Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-10
DIPL0MATTSTS AT DINNER
PEACE SPEECHES AT THE LORD
MAYORS BANQUET.

Nj. WaddingtOn Says that France Only
Wants to Hold Her own -Justice
Coleridge's Trip to America Again
Brought Up - Premier Gladstone
Speaks for England.
LONDON, Nov. 9-The Lord Mayor's
banquet this evening was attended by
many distinguished persons. NJ. Wad-
dlngton, the French Ambassador. in re-
plying to a toast in honor of the foreign
ministers, said that there was no greater
guarantee for the peace of the world than
the hearty, cordial and loyal friendship
between Great Britain and France.
France had made great progress, and he
had every confidence for her future. The
policy OF France was not one of aggression.
Dut one OF holding her own. The
fFehcn government was earnestly trying
TO settle the pending questions affecting
France. His mission to London was one
OF peace. France wished to approach
Great Britain in spirit of goodwill, and
ne was met with the same desire on the
part of England. ICheers.1
Inc Master of the Rolls, in responding
TO the toast in honor of Her Maiestv's
Judges, referred to the recent visit of
Lord Chief Justice Coleridge to America.
ana sad that Lord Coleridge had found in
America that law was administered with
all its faults and with all its good quali-
ties, but he had found that the law as
administered in both England and
America, the most merciful, most gener-
Gus, and most Just ever administered TO
any people in the world.
Premier Gladstone replied to the toast
In hsnor of Her Majesty's Ministers. In
referring to NJ. Waddington's speech he
sad: Our hearts best wishes are with
France in every career of peace, Justice
ana orderly government on which she may
ma 1t her interest to EMBARK In refer
ring to the missionary Shaw affair
he had said that what had
come from the French Government
mad been offered rather than demanded.
lie DelIeVed that the incident would tend
to confirm the good feeling between the
two countries. Premier Gladstone also
said that orders had been given for the
withdrawal of portion of the British
forces from Egypt, and that the with
drawal would include the eVacua-
tion OF CAIRO. All the great powers
OF Europe, he said, had declared their
attachment for the cause of peace. With
regard to ireland he said: 'There is much
10 be done, much to be desired, much to
be lamented, but there is also much to be
hoped for. Peace and order must be
firmly maintained" Cheers.
MAYOR FOWLER'S INAUGURATION.
The Lord Mayors show in honor of the
inauguration Of Alderman Fowler. Mem
Der OF Parliament, as Lord Mayor of Lon
don, passed off to-day with the usual
eclat. The decorations were mainly con-
hned to Cornhill ward, which the Lord
Mayor represented in the Board of Alder
men. PedeStalS, upon which statuary
manners l.,
were prominent features of the display.
The procession was over mile long.
1t started from Guild Hail, passed
around the ROYAL Exchange.
marched throuoh Cheapside, Fleet street
and the Strand to New Law Courts, where
the Lord Mayor took the oath of office.
Inc procession thence returned by way of
the Victoria embankment. The streets
were packed with spectators along the
entire route. The Lord Mayor was re-
celVed with mingled cheers and Kisses by
the crowds, but the show, as
WHOLE was highly popular. Show
ers OF rain at times interfered
with the enjoyment of the pOpulace. On
the day Of the election of Alderman
Fowler to the Lord MayOralty by the
Board of Aldermen threats were freely
made by the adherents of Alderman
Hadley, who was the choice of the livery
VI A5OnuOh, IudC Cue procession OF the
Lord Mayor should not pass beyond Tenn
pie Bar, but no disturbance occurred.
The new Lord Mayor gave a banquet at
Guild Hall this evening, at which Premier
Gladstone, the Marquis of Harrington,
Lord Derby, Lord CarlingfOrd, the Earl
OF kenmar, Judge Advocate General, and
Hon. ). ii. Courtney, member of Parlia-
ment, were present.
Previous to the administering of the
oath fO nd I
Chief Justice COleridge delivered some
what lengthy speech, in which he observed
that all the previous civic pageants had
been connected with the ancient Hall of
Rufus at Westminster, which is
now destroyed. He said that
Lord Mayor Fowler was received
to-day in building which at present has
no history whatever. Changes might oc-
cur in city affairs. The authorities must
submit to the genius of the times by be-
coming in accord with the spirit of the
age, for it was only by approving itself to
the high Intelligence of the great people
that any institution could flourish