, 1873-07-10
THE SHAH in ENGLAND.
Tho Grent Nnvn1 Observation-Disclosures
In Not Vntcr.

sAo Hfeo1 NnVhl NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
-. In HOT Wntcr.
htfdoh (JttNs 2J) Corftsp0Eds,co of Tia MIN Iort
Slice aeserlhea h''W; u So,, TIN sh,b,s whit tn
WlGaeor md dtidha!, OH Friday, ho hna boon
70 ,,'a M'ooiwIe oE whore 10 say hoy big guns wore
arm In tho English anny-1nanouvred to tho
opera as Coyent Garden, where hp heard tho
uivlno Patti to tho Geological Gardona, whoro,
festSsaay AFTERNOON, no spont two happy honrn
N n playing with tho n'onhoyB and In 1ookipg at
Of al, hc 1laa Witnessed splendid nnyal reviow
ct splthead, What did ho 800 there? First
iine OF twonty~ono. gun-hoats, which WAS two
miles IN length; behind those another limo Of
still balnd thcBo anothor limo Of twelve moro
similar mons.erH-.forty-losr vessels III
III, armed with tho most du-
structive gnnet, aud clothed with the
bad to stoam III aoutheaaterly direction, along,
As 1t wore. the front OF tho No III order to reach
Tho end OF tho channel formed by tha two rows
of iron-clads II was while Ills Alujesty Ind still
hrst salute vas ,givon. Immediately along. tho
nholc two 1ni}es tho guns orpnea at Intervals Of
Iix seconds, and tho roar and tu1nult OF aound
;;ovorborated from eyory Lill, battory, aud wall-
ace In accumulated achooa. Tue salute waa
Donegal, Victory and St. vincont IN tic harbor,
md from all quarters Of tho compnaB came tho
cpcrctlauion Of the salute. Tie long lina Of tho
tebaels was almost instantanoouHly shrouded IN
imoke, and there now appeared before His
milos long, from out Of which loapod lncossantly
tho red lnno and smoke, mud tho multiplying
thunder Of tho guns. Soon tho light. b.cozo
lifted 1t up and carried it away, nna tho long,
again during tho inspection .waa tho aalutc, but
His Majesty uas now within tho consocratcd
channel, which no unhnllowed intruder was al
lowed to cnter. Tho ynrtls .wcro manned, aud
clustering on every spar and yard, and on the
upper docks Of tho t,lrret ahips, stood boforo
him TINT array Of splendid English valor, with
which mighty guns aud heavy armarnontB, oil in
Ill, but without which this groat empire would
faniBh In n day. At t'renty minutes paBt a1l-
,sler salute Indicated that His Ma1ostys inspoc-
md tho manning OF yards, ho ro-entored tho
.,nrbor with tho samo pomp as that with which
he hnd loft it.
Thcro is no end Of funny stories about the
bids me to repeat them. On dit. that ho is to
take buck with him to poraia Bix OF our English
ladies'. There aro moro than elk WHO could bo
spared for that purpose. but foar the story is
turbury and York have got into hot vator nll
along Of tho Shah. Tho bali and supper ,givon
to hin as the Guildhall was on Friday night
and both of thoao -prelatos went to IT. Now M
Archbishop at ball In rather ont OF place, In my
case; II tho bal. Is in honor Of pagan King,
that is al tho worso; and if tho ball bo
on Friday night, tint, in tho opinion Of
one wing ct tha EugHh Church,
is an unanswerablo reason why no
Christian should 60 to it. So tho "Committeo
Of the English Church Union" think; aud they
sent to tito two Archbishops q very strongly
worded letter in which they "beg most respect
fully and firmly to demonstrate with your Gracea
concerning 30 egregious breach OF the obsorv-
ancs OF q day which our Church, In common with
tho Church universal, has distinctly and en-
phatically married. as the weekly commomoratiou
Of our blossed Lord and Haviors death upon Tie
cross. This Committee would point out to your
Graces that not only arc very many Thoughtful
mud pioua mombots OF your flocks grievouBy
Ecandalizcd by this tranBgroBson, but also that 1t
IL sure that by such act you nnWlttingly coun-
tenancing aud abotting tho world in it's etoady
opposition to God aud His truth. For it is
evident that ono Of the greatcBt aids to tho
maintenance of tho truth iR found in the duo
observance Of sacred days such aB tho Church
has over appointed; and that especially at tho
presout tinlo, when everything connected with
the Church IL being noted and exposed to hostile
CRITICISM, and her whola faith ia boing teatel,
nothing should be done to weaken or 1owor hor
character in tho oycs OF tho world aB tho Witness
and teacher Of tho truth. This Committee,
therefore, foels that in the violation Of the RHO
and law Of tho Church-tllat 'nl the Fridays IN
the yenr except Christmas day arc to be observed
rs days Of abstinence '-your Graces, aa rulers
and representatives Of our Church. haro given
the world All advantage against the fifth and the
work Of God in Ifis Church."