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London, England, 1865-05-23 00:00:00

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the number of about 300 dined together 14,3,..VWeettlAtri ::5;
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Sir Roderick Murchison presiding. The coin in judged f...,,1
many distinguished persons. On the right and left onhe ''''
chair were the Earl of Sheffield, the Lord Mayor, Viscount
Strangford, Sir David Brewster, Mr. Palgrave, Lord
Houghton, Commander Forbes, Lord Milton, Mr. W. J.
Hamilton, Vice-Admiral Sir George Back, Dr. Livingstone,
Sir H. Rawlinson, Mr. Vambery, the Hon. Julian Fane,
Mr. Baker, Sir Rutherford Alcock, 1i..C.8., Lord William
Hay, Dr. A. V. Johnston, Mr. Alderman Gibbons, and Sir
Alexander Scott Waugh.
The CHAIEmeN proposed the toast of the evening—
Royal Geographical Society," connecting with it the names
of Captain Montgomery, R.E., and Mr. Samuel Baker, to
whom the gold medals of the society for the year had been
awarded, He next gave "Si Rutherford Alcock," dwel-
ling upon the great public services he had rendered in the
Empire of Japan, and upon his having the true interests of
geographical discovery at heart. Sir Rutherford Alcock
replying to the compliment, observed that to some there
might seem little affinity between the diplomatic S2rViCO
and geographical discovery, but to his cost he had found
there was a close affinity, for it was geographers who
found out now lands and diplomatists who occupied them.
His destiny now took him to China, and any fellow
geographer who might visit him in Pekin would always
find a hearty welcome. Tho remaining toasts were " the
Lord Mayor of London," given in complimentary terms
from the chair; "the Chairman," proposed by Lord
Houghton ; and " The Travellers in Distant Regions,"
with which the names of Dr. Livingstone, Mr. M'Dougal
Stuart, Mr. Palgrave, and Mr. Vambery were connected.
Dr. LIVINGSTONE, who was much cheered, said ho did
not forget those compliments when he went into the wil-
derness. When he was about to start on his last expedition
her Majesty the Queen was pleased to say to him, "My
good wishes will follow you." Ho had always
remembered
that saying, and if he had the vanity to choose a coat
of arms that would be his motto. 'Ho had no doubt some
criticisms followed him also, but of those ho had no fear,
proirided they were honest. He proposed now to go to the
river Roovooma and try to get round the north end of the
lake Nyanza, and then round about the lake Tanganyika.
But he did not like to say much about his intentions. Ho
preferred to say what he had done than what he was going
.to do. The Royal Geographical Society conferred great
advantages on travellers by receiving and perpetuating
their discoveries. His object in going forth again was
partly geographical, and partly with the view of opening up
the country to commerce and to Christian missions.. They
had seen the slave trade at its very commencement, and ho
believed the horrors of the slave trade on the ocean were
not to be compared with the horrors of it inland. He hoped
in that way to do some good in his day and generation.
The company separated about 11 o'clock.

+' the

Railway and Other Companies•

SCOTTISH NORTH EASTERN.

A special meeting of this company was held at
Aberdeen on Thursday—Mr. J. Stirling in the chair.
On the motion of the CIIAIRMAN, the arrange-
ment for the purchase of the Carmyllie line, six
miles in length, for £12,000, and of the plant
for £950, was approved and confirmed. The
directors were also authorised to raise £lBB,OOO
by the issue of new 5 per cent. preference shares,
and to borrow on mortgage £53,600.

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