The New York herald., 1876-11-25
STANLEY AND HIS DEFAMERS.

AN rRArz INDIVIDUAL PALS TO COMMIT THE
ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY TO A CENsuRE
or THE HERALD's CORRESPONDENT.
LONDON, Nov. IA, 1876.
The forty seventh session Of the Royal Geographical
Society was opened last evening In the Lecture Hall OF
the University OF London. Burlington House, under
the presidency OF Sir Rutherlurd Alcock, X. C. b.
There large attendance Of Fellows" and ladies,
Sir Henry Rawlinson, Lord Napier, Sir Bartle Frere
and Captain Cameron being among those present Tho
President had scarcely entered tho ball his
seat In the chair when individual with pumpy
forehead and nicely combed hair Helnemann by name,
rose In the body OF the room and said -''Sr Ruther
iurd Alcock, l." Cries OF .sOrder!" drowned tho
of his opening sentence. aud the President look
ing toward the intruder SAID that he really beg
the gentleman not to interrupt the business OF the
meeting The minutes Of the last meeting were then
read, and the s'Felows'' elected
and called forth from among the audience
10 shake hands with the President This
impressive ceremony having ocen performed, Sir
Rutherford rose and said that letter had been re-
ceived by the Council from Mr. Helnemann, dated
October 8, giving notice OF his intention to move
resolution involving OF by the Council
and Fellows on Mr.. H. N. Stanley, the African ex-
plorer. Tho proposed resolution was as ioows:-
"Tnat the Council and Fellows OF the Royal Geo
graphical Society although they cordially appreciate
the courage and determ nation shown by Mr.. H. NJ.
Stanley during his explorations IN Central Africa en-
phat;caliy condemn his method OF dealing With the
natives not only unjustfable and cruel in ITSELF
but involving danger travellers who
may follow in his footsteps" This letter OF Mr. Hene
manns the President went to say had received due
consideration at the meeting OF the Council held that
afternoon, and had been decided that according to
or tho 1,,r
M Heinemanns letter would be foreign and irrelc-
want 10 the business Of the meeting.
.oASSoT DONE, MR.. HgiSENAxx"
Mr. Clement Markham, one OF the secretaries, was
then directed by the President to read the rule to
which reference had been made and which IS to the
eject that no Fellow can introduce at an ordinary oven
ing meeting OF the society resolution which might be
foreign to the proper business OF the meeting. The
reading Of this rule evoked round OF applause but
the undauned Heinemann was defiant, and was UNDER
stood to say that II the meeting would only grant him
two minutes he would say what he had to say In three
words; after which persuasive piece OF oratory be
asked If he might quote few words from the address
Of the late President Sir Henry Rawllnson delivered
tho 9th OF November 1878 (Renewed Of s.Order
orderly The President replied that quite inn
possible Tor him liston to any discussion a mat
tor which was irrelevant to the proceedings OF the
meeting ("Hear, hear ~ Hswould be sorry II IL
supposed he the Council desrous Of sup
pressing sny expression Of feeling the part Of any
OF the Fellows but all he could say that II Nj.
Heinemunn any other member Of the society felt
that the particular rule referred to inconvenient
or improper, Il perfectly competent for them,
being In number, to request that special
meeting should be called TO consider IT,, any
other Of the rules-which he might say had bcen
in lorce for between twenty and thirty years-and
II they found imprac.icable and improper fet
tsrng the business, alteration could be made in
them But long the rules existed in their pres
ent shape he bound, as the President Of the
ciey, them properly carried oot and enforced
t"Hear, hear /" and app ause)
STILL UNHAPPY.
Even this did not seem 10 quiet the perurbed spirit
of Mr. Hsncmann, who forthwith rose again, but
met with such storm OF ssorders" and "st downs,
and hisses that he quailed, and subsidized for all
Thus nlpped in the bud mean and unmanly at
tempt absent man, who could not defend
himself and to bring discredt upon Of the lore
most explorers OF the age. Mr. Heinemann, and those
who think with him, have received lesson, and will
do we'll henceforth connne their philanthropic
tons 10 the supply of Welsh flannel and warming pans
to the natives OF Borriobooa-gha-