New-York tribune., 1876-07-17
THE FOURTH IN LONDON.
THE DAY DULY HONORED.

SUCCESS or THE AMERICAN BANQUET-A DiSIlN-
GUIsrEp COMPANY PEEsESr-siNGULAR SPEECH
OF MINISTER PiEEREPONr.
[rRoM An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRRuNE.l
LONDON, July G.-ihc celebration of the
Fourth OF JJy in London was greater success Than OF
years been accustomed to regard It, as IN
deed IL ought, being the Centennial year. lEl' year.
however, there a much greater freedom OF aclloh
and the affair was not hampercd by the presence OF
Minister who had long ceased to retain the confidence OF
his counr rymcn in the capital to whose court he was
accredited The celebration took the fOm Oi dinner NJ
lr Westminster Palace Hotel and this dinner was wen
attended. both by Americans resident In London,
Americans passing through and by British friends oi
America. The Minister. Judge Picrrepont, was
present though he only arrived in London an
hour two before the company assembled. The
chair WAS occupied by Col. Hoffman, who. since
the departure OF Gen. Schcnck, Las actcd
as cLargf d'GGdiIes. The diplomatic supported by
the consular service for exGOv Flircd was there from
Liverpool ana col RobcsOn from Dundee. Among Others
were Mr.. Hugh McCLoch, Mr.. Russell Sturgs. Mr. D. :.
Morgan Mr. Peabody, Mr.. Osgood Field. and Mr. George
W. Smtlcy The English fdcnis of America present
included Mr.. Tom Hughes, Mr.. Henry Richard, VI Co. and
the Lord Mayor of London. / give these names nerey
as specimens, and not in any way rs complete list "i
the com any, for there about l3O SIS ladies' ana
gentlemen included. The Rev Dr. Jos ph i. Thompson,
late of Nrw-Yori but now OF Berlin acknowledged the
n speech Of force and eloquencc. Letters were
read anony others from Mr. Disra" Mr Gladstone, and
Mr. Bright. cX pressing their inability TO be present Mr..
Smallcy read a part oi Bayard TaylOr's poem, which
nearly all the London papers gave the next morning in
cxt,nso. Mr.. Henry Richard, NJ p acknowledged the
toast Of mother country and the Lord Mayor o Lon
don sposc ON bruaI OF the city over which be rules
The new Minister toasted, ana lie replied. after
which the Progress Of Science Art, Literature and
Commerce Gmuns the Anglo-,aNon Race ami The
"Unit,d states Army and Navy" were given and re-
spoLdcd TO.
Uis little difficult and perhaps unfair to 'rlW any
very serious inicrcuces from suer-dinDer speech.
These are ordinarily received with good hunor ahi any
little indscrctiun of uttcran or ccccnrciiy oi de-
u,cauor l. a. "A rule kindly passed and excused !
dpur know, however, hut wnat this rule La, its limits,
and am not hat Mr. rrrrcpout did not exceed
those limits The rather extraordinary speech whi'b hc
made ut banquet. Apparently ob!EJus of thc iact
cat IN Envoy e. foreign court cannot aud should not
have any policy his own hc began hi. short reply by
r,inark ahoui "his poc," The speech, however, was
ucular throughout ana the Minister -cua 50 the guests
were spared any reference to his credentials or reading
Of La IN trnct!on- from Mr.. Fish. Mi. Pitirepoht
old Stac secrets, but he pl'c,d the company
~ q painful state ~ suspense lest he should III
some way saw or amt at. something which he haI bet
ter have l. {, un,ad And so indeed. he dl but not in
reference to "h, policy" II was que Different mat
ter Having asserted, though on what authority nave
not discovered that American statesmen never "Ioic
books Lc land down The equy extraordinary PROPOSE
lion that an English statesmen did. AG,r rapidly a!iud-
ing 10 the fact, tIat sir D.Srac had written vivian
GrI." and Ipiir" anl tue late Lord Derby In trans
lated Homer hc began to poke his vigorous At 'r
q ,i-fou, in "A mrrsc,. way. Mr Gladstone had lIt'ly
written = book w!ch Mr. PorWpont bad Tried To ftud
VITA much Is name. however lie Was
unable 20 remember. and iudrcl 81 at hi, mrm-
or, ,yns able 10 retain Of tho work series
Of involved aud parrnIurtica sentences which he coni
MT uui r.tlud lie g hcrcd enough, however, T. u.-
dcr.t.ui that the book had something To sag about
Amoca AMI hc believed tLat ii related To tho influence
Of lie RELIGIOUS pictures OF Vatican the civilization
of America Tl,rc "a a good deal that rassc. ior wit b.
these days that Ordinary people cannot src except "h'n
pointed out 10 .,m, aud It b. that Mr. f,rreIon'
sceh, to lla g q ucw reputation thl, direction He
must however. be- ca.rfI. of hi, Oh one Th' dhIor
which tAc,t crly,5 iudltcrrrt observations were mace
va, no small private gathering, buJ qua, public one 'i
which reporters were present. AMI I'"h WIN" N''
r..uars, were Lcr..!dcd to all the wnnd ~
t,!r paper. OF ia" following morning. Inc G""'
TASTE oi adopting suck tone toward an cN English
Premier who b., been mi can s;ll d" a s'"h I"'A
of America one who migIt assist M P'crrpont Ia h'
mi.,ou, may bc doubtcd, bat ~ t'"h cannot
inc ll-yrauh to day has article ou tnis speech "ch
ir T,Ircr,ut should read carefully 1t meets MN on
Ills own ground aud chan- him-:hnugi not 20 hnTsl'
as .c cLaIrd r. Gad,t'uc-arcu,,s MIN oi Drag ana
81 tt..ug pIliiuIc IcpgOycs ha t'r MS rrInAN- on
Mr. Gud. ouc'- theological r'mphlois, a"d finally i'-
flutes h- own theory to American s'h;.-mcn not
v.!ug books by quo Ing the list, rom Efn"uh GOWN
WaaI, ut American statesmen who have written books