President Loubst has come and gone. In the three brief days of his visit he went to the Guildhall to receive an address from the City, attended s review of troops at Aldershot, a State performance of the Opera at Covent Garden, and a State Ball at Buckinghum Palace, went to Windsor to Victoria, yilted the French Hospital and nce & wreath on the tomb of Queen
the Home for French Governesses, gave a dinner party at the French Embassy, and dined with their Majesties on one evening, and with Lord and Laly Lansdowne on another, besides receiving innumerable addresses. All the way from the station to York House, St. James's. on the day of his arrival _and thence to the Guildhall on the day of his visit to the City, he was che and cheered again by thousands of British lungs; and "always he beamed with pleasure at the heartiness of the welcome accorded to him. The streets were prettily decorated; and there was nothing wanting in the cordiality of his reception. M Del carse, too, who accompanied the President, was recognised and cheered by name by a goodly proportion of those who lined ihe router.
Foreign{Opinion.
Naturally the French newspapers all display the liveliest satisfaction at the welcome accorded here to their President. No foreign sovereign visiting England in recent yerrs has, they point out wi.h trath, had sach s reception f om the populace as President Loubet; and the King and Queen and members of the Royal family have been no less cordial than the people. As for as the nation goes it is indeed generally recognised that there is no living ruler who would receive from them hearty a greeting with the single exception of Mr. Roosevelt. Unbappily there is little hope of our receiving a visit from the President of the United States. Germany is perhaps no: unnaturally displeased at_ the rapprochement between Great Britsin and France, and some ofthe lo ding Sermon newspapers display their chagrin cly unworthy sneers and far-fetched imputations of motives. It is suggested that England is feeling symptoms of weakness, and desires to lean upon France; and that we are endeavouring to cut out Russia and undermine the dual alliance. Since Delcassé has accompanied the President it may be presumed that some internation] questions have been discussed during the visit; but Great Britain certainly has no intention of entering into any continental alliances and no desire to break up the Rusto-French alliance even if it were within our power. *t the same time everyone here desires a good understanding with France, and there is general satisfaction in the belief that the visits of King Edward to Paris and M. Loubet to London have produced a better feeling between the two countries than has existed for a couple of The American Squadron, It is a happy coincidence that while we have been dying honour to President Loubet in Londov, Portsmouth has been according a fraternal welcome of the heartiest kind to a squadron of the United States Navy under Admiral Cotton. The whole town was decorated. the sailors were feted in most hospitable fashion, and many of them were present at the unveiling by the Mayor of a statue of Queen Vieto Speaking at a Fourth of July dimer London last Saturday, Mr. Choate, the American Ambassador, expressed the hope this generation would sce a statue of George Washington erected in the City of London, and one of Queen Victoria i Washington—for the mutual admi of the two countries. It is not by any sequently make at the same dinner by Mr. means a wild i The suggestion sub-Chauncey Depew, that James Monroe shoul! havea statue in England was intend d humorously; but if Monroe were really the author of the doctrine which goes by his name, that idea also would be not very far-tched.
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