The New York herald., 1870-07-22
ENGLAND.
Democracy In the Puipif-Thomas Carlyle
aud America-Trip TO Hampton Court-A
Quiet Day-M. de Lesscps Fcted.

LONDON Jaly 0. 1870.
III you want 10 get hearing for your ideas it Is
good plan to catch people On Sunday, especially If
you command q pulpit This well-known idea was
fully impressed my mind last Sunday, while
listening to Mr.. Moncure ID. Conway in his chapel al
South Place, Fnsbury. "America" was the subject
III his mornings discourse ana the text was the
opening portion OF the Declaration OF independence.
With this as his starting point the speaker occupied
some forty.6ve minute; In general reflections on
democracy, which exists he said virtually IN Eng.
land, but in America in It's organized form. lie
labore1 10 prove 'the sefcvldent trdihsr but dd
not seem very happy In his exposition OF equality,
though lie insisted strongly on ths necessity
for 1t, in the sense OF fair play 10 all. He
said but little Of America, except that he stood up
for the President as superior TO hereditary mon
archs He declared tnat the happiness Of England
lay In the fact that 1t had monarch VINO was con-
tent to reign without trying TO govern. which may
De true though l. Is doubtful whether he was quite
the person 10 say H. In CONCLUSION he hoped
America woad consent to restrict the sunrage TO
those who were III for II, and promised his hearers
that II America prospered TO the extent he hoped
that they should be welcome TO share lis prosperity
which vas very handsome Of Inn. The audience,
avery ordinary collection, did not Ill more than
quarter Of the chapel, which may seat 500 persons.
There were several performances OF what may be
called h}Inns, for want OF better word. Tor thew
were pieces Of meditatiye poetry. The anthem
was from Brow ming ana assured the audience that
the singers though punging into Il sea Of cloud,
would ''emerge some day." The tenth Psalm was
read; also part OF the twenty.nrst chapter OF Rev
elalions and quo ations from negei aud Dante
Pray there was none nor anS indications hat the
.'dscouiser' thought there existed any one 10 whom
II was worth while 10 pray. Twice anticipated "a
prayer from his position but they mere nledi-
'ations the last bidding US To meet onr duties "with
e.
truestr A collection 1T tlc door closed the service.
The few strangers whoai curiosity draws To tins
chapel must gel queer / eas of American religions
services: for Mr. Conway Is Wcl known rs Amer.
lean literary man, 10 whom Eaetish magazines, like
Erase3fS, are open.
You have doubtless seen the report hat Thomas
Carlyle Wal shortly visit Tie ullted States. am N
& position TO inform you that lt T. mistake.
Mr.. Carlyle has gone 10 VISIT his relatives in Scot
land FOR tNo months, and has no more thought OF
crossing the Atantic than OF going TO tue In0oa.
indeed MS age rs well as his habits, seem 10 forbid
the idea.
al last been published here, and u seems to
pected that his VIII be Mr.. Fish. Is looks
like matter Of Indifference 8t present.
HAAPr0S COURT.
If ,he truth mag be told II was relief 10 pas the
Fourth away from cannon, lIeclaehers aad the
denon-pstol of tie streets Anxious TO pass The
day be- 0miDgly small parry oi no bent their way
10 Hampton Court perhaps lAe most delightful or all
the places within easy reach CT this enormous city.
The heat of this tropc1l summer was tempered by
clouds. and everything showed 10 Advantage.
avenue, which consists OF Ave rows Of trees on each
SIDE the deer, OF which taere are 1900 head moved
about as feariessly as tie Sunday school children
were rGkug their summer picnic at the lamp.
ton end OF the park: and ,he scene one ENJOY
III quiet. nearly way. Tie gardens OF Hampton
IespeCtSble NUMBER or visitors. AS they are
open 10 the pub1c every dag IN the year there
was no special crowd; and, as SIN King Is gently
but GrnIy prohibited them, the flowers were not
oGtdone by tue fragrant cigar OF pungent pipe The
pictures IN tue State apartments were far too many
10 receive more than glance, which was suflcient
TO re3iZc the wonderful freshness Of the rans and
the artists belief, tnat If the plague had not cut
Titan snort at the tender age OF nacty he
would have been painting away still. little dinner
at the Mie close to the rivef brought Tie visit 10
mn end, ana prosperity 10 the United States was
duly drunk and horei for. drive BACK TO Rich
mond took us once more through Busny PARK, md
thence through Twlckentain, past Popc'5 house no
longer recognzablc,. and past the estates OF lhe
French princes, aud the celebrated strawberry Hili.
The princes are very popular, boIh here and at the
country seat at EVeslaui, and eXlc seems tgICraDe
TO gentlemen OF their means aud POSITION It Is
di1cult TO believe they WOu.d be content 10 return
to Franco rs simple q lzens bot canuot pretend
TO know he rss eeings 0. princes WHO ale SO com
PERSEVERANCE REWARDED.
Monsieur dc i.essens Is going the rounds here at
at Liverpool, ana also st a banquet b. the Lord
Mayor Of LoadOn, who did not hesitate u tell his
guests including several blshop', that II ever u man
deserved cancnizaton IL was N. dc Lessegs. But
the great popular reception was at the crystal
l Palace on THURSDAY aAd J, was great success.
scented, and so were ali other ranks and conditions
or Englishmen-al apparently eager 70 show that
de Lesseps was right and England had been wrong
about the canal alter all Twenty-siX thousand
people assembled in honor o. the great FIeuch engi-
neer, and OF the fireworks, which were an effort
worthy OF the OCCASION Alter I'LL these festivities,
which III. de LesSeps well de4Crves, comes The item
or business and here lie makes 10 ecrnpc OF stating
that he looks chiefly TO England 10 maintam his
canal II may yet have TO lie taken up by combi-
nation of governments; for It seems very doubtful
whether the tralc can keep IL la order, speak
of completing 81 projected improvements.
NOBLE NATIVE EERGu.
There exists here noble lord, The Marquis Town.
shend, who is man after Mr.. Bergh's own heart.
only more SO. AS lie Is q member OF the House OF
Lords he introduces bills in support Of his ideas,
and Is persuaded by unsympalhllng peers to with.
draw them His last ab0rlive efforts were TO pass q
bill to prevent people from boxing childrens ears,
on the footpaths WIN IL be believed that these
measured were considered tr1yiaf The Marquis is
a little QuiTotic, and lie has been in trouble for
taking up lhe defence OF an injured young woman,
who turned out no; t. be injured OF al: AS he COM
mitied housebreakg 10 the course T. this ch,vnroms
ana an apology made matters straight. But What is
tne use OF being a peer If you cannot attempt
as Sns at seeS seeas in sgs
tbnah, Mn0 Tlil a 40 ~ wnat n they think their dpiy
many - people 60 sse a s excite pros
Ing the Gospel Of Christ - oadstock for "preach
II he ever learns'' ". VI twice every sunday"
three serm"- .Aat he is laughed at he wlll preach
10 rd' ..hs instead Of two; for this insensbility
"" ..cule. fashionable o. otherwise, adds I'm
...ensely TO the strength oi some Of the queerest
people living.
Radicaiism In and Out OF Parliament-Ths
British ssReds'' show Premier Gladstone
Their Teeth-Lord Halifax aad the Cabinet.
LONDON, July S, 1870.
The radicals are greatly di:contcn;ed with Lord
Halifax's return to the cabinet, and Mr.. Gladstone
has enough 10 do to ward OF their attacks. All
thinking politicians OF the democratic school had
long since taken 1t for granted that the noble Ioras
public career was closed. whig OF the wings, an
tiquated In his notions. well stricken ia years II was
believed that he would have ended his days in peace
but just as he was on the point OF dropping ALTO
Vether out OF sight hc has returned 10 the stage at
the twelfth hour, and hs return has giysn rise e
great discussion. Mr.. Gladstone, there Is no doubt