Daily Republican., 1881-09-22
THE FEELING ABROAD.
Expressions Of BY anpathy i'm Eng.
land and Othor Foreign Lands.

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land and Other Foreign Lands.
LONDON, Sept. 2O.--In London the
opinion to be heard expressed by all
classes In conversation in the streets, on
the railway trains and at places of pub.
lie resort is that the event Is doubly Fad
after the gallant struggle of life made
by the President. The balconies of the
American Exchange axe draped in
black and the flags which adOrn many
places of business in the west end of the
city are displayed at half-mast.
A meeting Of Americans in London,
under the auspices of the American
Legation, will be held as soon as the
proper arrangements are mads. Ac-
counts continue to arrive of manifesto
tions of sympathy in the provinces OF
England and ireland, particularly at
Cork, in consequence of its intimate
connection with American shipping in.
terest.
The bells of Chester Cathedral were
tolled and also those of some of the
churches in the West End of London.
The evening papers published sympa-
thetic bio ,raphies of tie late President.
A telegram was received at the Amer
ican Legation from the Prince of Wales
this evening anxiously inquiring after
President Garfield. Immediately after
the news of the Presidents death was
received Mr.. Lowell informed the
Queen, the Prince of Wales and Lord
Granville.
The announcement of the death of the
President was received in Liverpool
with expressions OF profound regret.
Several editions of the papers publish
ed the news with heavy mourning Dor
ders. The flags are at half-mast on the
Town Hall and a large number OF pub
lie and private buildings and on the
shipping.
The Queen has telegraphed Mr.
Lowell, the American Minister, as fol.
lows:
"With deep grief I and my children
learn the sad but not unexpected news
of the fatal termination ofthe sutterings
of the President. His loss is a great
misfortune. have learned with deep
sorrow that the President has passed
away
The Prince Of Wales telegraphed to
Mr.. Lowell:
"The Princess aud myself beg you TO
offer our sincere coincidence to Mira. Gar
field"
Earl Granville, Secretary Of foreign
Affairs, telegraphed to Mr. Lowell: 81
AIN deeply grieved." He has sent ca
bic message to Washington direct, re-
Questlng the Secretary Of state to as
sule Mrs. Garfield and the Government
of the grief with which the Euglish
Government has received the announce
ment. Then news of President Gartields $
death was Immediately telegraphed to
Mr.. Gladstone.
A despatch frcm Glasgow says the
death of President Garfield is tho only
topic OF conversation on the exchange
there. The flags of public and private
buildings and OF the great American
steamship line are at half mast. Silnl-
lar manifestations Of sorrow are report
ed from Preston, Durdee, Cardiff aud
elsewhere. The interest taken by the
working classes, the way in which they
gathered around placarded announce
ments in the great Lancashire towns
with expressions of sympat by is espe-
cially noticeable.
The Lord Mayor, on taking his seat
to-day, expressed on behalf Of the citi-
zens Of London the deepest regard at
the sad news Of the President 8 death.
He said there never was time when
the gHat English speaking communi-
ties were joined in closer bonds.
A petition is being eXte Isivel y signed
in favor of closing the Loddon Stock
Exchange for day as mark of re-
spect for the late President Garfield.
THE sYMpATHlEs OF THE METHODIST
CONFERENCE.
LONDON, Sept. 20.-At the Methodist
Ecumenlcal conference to-day, before
the com mencement of business, Rev. Mr..
eX president of the Wesleyan
Conference, moved the following reso-
luton;
This conference, assembled on the
last day of its session, has learned with
the deepest grief of the decease Of Pres
ident Garfield and expresses its pro.
found sympathy with the American
nation and especially with Mrs. Gar
field i'll this great and sorrowfll Ee-
rUavemtnt.
Mr.. Jenkins reminded the members
that on the first day Of the conference
they had seut across the Atlantic mes
sage to the wife OF the late President
expressing the tervent hope Of the
speedy recovery of her husband, and on
this last day were going to sand Il
message to The widow of him, whom
God, III His providence, has taken
away. This deep sorrow, be felt assrrcd,
would unite more closely the Amer
lean and English nations.