The daily gazette., 1879-11-10
FIFTH EDITION.
From the N. y. World.
Senator Baydrd at II, me.

AND HOW HIS TowNsPk0PLE VEL
CONE HIS RETURN.
WILMINGTON, Del, Nov. ST. called
upon Senator Bayard this afternoon at
bls cha ming residence, high above the
river, aud found him In his library. |
lie bad just dismissed a deputation Of |
his friends from the city of Wilmington |
who had called to formally tender him |
on behalf of its citizens the reception |
which lhe Worlds despatch of this
morning mentioned as contempla ed.
The Senator lett for Europe so soon al
ter the Congressional session ended
that his constituents and neighbors
we're prevented from peifecting a recep
tion which they had then intend, d to
give him.
81 have promised to NEE, the .izen.
Of Wilmington next Tuesday" sad
Senator Bayard, shut as my OWE friends
and const tuents only, anu with no po-
litical intentions Of any kid. Indeed,
two of the commit tee-men who have
just leIt me are Republicans, aid til
receptIon-as they are pleased to ,all II
will be an expression of goodwill from
Old personal friends"
"Nhat sort Of tour have you had,
Senator Your fli' n hope that its OBJ
ject has been attained in the imp, owed
health Of Mrs. Bayard."
'.She is very nj ch better, thank you,
and We had the pleasantest If summer
We went last July Immediately to
Bremen by steamship, AMI SO avoided the
fatigue and dlsconiorts OF thr journey
across England and the Channel-lbe
a'eo,nmodai ons along that whole trans
being. as you know, simply disgrac ful 20
those who manage IL. From Bremen We
went by 1ore convenient AID easy
German railway by way Of Leipsic di-
rectly 10 Carls ala very secluded vii
lase of graf antiquity in Bohemia.
There we remained until the lst Of sep
temDer, Mrs. BAY ard taking the baths
!, with great obvious benefit. From thence
we went 20 delightful, quaint, picture sque
old Nurembelg G, and 10 the art capital of
Munich, where an Interesting iite ma
tional exhibition Of paintings is holding
We stayed lheIe about fortnight with
great pleasure. and then visited Nevsy
OH the Lake of Geneva. Thence We
went to Basle and Heidelberg and Hon.
burg. which place, by he way, has be-
( come $ rt Of British Saratoga, so full is
, Of our Island cousins. Then down
the Rhine Fl ON Mayence to Colo me and
Sb dNIpss lbfi-lHiii w All. ho' VT hii'
first week in October we reached Lon.
don, where, although, no one was IN
town. We found ourselves far from lone
some in the company Of several millions
people.
The public administration of London
and It's environs really wonderful ; the
system of municipal machinery In oper-
alton there can only be called marvel
| l.,,a fIha N .rf .fin 10 givan n
persons and to pioIelty. Oxford and
Cambridge lying as they do within easy
distance Of London, we also visited Of
course. England is so full of places OF
historical interest which every American
feels he has right to enjoy by inherit
ance. | was much interested during all
lie time that remained in England. Ii
was seven years sluce had been in Lon
, don, and yet in that short period | no
/ ticed marked Improvements both in It's
architecture and in the public conven-
;. fences, Among other things the changes
for the better III the British Museum
struck me. The glorious reading-room
!. and the extent and growth of It's anneX
at South kcnsington are especially in
lerestiug and impressive. The elt ctriC
! i-hts in both these pl,ces enable per
e SONS to read, study and write ty night as
= as well as they could by day. From
y London we took the raj TO Southampton
b aud returned by the North GelmaI
u Lloyd line. was struck with the per
feet discipline on board Of It's ships, by
the way, and they study the comfort %
- pas 'engers in a marked degree"
"Did you While In Germeny take any
survey OF its politics."
Not much-laughlngly-"I wished Il
=, avoid the study of politics abroad, hav
n ing enough Of them at om,; neverthe
n less l could not avoid glance at wht
NJ was going on. The {, | brated conterenr,
~ between Prince Bismarck and Coun
D Andrsssy had not taken place until
y reached England
NJ WeIe you atle TO form any opinion
whether or not there will soon be a q $
solution of the British Parliament?
NJ The agitation on that subject WA
OI great but In asmuch As the present Par
on liameht expires by its own Imitation
= next year l do not think ther- will A.,
generalielectio Evidently in Eng. H. '
: there /, sharp contest brewing Tn
a issues, should say, IN England, esp-ci
- ally AZ 10 her foreign policy, are assum
. ing most serious proportions, They al
most amount toa question whet per TIL
imperial system which Briti,h conquest
have built up shall be wholly abaudonc
or not. Mr.. Gladstone M yet has no
HAue du auur'SS on tu Sr SUBJECTS. SoHi
Is ot his ,lleked views have seen the lgh
q in an Inteiv CIV with an editor in Paris
a. the published account of which in ri
view, however, by The way Mr.. Gla
stone Thought proper to lmpugn. Bu
q TAXI < the sp eehes of Lord Hartingto
e. and Mr. John B light in Mr. q ladstone
n0 presence IA indicating his policy il woul
seem 10 Involve "A reversal of the entr
Conservative prograAlme.
In regard to birmetalll- IN the Eng lis
4 mind, always slow to accept change,
e adually cons-n ing to en'ert ia Il.
question OF the recognition of silver .
an alternative standard with gold. TIL
CONT, ued depression of prices since lS7
= Inducing very grave examination Il
to its causes, aud many persons aliac
y especial weight in this connection to til
strain brought upon the worlds stock ,
,r god b, making 1t a sole standard
value. The American sentiment on tn
subject has heen diligently and INTEL
gently represented by Mr. Walker,
,ss sew York the result of whose inuuiri.
will doubl less be given at once by IL
Executive at the approaching session
Congress. Thus far, however, ha,
rs seen nand heard of nothing very encou
-, aging on the part of the British Cover
n. ment to lead us TO hope for any iInmed
ate expression of willingness to c
"a operate with the United States In tixir