The Sun.
London, England, 1868-07-02 00:00:00

THE SUN, LOND-]N, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 2,186 S,

neous communication with gold mines six hundred miles
distant ; thus police strength virtually doubled. Weather
fine here, mines and farms flourishing, wages high, re-
venue improving. Your son, Lord George, with us, and
well.

From Monck, Quebec, July 1, to the Duke of Argyll,
Chairman of the Dinner to Cyrus W. Field, Esq.,

London.

In the name of the people of the dominion of Canada, I
desire to express our hearty sympathy with the compli-
ment which you are now paying to Mr. Cyrus W. Field.
It is specially happy and appropriate that I am enabled to
do so by means of that mighty instrument with which h's
name is inseparably connected, the success of which, and
the consequent advantages to humanity and the progress
of civilisation are mainly due to -the self-reliance, enter-
prise, and energy of your distinguished guest.
Mr. Peter Cooper, President of the Telegraphic Line, New
York, July 1, two p.m., to the Duke of Argyll, Willis's
Rooms, London.

The directors of the New York, Newfoundland, and
London Telegraphic Company are rejoiced that the ser-
vices of their associate Cyrus W. Field are recognised iu
England as they have been long recognised in America.
They beg leave to join you in congratulating him, and
they trust that his highest claim to the gratitude of the
world will be found to consist in the establishment-of a
communication which will bind together the nations in
universal and perpetual peace.
From S. E. Musgrave to the Duke of Arygll.

I join with pleasure in toasting my friend Mr. Field,
whose name is so indissolubly associated with the great
work which draws three provinces still more closely to
Great Britain, and I sincerely wish him prosperity in all
his undertakings.

At this point a large number of ladies entered
the room, and were greeted with cheers.
The CHAIRMAN, in proposing the first toast, said
—lt is one which I believe will be received with
equal cordiality on both sides of the Atlantic. It
is the "Health of her Majesty the Queen." (Loud
cheers.)
The CHAIRMAN next gave the " Health of their
Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of \Vales,
the Duke of Edinburgh, and the rest of the Royal
Family." Ile referred to the cordial reception of
the Prince of Wales, and said that he was sure that
if the Prince were to go to America with her Royal
Highness the Princess, the reception would be of
the most cordial character. (Cheers.)

The CHAIRMAN said that the next toast which he
had to propose was that of " The President of the
United States." (Loud cheers.) He need hardly
say that there was this difference between the posi-
tion of the Chief Magistrite of that great Republic
and the Sovereign of this country, that while their
Sovereign was placed entirely above the level of all
politics and party disputes, this was not the posi-
tion which, according to the constitution of that
country, the President was responsible for his poli-
tical opinions, and he took part in the political
controversies of his tin?. lie need hardly say that
it was not as persons who took any part in Ameri-
can politics that they gave that toast to-night.
They gave it simply as the Chief Magistrate of
that great people—(cheers)—who represented their
power and character to them among the other
nations of the world. While leaving with perfect
confidence to the American people, to their wis-
dom and decision, the final issue of all those tre-
mendous questions with which they had lately had
to deal, he trusted that it was the wish, as he be-
lieved it was, of every Englishman, that the normal
condition of the constitution of that country should
as speedily as possible be restored, and that that
restoration should not take place until perfect
equality of all races should have been established
before the law. (Cheers.)
The CHAIRMAN then invited the company to
drink the " Health of the Military and Naval
Services of the two countries." After a brief
reference to the conflicts which had taken place
between the two countries, his Grace said that in
the contests between them he thought that Eng-
land was in the wrong. But however that might
be, he was sure they would all desire that the two
services of these two great countries should never
again be brought into actual conflict, and that, in-
stead of this, there would be union with each other.
He believed that it was due to the American navy
to say that it was thepioneer in the deep-sea sound-
ings which had to be taken for this important
work. (Cheers.)

The Right Hon. Sir JOHN PAKINGTON, Bart.,
M.P., Secretary of State for War, who was loudly
cheered, replied, and in so doing said that the toast
which his Grace had paid him the honour to ask
him to respond to combined the armies of the two
countries, and was therefore oue of an unusual
character. He thought that its peculiarity implied
some special meaning, and he believed that he was
not wrong when he said that that meaning was
peace and goodwill between the United States of
America and England. (Loud cheers.) L)ng
might it be before the armies of these two countries
regarded each other with any other feelings than
those of mutual respect (Cheers.) Both of these
armies have given proofs of their great bravery.
The manner and extent to which the United States
put forth her military power during that great civil
war with which she was for years convulsed excited
the admiration of the world. A portion of the
British army which has just returned from a
duty—small indeed in comparison, or in the
—which has
magnitudebeen p eperformed
r mof e d the
in a
powers
manner engaged
which
bich reflects the
highest credit upon the soldiers engaged and upon
the commander by whom they were led—(cheers)
—a credit as high as that of any expedition recorded
in the annals of our great cowry. (Cheers.) They
had all read lately of the great struggle that had
taken place in the United States as to who should
have the honour of being the Minister of War ; and
party
yher might prevail,
at perhaps the day was not distant when the same
question might be raised in England. (Cheers and
laughter.) But
was
miiwhichevernsteratlar
y p,
Washing-
ton or in London, distant might he the day when
any Minister of War in either country had to de-
vote his energies to prepare armaments and expedi-
tions to carry on hostile operations between the two
countries. (Loud cheers.) He doubted whether'
there was any individual who had the wonderful
effects of the great event which they were met to
celebrate more forced upon his attention than the
was one of the few—and they were gradually one who then had the honour to address them. He
be-
coming fewer—who made a tour in the United
States,not only before electric telegraphy was thought
of, but before even steamboats crossed the Atlan-
tic. He went to America in the quickcst way by
which it was possible then to go, in one of the cele-
brated American liners, which were most beautiful
ships. (Hear, hear.) But it so happened that the
wind was in the west--as very often was the case—
(a laugh) —and he was exactly six weeks from shore
to shore. His next communication with America
was just ten years ago. At that time it became
part of his duty to attend her Majesty the Queen,
npon the occasion of her visit to his Majesty the
Emperor of the French at Cherbourg. One of the
festivities during that visit was a dinner which was
given by the Emperor of the French on board one
of his finest line-of-battle ships. He had the honour
of being present, and during the dinner a servant
came to him and delivered a cover which contained
a telegram announcing the completion of telegraphic
communication between the United States and
England. (Cheers.)
He could never forget the
feeling with which tbat communication was received
nor the interest which it excited amongst the
distinguished individuals of both nations by
whom he was then surrounded. It was true
that, unfortunately,
that cable did not last,
though now happily there is one that does.
(Cheers.) Another recollection
in connection
with this Atlantic telegraphy was that he
had the pleasure to lend ships of war belong-
ing to this country for the purpose of facilitating
the soundings. He sincerely hoped that the cable
which was now in existence might prosper for the
mutual advantage of both countries. England and
AmeriCa were no longer separated by the Atlantic
Ocean, for they had been corresponding during the
time that the banquet -was being served. The noble
chairman had interrupted them while the soup, the
fish, and the dishes were being placed before them
for the purpose of reading to them the messages
which were passing between the two counties.
(Loud cheers.) At the time when he visited
America, it took as long to convey a letter there as
it did him, viz., six weeks, bat now it only took
six minutes in which to send a telegram. (Cheers.)
Vice-Admiral Sir A. Illuat& responded for the