The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-18 00:00:00

GENERAL GARIBALDL

Garibaldi has since his arrival in England been
favoured with weather which neither Nice nor
Napleo need have disowned. "Royal weather"
almost has attended his movements, and the pale
blue skies of spring have seldom been hidden by
murky clouds. But on Saturday all this was for
once changed. From early morning—earlier even
than Garibaldi was astir—" the heavens were black
with clouds and rain." But it is not a shower that
daunts either the Italian general or his more enthu•
siastic admirers, some of whom were afoot and
staring at Stafford House by six o'clock. Just before
eight a number of the members of the Working
Men's Committee arrived, and were introduced, and
Mr. S. Plimsoll, of the City Reception Committee,
attended to accompany the general to a locality
where he might see a sight to which even "fair and
fruitful Italy "—the modern land of milk and honey,
where meat and drink grow spontaneously within
reach of the peasant's arm, and where wine runs
like water in the houses of rich and poor—could
afford no parallel. He went to see Barclay and
Perkins's brewery, at Bankside, and once in a way
he passed through the streets comparatively in
peace, although be was heartily cheered when he
left the ducal mansion. The general on his arrival
at the brewery was received by the members of the
firm, and conducted over the whole of the extensive
premises ; the various processes of the art and mys-
tery of brewing being explained to him by Mr. Per-
kins, who speaks Italian fluently. The general ap-
peared delighted and astonished at the vast extent
of the works and machinery. After inspecting
the warehouses and cellars, he proceeded to the
stables, whioh are of great extent, and where
several hundred horses are accommodated. A
magnificent horse named " Baby," standing about
18 hands high, was much admired by the general,
and at the request of the master of the stables, and
amidst the cheers of the stablemen, of whom there
are 30, he renamed the animal " Garibaldi." The
general was then conducted to one of the large
warehouses, which had been tastefully fitted up fur
the occasion. Around the place were galleries in
which the whole of the workmen were placed, and
in the centre was a large hogshead., on the top of
which stood several tankards of " Barclay's stout."
The cheering of the men on the entrance of the
general was most enthusiastic. A tankard of stout
having been handed to Garibaldi, ho drank to the
health of the workmen present. He said he had
read with great delight some years since the well-
merited chastisement the workmen of this establish-
ment had indicted upon General Haynau, the flogger
of Hungarian women. He thought their conduct
of that occasion worthy of recognition. He was a
working man himself—he had worked hard for
freedom. He was proud and happy to come amongt
working men. Mr. Piimsoll then proposed the
" Health of Garibaldi," which was drunk with
deafening cheers. The general then went round the
yards of the establishment, which were filled with
the wives and children of the workmen. After a
stay of about an hour Garibaldi and his attendants
left, having thanked the members otthe firm for the
courtesy shown him. The visit being a private one,
few, except those connected with the firm, were
aware of the intended honours, and there were not
many persons assembled about the brewery on his
arrival. He had not been there long, however, be-
fore the news spread round the neighbourhood,
and on his leaving several thousand persons lined
the stree a adjacent. The general returned to
Stafford House at ten o'clock, where several
deputations were awaiting him. He left again
at half-past twelve o'clock fit the Crystal Palace.
His route was through the Park and over Vauxhall
Bridge, which was reached about one o'clock, and
a few minutes before two he arrived at the house of
glass at Sydenham, where an immense crowd
awaited his arrival. On Monday last he had a
reception from the lower and the lower-middle
classes ; on Wednesday he was honoured by some
of the foremost men and women in England ; on
Saturday the upper middle classes met to pay him
greeting. Holders of season tickets entered the
Palace as a matter of course, but those who did not
possess the magic annual pasteboard were compelled
to pay half-a-crown for tickets, or, if they paid at
the doors, 55., before they could secure admission.
They came in thousands by road and in thousands
by rail. From the west they came through Ken-
nington and Stockwell; from the east and north
over London Bridge; from the south by innu-
merable bye-roads, where the trees were putting
forth the promise of their summer foliage, and
where through the rain nature smiled her welcome
as an enthusiastic Italian put Her smiles for
the hero, her tears for his yet unaccomplished work.
And both from Victoria and the Elephant and
Castle by the Chatham and Dover route, to Syden-
ham Hill, went droves, shoals, flocks to see the hero
of the hour ; and not only up till the time appointed
for the commencement of the proceedings, but
long afterwards—even till near five o'clock—were
people still going to the Palace, which inside pre.
seated an appearance affording a curious contrast
to the exterior dripping with rain and mist.
Where the glass fountain plashes, bedewing with
spray the lovely flowers that encircle its basin,
away to near the tropical screen, the people
were thick; but from the Stationery Court to
Renaissance Court they were in an impene-
trable mass. The reserved seats were nearly all
occupied, and in the galleries people paid for
standing ground. In the North Gallery at the
corner, half in the transept, half in the nave, and
facing the Handel Orchestra, was a box of goodly
size, draped with the colours of nature, which are
also the colours of Italy—the red, the white, and the
green. Here were placed chairs of state ; here too
were gathered the most distinguished of the visitors.
Looking at the Palace from this point a scene pre-
sented itself which can hardly be described, but can
never be forgotten. On the Handel orchestra were
the artists from the two operas, who had volunteered
their services for a concert, and who were supported
by a full orchestra and chorus, as well as by a num--
ber of persons who had been fortunate enough to
secure the reserved seats here set apart. At the
sides of the Handel stage people hung on by the eye-
lids; about the concert room they flocked, climbing
on to the pedestals of the statues, so that perchance
they might get a peep. And in the area imme-
diately in front of the box the reserved seats were
filled with gentlemen and ladies, who vied with
each other in the brilliancy of their toilettes, who
were to a woman in panoply of crinoline, and who
bore for weapons, offensive and defensive, umbrellas
and opera glasses—
"Armoured in steel they stole a glance, and then,
All disappointed, they glanced back again."

Eat still Garibaldi did not come, so there was
nothing for it but to endeavour to make out the
mottoes—and the Crystal Palace is a regular manu-
factory of appropriate sentiments in white letters
an a red ground—which flanked the general's box.
At length patience was rewarded, and the general
appear
Ho had arrived at the north wing, where he, as
well as the Duke of Sutherland, Lord Shaftesbury,
and Signora Alenotti and Iticciotti Garibaldi, who
accompanied him, were met by Mr. Farquhar, the
chairman of the Crystal Palace Company, by Sir
Joseph Paxton, and by the members of the Italian
committee, who wore the same tri-coloured scarfs
as on Monday. These gentlemen offered him a
fLig draped in crape, and bearing the motto,
44 Roma e Venezia, which he received with mark,:d
working men presented him
favour: the Italian
with an address, and then, standing on the steps
leading to the gallery, he proceeded with that
strangely-mellifluous voice of his which breathes
eloquence apart from the word, to address his
countrymen in their own tongue. When translated,
his speech was to this purport :
I thank you, Italian fellow-countrymen, for the manner
is which you have received me. You share with me, I
know, the feeling of gratitude to the noble and glorious
English nation for the help which they have given to us,
and the magnificent manner in which they have received
me. (Cheers.) England has assistedus in evil as well as in
good times. The English people helped us in our. war with
Southern Italy, and even now the hospitals of Naples are
supplied from the abundance sent to us from this country.
I speak from whet I know, that the Queen and the Go-
vernment of England, represented by Lord Palmerston,
Lord Russell, and Mr. Gladstone, have done a wonderful
deal for our native Italy. (Cheers.) If it had not been for
this country we should still have been under the yoke of the

Bourbons at Naples. If it had nbt been for Admiral Mundy
I should never have been permitted to pass the Straits of
Messina. (Cheers.) Countrymen, our landing at Naples
would, if possible, have been prevented by those despots
who are now trying to crush poor little Denmark. It is sad
when two colossi are seen trying to put d,) .vn a little coun-
try which has no assistance from any one, and has only its
native strength to resist the invaders. (Cheers.) Country-
men, I am not a soldier by profession. 1 only took up
the trade of a soldier when I found robbers in my house,
and I turned a soldier to expel them. (Cheers.) I became
a soldier to fight against the oppressors of my country.
(Renewed cheers.) Countrymen, I admire this noble
nation which stands so proudly at the head of the civili-
sation of the world. I have seen since I have been in
this country a great deal—more, perhaps, than you are
aware of. I have seen one great thing—half a million of
people kept in order by a dozen policemen—plain, simple
policemen—and when I speak of English policemen I take
off my hat (suiting the action to the word), for there are no
gendarmes, no mouchards in this country. They cannot
live in its free air. (Cheers.) Do you know how this
great fact is brought about ? I will tell you. It is because
the English people love their Queen, The English people,"
he proceeded to say, "have a respect for the laws, which
they know are good and just, and they love their free and
glorious nation. The English people have not only pity
and sympathy for others; they have something here (placing
his hand upon his heart.) Let the conduct of Englishmen
be a lesson to us. Let us imitate them, and admire their
noble and splendid institutions, and their imperishable love
of liberty. (Cheers.) England is envied by every country.
Although she has got what we all know to be the bravest
army in the world, she also has 150,000 citizens, called
volunteers, and if ever the occasion should arise, if ever this
country should be invaded, the volunteers would have the
support of millions of brave and gallant men. Or suppos-
ing—but this is unlikely—that their united strength should
not be sufficient to resist the invader, then, if our poor
feeble efforts, our arms and our lives could be of any service
we should always be ready to come and assist them, asithey
have helped us. (Great cheering.)

When the General named the Queen (" the dear
Queen"—" Cara Regina") the enthusiasm of his
auditors was most marked, and himself was not a
little moved as he thought of our happy country
and our still mourning Sovereign. He was now
conducted to luncheon, which Mr. Strange had, at
the expense of the Italian Committee, served in the
room of the School of Art, and which did credit to
the caterer, who retires to day and gives place
to Mr. Bertram. In this room Garibaldi intro-
duced to his compatriots Signor Sineo who,
he said, was now, as when he first entered the
Italian Chambers, the firm upholder of the
unity of hfs country. The signor replied, "I. have
never felt so much pleasure in being a senator of
Italy as now, when my countrymen in London ac-
knowledge my services, and when I am BO spoken
of by my illustrious friend."
After luncheon the general was conducted in an
invalid's chair along the gallery, where he lingered,
admiring the luxuriance of the equatorial foliage,
here maintained almost as perfectly as within the
lines of Cancer. Bat when he had seen something
of the beauties of the building—and it is a thousand
pities that he did not see more of the pleasant
things of Penge Palace—and was wheeled towards
the box erected for his accommodation, the cheering
began and continued in wonderful bursts for fire or
six minutes, when four young Italian lae,ies pre-
sented him with a bouquet, which he kindly ac-
knowledged, and when Mr. H. Negretti handed the
general to the chair appointed for him, whence he,
evidently moved, acknowledged the plaudits of the
many thousands who, whether in sight or out of
sight, raised their voices in a glorious welcome,
worthy of England and worthy of its object. Long
before the cheering had subsided the band struck
up the Garibaldian Hymn, and most curiously did
the joyous strains sound amid the warm greetings
of the multitude.

The concert was almost entirely a national affair.
Every piece in the programme was of Italian origin,
the singers were all Italian—at least from one or
other of the Italian Operas—and the conductor also
was Italian. Oa the lower platform of the Great
Orchestra were congregated round the chair of
Signor Arditi, the conductor, the following singers
from the Italian Operas :—Mdlles. Vitali, Bettie-
helm, Rossi, and Fricci ; Signors Mario, Guiglini,
Graziani, Neri-Baraldi, Gasperoni, and Mr. Santley.
There was a complete and efficient, if not very large,
orchestra and chorus.

The opening hymn, Although addressEd to the
general, was not of a very striking character. The
two new pieces by Signor Arditi, written expressly
for the occasion, were most to the liking of the
audience. The last "La Garibaldini," indeed created
a furor; and when Signor Giuglini, who was prin•
cipal soloist came forward and declaimed with
immense energy the lines :-
0 Garibaldi—nostros Salvator,
To seguiremo—al camp() dell' anat.!
ltalia—il sot di Liberia

All' anui I anni I
the enthusiasm was indescribable, and nothing
would satisfy the audience but its repetition. It
was impossible to say when the chorus conclud2d,
for before the termination the audience attempted
to take up the time, and those who failed to do so
swelled the uproar with their unmelodic tones.
Signor Azditi, one of the best of conductors, was
unable tl conduct himself, but, caught in the whirl-
wind of the enthusiasm, leaped upon the chair,
waved his baton with one hard and his lundker-
chief with the other, and strove with all his lungs
to add his trite to the vocal thunder. The National
Anthem—to which General Garibaldi was the first
to rise—given with grand and imposing effect,
brought the concert to an end ; after which another
demonstration took place, and so concluded the vocal
part of the performance.
The Italian Committee now began their presenta-
tions to the general ; and Signor Serena, the secre-
tary, stepping forward, said :

Accept, 0 General, this sword, whieh the Italians resi-
dent in London present to you as a mark of their admira-
tion and in memory of the reception given to you by noble
and free England. May this sword, handed to you in a
temple of peace by an exile of Venice, be destined to assist
in the accomplishment of the independence of our beloved
Italy.

Garibaldi, taking the exquisite weapon, replied—

I thank you, Italians, for this beautiful present. I
promise you I will never unsheath it in the cause of tyrants,
and will draw it only in support of oppressed nationalities.
I hope yet to carry it with me to Rome and to Venice.
(Great cheering.)

The Italian Committee next presented their ad-
dress, which was read by Signor Ito3sini.
The Italian Committee thou offered the general a
pictire called "The Italian Cockade," representing
a beautiful girl holding a bouquet of red and white
flowers, surrounded with green leaves. The spokes•
man of the committee said :

General, Signor Vivanti, an Italian artist, hopes you will
accept this picture, which he has called "La Cocarda
Italiani," or " The Italian Colours." These noble colours,
once trampled in the dust by the enemies of Italy, but
raised by your hand, wave high from the Alps to the Strait
of Sicily. The Italians see in these colours the emblem of
Italy and of yourself, her liberator. The red reminds them
of your blood, generously shed in the cause of liberty ; the
white is an emblem of the purity of your soul; the green of
the hope with which your name inspires the oppressed.

Garibaldi, thanking the deputation, and especially
the talented artist, said that he would ever cherish
the picture as a most interesting memento of his
visit to England. Menotti was then presented with
a sword by Signor Rossini, who said :
Accept, Menotti, this sword, given to you by the
Italians of London, and use it as you have commenced,
fighting by the side of your father, as a worthy son of
Garibaldi, _ . _

Menotti simply replied, "Thank you." The pre-
sentations were now over, and the general, amid
cheers, was accompanied from the box to the
Transept gallery overlooking the gardens. But what
would have been a delightful scene was by the rain
and mist completely spoiled. However, the most
was made of a bad job. A band on the terrace
performed several spirited airs, and when the
fountains, which were played, had sunk, the general
returned in the invalid chair to the School of Art,
whence after a short delay he took his departure,
leaving the Palace amid the cheers of a large num-
ber of people who were assembled outside. The
journey back to town was not very pleasant, but
to make amends it was very speedy, and the general
reached 'Stafford House at half-past five o'clock,
without exhibiting any signs of fatigue. It had
been raining almost throughout his journey to the
Palace, but the general refused to have the carriage
closed, and enjoyed his cigar the whole way-
At a quarter to eight o'clock Garibaldi, accompa-
nied by his two eons and the Duke of Sutherland,
proceeded to Cambridge House, to dine with the
Premier and Viscountess Palmerston, where a die-
tinguisb.cd circle were invited to meet the general.
Yesterday, at half-past ten o'clock, Garibeidi

left Stafford House for Teddington, returning to
town at half-past two o'clock.
Later in the afternoon Sir Harry Verney, M.P.,
called at Stafford House and had an interview with
the general, whom he drove to the residence of Miss
Florence Nightingale, in Park-street, returning to
Stafford House at four o'clock.

Last evening Garibaldi dined with M. Fabricoli,
at Clapham. _

The general was expected to visit the Zoological
Gardens yesterday afternoon, and a very large
number of visitors awaited his arrival for several
hours with great patience. It was not until nearly
seven o'clock that the anticipated visit was given
up as hopeless by the crowd of spectators assem-
bled.

Mr. Ferguson, the eminent surgeon, visited
Garibaldi yesterday morning, and expressed his
perfect satisfaction with the treatment of his dis,
tinguished patient by Dr. Bosile.
The following have called at Stafford House to
make inquiries after the General during the past
two days—the Earl of Arran, Lord Lyveden, Lord
Wodehouse, Sir Charles Wood, Sir W. G. Ouseleyl
Mr Jas. White, M.P., Commander 0, Fitzelarenee,
R.N., Mr George B. C. Leverson, Signor Germia
Bettini, Madame S. G. Bettini, Leonida Caldesi,
Minuti Caldesi, Antonio Mordini, Mr C. do Tivoli,
Mr V. de Tivoli, Signor Luigi Zuccoli, the Marquis
of Clanricarde, the Earl of Fife, the Earl of Malmes-
bury, the Earl of Charlemont, the Earl of Airlie,
Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe, Viscount Falkland,
Lord Stanley of Alderley, Lord Llanover, Lord
Vernon, Lord Ernest Bruce, Lord Charles Russell,
Lord Otho Fitzgerald, Lord Ebury, Sir Francis H.
Goldsmid, Sir James Matheson, Sir Richard Mayne,
Sir John Scott Lillie, Sir Samuel Morton Peto and
Lady Peto, Sir Roderick Murchison, Sir George
Ramsay, the Lord Mayor, the Lord Mayor of York,
Colonel Pierrepont Munday, General Sir J. W.
Smith, Lieut.-Colonel Henry Money, Lieut.-Colonel
Fyers, Colonel Daniell, Captain Darnell, Colonel
W. H. Sykes, Captain Thomas Hope, Major A. de
Vecchi, Major-General Matheson, Rear-Admiral
Drummond, Capt. St. Aubyn, Rear-Admiral Hall,
Dr and Mrs ',Ferguson and Miss Ferguson, Dr
Westmacott, Dr Jones (of Montreal), Mr Edward
E. B. Leionino, Mr Dickinson, Mr William Hick-
man, Mr W. S. Harvey, Mr and Mrs Chas. Gilpin,
Mr Sutton Western, M.P., Mr Mervyn Axchdall,
M.P., Mr A. C. Swinton, Mr Edward Dennys, Mr
Plutarco Pizzi, Mr W. J. Hall, Mr Brinsley Sheri-
dan, Mr Heaphy, Mr Layard, M.P., Mr F. Lab-
lache, Mr Dolmage, Mr Coningham, Mr A. Doria,
Mr Edward Arkold, Mr Russell, Mr Fred. Young,
Mr Cowen, Rev. Henry Glynce, Mr Colville, Mr
Robertson, M.P., Mr Seely, M.P., Mr Hope John-
stone, Mr J. C. Hope Johnstone, Mr Francis Ken•
nedy, Mr Oswald, Mr S. C. de Brunneberg, Mr
Jefferson, Mr Norman Grosvenor, &c.