New-York tribune., 1873-05-26
INTERNATIONAL SPEECH. MAKING.

MR.. sCHEYCK AT THE ROYAL ACADEMY DINNER.
FFRoM TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT oP THE TRIBUNE.l
LONDON, May S-The annual dinner at the
Royal Academy is Of the most notable Of the
many which are given in London during the season.
Lord Granville spoke OF the company, on Saturday
evening as possessing an amount OF brain which,
in quantity and quality Is perhaps not equaled from
years end TO years end in the metropolis. Tho
state, the Church. the Bench, the Bar. Art, Ltera-
ture the Press Society Rank, even Royalty itself send
some OF their most distinguished ornaments to grace
this festival The Times with rather unusual loftiness
OF phrase describes the Banquet to Inaugurate tho
Annual Exhibition of Works OF Art at the Royal
Academy 1t differs from most public dinnersin several
respects and very agreeaby differs in being given. not
a tavern or al Wss but In the galleries of the Acad
amy itself Then you asked TO at In the after
noou and as dinner is not TIL $50 there Is time to look at
the pictures and chat and say sharp things about those
Of your friends who not invited, or who are For
three or four the Academy rooms form an agreea
Bile and brilliant lounge. II were to set out TO mention
all the people who were there should fill half column
with catalogue Of names and titles OF which not
many fear would have any special interest for Ameri
cans though they figure almost daily In the gded col
umns of The Morning Post And it must be confessed
that good many Of the guests were invited with an eye
10 business The Academy seldom forgets the CONNER
ca interests OF its members ana takes care to eoncate
ia most liberal patrons. Mixed with really eminent
names are a good many of merely rich men, who either
have taste for pictures wish be thought TO have,
and who nav high prices or pictures by fashionable
artIsta The use Of the ornamental guests is to make
speeches.
On this as on ether occasions the United states
yere treated with unusual honor, aud had toast all 20
tbenselyes prosperity TO the United States and the
health OF the American Minister" Gen schenck, in re-
plypg made one novel point He spoke OF the Identity
~ language and literature constituting tie between
the two nations This had never been mentioned before
and produced from its originality OF view. good i'm
presson on the assembly lie told his hearers also that
he and his fellow-countrymen had hitherto been mainly
occupied clearing the forest digging canals and such
matters think that he addressing au English
andence Gen Sehenck ought 10 have explained that IN
some paris of the country the progress Ia clearing the
forests had considerable ana that tnere Is ROOu
deal OF open land near Nsw-Yok aud Boston not low
| Infested by Indians He did. however assure them
| that some good artists had been (by BIRTH Amer1
| cans and that among the beautfm works on
| the walls OF the Academy are pictures by luton
Benson Ia prote.e Of his own Bougnon twho needs no
prutecting) and Miss Lea. lie might nave added alr'
pbrtant Schcnek, indeed Is by no means the man
10 forget be said In behalf or hisown country
cud his speech as "a whole, would satisfy the most ex
\ acting patriot the only serious criticism have 10
speeches ever beard which have been maue py
| American Ministers in similar circumstances. IneS
sonni little Il addressed To home audience OF ss
meant 10 be with approval by the Minister'S FORMER
and neighbours and proceed ON the theory
that ce ertan amount OF brag proper basis ior
POSITIONS OF this character. And they ONerratc tno ~.
poranee winch the mass or upperclass Engishmen ~
tach friendly feeling between the Two glasses. rN
nay part should be glad 70 hear Gen sehcnck maxi
| speech to u meeting Of workpgmcn Tor tney "o Vsno
something about America, and have proved H. S'"'s