New-York tribune., 1885-07-26
THE NEWS IN LONDON.
-,,o,rrrs TO GENERAL GRANTS MEMORY.

TRIBUTES TO GENERAL 1hANiS
LANCE THE ONLY uNsYMrArHEro NATION
,rsxRAL SERVICE TO BE CONDUCTED IN WEST
.,xsrrR ApBgY-MR. PARNELL ASSERTS HIS
,v,r,xspuNcE-ruE pRINcEss's MARRIAGE.
lBY CABLE TO THE TRIBUNE
,.xnoS July 25-The tributes here paia 10
c.,.,al Grant are ample in scope and mos'
.dmirable in tone. Nearly every journal IN Lon0on
IA the Provinces does justice to General Grant
..renpth of character. courage and capacity. his
.;.takes as President are passed over lightly. Ills
.veatuess as soldier is more completely recoguzeu
.h.n II was during his lifetime The only excep-
.,ons ara one or two inveterate partisans OF the
rebellion who seize the occasion OF General uran'
asath to retcrate the expression OF blind adm'r"-
zion for the general whom he defeated Ihere runs
tbroueh all the articles of an immense majority VI
.,s English press cordial sympathy with the cause
.he triumph of which General Grant secured.
THE EUROPEAN PRESS.
The European press. one country excepted pays
homage to General Grants memory. Inc "hoie
Austrian. Hungarian press says vienna oispa''"'
.tr;v.s to do Justice to his great qualities Prince
ps,,.rcks organ in Berlin declares that history
will acknowledge that General Grants generaiShip
saved the Union.
The French papers are filled with shrieks Oh
v;ndictive abuse and reprints OF victor huso'
d;soraceful invective. They can see noth'ng Ill
c.nsra, Grant but the President who withheld MS
.vmuathv from France in her wauton attack on
Germany.
THE ENGLISH HoNAaE-A MEMORIAL sEHViCE'
The messages from the Queen, the Prince OF Wales
Mr.. Gladstone and Mr.. Bright to Mrs 0ran''
telecraphed back here and published, are heartily
.nnroved by everybody The American Minister
and all the Legation went into mourning on the
receipt of the news. Mr.. and Mrs. Phelps and MI
and Mrs Henry White excused themselves from
attending the ball given at Marlborough House ias'
night by the Prince and Princess OF Wales.
Mr.. Phelps called meeting Of Americans at MS
bonse this morning In reference to General Grants
dsatb. The present intention is to hold funeral
service in Westminster Abbey on the same Gay anu
hour as in America. The consent OF the Dean OF
Westminster has already been obtained Probably
the Rev. Phillips Brooks of Boston. will conduct
the service in part Every desire Is shown In every
quarter to honor the memory Of General Grant
MR.. pARNELIs HINT TO THE MINISTRY
The defeat of the Ministry minor point OF the
Medical Relief bill has created much commotion'
but will have no practical consequence Inc
defeat ia directly due to the desertion OF their Tory
allies bv the Irish Mr. Parnell chose this occasion
aid b.
mission includes only such support as may Dc
convenient for him to give. He resumes indepen-
deuoe of action whenever he likes.
Since Sir Michael Hicks-Beach's surrender to MI
Parnell last week the resentment OF tho Liberals
has been expressed with great and increasing
bitterness. Mr.. Trevelyan. Mr. Morley, Mr.. Cham
berlan and most Liberal journals accuse the Tories
of rccanting every declaration on Ireland made
while they were in Opposition to secure the htiul
support of Mr Parnen in the House of Commons
and at the polls.
THE EGYPTIAN LOAN.
The Russo-Afghan news of the week consists
entirely of rumors. The most important fact IN
foreign affairs is the consent OF the European
Powers to issue the Egyptian loan of nine millions
which will be put on the market at a lew price,
the bourses of all Europe competing for share
TRIBUTE TO LORD SPENCER.
The dinner to Lord Spencer last night was one OF
the most remarkable tributes ever offered 70
public man In any country. Nearly every eminent
Liberal In the Kingdom was either present or
EXPRESSED hearty concurrence in the object of the
BANQUET. Every important Liberal journal testi6es
its approval of Lord spencer's rule as Viceroy
Every section of the Liberal party speaks with tho
same voice. Mr.. Gladstone. Lord Harrington. Mr.
Bright. Mr. Chamberlain, are unanimous. The
varmest Liberal partsans of the Irish cause are
Lord Spencers most emphatic eulogists
Mr.. Chamberlain bears witness to the great
qualities of the great yceroy to the sef-sacrifice
and courage with which he assumed dangerous
and thankless Office and to the impartiaty. ability
and honesty with which he strove to give effect to
his mission.
Mr.. Bright declares that Lord Spencer will stand
70 those who come after he stands to-day, one OF
the nobest and most honored statesmen OF our tme
English Liberals believe that when the necessity
for partisan detraction has passed away. Irshmen
themselves will join In this tribute.
Mr.. sTANLEY's APPEAL
Mr.. Stanley made very striking and powerful
speech at the Mansion House on Wednesday at
meeting of the Anti-Slavery Society. He explained
his scheme for destroying the slave trade on the
Soudan coast at a cost of f5.000 yearly. He
appealed to Englishmen to render this practical