The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-26
THE HERALD AND DIR. LIVINGSTONE
Squirmings or the Royal Geographical
society-sir Henry Rawlinson's Way
OF Putting 1t.

OF Putting It.
From the London Times, May 14.l
At the meeting of the Geographical Society last
evening-the President, Sir Henry Rawlinson, in
the chair-previous to the reading of the papers,
the President said that, knowing as he did the
great interest which was felt with regard to the
movements Of Dr. Livingstone, and which had been
increased by the telegram recently received he re-
GREETED to say that the council had nothing anthem
tic to announce. They had been expecting to re-
ceive some definite intelligence by the mail which
had arrived on sunday, but it had not brought the
expected letters. The steamer which brought the
mail had left Alden before the Abydos had arrived
there, so that another week must elapse before the
letters which she had brought from Zanzibar could
now arrive in England. The opinion Of the council
was, however, favorable in general as to the au-
thenticity of the intelligence conveyed by the tele
gram, which was nothing more than they had
reason to expect from their former information.
There was good reason to believe that Mr.. Stanley
and Dr. Livingstone would meet about the begin
ming of the year, and most probably upon Lake
Tanganyika. There was, however one point upon
had been generally inferred from the intelligence
that Mr.. Stanley had discovered and relieved DR..
Livingstone but II there had been any dscov-
cry and relief 1t Dr. Livingstone who
had discovered and relieved Mr.. Stanley. 1t
was known that he without supplies, and must
fore he had reached Ujiji. Ujiji was the depot
where Dr. Livingstone had large stores and he was
consequently In position to assist Mr. Stanley on
! reaching that place The President said he did not
/ by any means desire to undervalue the eXertionS
OF Mr. Stanley, and he thought it highly credltabe
to him to have penetrated SO far and to have accom-
| ton which had left England would discover
and relieve them both, and enable them
to continue and complete their explorations.
lie hoped that before the annual meeting,
which would take place In fortnight,
some definite and satisfactory information would he
received from the expedition. He wished to say
that never from the commencement, since they had
| heard from DR.. Livingstone, had the council Of the
| Geographical Society given countenance to a sus-
picion that DR.. Livingstone was no more DR.. Liv-
| ingstone was so well known In thai part OF Africa
| that II anything untoward had happened to him In
telligenee would have reached the coast with great
| rapldity.
The REV. PERCY BADGER asked where the tele
gram had come from.
The PRESIDENT said the kilograms were sent by
! private individuals, communicating intelligence
/ which they had received from the Abydos, on her
arrival at Alden from Zanzibar. II Consul Kirk had
written TO some public officer at Alden to send on
| intelligence by telegraph this would have been
done but they had simply sent their letters to
on by the mail.
The Rev. Ii. WALLER, while he agreed fully with
the views of the President to the safety OF Dr.
Livingstone thought the telegram might be
| sldered calmly, and did not think it worthy OF
credit. DR.. Kirk and Mr.. Dawson were at
Zanzibar when the Abydos left, and he thought
that had there been any news TO communicate
| they would have forwarded IT, The captain of the
] Abydos was also most intelligent man, and knew
/ well the anxiety felt with regard to DR.. Living
| stone, In whom he also felt a great interest, and
would himself have sent on the news If there were
any. He had, In fact, telegraphed from Alden that
| there had been cyclone which had destroyed all
the vessels there save his own and his not having
added few words on this interesting subject told
rather against the correctness of the telegram
about Dr. Livingstone. He (Mr WalleD thought
that the origin OF the telegram had been most
probably the tatte OF the steward or Of some OF the
men on board the Abyd0s.