Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-03
LORD COlERIOGE.
EnglAnd's Chief Justice Arrives in
the Queen City-Rsception
Monday Evening.
Personnel of the Distinguished
YisitOF-The Party--COrdial
social Reception by "A Dis
IinguIshed Company.
Ciceinuati commercial.2.

tttcinnah commercial, z.
30. & NJ. No. 2, 20 miu. late" was
the inscription on the bulletin board
last night at the Grand Central Pas
senger Station. and those who under
stood the purport OF the abbreviated
words knew that the special train from
st. Louis, which bore Englands Chief
Justice, Lord COleridge, instead Of
arriving at 6:35. the schedule time,
would not pull in until 6;55. Those
who had come to see the distinguished
gentleman were accordingly obliged
tj wait not only twenty minutes, but
full half hour in the damp, chilly
station.
The station was damp and misty,
and when at last the royal train" as
one Of the porters called it, pulled into
the further end Of the great shed it
seemed to be enveloped in fog. The
last car was the one containing the
Chief Justice, and when the train
came to a standstill be was standing on
the rear platform. In person he re
sembles not the stately, nobleman, not
the naughty Lord, not the bewigged,
the bepowdered and pompous barris-
ter, but he is simplys mild hammered,
benevolent looking old gentleman. He
looks like q rich country magnate,
such as we hpve in Ohio, who reads a
little, keeps abreast Of the times, is
the local authority on all disputed
questions, and is, in fact, a thorough
going, leisurely gentleman.
AS Lord Coleridge stood on the
platform he leaned on a thick, heavy
bamboo cane, and he curiously, yet
not at all eagerly, observed the
surroundings. He was dressed
in a rusty. almost shabby
black suit which did not fit we'll,
but it had a charitable looseness and
swing which appeared in keeping with
his countenance. His face was thin,
his figure was spare, and he was not at
all like Americas typical Englishs
man.
The car in which the party made
the trip from ST. Louis was furnished
by the courtesy of President Peabody.
A dining car was attached, and the
Chief Justice and bis companions
Jared right royalty.
AS soon as the train came to a stand
still the party and their escort alight-
ed. They had been met at Lawrence
burg by a reception committee
composed of VIM. NJ. Ramsey, T. D
Lincoln, Judge Stallo, Drausin Wul>
sin, H. p. Lloyd, G.. H. Wald, A +.
Ferris and Il, +. Pendleton, jr., who
had ridden with them to Cincinnati.
At the station carriages were in watt
ing, and entering these the party
were driven directly to the St, Nicho
las On the register the following
entries were made, all in The same
handwriting-that Of Mr.. Beall.
Lord Chief Justice Coleridge, Of
England.
Hon. Gilbert Colendge, Of England.
Hon. Elliott +. Shepard, of New
York.
Lieutenant John Mcclellan, U.S.A.
James d. johnson. Albany.
T. Ashby Beall, New York.
The party spent about an hour and
a half in dressing and removing the
stains of travel, then they took carri
ages for the residence Of Mr.. David
Sinton, They did not start until fully
9 o'clock.
The baggage Of the party, consisting
Of number of heavy leather trunks
or boxes, several valiscs, aud a great
number OF canes and umbrellas, which
were strapped together, were loaded
into railroad express at the station
and taken to the st Nicholas. His
Lordship's Wallet attended to the un>
loading Of the luggage at the hotel.
At 10 o'clock this morning the Chief
Justice add party will be driven from
the st. Nicholas to the Law Library,
where they will meet the bar Of Ham.
ilton county. They will then take a
look at the courthouse and examine
the courts, after which they will be
driven through the suburbs.
The drive will include Clifton.
Avondale and Walnut hills, and
they will stop at the residence Of
Mr.. Nj. Il. Ingalls,, who will enter
tain them. Probably they will
return to the hotel about 4 o'clock
10 the afternoon. The banquet given
by the Bar Association will be served
10 the pentlemen's dining room at the
st. Nicholas at 1880 o'clock, Governor
Cox presiding. He will make tue
opening speech welcoming Lord Col
erige to Cincinnati, and the Chief
Justice will then respond.
The Bench and Bar Of England"
will be responded to by Judge Force,
and the Bench and Bar of the United
States" will be responded to by Judge
Sage. These will be all the set toasts,
but various gentlemen will be called
upon, who will make short, informal
speeches. The banquet will be in
every way an elegant affair.