Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-25
DINNER TO ERBEN.
Hs and The ChlcasO's 0llcers Danqusted
In London.
COMPLIMENTS TO AMERICA.
{. Tn. limited States and britain ono ny
Heavens Act Of Parliament
and by Fact"

LONDON. May 2i.-The dinner to rear
Admiral E.rben. Captain Mahan. and the
other officers Of the United states CRUISER
Chicago. was given at st. James ma"
,his evening. Lord George Hamilton
formerly First Lord OF the Admiralty
presided. Rear-Admiral Eroen sat u"
his left and United States Amoassad"'
Bayard on his right. Captain Mahan was
separated from Mr.. Bayard by Adm'rai
Hornby.
1,ha walls NJ the hall and the balus-
trades were draped with the colors Oh '"e
United States and Great Britain ABOVE
the orchestra was the inscription b'oo"
"a thicker than water" The band OF the
Portsmouth Division of the Royal Ma
rines played during the dinner, ana De-
tween the toasts. The first piece was
Hail. Columbia" and the last Inc
Star Spanaled Banner At the place Oh
every guest was a souvenir book, con-
tanning the portraits Of the chief guests,
and with these verses on the ILLUMINATED
cover:
when love unites, wide space divides
In vain,
ANA nands may clasp across the spread
ing main"
After reading letters OF regret from
Lord Rosebery. Lord Northbrook' ana
others, Lord George Hamilton proposed
toasts 10 the Queen and President Cieve-
land. OF the Queen he said: During
her long reign she has exhibited those
rare qualities which have made her occu-
% ba fhrpna tho ideal of COnStlt0-
tional monarchy, and nowhere has the
fact been recognized more generally than
on the other side of the Atlantic.
(Cheers) OF President Cleveland he said:
"Mr. Cleveland is a man OF pre-eminent
ability and character. His fellow-citiZenS
have recognized this fact in twice electins
him to the highest post in the United
States. His sobriety OF language ana
tixity OF purpose have excited as much
admiration on this side of the Atlantic as
on the other" (Cheers) May the SUBJ
jects of both drink this toast: Long may
their influence continue to sway the ma
tonal policy Of their respective coun-
tries"
COMPLIMENT TO BAYARD.
In proposing toast to the United
States, the chairman paid a high compli-
ment to Minister Bayard, and said: II
connect this toast with the sentiment Of
great Englishman. now departed. who
said: England and the United States are
not two nations. but one. for they are
bound together by Heavens act OF par
lament and the everlasting law OF nature
and fact" loud cheers)
The toast was drunk standing, and
amid expressions of great enthusiasm.
Ambassador Bayard, In responding TO II.
expressed gratitude at the manner in
which the toast had been received.
The American officers were received BY
a committee consisting among others Of
Lord George Hamilton. Admiral T.. II.
Seymour. Lord Brassey, ViscOunt Gal
way. the Lord Mayor OF London. the
Duke Of Leeds, and Lords Methu.n, Hood,
and Napier.
At Mr.. Bayard's left sat Lord George
Hamilton, the chairman. Next sat Adj
miral Erben, Lord Roberts, the Earl of
Darnley, Viscount Sidmouth and Lords
Hood. Brassey, and Alcester formerly
Admiral Seymour on the right sat the
Earl Of Carlisle, Captain Mahan, Admiral
Horribly, the Earl Of Galloway the Earl OF
Mimic, and Viscount Falmouth.
Four tables extending the whole length
Of the hall at right angles 10 the prin-
cipal table accommodated the other
guests, numbering 800 These included
the OlllCtfS OF the iHlCdBp, AOtonttS ATOT-
don, Kane. and Ludlow; General Wei,
General Patrick Collins. the United States
Consul-General; Major Campbell Kane,
+. b. Blake, formerly of the American
navy: Messrs. Roosevelt, Anderson.
Sowles, and Brson, Of the United States
Embassy, the English admrals. Com
merell. Blair. Philimore, Hopkins, Bridge,
Lorraine Robinson, Morant, Kerr, Fan
shave, Brandreth, Ward. Tracey. Dale.
Church, Deraman, Cleveland. Northand,
and McClintock; Generals Grant GOode-
nough. and Chesney. Lord Napier. Sir.
Donald Currie. Conan Doyle. Lord, Lin
den, Sir Ellis Ashmead Bartlett, Lord
Wolverton, Sir Charles Dixie, and Sir
George Baden Powell.
Both inside the hall and along the APP
proaches large numbers OF blue jackets
and Royal Marine light infantry were on
duty.