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

General Garibaldi at the Reform Club,

(THIS DAY.)
This morning the General breakfasted at the
Reform Club, where a large ?arty of members as
sembled. The entertainment Tassed off satisfactorily,
and later in the afternoon the gallant General left
town for Pembroke Lodge, Richmond, in order to
partake of luncheon with the E Arl and Countess
Russell, and a distinguished crole of the aristocracy.
The General this evening dines with the Fish-
mongers' Company, at their magniflont hall, near
London Bridge.

The following protest w:is yesterdaY signed by
between 40 and 50 members of the Reform Club:—
ENTERTAINMENT TO GENERAL
The undersigned beg respectfully to protest against the
entertainment to be given to General Garibaldi at the
Reform Club, for the following reasons
1. That the public reception of General Garibaldi as a
guest at any political club must, in the nature of the case,
be a political demonstration of approval of his principles as
a public man, and as a citizen of his own state and country.
2. That the objects of the Reform Club, as originally
constituted, were political only in reference to the constitu-
tion of this kingdom ; and that the application of these
principles to foreign Countries opens a wide field for diffe-
rence of opinion, and that, by consequence, the conduct of
General Garibaldi in reference to Italy and other countries
is entirely beyond the province of the Reform Club, as such,
to approve or condemn.
3. That waiving all technical questions of the rules by
which the Administrative Committee are bound, the under-
signed aro of opinion that the committee, knowing that the
contemplated testimonial would give offence to a large
minority of the club, would have euown more consideration
and right feeling in refusing to lend the name of the club
to such a demonstration as is intended,
4. That, in a society comprising,. amongst ite members
many Catholics, any pubtic testimonial rendered to General
Garibaldi is an offence to their feelings of religious honour
and fidelity,

The arrangements of the committee appointed to
THE CITY ARRANGEMENTS YESTERDAY.
carry into effect the vote of the Common Council
i vusui
for the presentation of the freedom of the city to
General Garibaldi appeac to have been characterised
vit hvery theiry peremptoryal °33P
leteness. The committee
were
their orders to the police
n e
i u
about excluding all persons without tickets, yet in
the face of this they actually omitted to send the
necessary vouchers to the whole of the General's
suite, and the result was that Menotti Gaii•
baidi, the General's eldest son, was unfor-
tunately refused admission to the hall in
consequence of not possessing the required bit of
pasteboard ! When the General received the gold
box containing tho freedom, he looked around for
his snu Menotti, to whom he intended to have
delivered it, but instead of being in his place
by his fatl.2r's side, he was hopelessly trying to
persuade the police-constable outside the building
to allow him admission, surrounded by a not very
orderly mob. The representatives of the daily press
who were not favoured with a ticket of admission
to the ceremony have now, at all events, the grati.
fication of knowing that they were not the only
persons who experienced the same treatment at the
hands of the committee.

THE CONE ERENCE.—Some of the members of the
Conference mat at the Official Residence of the First Lord
of the Treasury, in Downing-street, yesterday ; but, owing
to the absence of M. de Beust, the next meeting was ad-
journed until Monday neat.