New-York tribune., 1879-11-11
PRICE FOUR CENTS.
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
THE BRITISH PREMIER TALKS MILDLY.

HE MAKES A CALM SPEECH on HOME AND FOR.
EIGN PoLITICs-YAKOoB KHAN VIRTUALLY
PRISONER.
| Lord BeacOnsfeld spoke at the Lord Mayors
banquet in London, last night, refer
ring IN temperate tone to home and
foreign affairs. He claimed that British
influence is fully established in Gen.
| trail Asia. YakOob Khan is treated as
prisoner by the British authorities. The
British Ambassador has protested to the
Porte against the appointment of Kamtl
Pacha, as Councillor to the Grand Nlzier.
LORD MAYORS DAY ~ LONDON.
THF CUSTOMARY PRoCEssION-A GRAND BANQUET
AT GUILDHALL-LoRD BEAcoNsFIRLDs sPrEcH.
LONDON, Monday. Nov. 10, 1879.
| The procession of Sir Francis w. Tuscott, tho
new Lord Mayor, to-day abont usual, there
being no special feature except that the crowd Of
spectators along the entire route vigorously hlssed
the ex-Lord Mayor, Sir Charles Wnetham. The
rUOms Of the American Exchange were filled with
visitors. Miss Thursby. Mr.. Carleton and Mr.. A. b.
Furlong sang number of patriotic airs concluding
with Home. Sweet Home by Miss lhursby who
sails in the Baltic tomorrow from Liverpool for
New-York. The American flag was unfurled.
The Lord Mayors banquet took place at Guildhall
tonight. Nearly nine hundred guests were present.
Among them were Her Majesty Ministers and their
wives Count Won Munster, the German Ambassa-
dor, Mr.. Hoppin the United states Charge
d'Anaires, Lord Chelmsford, late Communicating
Chief of the British forces IN south ArGe. Colonel
EVELYN Wood. aud Lord Justices sir William Brctt
and the Hon. Alfred 1heslger.
The members OF the Ministry and Lord Chelms-
ford and Colonel Wood were warmly greeted with
cheers they entered. The toast TO the health of
the Queen given. and received with appropriate
hOnOrs.
Count Won Munster replying to the toast to The
foreign Ambassadors, declared that none were more
dcsirOus than Germany and the German Emperor TO
see the peace of the world maintained.
THE BRITISH PRrMIER's SPEECH.
Lord Beaconsiield. rising TO reply to the toast
of the evening. the health of Her Maiesty's
Minister'S, was received with three times three
cheers.
He said the aspect Of affairs much more satis-
factory than when he last spoke on similar occa-
sion. Business was now beng done which three
months would have been deemed impossible. The
only question now was whether the revival was
| temporary or permanent. lhe opinion OF Her
Majesty's Government was that the revival was 1T
a permanent and lasting character. He thought
ofica al demonstrated that fact because they
showed the revival was not local but universal. For
instance, the great iron industry had doubtless,
great measure, revived owing to demands from the
United States but he returns prove the purchases Of
IRON not limited To the United States: or tho
various European countries but were OccasiOned by
| the miscellaneous demands of our native Industries.
Every article OF tropical produce had risen In Salle
The chemical trade, which great index of PROS
pcrlty, flau necn unable 10 execute ltS Inc
| rise in the value of silver would in all probability
release Indian statesmen of one of their greatest
perplexties. During period Of unprecedented de-
preston there had not been a single meeting to
press discomfort with the National institutions. lie
wished our brilliant brethren in Ireland would be a
! little more emuous OF this example. He was at
loss to comprehend how the Irish people had brought
themselves 10 believe that the best remedy Tor
economical distress political agitation and
cal confusion. Loud laughter and cheers.l
| Doubtless there were portions of Ireland where
there would DE considerable suffering il a remedy
| was not offered. The Irish people should remember
| that they never appealed to English sympathy in
| vain. 1t would be tn, duty of Her Majesty's Min-
listers to watch the condition of Ireland with the
anxiety required by the situation The Irish people
should cOndescend TO remember that their harvest,
| though bad. and though they much more de-
| pendent upon it than the English people on
theirs, still was much better than the harvest Of
| England.
| Addressing the Lord Mayor, Lord Beaconsfeld
sadi When l addressed your predecessor l in1
! formed him that the government was contemplating
large military operations in Central Asia, the objeeb
being to strengthen and Render secure the north
western boundary of the Indian Empire. Thess
operations have been slgnally successful and Brit
| sh influence Is fully established in Central Asia.
| Loud cheers