New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-14

vivino sense of her by depressing their
ostrich demonstrating them down. as it were. to
balf-mast. And that is why Mr.. Sala, whose atten-
tion nothing escapes perceived these plumes to be
30 low and dropping to be almost flat to the head
II NAV appease the Irish fury of Mr.. Robinson, it
may soothe the sensitive soul of Mr. Sunset Cox, it
NAV Danish that blush of shame from the collective
check Of the Aldermen Of New-York, 1t may even
hinder for a moment the mysteries OF Mr. liurlbert,
to know that the American Minister had no part nor
lot IN this royal pageant Nr. Lowell was not
guest o. the Castle over night lie travelled
not by special or ordinary train from rad
dington to Windsor. No state carriage blaz-
ing in gold. bearing the royal arms
on its panels and three footmen behind. conveyed
the representative of republican simplicity from
the railway station of tho royal borough 10 the
Chapel of ST. George. lie was not present at the
ceremony inside. and nobody observed him hanging
about outside to the procession nor yet looking
in at the windows. The glowing imagination OF
one reporter presented his readers the image OF
the American Minister in plain attire at the State
Banquet first entering St. Georges Hall after Earl
Spencer and little later seated next to Mr.
Forster, whether in order that he might quietly
chat over the case of the American suspects was
not known" But in person and IN the flesh the
Envoy of the United States was not at the State
Banquet
wish could declare to Mr.. Robinson that Mr.
LOwelPs absence was due to patriotic indignation
at the persistent refusal Of Mr.. Insolvency. to walk
out of the door of the dungeon which the Chief Sec
rotary for Ireland is patiently holding open for him.
wish could assuage Mr.. Coxs agony by an as
surance that the American Plenipotentiary meant
10 mark his stern dspeasure at the tyranny OF the
Gladstone Government" by sullSing in Lowndes
,la Sax Themselves
Queenly favor beneath the royal standard floating
from Windsor Keep l wish l could truthfully tell
the Aldermen of New-York-the pure American
breed of Mulligans and Murphys-that Mr.. Lowell
had conormcd at last TO the spirit of their resolu-
tons and flung in Lord Granyilles astODished face
his gldcd card of invitation to these royal revel-
ries. But alas the plain fact, the unvarnlshed
truth is that the American Minister was not asked As
there is nothing that Mr. Lowelps friends so much
desire as to restore to him the forfeited confidence of
Messrs Robinson, Cox, Mulligan, Murphy & Co.,
long to add that his exclusion from these solemn
ties was due to the Queens anger at his persistent
pressure upon Her Majestys prerogative OF mercy
in behalf of the prisoners of Kilmainham. But
am constrained to avow that Mr. Lowells case
is precisely the case of Mr. Welsh at the
wedding of the Duke of Connaught. He is not an
Ambassador He is not a Minister representing
royal family allied to that of Great Britain. He
therefore does not come within the prescribed cat
egories of guests, conform to any of the canons
in accordance with which invitations were sent to
members of the diplomatic body. 1t is some salts
faction to be able to add that though the Envoy
Extraordinary of the United States was not
thought good enough to be present on this occasion,
room was made for the still more extraordinary Ma
wab Igbal-ood- Dowlah, Vibar-ool-Oomra. Under
which category OF canon came he, wonderf