The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1872-09-15

The Brighton Daily Nsvs has the fo,,,-

The Brighton Daily Nsvs ha. III. ,,u
ing: '"' 'oiiow-
A singular and uptovars .v.,..
nection with Mr.. H. M. Stanievss ,;a;e ~ con
66rignson occurred at the RoysI psn;';. TO
On the evening Of that day a 6anonst ton.
even by the Brighton aud Susaer Gas!as was
Cnirurgical Society in honor of the U",eo' ,"Hse
ing OF the British Association in this set' to'S
among tue guests was Mr.. STANLEY cwh. wt.
.:ThS Ty ea11eG upon to respond to the toast ~
by hr. Jardine Murray, who. N ioSosed Sot
so' expressed bis deep regret that the ;as lug
OF Mr. Stanley should have been the S,i r'se
Ut. htrk-a gentleman whom he h.! W
greatly respected from the fact OF hu h;l
having been an old college friend of b;n b,s
Mr. Stanley. on rising to return tbanhss
was most warmly received. He cormencei
IN humorous vein, asserting that for tSu
iife OF him he could not make ont whv 'he NC
had ceen selected to respond on behalf os
the visitors, as they had doubtless heosa
enough of linn the day before, while thera
were so many gentlemen among the vis;t
ors who were far better qualified to retnrn
thanks than he was-some of them, indeed
having s9ch food Of eloquence at their
command that even Daniel Webster would
not be able to hold q candle to tban,
tLsnghter) However, he accepted the
compliment. as q token that they won1s Is
like to hear from him few words resnect
Ing their great and illustrious ASSOCIATE
(Hear, hear, and applause.) Well. Is
would tell them something about him
Mr.. Stanley then went on to point oni
there were few medical men who had had
in the healing art as DR.. David LivnS'
stone, or who had had to do with such =
number of strange and incongruons M
tlents-giving pills to the natives of ono
district, and potiona, plasters, and oipt.
ments to others. just at this point some
person among the company gave utterance
to what MIR. Stanley apparently regarded
had said or his manner of saying it. This
appeared to annoy Mr.. Stanley exceeding.
~; and at once quitting the humorous aud
cheerful style in which he had been
speaking, he adopted stern, emphatic.
and impassioned tone; protesting that be
had not come there to be laughed at, and
that he had had quite enough gratuitous
sneering of late without their adding to
It. Abiding to the insinuations which had
been made against him at the meeting Of
the Geographical Section on the previous
day, that he had INDUCED rather too much
in "scnsationalism," he assured them that
It vas not to get the thanks Of England OF
The English people that he had gone ont to
discover Livingstone: but as . matter Of
,SASSctou0t 0uSS. Hoy call II
what they liked but if the finding of Liv.
ngstoae in the heart of Africa, after be
lad been given up for lost, had not some.
hing Of the sensational in it, then be
lid NOT know the meaning of the word.
But why was it that his statements were
Questioned Was it because he was an
American, and for that reason that he
honld be rewarded with gratuitous sneer.
ngf Did they think that America would
rave inquired the nationality Of the man
vho might have prevented the assassina-
ion of Lincoln before thanking him for the
ct, or that Alexander would have asked
o what country the man belonged who
ayed him from the assassin's thrust
Why, then, should he be sneered at because
10 had succeeded in discovering Living
tone lfthat was to be the way in which be
Vas to be treated he wonld at once withdraw
rom their company. No sooner had Mr..
tanley said these words than he left the
com and repaired to his apartments. His
eparture was SO sudden and unexpected
hat the meeting was taken quite BY sur
rise, and seemed uncertain what to do.
he Mayor was the frst to speak, and he
xpressed his very deep regret that any
hing should have occurred to annoy Mr.
tanley, aud he must certainly say it was
very unmannerly thing for the gentle.
lans whoever he was, to have laughed out
the manner he did. Mr.. Stanley left
rfghton on the next afternoon.