The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-19
The Hon. 0ransley Berksiey's American
Experiences.


from he L ndon News, Oct. 8
On Thursday night the Hon. Grantiey T. Berkeley DC
verea lecture IN the Queens Rooms, GasgoE fof the
benefit Of the friends Of the Acclm ltzat Society,
giving unit Of his excursion TO the FAR West 81
America during last autumn The lecture was under the
auspices OF the Glasgow committee OF the society Toe
Lord Provost PRESIDED the audience large and
composed OF the eils Of the Wet end.
The Lore Provost, In few remarks, Introduces
that he would succeed In amusing bis audience at least
be would do his beet for that purpose; and he assured
dsparage that magnificent country Of which he 10
speak At the outsct he would express the object for
which the Aocmatzston Society had been formed
such a society Ia his couuiry, Tor the aosli
matzsiion Of everything that could DO useful or
or nelds He tried for a good many years 70 put
such society foot but rqaired good deal OF effort
put John Bull 10 motion. He {Mr Berkeley had al
despsed Of success; and he wrote Die friend
that he ready to give up the bchemc But that friend
with his usua Kindness wrote back not TO sband'n The
tcterne, but 10 have more meeting In london He
referred 70 lord Brsada.eane. That meeting though
there only seven or eight gentlemen present was
satisfactory They resolved " DO their beet; but their
bss, would scarcely withoa, funds, aud then
hand liberal that II Get the society mp Ia funds since
the time he ast addressed them IN Ga,sos That donor
letter from her saying there was $500 from her 81 the
option Of the society he ihcn projected N desctoe hts
oyage America He len this country the 2olh Of
August year, and told that u would he impoes
bic for him 10 be back from America by Christmas But
be replied he would be home IN time 10 eat hs Cnfstm
dinner. and be Mr Berkeley then described bis ar
rival New York and bis opinion OF that city In regard
10 its appearance and the character Of the
people. He not struck with admiration At the
bulidrgs, and only one large street-Broadwsy-
bot which dii not surpats IN appearance ficcafiiy
In London. He raw no magnificent buildings, but
number OF most gigantic hotels. There
custom IN America which could not be too much
3D. aud that the ter bic custom Of splitting
WHY the Americans copdescended 10 20 nhy habit and
made such pig OF their places o. resort he could not
tell WY, h<fadtcs drsse ~ rdSry cdrra1rs IN Sme
r r'ss 81 sas .ho he'd her Soss
and who beng aware Of tie habit OF splitting BY The gen
usmcr bad taken care 70 have spps sr,.s Psed
Gaoghicr)- coming evening sne knew 90, whcn he
in The she kept pushing about With her pretty
little foot the sptooa that he might not spit tho
pet He Cooked he Mr Berkeeyl thought, at her foot
With admiration, when at last he said you don't tase
away that dish, will spit In H." Uanghter Which
was the very thing lasy wanted he (Yr Bsrkeley)
found in New York that The statements u Mr. Golden
and Nj Bright we're utterly ~ error nstesd Of holding
up America S place for u - copy, a regarded ts poll
tcs sate wac 10 the grcaest rate Of political confusion
and tyranny tina, had como before b ADD he ought
10 be sbe to judge q The political sAte o. oountfy,
having represented In pafaneet the western division %
hire for 20 years lie hal leaned 10 netnlng %
coercion country, but he had witnessed such
frghtful coercion ~ be had uaited.
lie dcscr the Kind % Influence that there
ossd by the lowest cssscs 70 con'rolng the political
elections He granted that oppression might be har,h 10
tbs country, but nothing TO tho oppression OF The
rob 10 America. The ballot there was curse 10 Ane
rica instead 81 born, and gave no freedom - the cxer
else Of the franchise What cruii more serious than
the fact that tho classcs In America Possessing wealth,
the claftes arstccracy held themselves anOf
dsniGed silence during teese elections because they
knew they overwhelmed by the nassssS Messrs.
Golden and Bright knew they not telling the truth
shen they held up the American institutions as an
example for US. Mr.. Berkeley then referred 70 she
reverence which the Yankees exhibit towards titled
rank, regarding him A. great gentleman who 10 born
70 title, though be Goes not posscss wealth. No
y~fon travellvo Amerfoa oonsideref respectable
snlea Ne accompanied by . "nsnn in hack''
20 introduce hin to The peoTis onono wAom NJ
came. Mr.. Berkeley then described bis jonr-
rey 70 PHILADELPHIA. mhee t,ce-fv four
acofsnc Ms crysra the ratliony rlaforn-the news
OF his Wait 70 the place having preceded nimhs journey
the Acgany Mountains snd his arrival al the city
~ ~ Louis lie found the whole country watching
him. because his arrival and purpose IN America mad
been hcraided by the newspapers Wan ~ rcachsd 81
Losm Ne found Ne md MT sgfoeni fsnds for his re
had ns-r ssn bfvs. and who oar, HIN ovhmpv % dyae
eyoa MS credit eh~eru Ne Travelled IN TIE Naxs, rsfa
tno 10 eccepf az Scuvity MS mr. Bytsey'O no.
rorvs TAT mveiy kutn0 him % settie witi him nh>n
oct howe He then described HE journey 70 Kansas City
and HE joining Ia that part Of the country other sporta
men . buffalo bunting excursion. During the "
cond day OF their travelling he Kept . sharp iook.
out expecting " Of those mighty anirala In
their own lair On sudden OF the company pulled
NJ, and they soon came upon . number OF bisons who
appeared upon an emncncc In magnificent relief against
The clear blue sky He should forget The grandeur
Of the scere a. he came up with eleven Of thoee aass
He vas very lucky that day, having killed one Of them
yr berstiey Described briefly the and character
a ibe sport be enjoyed While hunting the bsoss on the
Irsries, and concluded his lecture amid much appaase
The Emperor OF Russis I'm Poland.