people of Manchester, and concluded his remarks by proposing the health of the Mayoress and the ladies. The Mayor replied in suitable terms.

Mr. Jacob Bright, M. P., being introduced, said: "No guest so distinguished has ever before visited Manchester. General Grant is a brave soldier, and he has pursued a generous, pacific policy toward the enemies he had conquered. He should be honored and be loved, and deserved the hearty reception he would certainly receive throughout the realm."

Mr. Bright also touched upon free trade, and said he hoped and believed that the time would come when a free interchange of products would take place between the two great nations of common kindred.

The banquet over, General Grant was introduced to the assemblage, and a general hand-shaking followed.

In the evening he attended the Theatre Royal, and visited for a short time the Prince's Theatre, where J. L. Toole was performing.

On the following morning he arose at an early hour, and, accompanied by several members of the Manchester Common Council, visited the various canal depots in the city. He subsequently took a drive to the Crescent, and through Salford to the chief cotton manufacturing district. Wherever he was recognized by the townspeople, and especially by the operatives, some of whom had been in the United States, he was enthusiastically cheered. At ten he made various calls, returning the visit of the Mayor, and taking his formal leave of that functionary.

At the London Road Station an immense crowd had gathered to see the hero depart for London. He was accompanied to the platform by Mr. Crane, our Consul at Manchester; Mr. Galloway, Consular Commissioner; Mrs. Fairchild, the Mayor and Mayoress, and General

and Mrs. Badeau, with the agent of the Pullman Company and the Superintendent of the Midland Railway. The factory girls were out almost en masse in their working attire, and joined in the huzzas as he entered the station. The ex-President bowed two or three times in acknowledgment of the cheers and exclamations, then walked directly to the drawing-room car which had been set apart for him. Mrs. Grant looked somewhat fatigued, but her husband never looked better. Several Americans had arrived from London to make the journey to the metropolis with him, and he at once entered into an animated conversation with them. As the train moved out, the cheers were renewed, but as it was a special fast train, there was but little time to acknowledge them, and the distinguished party were soon whirling through the sombre-looking districts of Lancaster, whose elegant buildings formed a striking contrast to the black hills and valleys of the coal district. Passing Stockport there were a few flags, and some citizens stood gaping and yelling apparently as we went by, but it was impossible to distinguish a word. Crossing the line between Lancashire and Derby, the scenery suddenly changed, and the General remarked that almost every foot of land was utilized or under cultivation. Huge factory shafts stood up in relief against the clear sky in the direction of Nottingham, reminding one of the great iron works of Bethlehem and other places in Pennsylvania.

The first stopping-place was at Leicester, the chief town of Leicestershire. As the train glided quickly into the station, there was a rush to see Grant, but as the Mayor and his advisers were present, the police formed a circle, so that only the favored few could approach the visitors. The station was beautifully decorated with bunting, the English and American flags hanging in

festoons over the principal doorway of the station, opposite to which the drawing-room car was stopped. Rich bouquets of fragrant flowers were sent in by a number of ladies to "Mr. and Mrs. Grant." There were more ladies on the platform, indeed, than gentlemen. The Town Councilmen greeted the travelers by removing their hats, and the Mayor proceeded to read an address to Grant, offering him the hospitalities of the town, and referring generally to his career and achievements, as had been done at Liverpool and Manchester. Grant replied in a few well chosen sentences, referring to the kindness and generosity evinced in the address, remarking on the antiquity of their town, its foundation by King Lear, and the honor it had of retaining the dust of Richard III., the hero of Bosworth Field. The Mayor expressed the hope that he would return at some future day to visit the ancient landmarks he had referred to, and accept the hospitality of the Mayoralty. After partaking of a déjeuner, and a general introduction to the company, the party re-entered the car and left for Bedford.

At Bedford the fact of his arrival and reception at Leicester had been already posted up by the telegraphoperators outside the office at the depot, and when the Mayor of Bedford greeted the ex-President, he told him how glad he was to hear of his stopping at Leicester, and then he, too, made an address, terming Grant the Hannibal of the American armies, and praying that he might' be spared to enjoy the honors and rewards which would continue to be heaped upon him. In reply Grant thanked him and the good people of Bedford, begging to be excused from making a speech, as he had discovered how impotent he was in that respect amid the eloquence of English officials. He raised some merriment by referring to the principle of supplying a substitute. Flowers

and flags were in rich abundance here also, some of the mottoes referring to different episodes of our late war.

At the terminus of the Midland Railway the travelers were given another enthusiastic welcome. They were met at this point by Minister Pierrepont, in behalf of the United States, and Lord Vernon. The entrance of the station was thronged with huge crowds which cheered loudly. There was no time for speech-making. General and Mrs. Grant and General Badeau entered the carriage of Mr. Pierrepont, and were driven rapidly down Tottenham Court road into Oxford street, thence westward to the residence of the American Minister.

Thus they were in the great English capital, prepared to see and be seen. They appeared in public but very little during the remainder of the day; and the public, believing that it was only proper that they should be given ample time to recover from the fatigues of their journey, refrained from calling upon them. On the 2d of June General Grant paid a visit to the Prince of Wales, and was invited to go to Epsom by the heirapparent. At a few minutes before one o'clock the royal equipage containing the Prince of Wales drove up to the Victoria station at Pimlico, followed by the carriages of the American Minister and others, containing General Grant, Lord Dudley, Lord Echo, the Duke of Hamilton, the German Ambassador, Count Munster, the Duke of Cambridge and a number of peers. The distinguished company passed into the station amid the most enthusiastic cheering. The Prince of Wales and the Duke of Cambridge entered the same compartment with General Grant, and all three were in earnest conversation when the train moved off at one o'clock. Arrived at Epsom Downs, General Grant was greeted with a series of ovations which declared his popularity.

In the evening he was entertained by a grand banquet at Apsley House, given in his honor by the Duke of Wellington. It was a splendid and hearty reception. The guests were Mrs. and General Grant, Count and Countess Gleichen, Lord and Lady Abercrombie, Lord and Lady Churchill, Marquises Tweeddale, Sligo, and Aylesbury, Earl Roden, Viscount Torrington, Lords George Paget, Calthorpe, Houghton, Strathnairn, the Marchioness of Hertford, Countess of Hardwicke, Countess of Bradford, Lady Wellesley, Lady Emily Peel and Lady Skelmersdale, Miss Wellesley, and a number of others well known to the London world of high social life. The banquet was served up in the famous Waterloo Chamber, where the old Iron Duke loved to meet the war generals of 1815 on the 18th of June every year, and celebrate the anniversary of the great battle which forever closed the fortunes of Napoleon Bonaparte. Here, overlooking Hyde Park, and within view of his own statue at the entrance to the park at Hyde Park corner, the old Duke presided over the annual banquet, reviewing the events of the momentous times when the supremacy of Great Britain was hanging in the balance, with strong probabilities of the scale turning against her. The Waterloo Chamber has been closed a good deal since the death of Arthur Wellesley, for the present Duke and Duchess have spent most of their time, when in England, at the lovely estate in Winchelsea, which was presented to the eminent soldier by the Crown after the close of the great European wars.

This Waterloo Chamber still contains some of the fine old paintings which were hung upon the walls by the first Duke. For instance, there is the celebrated painting, "Signing the Treaty of Westphalia," where the commander-in-chief is the central figure of a galaxy of