The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-11-18
CHARLES DICKENS.
Complimentary Dinner Given co the
DistiB guish ed Author Previous &c Has
Departure for the United States

Complimentary Dinner Given Co the
Distinguish ed Author Previous &c Has
Departure for the United States.
From the London Times, Nov 4.
On Saturday evening, Nov. 2, O grand compR
mentary fare well dinner was given to Mr.
Charles Dickens, at the Frecmasons' Tavern, on
the occasion OF his revislting the United States
of America. Lord Lytton Oficated as Cnair.
man. Covers we're laid Tor between 300 and 400.
The gallery was TILED with ladies'.
Among the prominent persons present were
noticeable Sir Charles Russell, V. c., M. T., the
Chaplalu-General OF the Forcesi Sr Francis
Grant, President of the Royal Academy; Sir
Benjamin Phillips Sir y. Landseer, X. A, Sir
]. +. Tenant, MIR Thomas Faed, Il. a., Mr..
Layard, M. p, Mr.. 0tway, Nj. p, Captain Hous-
ton Stewart, r. N; and on the left the Lord
Lord Chief Justice OF England, Lord HOagbton,
Marquis d'Azefllo, Mr. Anthony Trollope, the
Lord Mayor, Professor Owen, Sir Q. w. Dixie,
Sir william Ferguson, Mr.. B. Webster, Mr..
Blackstone, and others.
SPEECH OF Mr.. DICKENS.
After returning thanks IN somewhat lengthy
manner for his reception by the large assem-
blage, Mr.. Dickens concluded as tollo ws;-
And 2 % 10 sGs t5e OF SoS
there before vast aud entirely new generation mas
most of the best known Of books have been writ
ten and pubsheoi the new geIerSti9n ana the o99ks
length numbers of those who have SO widely and
variety In the reatolship between us, have
0hpes9 Tois wish at first TO me through
pubic channels nd business channels has gradua ~
| become enforced by immense accu mutation OF
letters from individuals ard associations n IndI-
viduaIs all ex pre- ssng In the same hearty, homeY,
cordial una way Kind OF personal Interest Ia
mf-l had almost said kind OF peTsone affection for
| me (cheersI which am sure you would agree with
me IL would be dull insensb ltty my part not to
prize Little by little this pre- has become SO
Freat that slthougb has Charles Lamb says my house,
iorn hem from their pla es, aud this day week, st
this hour shall De upou the sea- You will readily
conceive that IusT iIed. besides by q natural
desire for myself the astonishing change aud
prnl ress of quarter OF century there grasp
lie hands many faithful friends whom left tn ere,
to se he faces and attitudes of friends upon
whom have never looked, aud last. not least use
uy best endeavor to lay down third cable-(ch
| of REORGANIZATION and Rlliauca between thS
| OId World aud the New, Cloud cheersl Twelve
years ago. when Heaven knows little thought
| should ever be bound upon the voyage which
| now lays before me, L wrote In that form OF
| my writings which obtains by far the most e1-
| tensiVe circulation, these words OF the Ameri-
| can nation:-'I know full well, whatever little
| notes my beamy eyes may have deserted In theirs.
| people" (Hear.l IN that faith 1. am going to see
hem agaip In that ttith, shall, please God return
from hem in the spring, In that same faith to live
and die I told yOu In the beginning that could not
| thank you enough, and heaven knows have most
| thoroughly kept my word. "a laugh.J r. may
quote other short sentence from yseli let Il
My all that have lett unsaid, and yet most deeply
feel. Let it, putting gtrdle round the EARTH
prehend both sides ofthe Atlantic at In this mo-
meDt, and say, Tiny Tom observes "0od bless us
every one" cloud and continued cheer5)