The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-07 00:00:00

GENERAL GARIBALDI,

The departure of General Garibaldi from the Isle of
Wight is now postponed from Saturday until Monday, on
which day he will arrive in London at the Nine Elms Sta-
tion, by the train due there at 20 minutes past 2 o'clock.
The General continues to receive visitors at Brook House,
the residence of his entertainer, Mr. Seely, M.P., and has
up to the present time been very little out of doors, in con-
sequence of the unfavourable state of the weather. His
sone, Menotti and Riceotti, accompanied by Signor Basso,
have paid a second visit to Southampton, for the purpose of
viewing the town more at their leisure. They were expected
to return yesterday afternoon to Brook. It is understood
that the Southampton civic body has judiciously decided
not to put any pressure on Garibaldi in respect of the
banquet proposed to be given in that town. The Gene-
ral will be invited on the condition that his acceptance
will not inconvenience him, or seriously interfere with his
plans.
When Mr. and Mrs. Tennyson came to Brook, Mrs,
Seely asked the General whether he would go down and
meet them, or receive the visit in his room. He elected in
favour of the last named course, as he moves with evident
pain and difficulty. At dinner on Monday, when the ladies
rose, the General offered Mrs. Seely his arm, as he led
her from the drawing room. It was explained to him that
in England gentlemen usually remained at table for a short
time, but he might do as he pleased. "Then I please to
go," said Garibaldi, and he went. His usual hour of retir-
ing to rest is 9 o'clock, and he did net depart from this
custom on the first occasion of his meeting company at
Brook House. He was, in fact, more in need of repose on
that day than on any other.
Yesterday, Mr. J. T. Norris, one of the representatives
in the Court of Common Council for the Ward of Alders-
gate, gave notice to the Lord Mayor that, when Mr.
Richardson proposes the motion which stands on the paper,
viz., " That the honorary freedom of the City be presented
to General Garibaldi on the occasion of his visit to this
country, as a slight tribute of respect to the most generous,
best, and most disinterested of patriots, he should move as
an amendment, " the previous question."

A large meeting of German residents in this country was
held on Tuesday, in the Assembly-rooms, Finsbury-square,
for the purpose of deciding upon the steps to be taken to
welcome Garibaldi to England in the name of the German
community of London. 89me introductory remarks having
been made by Dr. Ernst Juch, Herr Karl Blind was called
to the chair. He opened the meeting in a speech of some
length, commenting on the gratitude which every friend of
freedom owed to Garibaldi, no matter what his nationality;
of the General's popularity in this country ; and of the de-
sirability of all uniting to accord him a hearty welcome.
Germans, the speaker said, were peculiarly bound to show
their appreciation of those who had the welfare of nations
and peoples at heart. As they sympathised with the
Schleswig-Holsteiners under the foreign rule of Denmark,
so they sympathised with the Venetians crushed under the
yoke of the German Hapsburgs. These remarks were re-
ceived with loud cheers; and Herr Blind then proposed an
address to Garibaldi. A committee having been appointed
an address was agreed to, and Herr Karl Blind was elected
representative for the occasion of the London Germans, and
directed to put himself into communication with the Lon-
don Garibaldi Committee,

At a meeting of the Birmingham Town Council on Tues-
day, the Mayor, Mr. W. Holliday, moved—" That this
council, desirous of expressing its high admiration of the
noble character of General Garibaldi, and of his unselfish de-
votion to the cause of liberty, resolve to invite the General
to visit Birmingham during his stay in England ; and that
the mayor be requested to convey the invitation to General
Garibaldi in the name of the council." Alderman Ryland
was glad to have the privilege and pleasure of seconding
the resolution, which he felt sure would express the uni-
versal sentiment of the town. He thought there was not a
man in the town, be he Tory or be he Radical, who would
not rejoice in doing honour to the great and good Gari-
baldi, whose exalted virtues, noble patriotism, and unselfish
heroism had won for him the love and admiration of all.
The Mayor then proposed—" That the general purposes
committee be instructed to make the necessary arrange-
ments for the proper reception of General Garibaldi, and
that for such purpose they be authorised to associate them-
selves with gentlemen not in the town council," Alder-
man Hawkes seconded the resolution, which was carried
unanimously.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMEN rT,

HOUSE OF COMMONS--Last Evening,
The SPEAKER took the chair at a quarter past 12 o'clock
NEW MEMBER.
Colonel Strong took the oaths and his seat for the counts
of Armagh, in the room of Mr. Maxwell Close,
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Caledonian Railway (Bredisholm and Tennochside
Branch), and North Eastern Railway (Micklefield Branch)
bills were read a third time and passed.
METROPOLITAN RAILWAY.
Mr. FOSTER moved that the order for the second rea.i,
ing of the Metropolitan Districts Railway (No. 2) be read
and discharged ; that the bill be referred to the exam'Jaers
of petitioners for private bills, and that the examiners have
leave to sit and proceed forthwith.
The motion was agreed to.
COPYRIGHT BILL.
On the motion for the second reading of this bill,
Mr. BLACK said he begged leave to withdraw the bill
in order that he might substitute another better calculated,
to effect the object he had in view.
The bill was then by leave withdrawn, and
The Hox. MEMBER then brought in a bill to consolidate
and amend the laws relating to copyright, which wad lead.
a first time.
THE BOMBARDMENT OF SONDERBUAG.
Mr. DILLWYN gave notice that to-morrow he would
ask her Majesty's Government whether they had received
any reliable information as to the bombardment of Sonder-
burg by the Prussians, without previous intimation to the
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the necessity of carrying on war in accordance with the
usages of civilised nations.
CHAIN CABLES AND ANCHORS (RE-CO M.
mrrrEE, BILL.
The house went into committee on this bill.
On clause 1,
Mr. HUMBERSTONE moved that the words " per,
son or persons" be lel' out of the clause.
The object of the amendment was to confine the opera.
dons of the bill to corporations and public bodies.
Mr. M. GIBSON said he should vote for the retention
of the words. He thought it would be unwise to exclude
licensed or private persons from testing materials under this
bill, a_ there would be an officer appointed by the Board of
Trade to inspect the machinery, in order to ascertain that
anchors and chains were subjected to the required tests.
After a short discussion, in which Mr. Laird, Mr. Henley,
and Mr. Bentinck took part, the amendment was negatived
and the clause was ordered to stand part of the bill.
On clause 2, an amendment was moved to strike out the
word " resident."
Mr, AYRTON asked the President of the Board of
Trade whether, as the Government intended to appoint a
person to act as inspector of testing machinery, they would
become responsible for the damage done in the event of the
testor passing defective materials ?
Mr. M. GIBSON said the bill was not a Government
measure, and the only desire he had was to make it as
efficient as possible. To guard against the event pointed
out by the hon. member for the Tower Hamlets, a clause
had been introduced into the bill retaining all the respon-
sibilities that now attached to manufacturers of chains
and anchors.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL remarked that no re-
sponsibility attached to the Government under the clause.
Clause 10 expressly stated that all the responsibilities at
present in force against manufacturers was to remain h
force as if the present bill had not been passed.
Mr. LAIRD supported the amendment, when,
Atter a short discussion, it was agreed to.
Mr. HUMBERSTONE moved an amendment in clause
8 to the effect that the operations of the bill be confined to
seagoing and coasting vessels.
Mr. M. GIBSON approved of the amendment, which,
after a short discussion, was agreed to.
The remaining clauses of the bill having been
agreed to,
Mr. M. GIBSON said on the bringing up of the report
he should submit an interpretation clause for the approval
of the house.