The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-03
BAYARD'S FAREWELL
Our Ambassador Banqueted by
,,r. London's Lord Mayor.
A REPRESENTATIVE GATHERING.

All Branches OF Great Britain's Ruling
Powers Represented in the Tribute to
Our Reprsssntative-Mr. Bayard's Re-
sponse to the Lord Mayors Speech.
London, March 3.-Not in many
years has the Mansion House contain
ed gathering SO representative of
British life and achievement as as
sembled last night to honor Mr.. Bay
ard. Lord Mayor Phillips was partic-
ularly anxious that the company in
vited to dinner should represent all
ranks of distinguished life at present
in the metropolis, and though the fact
that the house of commons was in ses-
sion prevented the speaker and some
members of the government-notably
Mr.. Balfour and Mr.. Chamberlain
from participating, and the absence of
the lord chief justice, the gathering
left nothing to be desired from the
point of view of a popular tribute to
the retiring ambassador.
The interior of the Mansion House
was brilliancy itself. Lord Mayor
Phillips, in court dress, received at the
head of the hall. A few minutes be-
fore 1880 Mr.. Bayard arrived and was
received with marked signs of re-
spectful attention. Lord Salisbury,
wearing the broad blue Gordon and
star of the Garter had already arrived.
The Egyptian hall, where the dinner
took place. was ablaze with light and
elaborate decorations. The lord mayor
seated himself in the center of the ta-
BILE of honor Mr.. Bayard on his right
hand and Lord Salisbury on his left.
Over 300 sat down. The court was rep
resented by the Marquis of Lorne and
the Duke of Fife, and the government
the house of lords and the house of
commons were well represented, as
was every principal city in England.
The lord mayor. in proposing the
health of Mr.. Bayard. said: "You SIR
not only represent the greatest re-
public the world has ever known, but
you are our brother by ties of blood,
and one who has done much to ce-
ment together two nations. We are
here to welcome the ineal descendant
of that great Chevalier Bayard, of
whom it was well said, as it should be
said of you, that he was Sans Peur ct
Sans Reproche.' You have inspired
love and affection in English breasts,
and you are taking back with you to
the United States the heart of Great
Britain" The lord mayor concluded
his remarks with a general eulogy of
the services rendered by the American
ambassador to both countries.
Mr.. Bayard. on rising to respond,
nd
cheering. He spoke for nearly an
hour, and often exhibited the greatest
emotion as he dwelt upon the relati
which should exist and, which he
hoped, did exist between the two ma
tions.
Four years ago he said he accepted
from the American people the proud
position of its representative in Great
Britain. The honor came to him un-
sought; nor was 1t one of the rewards
of politics or for partisan service. It
was the result of a resolve of pa
triotic executive to extend knowledge
as to each other among both peoples,
and true sense of what the relations
should be between the two countries.
And" he continued, "it was with this
high trust in mind that 1 accepted the
offer. My object has been to make
clearer what, in the name of God and
humanity, ought to be the relations
between Great Britain and the United
States. There is today no question
whatever of danger between the two
countries, provided the natural cur
rent of feeling and opinion of the two
peoples are not obscured"
Viscount Peel and Lord Salisbury
also spoke referring in most natterine
terms to the American ambassador.