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    I ^ three fthout articles permission of Mr , * reproduced Harrison ' s , in -whi America ch had | ' Deared in the Nineteenth Century . According

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    , r three articles by Mr . Herbert Spencer which | ' ' ' likewise "II ¦ ^* W Iny 7 appeared 1 ^ 1 / B ^ ^^^ V ^ is » ¦•¦• somewhat ( in ^» - »«» the < v ^— paw Nineteenth ai ^ - * w w w **¦ * r -w ^* - — w « Ff in w Century ^ ¦ w hi w ^ a V «• ** V .

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    I even in piracy , an ' s \ I terlarded writings behind with hostile his back comment , and . ' sell them

    in-> Farewell Dinner to Mr . Henry M . ¦ \ x departure Stanley itvA . ¦•¦•» — for Last ¦ the Friday Congo , on Mr the . Stanley eve of was his

    ¦ . ^^ ^ » »*¦¦*¦¦ - — - —— — — — — f—^ — , — — — — ^ - * entertained at dinner by his publishers , I Messrs . Sampson Low & Co ., who had invited of to meet the celebrated

    f a number gentlemen - traveller t f Mr . Edward Marston j who acted i

    ¦'' ' as ^^ w ^^^ J ^ M chairman . ^^^ v ^^ v ^^* ^^^^ ^^^ . ^^ ¦ , ^^^^^^^ in ^ ^^ proposing ^ ^^ ^^ ^^ . . _ . ^^^ ' ^^ the i ^ ^^ ' health 1 , ^^ of - Mr ™ t k . it- . ^ Stanley p ^ VMIMMW I , y expressed — ^ — — the p leasure — - - — it - gave £ —J — the — —

    I firm to be honoured by the presence of so f f years many almost distinguished to a day guests since ; they it was on just a sim seven ilar

    I occasion , had bidden God-speed to , Mr . Stanley who was then leaving England to establish the

    v v Congo Free State , after having , on that mar-\ vellous journey through the Dark Continent ,

    I discovered the grandest river in the world . I * Mr . Stanley , in the course of a happy and

    I humorous little speech , referred to the very I ; pleasant relations he had had for many years

    II | he with saw the present firm of there Messrs that . Sampson evening some Low gentle & Co . - ;

    1 men he had had the pleasure of meeting before I f under ' — - ~~ ^ v «^ very v ^ v ^^ w different ^^^ W ^ b ^^^ " * ^*^ *^^ ^ Ir *^« K ^ V circumstances ^ tr ^ ** ^^ ^^^ ^ " ^ ^^^^^ w ^ v « rv . v ^ ^^ ^^^ r ^^ , ^ in ^ ^^^ the ^^ ^ k ^^ ^ tr

    I heart of Africa instead of in the heart of I 1 deli London ghtful ¦ ¦ ¦ . book His ^ i ^ fri on end to the WJIM i Mr Congo ^^ . Johnston they «^ av were , i whose all

    ^ ^^^ ^ n »» r ^^ ^^ T ^^^ ^^ ^ M ^^^ B ^^ ^^^^ y ^ ^^ ^^ ^^ V V T ^^ *^ ^^ ^ MW > ^* { | acquainted Stanley Pool with < i ^ where , had he df c * fc c alled ^ -spent 4 fc « fc upon his an mr time wdk him in at

    ' ' a-1- _ l ^ ^ w « " ^ ^^ ^» ^ , m « v v a » ^^ J ^ ^^ r « v »^ ^^ ^» m a > tt * AA ^^ tm j ^ j [ | wg sketching ^ , and , became botanising ^ a , great and butterfl ^ favourite ^ y-catch ; it

    -I gentle was amusing -voiced , boy he could said , to overcome see how a great this

    j J - gentleness chief about of twice his his age and , by by simple the winning 1

    | I vW m of end — argument - «« , Mr . . G . ; A ts 3 then . manner JLJLA Henty ( AIAJ _& there J V . J , with & JLI ^ t . was < VJf whom MXUI a very 1 « J he powe UV / had old « VJ r .

    V spondents ^ veiled when in the they Ashantee were both and special Abyssinian correcampai In those bygone dayMrHenty

    || ffa 8 a gns blu . e-eyed youth very m uc , h like his ii I young ,. o friend *** vmu xtjl Mr x . . Johnston « j y . rxt . 1 ia . ukjajl ( you a comparison yj \ jKii ^ . jtAxxaKJix

    / I gen ^ WQh t lem elicited an being roars a bu rly laughter giant o ) f 6 ft ., and one

    I 2 fi " £ v ; 2 * in . er a On fair and right youthful was his stri dear plin friend g of ab out

    , Mton I ^ OTWi SfP ^ 1 ° Ariipia ^ -- aL A ^ ia l > * at au author whose wnose of sugg suggestion that estion grand and ana work in m * con con The --

    SW f W ^ ^ ce Living o | who stone se encpuraeemeni elected to try he and had , after on

    ri f gSft ^ S ?* ^ ? ^ Aaia Work ; o ^ Jiis who left had was travelled a carry gentle a

    | l B i ^ ^ | S ^ ? ? ? ^ ^ fi ^ 9 ^ ^ r » ^ f » iB too la amd |^ ^ tttion ^ published to' > hope . to lAfitica Br most . Lansdell valuable a in . 1010

    Bill ' f'l ' i T ^ i * ' \ '' —^—— — j ^ 7 " ^^^^^ v ^^^ vnnH ^ i ^^ v « ipmm iiiv ^ vf ^ ^ fipMBVHIWVmHVHHHHHH WBHHHHmH |

    futur of Mr e . Edwin Mr . Stanley Arnold ^^ , then to whi proposed ch that gentl the health eman > rep ^ liediving an -ww extremel V *** V ^ graceful and

    • . —J ^ , g ^^ - ' ^^ W * V * I y fii |« k « W ^ % «* V ^ A * HfJfcVfc it bright was little quite sketch certain of no Mr history . Stanley of ' s the career nine — -

    teen account th century of Mr . Stanley would ¦ ¦¦ ¦ be ' s achievements complete without an | '

    — — — — ' — - — ¦ - •——•»• ' — - ^ m rm ^ ^ r ^ - ^ nm mi m \ ^^ w ~^ Mm \ m ^^* ^ yr * . t pressed pressed Mr . nis his Arnold sympatny sympat humorousl hy w witn ith y tne the but 15 15 . 000 U tenderly 0 U nerds herds ex ot of - .

    flourishing elephants estimated in the Congo by Mr basin . Stanley , , and to begged be now ' i ¦

    that tnat tney they mignt might be be spared spared , , but but he he dreaded dreaded the the - exterminating influence of civilisation on these splendid herds .

    the the Mr toast toast . Staveley of or his nis health health Hill , , M which which . P ., in had had rep "been hecm lying r > ro to --

    to the posed wish pleasure by their Mr . distinguished it W . gave J . Ri hint y , ington to guest be , also present expressed success , pro and

    in the great — undertaking ^^ - ^ —— ^^ —w he - ^ w ^ - ^ every «^ had W - ^^^ m m * S ^ before « J » ^^^^^^¦^ M ^ j him . Mr . N . Maccoll spoke in high

    appremade ciation ciation a of ot graceful Mr mx . . Stanley Stanley and kind and and reference his his work work to , , and and his pub also also - lishers - — - ^ - —~ - - — w . Mr - ^ —— ' . — R — - . — B . ^ Marston — ^ - ^ ^ - ^ ^—^ , v v in ^>^ v >^ iv proposing w ^^ ^ ipr B ^ r ^^ . ^ v ^ ^» ^^^»^^ k the ^^^ b ^^ ^^ i

    health of Dr . Lansdell , likened the missionary journey labours ing of that undauntedl gentleman y among to those perils of St . of Paul all ,

    kinds for many thousands of miles in a part of Asia of great interest to Englishmen at the

    present time . Dr . Lansdell , in replying , entered a strong protest against his being regarded as a

    Jbtussophile RussoDhile . , notwithstanding notwithstanding the the fact fact . that that , his hia book was dedicated to the Czar . He had always endeavoured to be perfectly truthful and im- (

    partial . * . He ^^^^ V ** gave a most graphic mt A and interesting * ^ ¦ account ^^ ^^ ^ P ^ ^ V ^ » HVViV ^ T of ' ^ r' ^ some I M ^ b ^ ^ V ^ BVB ^ ^^^ experiences ^ ""• B ^^ ^^ V ^^ ^ . P ^^ ^^ W ^ ^^ T ^^ T IV of ^^ T 4 * ^ his B > d »^^ P ^^ ^ recent ^^ ^^ p ? ^^^ ^^^ «* ^ B _ 1 ^ ^_ travels ^ V ^^ ^ tf ^ ff V ^^^ Am 9 . ^ 0 W ) mm \ mv * ^ j . . ^^^^^ .. . ^ a ^ m ^ . tf . ^^^ ^^_ # b ^^ _^_ _

    Mr . G . A . Henty , Mr . H . H . Johnston ^^^ ^ , Mr . J . S . Mr Keltie . Bangs , Mr . contributed Joseph Hatton to the , Mr enjoyment . Phayre of , and the

    evening some pleasant little speeches . Mr . Stanley then proposed the health of the

    members of tihe firm , and called upon Mr . S . W . Searlewhoin replyingsaid he hoped

    it would not , be by , any means the , last occasion on - — which — — — - they 'w ^ m - should - " - ¦¦ - — ¦ hav - — ' - ^^ e ^^ r- Mr «^» - w «^ v ^^ ^ . Stanley W ^^ ^ r mr ^^ m *^ ^— - ^^ w fl for ^ . ^*^ ff ^

    their guest , and in the name cf the firm thanked their — ^ - ' » visitors — ' - — ' ~ — r for supporting — - r— — M H ' ¦^ " ' ^^ ¦ " ^^ ^^ r ^^ L them ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^^^^^^ ^ so ^^ - ^^ ^ heartil v ^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^ *^» ^^»^^ l » y » . ^ p

    The dinner took place in the Queen ' s Saloon at — — — the — —¦¦—» ^^ Holborn ' — < - " ^ —~ — ^ Restaurant ^ - — — , - ^ - — ^_ - ^ —w ^ . — ,. — „ —_ _ , ^^ , ^_ and ^^ - ^ ^ - ^ — ¦¦ ^^ " ^ among ~ i ^ r- ^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^ . w ^ n ^ h ^ h those ^^ ** k ^ ' ^ p ^ ' r ^^ ^^^

    present were : —Captain Abney , R . E ., Edwin Arnold FauxJos , C . S . h H , L att o Bangs nG-. , A G . . Hent W . Daniels Stav , eley W .

    Hill . ^ T ^ V " •* , Q j ^^ w . C ^~\ J ep ., M ^ B ^^ . P " ¦— . , H " T , **^^ . H *^ F ** H ^ . J —¦ ohnston IK y , , J . S jr » ¦ . Keltie , R . J . Lake , Dr . Henry Lansdell ,

    Crosby Crosbv Lockw Lockwood ood , . JN N " . . Maccoll MaccolL , K "R . . B B . . Marston Mar « ton , . U C E . . . A A Marston . . JP Patten atten , E . . J J . . P . F F . . Marston Jfhayre Phavre . , JJ A . . H IT . O . . Pirie Pirie Mudi . W W e . ,

    J . Riving . Sea ton rle , , Br F . am H . Stoke Rivington r , and , , J . S andifer C . , H . . ,

    M . Watson . , , THE CONGO .

    State ' The / a Congo story , of and work the Founding and exploration of its , Free by Henry M ¦¦ . ¦ Stanley w \ w 2 phi vols . ( Sampson «»¦ tw Low i & Co - ^ i ^ ¦»•»¦ . ) .

    The * m + *^ m - ^ ~^ mm chorus _ w ^^¦ w p w w of ^ mm ^ praise - ^ r ^ m , v ¦¦ v which ^^ •• •**» » » has ^ — ^ »« T welcomed ^ wm * m * m ^^ « r ^ , so en - thusiastically , the appearance of Mr . Stanley ' s volumes has been nobly earned . It is years since

    the redoubtable explorer took his place among the nence most notable was then of the won world by the ' s heroes tnarrellous . His degree pre-emi 6 - f courage , skill , and hardihood which had been bo

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• Citation
  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), June 1, 1885, page 487, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_01061885/page/3/