which the
meeting Lad been convened—lamely, to Mime Gtllllllll Gari-
baldi not to carry out his declared intestine toles.* England
on Friday next, but to sissy and fidfll the engagements into
which be bail entered. Mr. Richardson attributed the Ge-
neral's sudden decision to aristocratic and foreign influences,
brought to bear upon Dim by persons who wished to take
him away from the people, sod declared his belief that
Garibaldi's health was not in the unfavourable state that
had been represented. In the course of his remarks the
speaker made some rather strong personal comments on the
comes pursued in the matter by Mr. Negretti.
Mr. NICHOLAT moved the following resolution :—"That it
is at this moment very inexpedient, and in the interest. of
true horrid principled highly unreasocable, that General
Garibaldi should he induced to leave this country."

Captain DILD.CII ROORRB emended the resolutioo, con-
tending that if the Omen,' bad first a short period of rest
for recruiting his •trinagth in this eouotry he would ems be
able to keep hie eagegensente. He was coovieced that those
who had induced the Cameral to leave were truckling to
foreign powers. (No, oo.)
Mr. Alderman A 1,1151.4 0:wooed that if the moieties was
to he practical they must have before them a statemeat of
Gets "rah repel to the General's health.
Mr. SFY.LT, then delivined a very long and Idaho.
rate address ea this point. He oonantiomed by reeding a
list of the towos, 32 in number, which the General had
promised to vitt, and said be had sever beard it disputed
that if .11 these °Dogmata were fulfilled there would be
great bawd to the Gemmel's health. Moreover. the Loa-
doe prom weld ores to follow km ; for the Kagrub people
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