Grant's tour around the world; with incidents of his journey through England, Ireland, Scotland .. . ral Grant visited the factories whichhave made Manchester famous, the new Town AssizesCourt, and the Royal Exchange. At the new Town Hall the distinguished visitor wasreceived by the Dean of Manchester, Mr. Birley, M. P.;Jacob Bright, and the Mayors of Talford and address of the Mayor and Corporation was presentedin the drawing-room. In his speech the Mayor said that he had not forgottena similar occasion when, in 1863, the ship Griswold 4-7 48 GRANTS TOUR brought a cargo of provision
Grant's tour around the world; with incidents of his journey through England, Ireland, Scotland .. . ral Grant visited the factories whichhave made Manchester famous, the new Town AssizesCourt, and the Royal Exchange. At the new Town Hall the distinguished visitor wasreceived by the Dean of Manchester, Mr. Birley, M. P.;Jacob Bright, and the Mayors of Talford and address of the Mayor and Corporation was presentedin the drawing-room. In his speech the Mayor said that he had not forgottena similar occasion when, in 1863, the ship Griswold 4-7 48 GRANTS TOUR brought a cargo of provisions to the suffering operativesof that city, who, on account of the failure of the cottoncrop at the South, had been thrown out of also made a very pleasant allusion to the visit of thatdistinguished American statesman and diplomat, ReverdyJohnson. The present object of the corporation hedeclared to be to evince the good will of the citizens ofManchester to General Grant personally, and as a repre-sentative of the great American j^eople, whose kindlyfeeling they desired to MANCHESTER, ENGLAND. A congratulatory address was delivered by Sir JosephHeron, in the course of which he referred to the kindexpressions which the recent birthday of the Queen hadevoked in America. He expressed the wish that thepresent existing good feeling would constantly increase,and hoped that the visit of the ex-President would ulti-mately lead to an interchange of ideas on the subject ofabolishing the restrictions of trade and the establishment,by the common consent of both nations, of free commer-cial intercourse between England and the United States. During the delivery of the addresses. General Grantlistened with attention, marked by that quiet composureof manner peculiar to him, unmoved, although thousands AROUND THE WORLD. 49 of eyes were directed towards him. In a calm, quietmanner he arose and acknowledged the welcome he hadreceived. It is scarcely possible for me, he sai
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