New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-07-16
GEN. GRANT IN LONDON.
THE CELEBRATION OF THE FOURTH.

LONDON, July 5.--The Fourth Of July was OBJ
| served in London at the Legation, and. far as
know, at che Legation only. The papers announced
that the Minister of the United States and Mrs.
| Picrrepont would receive Americans from ! to z in
the afternoon, Gen. Grant and Mrs. Grant to be
present The Americans presented themselves in
large numbers. 1t is the season when good many
of our conntrymen are in London, their way to
the Continent and not few such birds of
passage thronged the rooms of the Legation
! yesterday afternoon. OF resident Americans there
wero also many-so many that | won't
dcrtake to repeat their names. And there
was pretty large sidewalk committee outside. at
tracted by the American flag which hoated the
doorway, and by the carriages setting down COM
! pany-the latter always favorte sight with the
poor devils who spend their days in the street.
| Whether because it the great Saints Day OF
America, or of any other equally good reason vast
deal of what is called good feeling shown. A
degree of cordahty in the greetings between ac-
quaintances greater than might be expected when
you consider that these people 1--we
three-fourhs of the year more in tho same
! town and within few miles of each other,
| but seldom intimate terms. There
no dssensions to speak of among Americans
here Though there have been but neither is there
much gregariousness. Patriotism got the upper
| hand yesterday, however The lion and the lamb
took tea together-nay dined together later. Pretty
girls abounded. The American girl is always pretty,
Or at least, always expected by the Briton to be
pretty. The Brton was not there yesterday to
how many of them there WERE California contrib
uted its quota Boston and New-York were not
| represented Baltimore sent a belle or two, and
there were ladies no longer to be called girls who
might have disputed with the best of their younger
sisters for the palm Of beauty. | think noticed
in my fellow-citizens a slight uncertainty
as to the sort of costume that ought to
! to he solemn an occasion. The white tie
was premaurey seen-it was only five o'clock In the
afternoon and your true Englishman never wears it
before dinner, and dinner is never before eight-and
some dress-coats covered the manly form. don't
think saw any ladies without bonnets Gen. Grant
arrived little late, and till he came nobody went
away, that the crush in Mr.. Pierreponts spacious
rooms for some time considerable. General and
Mrs. Grant held levee whether they would or no;
their admring and eager countrymen and country
women swaTmed about them. Once more the Gen
eral might have fancied himself in the White
House, JUDGING by the severity of the free hand
sbakings' he underwent. Not man woman of
those VINO gathered about spared him, nor did he
finch; but we dare say he reflected with pleasure
that he was going next day to countries where hand
shaking much less in fashion than here or a home
Last Of all the General dlned, on the evening of
tho Fourth at the Legation of the United States.
The occasion was not made a very ceremonious one;
with single exception only Americans were put on
puard that night The exception was Monsgnor
Capel The dinner was so far informal and private
that | hardly know whether am right IN saying
ANYTHING about it. Most of the distinguished
Americans known to be passing through Lon
don were invited, and present. The
list included Senator Conkling, Gov. Hen
| Ill az Of tta Init al Atqfp lis
trict Court-thc same who lately tried the Emma
Mine case-the Rev Phillips Brooks of Boston, and
Chancellor Reinsen of New-JeTsey. Mrs. Grant and
Nrs Pierrcpont were the only ladies present. Gen.
Badeau was in attendance Gen. Grant; Mr..
J. r. Young and Mr.. j. X. Grant were
also there. The dinner was at p. M,
and the guests did not leave till past H. That,
| am aware is pale imitation of the fashionable
stylein which such events announced but itgyeN
! the essential facts. | shalDeven venture TO add
that for this occasion the political Ratchet
was buried. Nobody, let us hope, will ac-
cuso Gov Hendricks Of betTaying his party. be-
cause he sat at the table of a Republican Minister.
The zealots who will not " recognize President
HAYES can hardly think Gov. Hendricks cOmpro-
missed them by putting his legs under Mr.. Pierre
months mahogany on the Fourth of July. Nor will
Mr.. Roscoe Conlliug be supposed to be meditatins
treason because he chatted with the defeated cand-
date for the Vice-presidcncy As for Mr. Pierrepont
himself vigilan patriot might find cause OF suSpi-
con IN the presence of a distinguished Roman eccle-
siastlc were not in position to say that thev dli
fer.d ~ TO the terms on winch tine Government of
the United States should be handed over to the
Pope.
Gen. Grant babe farewell to London this morning
His Journey to Paris IL postponed, and he goes to
Belgium. The apprehension expressed Ill some
10 ShOIllu
TO a demonstration has had something TO do with
his change of plans don't quite see why, but the
fact is So His visit to Paris Will not be made TIL
next October; meantime he Is to see Germany ana
Russia. returning to London in September, when
he will find the grass growing IN the streets men,
there will he no more dinners; the people who give
dinners and parties will have fled to the moors
and forests to the seaside. to the Contnent-in
fact will be scattered over half the world. Gen
Grant no doubt understands this and will not ex-
rect that london should again be able to offer him
all the friendly and stately hospitality he has en-
loved during the last month. Down to the last
moment these attentions were kept up. His last
speech has been made-made most appropriately to
the deputation of workingmen whom he received at
Cen Badeaus house, on Tuesday.
This deputatIon was in many senses, representa-
| five one-in many but not in ALL Ii does not appear
IN have included the agricultural laborers. Trades
we're there in force the flavor of trades-unionism
WIS in fact very strong indeed. don't say ii In
! hostile way, but only by way OF description. MI
Broadhurst was the chief spokesman. and Mt.
Broadhurst is the Secretary to the principal League
which exists in their interests-the Labor heprescn-
tation League. There were present. also, deiega'es
| from the n-founders' Society, the AmalRamated
Engineers lone of the most powerful UNIONS Ill En-