The Sun.
London, England, 1860-11-21 00:00:00

ITALIAN SYMPATHY AT BRIGETO.Y.

BRIGHTON, Tuesday.---Last night a very large
and influential meeting was held at the Town-hall,
on the subject of Garibaldi and Italy, the chit f ohject
of the meeting being to raise a local subscription
in aid of the Central Garibaldi Fund, and to form a

committee for that purpose. On the platform ware
W. Coningbam, Esq., M.P. (in the chair), J. White,
Esq., M.P., E. H. J. Craufurd, Esq., M.P. for Ayr,
Messrs. Perfitt, Alderman Burrows, C. Stone, Sig-
nor Martinucci, the Rev. R. Ainslie, &c. James
Stansfield, Esq., M.P., and W. H. Ashurst, Esq.
I (treasurer of the Garibaldi Fund), were expected,
but letters apologising for their unavoidable absence
were reael by the chairman. The meeting evinced
the greatest enthusiasm throughout.
The CHAIRMAN said—We have met here to-night
in order to evince our admiration and esteem for
General Garibaldi and his brave companions in
arms, who have so nobly endeavoured to satisfy
that which Byron has eloquently defined as the
"unquenchable longing of the Italians after im-
mortality—the immortality of independence." By
the heroism of a handful of brave men—the immor-
tal thousand—the independence—nay, almost the
unity—of Italy has been established ; and we may
there teheld the ancient queen of the world en-
throned on the capitol, crowned' with honour by
kindred nations of freemen redeemed, and ty
another Joseph, from worse than an. Egyptian
e, but this time
bondage. (Cheers.) Rome shall go forth to
conquer, not as of old to enslav
to liberate an expectant world, bearing free-
dom, independence, and peace in her venerable
hands. At her approaching advent she comes to
fulfil the law by vindicating the rights of men and
of nations. In her Pantheon, now defiled by gro-
velling superstitions, she may enshrine the memo-
ries of her great men and benefactors—her ancient
and now again her real divinities—the triumvir of
her last republic, and the Sicilian dictator who,
like the Corinthian of old, has dethroned another
Dionysius—a tyrant of a race to which, by their
own confession, "liberty was ever fatal." But if
Italy shall thus do honour to the living heroes, let
her not forget the devoted band of martyrs, who,
like the Bandiera Brothers, have taught the
Italians, by their glorious example, how to die for
their country. Time and impartial history alone
can render justice to the generous allies who at Ma-
genta and Solferino bled for the common cause, and
together triumphed in many a fiercely contested
fight on the smiling plains of Lombardy over the
Austrian, who before another summer is doomed to
expulsion from the Italian Peninsula. (Cheers.)
The attitude recently assumed by our Government
distinctly lays down the broad principle of non-
intervention, and recognises the fact that the people
of all nations are the ony legitimate source of power,
and alone competent to choose the form under 'which
they will submit to be ruled. These principles
apply alike to Hungarians as to Italians ; and let
her Majesty's Government beware how in future
they venture to interpose in defence of the "just
rights" of Austria. The hon, gentleman resumed
his seat amidst loud applause.
Dr. PERFITT gave a resume of the progress of
Garibaldi from his earliest infancy in a lengthy
and eloquent speech, charaeterising his heroism as
equal, it' not superior, to that manifested in Greece
and Rome in the ages of the past.
Mr. CRAUFURD, M.P. (chairman of the Garibaldi
Fund Society), spoke of the departure from our
shores of that noble band who had gone to fight for
Italian freedom, and gave an interesting account of
the mode and the history of the raising of that
legion. They obtained upwards of 1,000 volunteers,
but unfortunately, in consequence of delays and
other causes, not more than 750 were shipped for
Italy, although they had provided arms and.
accoutrements for £l,OOO. The expedition cost
£15,000 or £16,000, which was about £l5 per man,
whereas the Crimean expedition cost our Govern-
ment something like £lOO per man, so that they
had not been extravagant of their funds. They
had but £1,500 in hand towards the £13,000 or
£14,000 which they required.
The Rev. R.AINSLIE briefly addressed the meet-
ing, as also did Mr. Alderman BURROWS.

—A
committee was then formed for the purpose of
raising a local subscription in aid of the Central
Garibaldi Fund, the chairman heading the subscrip-
tion list with £5.
A penny subscription has been set on foot in
Brighton, and cheerfully responded to by the poorer
classes.