New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-05
ANGLO-AMERICAN TOPICS.
MINISTER wELsHs RESIGNATION.

"A NbNEL-bis. PIEECES LIFE OF sUMNER-IbE
FALSE ALARM ABOUT THs QUEEN.
lFnoN The REGULAR CoRREsI oNDENT OF TIE rRIBUNE.l
LONDON, July 23.-It is no longer a secret that
Mr.. Welsh has off red his resignation as Minister Of
the United States the Court Of ST. James. Ii was
believe, sent to the Department Of State as long
ago as last May. After some unavaing efforts TO
induce Mr. Welsh to reconsider his purpose, his
ignati0n was accepted with many expressions of re-
gret and compliment from Air Eyarts. These ex-
pressiOns VIII fluid general echo here from English
and Americans alike. Mr.. Welsh has been a pOpu-
lar and respected Minister. Not bred dlplomatst
did We ever have Minister that was f-Mr.Nelsn
has done his official work in a style which has won
him the esteem Of the trained diplomatists with
whom he has had 70 deal in the English Foreign Of
fee. Not a politician, he has steered n straight
course amid such political difficulties he has
encountered. He was certainly more familiar with
commercial affairs than with public business when
he accepted this appointment, but he has shown an
intelligent appreciation Of the public lfe OF Eng
land He was past seventy years of age when be
entered upon these novel duties. but he has borne
the burden OF his office with ready adaptabity TO
strange circumstances which would 90 honor to
much younger man. In English society be has been
greatly liked, though he has less Of it than q
Minister usually does, for reasons known to yOu.
They are the same which have finally brought HIM
to the resolution TO return home. Cruel bereayemens
fell upon him one after the other. His intimate
friends describe him as a man with whom family ties
are close and family affections singularlY strong.
Successive deaths kept him for many months away
from all the more splendid gatherings which mark
the London season. and closed his own doors,
which, so long rs it was possible, have been wide
open 20 friends and acquautances. The Thursday
receptions at the Legation used to attract and inter
est many guests Of both nations. The more cere-
mouOus entertainments of the evening often brought
together brilliant company. | shall take the lib
cry Of saying-though probably ought not tO-that
Miss Welsh dilcd her difficult position with remark
able success. 1t Is not IL print, however, that one
| may venture to repeat the compliments so often
paid this young lady by English women on her
graceful sentences of manner and good breeding.
II is only because Of the official character of the
household she ruled capably that may be par
doned for mentioning her at all. Nor do l know
whether may DO more than allude TO the eulogies
one has heard on Mr.. Welsis transparent sincerity
and geuuineness of character, and the cor
dial charm of his manner Still be is what
Mr. Buchanan called a public functionary and
his repurat on as Minister and in the social rela-
tions which grew ont of his position, is matter OF
public inter.s st. Tic only comp amt | know of
that can be made against him in his official charac-
Ter is that he Laws II down prematurely. And that
is not a complaint but a regret
Mr.. Welsh has taken his pass age for home on 2
steamer sailing August 90. His letter of recall is
understood to be on It's and he date of hs de-
parture must depend on the time when he can present
this. If it -hould not reach England before the
Queen leaves o sborue for Bamoral, Mr.. Welsh will
have to make a journey into the remote Businesses
Of Scotland.
A friend in Berlin, who is N an exceptionally
GOOD position 70 know Of what he reports, writes
me respecting cur lamented Minister, Mr.. Bayard
TAYLOR: Every person here speaks OF him with
the greatest interest. The Emperor, the Empress
Crown Prince and Crown Princess, Prince and
Princess Bismarck, and multitude of others. have
spoken 70 me in terms OF the greatest respect toI
hlm and of sympathy tor Mrs. Taylor" This ONLY
confirm, what you have often heard but it is OF
such recent date and from good source as to be
well worth quoting.
PERHAPS you can tell rs who the Rev. j. @. Holiday,
"of America" IL. A person under that name, and
styling himself a Presbyterian minister IN the
United states. has appeared this week in police
court as the dupe in the very latest performance OF
the very old confidence trick. A couple Of clever
scamps, one of whom figured the traditional
legarea with funds in hand tor charitable purposes
are accused Of heecng this innocent purveyOr of
the Gospel out Of 5000 and more. The Rev. Ho-
lidav intrusted that amount % of them. a
stranger % him, by way of proving his confidence
in him, and so earning right 10 the $1,000
which chs sharper, whose name Is Hoohey, bad to
dispose Of lie met afterward the man whom he
took to be Hoohey, and gave him in charge but the
alleged HooueY had an abb ready, and convinced
the magistrate that he was not Hoohey, but an IN
pocent bookmaker; and engaged IN the lawful oc-
cupation OF betting at a race-meeting at the time
when the Rev Holiday yielding mp bis money
in HoIb0rn. But should like to know who Hol-
Iday is. lie has already been made the text of
newspaper sermon on the decline OF Yankee smart
ness. and there are cynical people who hint that
subscription in his behalf may shortly be expected.
Mr.. Henry James, IT,, Is engaged upon a new
novel. which II TO appear as new SERIAL 10 hdcmi1-
LaB,s Hsggzfas. and in some American periodical,
believe simultaneously. his has nothing to do
with the volume Of stories and sketches from the
same pen 10 be published in the Autumn by Messrs.
Macmillan TIE new novel will be what the
French call a e serious work. THIS does not i'm
ply that 1t possesses a religious character, but
means that Mr. James will devote his powers seri-
ousIy To the composition of novel which shall
pr.segt him az his best. The English re-
nrint9 "ROierick HUDSON" IN she eonven-
tional three-yolume, cIrculating-h3rarY form,
has proved success. II il IN demand at
the library and it Is reviewed IN the leading
critical journals with mucn critical eulogy as
can bo expected for purely American production.
The main objection To t is that It was written too
long agO in Other words, that Mr.. James has
done potbiar since wnIch shows q sufficient adj
vance in power upon that very original story. But
that i an objection advanced by people TO whom
some of the more Subtle and admirable qualities OF
Mr.. Jane,'s writing seem to be unntelgJ He
/. sometimes praised here for tho wrong things, and
censured when he deserves praise. The English
are cuuously dull to such merits as are of French
flavor and origin.