The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-05 00:00:00

the cheer which they would willingly have given.
Perhaps their silent goodwill affected the general
even more than the noisy demonstration of the
ahorefolks, inasmuch as he who the day before
had such reverence for discipline that he would not
go on the Ripon's paddlebox until he had asked
the captain's leave could not help admiring the self.
c)ntrol which prevented British sailors under so
strong a temptation from breaking a very whole.
some rule of the service, which provides that no
demonstration shall be made except by urder. It
was five minutes past one that the Sapphire left the
pier with Mr. Clarke, one of the directors, and Capt.
Corke, the superintendent, on deck ; and by twenty
minutes past one she was opposite Netley, when
the general accepted Mr. Seely's invitation to
luncheon below. First handing down a lady on
board, and then pointedly asking Mr. Negretti to
join them, Garibaldi descended to the cabin. It was
a pity, but there was no help for it, that the general
was hardly below when the Sapphire reached the
noble screw steamer, Ceylon, belonging to the
Peninsular and Oriental Company, and just on the
point of starting—lying at her buoy for the mails
—and the passengers on the beautiful packet were
all on the tiptoe of expectation ready to cheer him
whom they were unfortunate enough not to see.
Tne party did not,however, remain long at luncheon,
for Garibaldi is now more than ever abstemious, and
soon after he returned on deck the word was passed
that the steamer was nearing Cowes. Fifty minutes
only had gone by since she left the Royal pier in the
Test, when it was seen that West Cowes had made
as much as possible of the occasion. The pontoon
of the pier was gaily dressed with banners and
streamers, and numbers of people had assembled not
only on the pier but in little boats around, cheering
most heartily. Hardly had the sponsons touched
the pontoon when half a dozen gentlemen rushed
on board, at the head of them Captain Ledgard,
who, in the name of West Cowes and of the island,
congratulated the general on his arrival. The
Mayor of Newport was then presented, and, amid
the gratified looks of the islanders, Garibaldi
landed, and immediately proceeded in one of Mr.
Seely's carriages to Brook-house, where he arrived
about half-past three o'clock, no doubt wondering
in himself where so many people as he saw stowed
themselves at night in such a little island, and in
so few houses. At Brook House the general will,
with bis sons and his suite, live in perfect quietude
for a few days—but for very few. He has, condi-
tionally upon his other engagements, accepted the
invitation of the Mayor and corporation of South..
ampton to a banquet at the end of the week ; but
the day is not fixed, and, indeed, the occurrence of
the banquet is something more than improbable.
On Saturday afternoon he will probably arrive in
London, where he will be the guest of the Duke of
Sutherland at Stafford House. It is understood
that, as the Mayor of Southampton hinted in his
closing words in the Town Hall, a strong effort will
be made to keep the general beyond the influence
of designing persons. He is so impressionable, so
disinclined to offer the least slight even to one who
has no claim upon him, much more those who fancy
themselves to have a lien upon his time or his per-
son, that he would fall an easy prey to the popu-
larity-hunters who have tried to surround him. It
is felt that he is now in good hands, that at Stafford
House he will also be safe; but it is feared that some
of those immediately about his person will parade
him through town in the theatrical, though simple,
costume which is well enough when just landed
from a voyage, but which his sons have discarded,
and which it is by his friends strongly hoped he will
not wear in London, at least after his first formal
entry. There is some talk of a grand banquet in the
nave of the Crystal Palace, but his most distinguished
frimds, who have perhaps done more concerning his
visit to England than the publie will ever know,
think it will be wise that banquets at which speech
making is to be the order of the day should be as
few and far between as possible. If his wiser
friends should have their way this visit to England
may be for many a year a matter for pleasant
thoughts both to Englishmen in general and to
Garibaldi himself. It, o❑ the other hand, his more
selfish acquaintances carry their point both England
and the man whom such a large proportion of
England now delights to honour may for long
enough repent the doing of persons who will not
take a hint, and to whom there is nothing for it
but to speak plainly. As a gentleman said in my
hearing to-day, "Nothing would better please
Italy's enemies than to see the general and his
friends repeat the Kossuth mistake."