The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-14 00:00:00

The Garibaldi Testimonial Fund.

A general meeting of the subscribers to this fund was
held yesterday afternoon, at the London Tavern, Bishops-
gate-street. The meeting was convened in terms of a re-
solution agreed to at a meeting of the general committee.
held on the 30th ult., and was for the purpose of determin-
ing as to the future action of the committee, and of consi-
dering the propriety of suspending for the present all fur-
ther operations in the way of collecting subscriptions for
the Testimonial Fund.

Mr. J. A. NICHOLAY, having been voted to the chair,
briefly stated the object of the meeting.
Mr JOHN EICHARD6ON., C.C., one of the hon. secreta-
ries, stated that having heard from reliable resources that
the magnitude of the fund would be much impaired if fur-
ther proceeded with at the present time, the provincial
towns being still smarting under the disappointment caused
by the sudden and unexpected departure of the General
from England, ho had prepared a resolution, which he
would submit to the meeting, on the subject. He must say
he should submit that resolution with no little regret, as he
could have wished to have gone on until they collected a
fund worthy of the country and of the illustrious man for
whom it was intended, Under present circumstances, how-
ever, that was impossible; and, at all events, he had the
satisfaction of knowing that in the course he was pursuing
he was acting in according with the feelings and the wishes
of the most intimate friends of Garibaldi, as well as of that
great roan himself. It was not intended that the com-
mittee should be dissolved, but simply that its action
should Le suspended until the General should again revisit
England, which he had every reason to believe would be at
no distant period, as the people of Glasgow seemed to be in
hopes of seeing him during the autumn. But, however,
that might, it would be useless to proceed under present
circumstances, and he therefore begged to move the follow-
ing resolution :—" That this committee, having carried to
a successful issue the reception of Gen. Garibaldi by the
people of this great me.ropolis, and having done their best
towards securing a testimonial to the illustrious hero
worthy of the British nation, deem it to be desirable that
for the present no further expenses be incurred as regards
the Testimonial Fund, as most of the General's friends in
the provinces seem to prefer postponing their subscriptions
to the fund until he revisits England. That the accounts,
therefore, be audited by the two auditors, Edmond Beales,
Esq., M.A., and J. A. Nicholay, Esq., and that the trea-
surers prepare a balance-sheet thereof, to be signed by the
auditors; and that a copy of it be forwarded to every sub-
scriber, and that the balance in hand, when ascertained, be
paid over to the order of the General; and, lastly, that the
honorary secretaries be requested to summons a meeting of
the Garibaldi Reception and Testimonial Fund Committee
as soon as they receive official intimation of the time when
the General intends to revisit England." Mr Richardson,
in conclusion, read a large number of letters from various
gentlemen, subscribers to the fund in London and the pro-
vinces, all concurring in the coarse proposed by his re-

solution.
Sir C. M'GREGOR, Bart., seconded the resolution, and
highly concurred in the course it pointed out. He had no
doubt that at a future time, and when they had the General
again amongst them, they would be able to carry out their
original intention to its fullest extent.
The resolution was supported by Mr E. Beales, Mr Jones,
and Mr Webber, C.C. ; and, on being put from the chair,
was unanimously adopted.
Mr RicHAatiesox stated, in reply to several gentlemen,
that ho thought, after the accounts were made up, there
would be a balance of some £4OO to be remitted to General
Garibaldi. That was in addition to £2OO already remitted,
and independent of the Crystal Palace Fund, the accounts
of which, in consequence of the absence of Mr Negretti
from London, had not yet been made up, but which would
be considerable. These accounts, it was expected, would
be ready very soon.
Mr MORICE, after alluding to the offer made by Mr P. A.
Taylor, M. P., at the previous meeting, of allowing the com-
mitt° the use of the rooms of the Italian Unity Committee,
in Southampton-street, Strand, and the services of their
secretary, gratis, should it be decided to continue the fund,
moved, that while the committee deemed it inexpedient to
accept the offer, the thanks of the meeting be accorded to
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Mr Taylor for a.ing it.
Mr RICZARDSON having seconded the motion it was con
dially adopted.
Votes of thanks were then passed to the honorary
secre-
taries,
taries, Mr J. B. Taylor and Mr Richardson, for their
inde-
fatigable exertions in the cause ; to Mr B. Langley,for the
excellent manner in which ha
and those who assisted him
conducted the procession arrangements • and to the ch
man, for his conduct in the chair and the'
interest he had
taken in the entire proceedings.
The meeting then broke up.