New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-25
EXETER HALL CROWDED.

NOBLE DEMONSTRATION CONDUCTED Sue
CEssFULLY-THE TEXT OF THE RESOLUTIONS.
TRIBuNEi
LONDON Sept. 24.-From early Tuesday morning
down TO this moment all classes of the English peo
pie have by sympathetic words and deeds unceas-
ingly and eloquently expressed their grief for the
late President and their affection for his family
and country. To-day the Americans in England
have added their voice to the universal mourning
They assembled. in accordance with notice issued
some days since by the American Minister. at 4
o'clock this afternoon in Exeter Hall. 1t was at
first intended to hold the meeting IN q small room
it being supposed that there were only a few
hundred Americans in London, but as some English
people desired to attend it decided to secure a
large hall that would contain 5000 persons.
None of the usual steps taken to fill the hall
beyond the simple notification to Americans Their
were advertisements, no pacards nor was it
generally known that other than Americans might
be present. Nevertheless, before 4 o'clock every
seat filed, the great majority of the audience
being English mostly of the middle classes but in
Guiding many workingmen and some well-known
representatives of the upper classes of whom there
are very few in town. Hardly one American known
to be in London absent. Many came long d,s-
tanees from other places to be present The seats
on the platform reserved for ladies were all filed
Minister Lowell, who convened the meeting and
took entire charge of the arrangements which were
excellent throughout, presided.
Mr.. Lowell was accompanied to the platform by
the Spanish Ambassador, the Brazilian Minister,
the Chancellor and Secretaries of the Austrian and
other legations Messrs. Hoppln and Nadal Secre-
taries of the American Legation, Bishop Simpson,
the Rev. DE-. Marshall, of Mississippi, the Hon.
Nicholas Fish. ex-Minister to Switzerland Generals
Merritt and Badeau, Vice Consul Mum, Lord Lyt-
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Hughes, Junius S. Morgan
DIR. Charming. Moncure ID. Conway, George J.
Holyoake, and many Others. The hall was hung
outside and inside with American flags draped in
black. The entire audience, with few exceptions
wore black. The proceedings throughout were
marked by decorous solemnity, though it proved
impossible to prevent demonstrations of deep feel
ing, expressed in the usual and only way.
AN ELOQUENT ADDRESS.
Minister Lowell opened the meeting by calling on
DR.. Marshall for prayer. Mr.. Lowell then spoke
for twenty-five minutes. His address, which con-
tanned not word too much nor too little, was ad-
Iairably conceived and most effectively delivered
1t equally remarkable for its eloquence deep
feeling and good taste, embodyng discriminating
tribute TO the wife and mother of the late President
acknowledging the sympathy of the Queen and the
English people in terms and declaring that
Americans If in strange, were not a foreign
land; and if not at home they were at least, in
Hawthome's phrase, " in the old home" He spoke
at length upon the Presidents character. This
admiration; of noble traits suffuscd with genuine
sentiment, and aglow with patriotic devotion. Turn
Ing to the future Mr. Lowell expressed confidence IN
President Arthur's purposes, describing him to
Englishmen a cultured capable gentleman expert
enced in administrative affairs and bearing himself
with dignity in difficult situation He concluded
with a profession of imperturbable faith, amid
whatever calamities, in the honesty, intelligence
and political good of the American people and
in the destiny of the American Republic
An Englishman me remarked that this was
such speech he should be proud to hear an Eng
lishnlan deliver in another country.
GENERAL MERRITT SPEAKS.
Mr.. Lowell then called on General Merritt, who
proposed the first resolution which, with the Others
was unanimously adopted. He briefly recounted
the main facts of the late Presidents life in an apt
judicious speech.
BISHOP SIMPSON AwAKENs ENTHUSIASM.
Bishop Simpson seconded the resolution, euogiz-
ing especially the Christian side of General Gar
fields character, dwelling the manifestation
Of English sorrow, and exciting extraordinary
emotion by his God bless Queen Victoria" to which
The audience responded by rising in body with
three wholly irrepressibe cheers. Seldom has
The second resolution, supported by DR.. Charming,
was then moved by Junus s. Morgan in plain
pertinent speech and seconded by Moncure ID.
conway, whose eloquence kindled again
INTO passionate expression of gratitude
TO England, which from beginning to
end possessed the meeting. Similar outbursts
greeted every reference to the wife and mother of
tne late President and every tribute to the Pres-
markable respectively for dignity of speech and
bearing, expressing within due limits grief which
knew none.
ine resolutions adopted were as follows:
Rssolved That in the death of President Garfield
we nave to deplore alike great public misfortune
c. r.aa Loss personal to each of us; that the
sn.sn Seune OF political murder, which in ali
~''~n0ss We abhor. has. in this instance