The New York herald., 1877-09-24
AN INMESsE POPULAR OVATION.

given point
AN IMMENSE POPULAR OVATION.
The number of persons present the moor is essim.
ated a. from forty to 1fty thousand The dsmonstra.
tion had no precedent since the great political
meetings at the time OF tho Reform Agitation. Mr.
Thomas Burt, member OF Parliament for Morpeth,
presented an eulogistc address General Grant, who
come address and thought this reception was the
most honorable he could meet with.
GRANT on HIS PART
Abiding TO what Mr.. Burt had said concerning tho
late civil war; Gonoral Grant declared no had always
been an advocate of peace but when was declared
he went to the the cause which he believed to
be right and fought TO his best ability TO peace
and safety to hts nation.
RELATIONS BETWEEN ENGLAND AND AMERICA.
In regard TO the relations between America and
England the General said that friendship now ex-
listed between the counties, which he FULLY boz
!ieved was increasing aud which would, in COM
mon with Industry and civilization, Increase In the
future
WHAT AMERICANS THINK OF IT.
Mr. Fairchild, United States Consul at Liverpool in
brief speech bore testimony to the qualification Of
the American people the reception Of the OK Pres-
dent In England. General Grant on his departure
from the moor was enthusiastically checred.
ADDRESS FROM GATEsHEAD.
On tho same day tho Mayor and Town Council Of
Gateshead presented the ex.President with a con-
nj vIca
ure at mis- enthusiastic reception n all the towns Of
the North OF England, and said was glad the good
feeling bet ween England and America warmer 10.
day than 1t had ever been.
WHAT GRANT rHoUGHr RECEPTION
4 banquet was given honor Of General Grant ip
tho evening" py the Mayor of Newcastle. In response
TO toast his health the General said his receptios
In Newcastle exceeded anything he mad expected,
ana naa been the warmest and best he had had of
could have had.
xuzzLrNG THE FRENCH
The crusade against the press is pursued with IN.
aba.ed vsor and virulence by the reactonary Minis
Try IN France. and the Gambetta Is kept vividy
before the public by the very efforts prevent pub
has been again seized Tor reporting NJ. jAmbe tta's
trial.
Il GRzvY AND rHs LEADERSHIP OF THE LEFT.
There Is still some doubt as to whether N. Grsvy
will accept the position OF leadership offered him by
the republican party from the fact that he has do.
layed his formal reply long. II is announced,
however, shat be will stand tor the Ninth arrondisse
meut Of Paris, which was represented by the lasc
w. Theirs, and this is naturally looked upon as an
indication that he will consent TO take tho position
mado vacant by the death Of the latter.
THE CLIMAX OF REPRESSION.
Some idea Of the lengths which the policy frepreg.
sion is carried may be formed from the tact that
the electoral OF tho candidates for tho Assem-
bly, are to come under censorship of the govern
nept and their authors be liable to criminal prose-
culion. The Official Journal publishes circular Of
the Minister OF Justice giving instructions that all
electoral addresses be carefully read to pre-
vent outrages against the President violent menaccs
or iaisehoous
THE PRErENDKn LEAVES THE FRONTIER.
The Prince Imperial has abandoned his visit to the
Belgian frontier profosscdy to avoid misconstruction.
but more probably because Of an ntmation from the
Belgian government that his presence tho frontier
would DO undesirable while tho elections proceed
ing in France General Bourbak COMMANDER at
Lyons, who IS on a lurlough for his health has been
peromptorily ordered to return to his post.