New-York tribune., 1874-05-30
BRITISH TOPICS.
PERSONAL NOTES,


AT THE ROYAL ACADEMY.
| FRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRrDUSE'l
LONDON, May l6.-I am not sure that 1t IS respect
full to the Car to devote less than whole letter 10
him, but to-day allow him only few paragraphs
He not done great deal in public since Thurs
day. His dinner Thursday evening was State
Banquet there is great difference between mere
dinner and Banquet) in st. Georges Hall, windsor
Castle, with $50 people of high degree to keep him
company. Yesterday. Friday, he came to London,
arriving by rail at Paddington Station, and driving
with jingling escort of Household Cavalry timer
troops than st. Petersburg can turn ont, but not
many of them to Buckingham Palace. l
grievo to hear it said that the spectators
on the route were "ridiculously few Is it
possible London cares less for the Car than for the
Shah 1t is at any rate, something to be thankful
for that his Imperial Majesty is allowed to lodge IN
Buckingham Palace instead of being sent to hotel
At he received the diplomatic corps our excellent
Secretary of Legation, now charge daifares, Mr.
Moran. representing the United States. At the
Cabinet were presented, and shortly after some
members of the late Government. The Count OF
Paris called in the Of the afternoon then the
Emperor paid the due visits to the Prnce ana
Princess Of Wales, the Princess Louise the Duke oil
Cambridge, the Duke and Duchess of Teck and re-
turned the County Paris's call at Clayidges HOTEL
with the Prince and Princess of Wales at MARI
borough House (not hotel dear Republican reader,
but the private London residence of the Prince and
Prncess and some hours later crossed over to stat
ford House. where "a most distinguished company
were invited to have the honor of meeting His
Majesty There was dancing, and Ills Majesty
danced in the first quadrille with the Duchess of
Sutherland 800 distinguished persons looking on In
" frock dress; :" whatever that may be.
That is all Imagine it spread over six columns
and you have The Daily Telegraph of this morning
But to-day the great goes to the Crystal Palace
where q Fete has been organized for his honor and
the profit of the Crystal Palace shareholders. The
tjte will be thing to see. Nothing quite like it
can be seen elsewhere aud, as like the Palace, and
think it one of the most enjoyable places III In
gland shall do my strict duty, and CO. The
slender possibility of witnessing an ASSASSINATION
| adds to the interest of the occasion. Before the
Car came. it was said that the Queen was nervous
about the Poles and there are fears that the Paris
| attempt may be repeated in London. The Crystal
Palace is thought to offer superior opportunities
for the contemplated tyrannicde. No doubt it does.
but the patriots chance Of escape after the deed had
| been done would be slight and the number OF in
| tending Czarkllers who do not take some Thought
| for their own safety is certainly very small. How
ever. the matter is thought serious that no less
than 500 police cOnstables in plain clothes will be on
duty at the Palace this afternoon. As they all have
to be supplied with free tickets, the Poles will in
directly reduce the next dividend of the company
all the more if, as hear, the constabes> are to be
| put in the two guinea seats.
! Some importance is thought to belong to the
Diplomatic reception yesterday. The Times says
that in answering the congratulations presented
to him on his arrival in this country. and the assur-
| Of md nulhi M
bassadors and Envoys on behalf Of their respective
Governments. His Majesty took the opportunity of
| saving something on the subject which the world
has most at heart He declared that to preserve the
peace of the Continent the policy of Russia and
he expressed hope that the principal Governments
| of Europe would be found united for this common
purpose" That is all very well, and people who lie
| awake o nights expecting to hear III the morning
that France has started again for Berlin may prop
ery find some comfort in it, and sleep better, one
| hopes, for it, In fact however, such words do not,
| and cannot mean much. The Car is for peace till
he sees his way to profitable war Meantime, he will
| naturally talk peace. If a new Russian loan were
meditated his talk would be still more of peace.
There is every reason to believe that the views of
| Russia and Germany are at present in accord, and
| nobody out of lunatic asylum II will except some
few who are actually ont but ought to be lnl be-
| lieves that Germany wants another war. On any
calculation of chances continental outbreak Is a
most unlikely this year or for some years
| to come. And since it il always the unforeseen
| which happens, the croakers who see war so near
are let us hope, to be pleasantly disappointed The
Cars reassurng phrases may be taken to be sincere
| enough and so far as they have any effect, will
! have good one.
Society has not yet got over its lutter about the
Drawing Room and the Duchess of Edinburgh's alb
sence and the paragraph in The Times saying it was
because of her pregnancy and the other paragraph
| in the other papers saying 1t not the Duke who
| let The Times know. Vanity Fair lthe most out
| spoken of English papers certain topics usually
talke, of at every dlnner-tabe but deemed insult
able for print remarks that there is every reason to
! believe that the world is coming to an end Royal
Dake has snubbed The Times!! II is rather porten-
tous That the Duchess is in the interesting condi-
ton that paper alleged her to be is now generally
credited and the economists are beginning to calcu-
| late how many more royal dowries and other money
provisions fare likely to be demanded OF the tax
| paving Briton.
| Mr. McCulloch's somew what sudden start for Amer
lea il merely am told an anticipation of journey
| preyiously arranged for next Autumn. He goes to
| Indiana to see part of his family who are living
| there. and will spond week in Washington. His
| reputation as a sound inancier aud able business
| man is so high in London that it would be of con-
siderable advantage to American securities If it
were supposed that Mr.. McCullochs views were
! likely to have some influence at tue White House
and the Treasury and with the financial committees
| of Congress. President Grants veto of Imitation
| was one of the most helpful things to American
credit in Europe that has occurred since he vetoed
the Rebellion at Appomattox. If he wants to do
another, let him put somebody into the Treasury
whose name is known by European bankers as that
of an honest and capable man in money matters.
| Mr.. Washburne's nomination would have been well
received. His services in the House and his probity