New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-28

in snte of several attempts to rise, kept me seated
until it was moro than half an honr late and tnen,
on the assurance of my friend that no person ia
London allowed a guest more than fifteen minutes
grace. "a gave it up" Mr.. Parkes remarked that
there was an American gentleman OF distinction az
the Albany. for hom he would send; and Few Few
minutes after ward the servant returned with MT
Robert J. Walker then in Europe for the purpIWSe,
as was SAID, of promoting free trade. we
discussed the tariff question somewhat
warmly sitting until nearly IL O'CLOCK.
The evening would have passed pleas
antly II could have Invested myself OF the sense
of the improperly had committed. Early the FOL
lowing day. embarrassed aud mortified, called on
Mr. Lawrence to make the best apology IN my power
for that ndecorum. Mr.. Lawrence heard me IN nls
usually bland manner. aud then in pleasant way
remarked that mDrOprietles OF this nature Ike an
others brought their unishment. as 1t nSd ia
this case for he had invited his neghbor. the Duke
of Wellington to meet me at dinner, ana that nau
lost three hours of familiar conversation win sns
cOnqueror of Napoleon. L felt and acknowledged
that my disregard of a dinner obligation had Deen
severely but justly punished.
In 1851 a number of New-York merchants asked
Mr.. Weed to secure Consular appointment for
veteran clerk-a real Tim Llnknwater who
being an EngIishman, wanted to go home to END MS
days there. He says
Mr.. Seward requested his son Frederick the AS
sstant secretary, to find place for him. went 10
the department with Frederick, and In l0oKlpg
over bis Consular register carefully, his eye nnaly
rested upon Falmouth, where upon examination ne
found that the Consul an Eugshman, ana nad
held the Office than twenty years. 1t was de-
cided, therefore, that one Englishman should give
place to another, that other being an Amsrcanizea
| Engshman. | reported this determine
ton to the sscrstSrSy n yho To 1ms tbe
President; and when the messenger returned VIII
Mr. Lincoln's approval Mr.. Hunter, the chief CLERK,
was directed to fill up the commission and obtain
the Presidents signature IN time Tor me 10 take
| to New-York that afternoon. Between a and
o'clock D. ID. went to Mr.. Hunter for the commits
| sion, which lay before him on his desk de rose
| somewhat deliberately las is his manner, TOOK inc
-. I'D Inl.
out speaking but with evident reluctance. 1 sal1
"Is il all right. Mr. Hunterf" He replied u have
obeyed ordersn But" | added, you do not
seem pleased. Is there anything wrong a6ont the
appointment" 81 have nothing to say about the
appointment. but / have never DISCHARGED
duty since 1 came into the depart
The first commission that / filled out when
] came INTO this office twenty-six years ago was for
Mr.. Fox, our Consul at Falmouth. who SUCCEEDED
his then recently deceased father, who received ms
| appointment from President Washington. The
| Consular accounts of Mr. Fox are as neatly ana
accurately kept as those Of General Washington
during the Revolution. | think he is the pest
Consul IN tho service of the Government. You
will judge, therefore. whether the removal OF SUCH
| Consul is not calculated to occasion regret.
me with the pen IN his hand, | deliberately tore
waste-paper basket and left the depart
| ment for the cars. When explained in Ncw-fork
| what had occurred at Washington 1t was approved,
| not only by the gentleman who had asked me 10
| The whole volume runs in this pleasant, Cos
sipy way. The passages which more nearly APP
proach the level of historical description are too
| long to quote or even to summarize. Much OF the
ground covered is familiar of course but Mr.. Weed
is able to state many facts as Of his personal knowl
| edge which were not generally known. and which
| have value The excited controversy growing out
OF the removal of Dewitt Clinton from the office
Of Canal Commissioner Is well described aud at
length. Moro than hundred pages are given to
minute account of the Morgan abduction, and the
TRIALS and political excitement arising from it. Mr.
Weeds talk with Mr.. Lincoln over the composition
of his Cabinet given at great length, and also an
account OF the confidential mission TO England In
company with Archbishop Hughes during the Civil
War for the purpose of neutralizing the efforts OF
the Confederatos and their synpathizers. The
general nature of these is well understood For the
details, of which there is great mass, the reader
will need TO seek tho book itself.