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CHAPTER XL 



FIRST VISIT HOME — continued. 

 A.D. 1 So 7-1 858. 



Livingstone at Dublin, at British Association — Letter to his wife — He meets the 

 Chamber of Commerce at Manchester — At Glasgow, receives honours from 

 Corporation, University, Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons, United Pres- 

 byterians, Cotton-spinners — His speeches in reply — His brother Charles 

 joins him — Interesting meeting and speech at Hamilton — Reception from 

 "Literary and Scientific Institute of Blantyre" — Sympathy with operatives 

 — Quick apprehension of all public questions — His social views in advance of 

 the age — He plans a People's Cafe — Visit to Edinburgh — More honours — 

 Letter to Mr. Maclear — Interesting visit to' Cambridge — Lectures there- — 

 Professor Sedgwick's remarks on his visit — Livingstone's great satisfaction — 

 Relations to London Missionary Society — He severs his connection — Proposal 

 of Government expedition — He accepts consulship and command of expedition 

 — Kindness of Lords Palmerston and Clarendon — The Portuguese Ambassador 

 — Livingstone proposes to go to Portugal — Is dissuaded — Lord Clarendon's 

 letter to Sekeletu — Results of Livingstone's visit to England — Farewell 

 bancpiet, Feb. 1858 — Interview with the Queen — Valedictory letters — Pro- 

 fessor Sedgwick and Sir Roderick Murchison — Arrangements for expedition 

 — Dr., Mrs., and Oswell Livingstone set sail from Liverpool — Letters to 

 children. 



Finding himself, in the autumn, free of the toil of book- 

 making, Dr. Livingstone moved more freely through the 

 country, attended meetings, and gave addresses. In 

 August he went to Dublin, to the meeting of the British 

 Association for the Advancement of Science, and gave an 

 interesting lecture. Mrs. Livingstone did not accompany 

 him. In a letter to her we have some pleasant notes of 

 his Dublin visit : — 



"Dublin, 29th August 1857. — I am very sorry now that I did not 

 bring you with me, for all inquire after you, and father's book is better 

 known here than anywhere else I have been. But it could scarcely 

 have been otherwise. I think the visit to Dublin will be beneficial to 



