New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-05
THE GAR IN ENGLAND.
THE LAST DAYS OF HIS sOJOURN.

OF THE QUEEN FOR BALMoRAL THE DAY BEFORE
THE DEPARTURE OF THE CAR FROM ENGLAND
GOODNESS OF THE POPULAR FEELING
lrRoA THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE.l
LONDON, May ga whole week of Russian En-
peIor has satisfied the strongest appetites and the
honhunting and (morc or less) Bear-lOving British
public is content to see him sail away from Graves
end Or to read in their penny papers that he sailed
away for not many thousands gathered this time at
Gravesend. There were Sightseeing Thomases who
having been once deceived, would not believe that
the Car was going to embark at Gravesend. But
he did, and he is gone and considering what he has
endured since he came it is just possible he may
be as willing to part with London as London is with
him. left him driving away from the Crystal Palace
on Saturday night at 1890 On Sunday after gong to
Greek church, he travelled from London to Wind
sor by rail to lunch with the Queen, came back to
town at4, and in the evening drove out to Chswck,
and dined privately with the Prince and Princess OF
wales On Monday he went in procession from
Buckingham Palace to the city. lunched with the
Lord Mayor and some 5000 other persOnages, dined
with the Duke Of Cambridge in the evening at Glou-
cester House, and went to concert at the Royal
Albert Hall Afterwards concert at which every
body was ordered to be in court dress and nobody
was. A Review at AldershOt was the order OF the
following day, involving o start at 10 in the morn
ing and hard work till late in the afternoon. The
troops reviewed amounted to the enormous total of
1880 men, with 79i horses and 4S guns. These are
the official figures Perhaps Vdntty Fair more cor
rectly described the impression on the Emperors
mind in saying there were about two men
and boy. No doubt, adds that disrespectful
paper this spectacle will have the effect of intim-
idating him. and of correcting the aggressive pol
icy of Russia in Central Asia. One wonders why
milf aI,o 1Aruic 10
poverty of their forces to foreign poentate whose
army numbers almost as many corps as the British
army does regiments. suppose it is because not to
hold a review for him would be to admit there
was nothing worth reviewing. But the Duke of
Cambridge fully believes the army which he CON-
mands to be the best in Europe-as far as it goes
and perhaps it is Its strong point on Tuesday was
the batteries of artillery, which, say (English) mil
Itary critics. dress" better than any other in Eu-
rope, whether at the walk, trot. or gallOp. saw
some of them at Windsor with the Shah, and they
certainly were admirable. The review was reck-
oned success-better managed, says one writer of
authority, than any ever held before; which is q
comfort What review is usually like seems to be
indicated by the following description Of what did
not happen on Tuesday:
The marching vas very GOOD aud oil the details OF the
parade went without hitch. The regiments Kept
moving up in the background, the fixed bayonets
cleaning through the dust Storm and never lost their
proper intervals. There hurry and hustle, no
ades-de-camp riding here and there but everything
seemed to 20 like clockwork whom the machine had
been started. The bands struck up just at the
exact moment and two sets OF Instruments were not
heard playing together in different times and tunes.
Military business kept up on Wednesday by
a visit to Woowich. where His Majesty saw the
making of a 3Ston gun and models OF another OF ~
tons, inspected the arsenal, lunched, and then
looked at the evolutIons of 10 more batteries-o4
guns in all, and making with yesterday total OF
142, "all within easy call of London and dsposabe
for reviews" says the authority above quoted Yes,
and for other purposes, may it please your Imperial
Majesty Able even to shoot Russians should Occa-
sion unhappily arise At the grand St. Petersburg
parades, we are further told, the number which
passes is only 1896 including mirailleuses, which
English have, but don't show. The Woolwich dis
play made the Car very civil. "Splendid and mag
nifcent" he pronounced it, with thanks to the Gen.
eral commanding and to the officers 1t was
not thought necessary to thank the privates.
On the Cars return, he was good enough
to drive past my window, he and his daughter with
escort of scarlet troopers and funkeys more scarlet
still. enjoyed the troopers and the funkeys very
much. OF the Emperor l saw spiked helmet and
laced cuff on the back of closed carriage. The
Duchess affably leaned out of the window and ac-
knowledged the not too numerous sautes of the
rows of spectators in the street and at the clubs
The corege had been some time expected, and the
street kept partly clear by police, that consider
able crowd had gathered, but Of cheers or other
forms of enthusiasm there were none. We could not
say more for ourselves than that we were respect
fully curious. The Car drove at a rapid pace, and
any lurking Pole with views of getting a shot had
but poor chance.
In the evening Lord Derby. Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs, gave His Majesty a dinner at the
Foreign Office. The Foreign Office in London is some
thing more than nest of dusty rooms peOpled by
dusty clerks 1t is residence as well as an Office
and has State apartments OF its own, IN which the
Foreign Minister holds receptions or gives dinners
or both, as in the present case. There were 20 to
dine and 900 at the reception afterward. Another
1000, not at the reception, but thinking they ought
TO have been, spent miserable evenings at home.
raging against Lady Derby. Lady Derby had the
i'll taste to consider the comfort of her Imperial
guest and the 900 who were there to meet him. 1t
has been the custom to issue the full 1900 invita-
tions-the number of people who can by crushing
get into the rooms. But as the number who can be
received without squeezing is really not more than
1000, despotic Lady Derby resolved for once to
show her rooms and her company to adj
vantage-all the more the decorations were
something unusual and a good deal of space was
given up to flowers and plants. The result was, as
those declared who were invited perfect success.
The Emperor had had the privilege of inspecting on
the dnnertable the large collection OF racing cups
and trophies won by the late Earl OF Derby on the
turf-a sight calculated to give rise to reflections III
the Imperial breast. But where were the trophies
won by that noble Lord in cock fightingi He was
patron of one not less than of the other. while the
present serious-mnded Lord has renowned both
il he can be said to have renowned what he never
took up The racing cups were nearly the last thing
offered to the view of the Emperor befor he quilted