New-York tribune., 1869-05-27

bitOus of seeing their epstes IN the leaung JOuIna
might as well understand this in advance. There is
Mr. De Tracy Gould's letter in the same paper full
Of tempting absurdites but have not the least idea
who Mr. De Tracy Gould is, and have no space to
waste upon him.
The papers are, indeed filled with letters on the
American question that you will certainly not be
able to reprint all of them that, on one ground or
another, deserve attention. Nor can notice them
all, even briefly. The only one among them that IS
gratifying to American readers is letter by Prof.
Francis w. Newman, whom all Americans remem-
Der gratefully as one of their few eminent friends
during the war; So far as Mr.. sum
ner's speech is concerned, Prof Newman is the
one remaining partially sane Englshman known 10
me- He is able to see that Mr. Summers speech,
which is treated here as if no American grievance
had existed till Mr. Sumner created It, does not go
much beyond the ground taken In his speech IN loO0
on Foreign Relations " then says Prof Newman
Justified Mr. Summers tone, as well as MS aIgu-
ments as in the interest of peace" he regrets
that Mr.. Sumner should be forced" to say what he
does Just now but cannot see IN 1t any
menace of war, direct or indirect; whlie
he discovers little cOolness of Judgment IN
the prevalent English view. But, beng
after all an Englishman, Mr.. Newman finds Justi-
cation for English recognition in Mr. Sewards early
indiscreet admissions, and warns Mr. Sumner that
demand for expressions of regret and contrion will
prove unavailing This letter think, has had some
little effect on the minds of some old Liberal friends
of ours Still another letter appears in The Pail Mall
Gazette signed L. s., and said to be from a gentleman
well known privately in America, Mr.. Lyuiph
Stanley son to Lord Stanley OF Alde1ley 1t is only
another evidence how far asunder English and
American minds are gone.
Mr. Cyrus Fields return from the Continent IS
signazed by the success of his lOngcontinued effort
for the further reduction of the Atlantic cable tolls
l suppose it is no secret that former abatements
have been due mainly to him, as the present ls ana
he has now succeeded for the first time in establish
inga dierental tariff for press messages. They 90
at half rates and the result will be that on the st Oh
June message which would have cost go when the
line was first opened may be sent for 81 if private,
for twice that 1t is odd that it should have been
found so difficult to persuade English directors that
policy which has proved successful on land would
be equally successful on marine line. Suppose the
rates had been kept up ashore to rate practically
prohibitory of all but commercial messagesf
Mr.. Field and his family sail for New-York from
Southampton on the 22d inst, by the Weser, one Of
the best and fastest ships of the North German
LLOYD Company Mr. Jay, our new Minister at
Vienna, is in London for week, and Mr.. James I.
Fields of Boston is also here Senator Grimes is
said to be only the predecessor Of flock of his col
leagues, and the papers announce as among the ex-
pected arrivals Senator Chandler of Michigan
whether to negotiate for Canada they omit to say
Mr.. Benjamin Moran, Secretary Of Legation, was
to-day presented to Lord Clarendon as charge dGr
tdires ad interim Mr. Reverdy Johnson Is, in fact,
no longer Minister and he will sail bodily away from
these islands next week not being desirous appa-
rently to greet his successor If he had never come
but that is too fruitful a topic TO enter on. Mr..
Moran, who has had long experience as Secretary,
and whose capacity and knowledge are undoubted,
viii take good care of the Legation till Mr.. Motley
arrives. When Mr.. Adams resigned, Isuggested that
Mr.. Moran might be kept as charge. and would do
the work much better than anybody whom Mr. An
drew Johnson was likely to nominate as Minister.
Might respectfully ask Mr.. Sumner, and the other
Republicans who confirmed Mr.. Reyerdy Johnson
whether was right g. W. s.