, 1879-04-29
GEN. GIANT In INDIA.
International Courtestca .. Lord Lytton,s
Ti,nst to the United States.
Tr,tr,

Tnn1E to the United StnteS,,
Calcutta Eagtishnan. .Nnrch !.
Con. Grant arrived at IfDwrah yesterday
tnoruiug by the mail train. II ts safd tt,nt the
railway authorities, not having received any
official fntimatton uf tie Generals visit to Cai-
cntta, 1nudu no arrangements Of my kind at tho
terminus. It was expected that tile General
would alfeht at The grand or principal platform,
instead Ut the one on tho cast side OF tho
terminus, where there Is not mitch room fur my
Kind Ut public demonstration. There were not
t'1any gentlemen present to receive him, oigIa,
no doubt II bc carltuess Of the hour. 4 COM
panY of tie Ma,lras Fourteenth Regiment, viii.
Sato! @ re'' 5 IL wf5s liz ff 5fSrs up n .ts ns ~ @ s
Enfopeau constabnlary Of thu Calcutta Police,
Under tllc, ,supct!ntcnJcnce OF Mr.. Percy.
ltls gentlemen on tho platform .wcte
isev Ga, t M1T W,.rax to M his Exssl;
Connssancr 81 POLICE: Gc,l. LIsclltlolt. tEo
An'srtcan Consul; Mr.. X. AiacaIl!stcr, Mr.. Fred
crIck Cokc Nr. Mahocktce lsustom1ee md SOD,
'lihl suing rnastGEs nj Ahirricun shEB IN tho
river. When t'!e lran arrived soma tdInicuty
was experienced IN isndlnE lc carrioEo the Gcti-
cral WIZ IN, az IL WINS fur down the platform,
wiern tie eottiMl'iy of soldiera wns drawn up.
two Eu'tlcfncn beIong!ng t" lis stal, lien step
pct out Of n Ilrst.class carriage uu'l were ~.
cc1scd ~ thu gentlemen, 0lo of whom haln1cd
70 the sisnes1l letter, from Nawab Abdul
H"""F Anth6t VI 1AtEHt luFitNIH IlG fEIEF4k
osrr to lts tiarc. TIL: party then drove to GUY
ornslcns ttunec IN lwo uarrtnges OF tllo Ftccroy,
wliicc were in waiting outside tl1: platform. Al
lie pssly ncarcsi Government lIousu thtru was
thu Ftcrroy entertained tho ticncrnl u1ui his
party u 'iihncr party ut toyer,tncnt ilo,,sc.
About iltty ladcs af,sl gentlemen wtrn honorch
With Invitations to meet tl,cm. After the toust
Uf the Queen Entrees waB drunk, Lord Lyktu1I
rohc Asid spoke rs {otInwa:
" LAnirs AHp dESTLEMEN-I sincerely be-
llese that thcre is no toast ulcouneetcn with
our own country and Its in3titllt!uns whc', Is
hunorctt With gTcntcr cordially Gy Engllstmeu
Of oil casscs alnl In alt nnrts VI thu world, thau
The toast an now abn1lt 10 propose to yo,i.
Because, las!fcs and gctltrsnen, We English call
not iook nlnl never do lpok upun America as a
os foEei,', people: Hear, henr.] They nrn
acsh of our 1esli. md bone nf nl,r bonr. Hear
hcar. II Is true, no doubt, TINT our falllcrs
md the,rtatners have Ind 'hcir funilY guarrc1s,
vii! occasionslly occur III the best rerntntcl
fAil!!ies, hut tkcse arc guarrcis which trust
that neither their Children nur clii'lrcn Will
ever iaye occasion to renew, for tlicy have been
practically sssett!ci! by separntton Of political
nartnGrship, prolific in substantial bcnchts to
tlle best interests oi mankind. [Apbluusc.l
Meanwhile NO Eng1sltncn OF ttse prcsunt
Guy ali regard our American kinsfok us,
ni,d tlie most Eo'aheatl representative Ut thut
good old sturdy fasnily b.oek Wilrht xhiIs
lDrHEly, loyalty, ntId hope inHtfnIsy, hnuornr
ma Keeping lonorcd iis ancestral roottrce, stu
northern beas thu lAsdy u11sprIng of i race that
has rlantcd and is spreading. In every quarter nf
tlie lab1tahlc glono tic language In which
Shakespeare wrote, The liberty for wlnct, WASH
the ttnlc OF BLACKSTONE anf the c.hIcn ,,riuci-
pies Of TIN: crrcd of Christianity. lAppla,.su.j
"LApiEs ASn GESriEMEN: Tic tUast mn
u the United States u .stncrlra. lilear, I,surl
This Is tonst to Which atn sure you would, III
nHY circumstances, rchpona with tord!nliiy.
But n1ti confident tlnt IN tl!e circumstances
which have brought us together this tycuIny
ynur .orlinlty will be quIcknnca BY the presence
Of MI eminent guest who alax twro !llcI with
reruwn the hrli 0lvc WI are abt,ut 10 honnr III
the ucrson Of ~ psesent incumbent. lap
piausc. ThIs ollce, ladies and gentlemen, Ia,
| tliuk, tho highest lsat ean possibly he
hcld-se highest that ever hug beun !!!ctl by
th citizen Of free country, a,l never Inns that
nigh otllcc bectI more Northily won er. .nutu
wortAly lllc1 tlsau by the distinguished soldier
to wh0se sw1sd America is indebted for the re-
established Union nnd permanent praco of t1loso
rrent sovereign States, over whose united .lch-
ttnses l!c ius twice successfully presided. {Ajl-
,,'atlse.J It was shu by The Grrat poet Ut our
owl commonwealth itat 'peacc haiti lcr Yictu-
rIes III loss renowned than war; uiltl with tho
victories u pcacr, rs well rs thuse of war, nni
persuaded that ttle nau,e OF Gen. Grant viii
long bc l,onurnbly associated by double re-
"LApiEs Am (;gx7LrAEN: It "a neither Gus
lotnary nor proper to conplo thu name Of nny
lalvatc ..ltYdual. however eminent hu ,llay bc,
with toasls proposed In llonot of tho ruling
tpwcr Of Il sovereign State. | aln nut go,,l,
nfrngs that rule; n,,l, rs regards tl,e rufrs
Of hospitality, think yo, must a:l fcul TINT
sion! In s!ccts, not worts think, therefore, tat
It would b. on my. 1'art ati tuhosuitatlc dced 4
possibly, require from our lsouorod ,eucst tho