The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-08
ENGLAND.
FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT.


FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT
hasnister Reverdy johnson Expected-His Di-
plousatic Career Affected by Home Poll
tics-Location of the United States Lega-
don-The Prince Of Wales Speech on
American Aaairs-Club House Aids to Re
form.
LONDON, July 25, 1ses
The arrival OF Minister Johnson from the United
States is now daily expected. Mr.. Johnson will be
very welcome here but not much importance will
be attached to his nilsson as there would have been
had not Mr.. Seymour been the Presidential nominee
OF the democrats. 1t understood here that II q
democrats were elected next November the term Of
Minister Johnson would be extended for at
ieast four years; but the election Of Gen.
eral Grant is now looked upon q q
certainty, and In that event the English
do not think 1t probable that the republicans will
allow 30 important diplomatic of1ce to remain In
she hands Of one who does not belong their party
do not write my own opinions upon this matter; I
simply record the opinions Of Engshmen. Un-
doubtedly they would prefer to have Minister John
son remain for they fear that General Butler may DO
cent to replace him.
n Minister Johnson's term Is to end with that OF
President johnson all the antcipations of his useful.
ness will be disappointed, for he Will scarcely have
WINE TO make himself known to the British authOrt-
Ties Parliament 10 on the point OF adjOurning; then
all the dipomatsts and political leaders will be out
OF town and will not return till December. They
will be back for q short time at the December
session Of Parliament, and Will then 90 away
again for the Christmas holidays. BY the time that
Parliament, reformed and refreshed. reassemples in
February Minister Johnson will be packing his
trunks to start for the United States Thus you see
that there VIII be actually no opportunity for him to
do anything automatically, and l mention these
facts in order to dampen the too sanguine faith Of
and other international differences on hand.
One thing, however he Will have plenty Of time to
can Legation in London. The Legation now Occu-
pies rooms at No. l47 Great Portland street. The
location s not at all pleasant and the surroundings
are very far from attractive. The two small rooms
are barely furnished; the private room for the
Minister is In effect not furnished at all. Besides
the place has this disadvantage-that in times
OF excitement any person, however inimical to the
United States could hire apartments in the same
house and with very little trouble could easily OBJ
tan access to the rooms OF the Legation and over
haul all the documents. The offices OF the Legation
ought be In better neighborhood and il possible
IN the residence OF the Minister himself
Parliament is 30 nearly dead and Is doing so little
real work that there Is no use writing about it, The
speech OF the Prince Of Wales upon Feniansm and
International comfy, as reported In the NEW YORK
HERALD alone has been the only political topic OF
knowledge that this speech had been delivered, and
Of course no other American paper had the
the speech from the HERALD, and their opln-
Ion IL that It Is very excellent speech,
n It be correctly reported No one need have
the least doubt about that and the remarks current
IN society here that Mr.. Bierstadt who present
when the Prince spoke, has committed breach OF
etiquette by repeating the Princes observations are
al Judge. Mr.. Biersadt did nothing Of the kind.
The HERALD reporter acqults him entirely, since he
never spoke with Mr.. Blerstadt upon this subject.
Naturally enough other Journals always like to
know how the HERALD gets the but that il the
HERALDs business, and outside curiosity cannot be
gratified. The whole affair reminds me Of another
speech OF the Prince OF Wales-the first one he de-
Avered extemporaneously during his tour through
Canadian reply to the address from delegation Of
the citizens Of New York. The delegates ali pledged
themselves TO secrecy and hid themselves
having something exclusive TO tell about
his Royal Highness when they returned
20 New York. The next day they read a full report
OF the whole affair In the HERALD and for forty
eight hours the best society OF Montreal amused
by the ordinations and denominations OF the dele
gates, each OF whom accused the others OF being
leaky. Finally, public opinion decided that the
Prince must have informed the HERALD correspon-
dent himself and the delegates were again amicable
Perhaps something OF the kind has occurred again.
hear that you now have in New York an imita
Non Of the Judge and Jury Club Of London, where
o4thy mock trials are acted every evening by some
OF the most degraded persons In the city. For the
honor Of Gotham 1 trust that this ruInor IL un-
true but h It be true you can form some
Sdea OF the social standing Of James Finlen, who
Judge ana jury, and has now come out as q
Seformer, and been received BY Mr.. Gladstone 80
practical working man." The wife Of this man is In
Q public unatic asylum and his children, left unat
IKE pgstye that the parochial officers have pre-
sented 1t a. a nuisance Only last Sunday this
Fmlen was presiding at meeting in Hyde Park to
protest against the action Of the House OF Lords In
opposing the dlsestablishment Of the Irish Church.
and the London newspapers, headed by the London
Times, reported the meeting, although they knew
ashamed OF him. and attempt 70 disavow any con-
necton between him and the reform movement.
This 10, however, quite impossible. The reform
movement has fallen into Just such hands.