New-York tribune., 1875-01-25
BRITISH GOSSIP.
NOTES FRoM LONDON.

MOTLkYS FUNlRAI-MR. FORSTER AMI
CoSsTITUENTs-soME TRAvEIE;G AMERICANS.
lrRoM 1HR REeULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBuNE'l
LONDON, JAN 9-It is seldom TINT week passes
without ones having to road something in the Lon
don papers about the Emma Mine. The Ang'o-Amet
can 7imes Of to-day remarks:
Wnenever the Emma Is brought up IN America IL Is
associated with GeU scheucs nsme and doubtless thst
diplomat has now good reason to rue the n%-auneo % go
step he induced TO take In allowing his posiioh "
10 associated with tde enterprise.
The journal l quote has always leaned 10 'no
charitable view Of Gen. Schenck's conduct IL never
willingly believes anything III OF an AIhei.c"u ~
still thinks that a complete revelation would snow
that Gen Scbenck acted on the conviction that tho
nina was sll IL was represented TO be- and that no
Lost n considerable sum by it. But" adds Inc
AncIo- american, the public cannot be convinced
so disastrous has the investment Proved tlat ne
(Gep. Schenckl did not receive bonus for his
names That is substantially the view have urged.
Ii rs not nocessaryto say that Gen. schenck was
paid for the right to advertise his name as United
States Minister to float fraudulent sllvermnng
speculaton 1t is desirable on all accounts to be-
hevo that he was merely dupe. But the British
public cannot be convinced of it, Gen. Schencks
own friends say So. He is. however still United
States Minister at the Court Of St James. l have
not heard whether his testimony has been taken IN
auv of the salts now pending in connection with the
mine of which he was trustee and director. me
Anoo-Ameiodn in referring TO the libel suit against
The Nation of New York. Observes
We sec now consistent The Nation hos been, and, we
may add huv prOpI"fic IL cJndvnnlS inc GcV ol IHo
Minister ana p!cdlc .luE wAat nas icAOWed
That is jnst So is the statement IN the same aru-
rle that American credit was hit very hard. so
hard that an injury done to legitimate invest
,uept and to such an extent that tho nation was by
far the heaviest loser Of all" And that American
credit in b,tl senses of the word, was not bit oven
harder we owe in measure to;he steady protest OF
Jle Ndfop wbich is y good deal read over here by
people who nave an Influence on public opinion.
Nj Morau's health. am sorry To say. is anything
but good. Continuous work and q trying climate
have told upon him. and he goes TO Cannes for two
months rest before entering on his mission to Lis
hon. There is a notion that the Legation here does
not give man much TO do That depends on the
man more than on the Legation. Mr. Moran has
done all his own work and mOstOf his subordinate
and he SHOWS the marks of 1t. Our Government
thinks it good economy TO deny tue Legation the
services of shorthand writer, and to send second
secretary who is much too fine person TO apply
himself to such menal occupation ms copying dis
patches So most of The clerical work has been
thrown on Mr Moran The air OF the Mediterranean
ought to bring him round again. He returns to
England at the end of his vacation during which he
gets no paw and then sails for Lisbon. This morn
tributes raid him here on his retirement:
Mr. ran has earned in England The cordial regard OF
those with whom he has been thrown into social ano
diplomatic intercourse here. He has known how u
unite the abe and Jealous scrv G. Of his own Govern
his departure will be viewed with regret qualified only
by pleasure at mis- weltdeSeIved pfomOton.
Col. Hoffman, who succeeds Mr.. Moran, is ex-
pccted the first of next month.
Theilncss of Canon Kingsley, which so many Amer
leans must have heard of with sincere regret now
u, 90
gret it that it is due to his American journey during
which he suffered from pleurisy. From that malady
he had not recovered entirely suce bis return, and
il has laely been complicated with Inflammation of
the lungs and bemOnbage. His condition was
reported yesterday and to-day dangerous-l fear the
more so from 9be ROBUSTNESS of constitution which
belongs TO Mr.. Kingsley. His wife is i'll at the same
time with heart disease. but the accounts do not
represent her as in so critical state her husband.
Alr Kngsays death at tlis time would be miafor-
tune for the liberal party in the Church of England
which cannot afford to lose strong man. and which
is likely 10 need all its strength for more than one
purpose. Mr. Gladstone's illness, which looked
threatening few days since. has taken favorable
turn and no longer eXcitos -prehenson.
The funeral of Mrs. Motley took place Tues
dav. The Ministers of the United States. of Italy,
and of Denmark the United States Minister to
Portugal, Mr.. Schuyler and Mr.. Chauncey of New
York and Mr.. Russell Sturgis were among those
who met at Mr. Motley's house and followed the
remains to the chapel and grave in Kensal Green.
The service was read by the Rev. StOpfoId Brooke,
whence the body was borne to the navc not far Of
in that crowded cemetery. Gen. Badeau was pre-
vented By iilness from attending were one OF two
other friends. The Duke of WeliEgton's carriage
was in tho prOcessOn-in pursuance of custom
which - strange one but which has long been ao-
ccptod here as a mark Of affection and respect.
The custom ia disappearing. perhaps because the
usage Of turning private funerals into cereuonioas
pageants is les oh 1erved than formerly.
There was q prospect of yonr having the benefit
Of ilr Fo.s.ars views on America more fully than
they we're -.l.od in his Union League Cl1h speech.
IIo had been asked to deliver an aiIIcss o1 TIE
United States foc the benel. Of tho Bradford Hos
p.tai, D..Ql,rd being the borough for winch BIZ
FoIstcr SITS IN The iouse Of Commons. Bot he has
declined. Ii he wt-o to give such an aGdies-', il
would certainly Lc, he says, to Lis constituents bat
after thinking tie matter over. he decides 1T 70
give one. No reasons <, !'"d. hut they obyi
GUS 1t is Characteristic Of Mr. Forster that h
companies his letter of refusal with check for c5o
remarking that no cannot allow the hospital to be
a loser by hi, discrimination How he intends 20
recompense tue public for its loss he Omits 10 state
fear Mr. Forster means to 60 down to posteriy as
an Englishman who, having made a tour in the
United States, neither lectUred nor wrote a book
about il.
recent steamer brought back Mr. ,Iuia, ;.
Morgan, the banke", whose return TO London j. of
good omen to American credit Mr.. James Gordon
Bennett. whose stay here hardly exceeds week,
and who goes hence to Paris, and, believe, from
there to Nice. which latter spot is the where
part Of the American colony in Paris chooses TO go
infa OuQr Qrfar IL oil, -