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ADDITIONAL NOTICES. 
THE FAREWELL 
LIVINGSTONE FESTIVAL. 
The festival in honour of Dr. Livingstone on his departure to explore 
the river Zambesi and the interior of South Africa, which originated 
in the Royal Geographical Society and was organized by the zeal of 
some members of that body at a few days’ notice only, was held at 
the Freemasons’ Tavern on the 13th February, 1858, Sir Roderick 
Murchison in the Chair. 
A wish having been expressed that a more ample account than 
appeared in the Daily Newspapers, should be preserved of the 
speeches made on that occasion, a record of them is now printed, to 
form a popular part of the Proceedings of the Royal Geographical 
Society ; in order to mark the cordial spirit and right feeling with 
which the public were actuated in offering a farewell to the great 
and meritorious African Traveller. 
It was intended to limit the number of his friends present to 250 ; 
but so great was the pressure for admission, that accommodation 
and good fare had to be provided for upwards of 350 persons, of 
whom a list is annexed, so far as the names were inscribed, j - 
Their Excellencies the Ministers of Sweden and Norway and of Denmark ; 
the Dukes of Argyll and * Wellington ; the Earls of Shaftesbury, Grey, * Sheffield, 
and*Shelhume ; Lords *Radstock and Ebury ; the Bishops of ^Oxford and *St. 
David’s ; the Honourables Captain J. *Denman, r.n. : A. *Kinnaird, m.p. ; 
and E. B. Wrottesley ; Count *Strzelecki ; • Sir B. *Brodie ; Sir E. North 
*Buxton, m.p. ; Sir J. *Clark ; Sir Culling *Eardley ; Sir William Fraser, m.p.; 
Sir Ralph *Howard and Sir Moreton *Peto, m.p. ; Sir John Forbes ; Sir Charles 
*Nicholson ; Sir John *Rennie ; Rear-Admirals H. Austin, Sir G. *Back, 
and H. D. *Trotter; Major-Generals Murray, Hay, and J. E. *Portlock, r.e. ; 
Messrs. W. E. Baxter, m.p. ; W. Buchanan, m.p. ; A. M. Dunlop, m.p. ; J. 
Kershaw, m.p. ; W. S. *Lindsay, m.p.; E. Miall, m.p.; J. *Pilkington, m.p. ; 
J. Richardson, m.p. ; J. Slaney, m.p. ; Colonel W. H. *Sykes, m.p. ; and 
J. A. *Warre, m.p. ; Aldermen Exall, Finnis, and Wire ; Baron de *Forrester ; 
Chevalier de Forrester; Colonel Burgwyn (U.S.); Captains A. B. *Becher, 
f The * denotes the Fellows of the Society. 
