New-York tribune., 1872-09-13

Mr. Stanley must haye had hard day OF recreauon "
being introduced to q medical dinner WAeh |" wa. "'i.
over and cold, IL could not have been eAhii""uHS "
him. Yet Mr.. Stanley consented to return thanS o' "O
visitors and he was doing 1t with the reauS nu,"O
which he has displayed here when some vnous Vriehs
and skeptcal doctors him, raised an irohcai anu
disbelieyinc laughter and there were acconpahne's
known to signify that tho speaker was an lpo''''' %
had invented his interview with Dr. Livingstone i"o
idea was most absurd. Only physicians very lhr sOe
could imagine it, only very dscourteous pny soans "ou1
say IL 10 the speakers face unless they intended 70 ring
for tho waiter and order pistols ali round MT slhey
not choosing to deal with tho Pavilion as ne "ouu 'n
Manvemba savages very scnsibly left them 10 theh'
selves There was certainly an immense trlDnle 10 MI
sanleys skill in the crazy assumption actually nauo W
some geographical critics here, that MI Stanley mas
forged those wonderful narratives, ana impo'ed upon
the Foreign Office. Earl Granville mas former dspatchcS
Of Dr. Livingstone in his archives and Is not easy 10 90
cejve Mono of the numerous letters delivered to Dr.
Liynrstono's family and friends have made any mstaAo
as TO facts erred in those personal ansohS "nloh
could DO known only to them and the Doctor Dr. LV
ingstones all the letters he has seen arc IN MS
fathers handwriting. Chatterton never performed any
feat at all equal to hundredth part OF this To regard
Mr. Stanley as an mposor Is TO assign him animperlsha'
BILE distinction for Mephstophean ingenuity and match
less literary resources II his wonderful narratives OF
his adventures Central Africa between the coast ana
Uli-if all those personal incidents, scenery savaSes
conflicts Chiefs followers, and disasters are lAVehuoh
then M Stanley may bo engaged to draw characters as
perfect as Shakespeare and furnish moro and better
imaginative romances than Sir Walter Scott over eoh-
ceyed or Dumas wrote Mr.. Stanley's detraetors pay
him as remarkable a compliment as his defenders VINO
respect him as tho most frank loyal fertile anu dhtIepu
| Of African travellers.
Next to Mr. Stanley the ex-Emperor Of the Frenoh mas
been the most notable visitor There were seVera uiS
tnguishod and patriotic Frenchmen also present at o
| ma
finding the ex-monarch OF their country described as
| His Imperial Majesty, the Emperor OF tho frencn'
This coming under the notice of NJ de FOnUehe-pIOVAoi
| of that Count de Fonviee whom Prince Napoleon GU
deayored to shoot whom the Victor NOR afir occureu
he sent protest against the above description OF inc
exEmperor as being deficient in scientific accuracy "'
Tbers at Trouyie and not L. NJ Bonaparte at Brighton
being lust now the head of the French nation NJ DO
Fonvlelle being sent by tho French Government W
England TO report upon tho late ODD storms mere ei'
bound as an act Of official courtesy to notce TINS II
regularity in titles As the correspondence has Deeh
ncb snoken OF in Association circles when 1t became
known give you the lotters which NJ. de Fonyiee has
handed to me- The first follows and Is addressed
to Mr. Griffith, the Acting Secretary OF the ASSoclatoh
RECEPTION ROOM, Aug Is, 1872
DEAR SIR: Before making any further use Oh shS icnVy
which you have kindly issued on my Dendll, II Ri rs R
duty 20 point your attention to the list OF members whe
is distributing pa6ished a yor gpd Sg pa I ins BSna
parte and family styled III manner Wcn Is lls
| Of
have no objection meet the exEmperor IN scentluo
FORUM but should not be willingly party IN an t aSs1
c 70 anV DEMONSTRATION against the French Govern
ment and should protest energetcaly, as hunDIe as
of Science for promoting the ends of hostile factions
Consequently think am justified In asknS from YOU
sOcation has styled the exEmperor ana FANNY, anu
il you have the intention to deal WIN MN as h1
sovereign of a friendly land. If so, would abstain
from taking any part in your proceedings regretng
deeply the great opportunity lost Tor the IuhiheV VI
ffar nfaEi m in EHp
| remain sir, yours most TespectIulIy, ,
To @. Griffith. esq, Assistant General Secretary.
The reply was difficult thing to construct since 20
answer was possible which would not be open 70 o6ee-
ton However the answer went forth, civil and CLEVER
thus: ,.-...- 80, ,,,,r,s,, ,sooc,,r,ov
| RECEPTION Room. Aug l5 lSI2 5
DEAR SIR: It's to be regretted that you nave iet IL
necessary to give political signeshTg be 20 ssocstiop
Is accustomed give tickets to foregner ana records
Which they are Inscribed. 1t is foreigner who has
always taken prominent interest in science the ticket
mas been gwen to the Emperor OF the French by this
course the Association has not intended 10 express any
opinion the position OF the late Emperor OI te
gret that the in which the names nave been IN
scrbed have wounded your suscep9llltles put trust
mat this explanation viii enable the Association to have
the benefit OF your distinguished scentlnc knoWledse'
Your obedient servant Ass,stant e1eE Secretary
NJ do Fonvlelle.
This is an ingenious and civil letter But mark what
followed the next day. new list OF Foreigners az
tending the meeting" issued, in which His Impe-
rial Majesty the Emperor Of the French was changed
into His Imperial Majesty, the Emperor Napoleon I'LL"
This was of the whole principle. But how
came this change to be made Who authorized tf Not
the authorities OF the Association Mr. Griifths their
Secretary says records the Of members and as
socates IN the terms in which they are Inscribed We
must conclude it was done by Imperial direction and
that this and other protests OF French gentleman
which were made led to the Emperor's leaving. M. de
| Fonyiele remained, was elected member Of the Me-
| cbanica Section read an important paper, and was
guest Of the Mayor at the close OF the meetings. Now
that the ex- Emperor Is gone people are asking Why
did he go Z" The conventional answer is, He was so
stared at people crowded too much about him." But
be likes to be stared at He does not object to crowds
about him. If they friendly crowds The exEmperor
Is essentially public man. and not at all so sensitive as
foolish fawnng writers pretend We're not for certain
things he has done which not good to forget
DONE the Emperor Napoleon Ill would be essentially
popular man. for he takes trouble TO DO civil 10 those
who approach him. Had he been annoyed by excursion
lists trying to him. he would never have suffered him
self to be ntervewed last week How then he to
20 awayi think NJ William de Fonvielle did it, and this
correspondence either led to it, sufficient
plain it, 1t was expected that French gentle
man OF high spirit whose brother shot at by Prince
Napoleon in the room in which the same prince muir
dered Victor Nor would be very amabe at confronting
the ex Emperor and must say they elared at each
other very unscientidc way DR.. Carpenter was
delivering his inaugural discourse just them. As
regards gazing scientifically, give the palm to the En-
peror. ii took in De Fonvielles movements when Dr.
Carpenter thought the upturned gaze intended for
| him.