The Express.
London, England, 1858-02-15 00:00:00

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JO WALL DINIMI TO OR. LI VIZIOSTO.V6.

Under the auspices of the Royal Geographical
away, a irewall &mop was OSP in Dr. Livings •isr, at
the Frimeaseund Tavern, cm Bstorday evening, upon the oc-
inks ef hie intoned aparture to yr:aerate the exploration
if the Oren Zambesi River. The entertainment. though
but a wee's sake al It had hes given, was In nay way
setcenefsh Then woo newt three landred genthensa In
ra eeespesy, ad annum then use eine of the nest
snow prehistorian neel rtesrfsl peYaue dthe phrkal
iciness. The choir wee esenned by the President of the
Geogranka Sootily, Sir RODULICY Mt lie ti mon, who had
Dr. Livingetaaa at his right head, aid woe supported by the
Duke of Argyll, the Duke of Wellington, Earl Grey, the
Earl of Shaftesbury, the Earl of Sheffield, Lord Radstock,
Lord fihr 'borne' Lord Ebury, the Bishop of Oxford, the
D Bishop of St. svkra, Conn PLarn, the Swedish Minister ;
Admire/ Docken, the Doan Minister , Sir T. Fremantle,
Sir Ralph Howard, Sir S. M. Pit o, Sir James Clark, Sir
Beejue.n Brodie, the Hoe. A. Kinnaird, Admiral Sir G. Back,
Admiral !rotor. Omen] Hay Murray, Genial Pomba,
Colonel Sykes, Captain the Hon. J. Donna, Ceptaln
rrofuesor Owen., Mr. W. E. Baxter, 'NI. .P., Mr.
SICL.y. 111. P., Mr. Buchanan. H.P. Mr. N. S. Lindsay,
MT., Dr. Lyoa Playfair, Sir C. Nicholson, of New South
Wales; Colonel Burgoyne, of North Carolina Count
Stneleekl, the Australian explorer. and others. Whoa dinner
wee orwr, end the Bishop of Ook rd had said
The Cu.\ 1104A' proposed the health of lief64llsty, who
had &Nailed. he said, through Dr. Livingstone, amongst the
tribes of South Africa, a new and glorious title, tamely, that
ef "Gana of the white people who love the black men"
(Chem.) She now set lain forth 'gain. not es a Om*
unaided missionary, but as her own accredited inset to that
Portuguese whom he would pursue the noble
ebjeeta of his expedition ; and with the angular good ton
end graciousnesswhich became her so well her Majesty bed
ehrsvn that very day to grant him a private audience. Dr.
Livaig.tono bail on that day, by her own command. been
bosomed with half an hour's interview with the Queen,
who had wished him God speed, es all his countrymen
did. (Cheers.)
Ir. giving the health of the Prince Consort, the Comatose
loonrked that kis royal highness loop ago cultivated the ac-
quaintance of Dr. Li Atone, and felt the greatest intern
him uschirtaklag. The • who was a willing patron of
leery branch of Mem., had set an excellent example in
having the heir to the Mint crown instructed by a -Fen-
der. (Chinn.)
The ^ Army and Navy," having next been given by the
Cue, taw we, whe remarked that wearing, as Le did, a old
Poimanlar mean as hie breast, he mid not help alluding
to the presence nth* Duke of Wellington, and exP
the Lop—shunt the adoration with which he had regardedr
the duke's Mustrieue Whirr,
. . . .

General HAT )1117111LIT returned thanks for the army,
being the gallant °Sou who received Dr. Livingstone in the
Mauritius, and with much kind solicitude endeavoured to
restore his cluttered health, after the fatigues and sicinese
ef his adventurom journey.
Admiral Diorite responded for the navy, and arkeow-
lodged • 'noel &Innen which had been made to the gal-
Linty of Captain Peel and the naval brigade sesocietcd with
oar troope in India.
Tb, Ceti/04AM then referred to the prinente of the repre-
sentattvoi of two foreign states, our friendly end fast allies,
whose people, Indeed, he might lay wen in the merest rel.-
homiest to ourselves. He knew trees experience the send-
Dienes felt towsrds Engliahmee in Sweden and Norway, as
well as in Denmark, and he might be pardoned the vanity of
pointing lo his own breast, em which he wore the mders
which the sovereign of those countries had granted him for
Ye hreb awakes he had been able to render to geology.
(Chests.) The minister of a thin state-namely, of Porte-
when minutia government Dr. Livingstone was it
se moo k ter its aid end countanance-was unfor-
tunately prevented by Muss from attending that day, bat
litter In Prench from Coust Lavradio had ben tecelead,
which be (Sir it. Murata* would do kis beet to ermine.
Atm expessing hie extreme regret that he could not rani-
pale bt as festival, Count Leman stated " that the Hag,
his august sovereign, so sooner aunt that Dr.
lONA to 'spare re Zombie' river the.
Me most positive odes to the setharitke of P
Africa to edord t, the Iseraed and 'agonises trevellellire
preention end aid he might used, sad to maim hint
with ell the attends dam le to great merits." The Portu-
guese minister went on le etry, " .o' *n, as virtuous
m he le milighessoll"—. We alebow," interruptoi the
Cibeiriesa, " whin the yeas( Riegel Portugal is " (Cheers)
rejoices wheaswer it is to his power to do ast=
adman civilisatn• mad le salad some proof of hie
able diction tower's hie most eader, most cessrat, and
sod astral ally, OTISI Britain ; eel I 'lvo the ars am-
phoras at Liviageller will yield peat results le era*
ireiZsad tie dvilisseka of Attica. The fahroes
e arm tea be made to cease w Acne patting •
seep to slavery is the intoner of Africa, which will be rite
mere ready brought about when the unkromats Airiness
en instructed in the mini*, of religion end education, end
ere taught the Weis velem of labour. I oar my mast
Inns frar the prosperous journey of Livingotme and for the
swam of his tessarelten sod I Iron that he nay worn sere
en mound to resolve the thanks sad re ism
of his
enammen, sad cf wham elvilleed world." (Cheers.)
Adm4-al Duran, in esenniss thinks for the for e
ministers, mid tint be bed puma the throe happiest years
ef los life, act pies in bet I. an English b .ttom,
in the British may, sal fts4 from hie own nation a
lively interest in this country which was se nearly related
to the North of Europe. (Chess.)
The Cum Mae now proposed the toast of the evening -
Brant and emcees to the excellent man who sat at his right
heed. (Cheers.)
This tome was dark with eatbasierc cheering, and after
the emend ISIIIIINS/S Of Dr. Ltvlagitenes piety, the name of
flekelcta, chief ef hie Nabeide hinds, was announced at
dut bottom of the roots, lad • ebsee was claimed for him.
Dt LITINOSTONI, who MSS most cordially welcomed
es kis ring, add-1 badly can return thanks enough
for mat en expreeelon el your kind
.freting. When
I look back at all thee bee pawed AMA my coming
home said new, aloes upon my departure to return
te that conatri wire I lave bent living eu
/sag, and whim I her such exprideas ot your
approbation.. I met dad words to supra the motions of
my own heart. I. former times, when I was performing
what I cosadered to be my duty in Afries-(ohems)-1 felt
it to be a pleaseve to be able to do ee ; but
sow you are all looking at me, and I feel as if
I was laid mar an Immense additional weight dekligstiam
to d, better than yet I have done. (Cheers.) And yet I
do sot export to lad anything in a very large pardon ef the
country. There we owns things perbaps Ima dad;
but is I licle to and-I hope to tind a rummy late
the middle of the country, by means of the Zomba*
to acme healthy highlands, where Europeans may
live in health and have a starting point to push both
sirri nary and commercial eaterprim into the pate that
ere ten unhealthy fix Europeans always to live in. As Sir
Roderick has told yen. I are acoompenied by men who are
emopeteett to glee ieformation as to the navigability of the
I am most happy to my I ham Comaander Berlina-
field with me, who sot only knows what We
rivers of Andes me, but knows what African
Armes ere too -- ((cheers and • laugh) - bat who
at MOO volastmeed to go end examine the river system of
that cowry. It we end a pathway to those healthy high.
Lade, them we propose to make the.. highlands our depot,
and to work from that nation, examining the country to ba
north, sod more imperially to see if that wonderful riser
gyet,m, which is reported by natives, is adult), a fact ; and
Vm, this we shall have a pathway to the countries beyond,
where ninon end many other products of immense value may
le cultivated to say amount. Well, we have practical man
with us, a geologist, a botanist, end en artist, and a photo-
graphs/ ; end we hope to bring back a full report upon all
there pirate which I attempted alone, with nen little means
at my disposal, to Le log beck a report upon. (Cheers) The
'hat eroded my former effect Mown up the country
depeeded mainly upon my ensuring into the feelings end
wishes of the people of the tanner. (Chore.) I found that
the tribes in the interior were as anxious to have a path to the
esa as I was, and they aided MS tont what they Mend them-
adios. Nov as wisp beck, going up the country, we just enter
into their views. and I am smite certain of getting the king
of those people in the middle of the country to dud a path of
intereserse with the whits meta. Now, If there lea prospect
of tenet to this country, we ought as Christian to resolve
to •ndearour to send the great bennitsChrimisaity yes ter
Jared upon mu out to than. Let us not malts the sums mie-
like we bete mode is lade". (Cheers) Let as tab air
Chriuniiity with us. (Clam.) And it the Ajar of the
pe•li ion are followed up stoording to my eapostedellA
though I do not expect they will be speedily realised. the. I
merely. the free labour of Africa will have a moat derided in-
fluent sentinel slavery throughout the vivid. (Cheers.)
But the nerverful prosecution of these object depends apse
you-upon Eagliaheisa. I look upon Englietura es w-
ham. the most ire don- pm* fa the world, yet die
feelings of kind reseregement vblch era shows murders,
have originated will these who is, now la tbs patron of
hang almost the mainstay of dowry, by our sapper of the
eottoa Froltiag in America: sad it is • se end let,
mine tts as Cartesian. to discover by every WIN
la our power how to get Getter mad Om raw
materials of our mansfirtores, from err soiree then hem
slavery. (Cheers.) A. Sir Roden& has aid, I would not
vela your ex...station to. high as If Im to restive somassing Creed at twee. All I want and hopsto do is to go' is the !tun end of the wedge, and I know that Eagliah-
rmr. will dries It seek further that I could. (Cheers.) I
cat .cernely nine to the great favours that have been
upon ay but I me amen you ell I am thaakfal,
end I .ball .starteln • went grateful recollection of the yew
derful kiednem that hen loam leaped upon as ' my erne
I.sm: . I weak I nee mem dmernag of it. ill:redsrunce
au. biournono, te whom pea bar most k It
Lien-
mareety fen to mk a area Is prim bie inn Wore face- (Wm Linesmen.. riga rime sow
her
gayety}-bat I mum la
rains re reds
1 ahm" as" "um th— whraceih Ire bsr two Wert New it ripper* to be
fear veer end • laN belles I sew bar •
sa ref I boo ism wi6.l, wat, let I law. Ira'
=Plik MIS" ladi 4 ale is Mgt* me,
an bent abandied ft de an
•alede la the way SC •SPISMISTL lie` =him aft
spite la my whee in deelenswe s re wile men
be mad et all workl ;
in
nal die Imam. reel be
nudes whiten': this has Issa MEIMIIIII• MAlauk
Wan
yen Or mated and health awe peraied at
awl. (Clare) Allow ms to say re word In o