Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-06-25
Gen. flrant AtnOHg HE iti5sr Esi0Sas


General Grant was present lasi Saturday
night at banquet aivcn ~ the corporation of
Trinity House, London. The l'Iuc" :: VALE.
presided. Prince Leopold. Prise. Christian,
the Prince Of Laningan, the Prince ni' SAKE
Weimar, the Duke Of WelIinplan, tho Marquis
Of Hcrtlord, The Earl OF Drrb?. the Earl Of
Carnarvon, Sir Stafford Norticosa. sir. Hrosa
and Chief Justice Sir Alexander tOcktnTn
were among tho distinguished company pres
ent, The Prince Of VALE, referring to Gen
Grant in the course Of his speech, SAID 'On
the present occasion ii is a matter Of p1cn'iir
qualification 10 US as Euglishmen to receive al
our guest General Grant. tCtocf*. | can
assure him for myself, and for all loyal subjects
Of the Queen, that it has given Iii The greatest
pleasure to see him as guest IN tins country.
Cheers Earl Carnarvon proposed The health
Of the visitors and coupled with ii Cen. Grant,
name. tie said STRANGERS Of all classes, nicn OF
letters, arts, science, State, and all that has
been most worthy and great have a. II were
como to the ccutrc ot Old civilization. ven
turc, without dlsparagcmcnt to any nj tiaS.:
illusrious guests, to say that never has there
been ono to WHOM W. willingly accord frn2r
fuller, heartier welcome than We do TO General
Grant on this occasion, not merely because oi
distinguished General, nor because he has
twice filled the highest Office which the citizens
of his great country can fill, but because We
look upon him as representing that good will
and affection which ought to suhsjs! between us
aud the United States. Ii has beea my duty
to be connected with the great D0miu!on OF
Canada, stretching several thousand miles along
a, :lo1 l,,.
the last three or four years l can truhiuliy say
that nothing impressed me more than the in
tcrchapge of friendly aud good Offices which
took place between the two countries uudcr the
auspices of President Grant.
General Grant replied that he felt more i'll
pressed than he had possibly even felt bel ore
on any occasion. He came here under the i'm.
preston that this was Trinity House, and that
the Trinity consisted Of the Army and Navy
and peace. He therefore thought it was a
place of quietudc, where there would BE- no
talk or toasts. Tie had been, therefore, natur-
ally surprised at hearing both. He had heard
some remarks from His Royal Highncs3 which
compelled him to say word in response. lie
begged to thank His Highncss for thuse re-
marks. There had been other things said du
ring the evening highly gratifying to him. Not
the least gratifying was to hear that there were
occasionally 10 this country party fights IS we'll
as in America. lie had seen before now a war
between the Departments Of State, the Execu.
tive the Judicial and the Legislative, lie had
not seen the political parties OF England 20 so
far as that He would initiate their chaplain,
who had set good example Of oratory; that
was shortness, aud say no more than simply
thank His Royal Highness and the company
on behalf of the visitors.
A large number of operatives employed in tho
lion manufacturing establishments in theSchuyl-
kill, Lehigh and Susquehsnns valleys OF Penn
sylvsnia are now on q strike against tho an
nounced reduction in wages All tue pudders
at Lsights rolling mill at Lebanon and those at
Potts iron works at Columbus arc now out.
There are between 100 and 1000 mon on a
strike. aud it is possible this number will be
largely increased in few days. Tho severes.
reduction is that announced by tho Bethlehem
Steel and Iron Company, being from S to p per
cent The strike of the Patterson IN. - silk
wesvers continues. The weavers, who demand |
cd ten per cent. increase, were on Saturday
locked out until they will accept twonty por cent
reduction. The stove molders at Louisville |
KY, have struck, and every foundry thoro is 1
closed in consequence.