476 Ifctn^s of tfoe 1Rofc, IRtfle, ant) (Bun 



"HON. GRANTLEY BERKELEY. This distinguished 

 stranger in compliance with a request of the St. Joseph 

 Institute, lectured in the Methodist Episcopal Church, 

 Tuesday evening last, to a large and intelligent 

 audience. He chose for his subject the impressions 

 made upon him by his visit to our country, and ex- 

 pressed himself more than satisfied with all that he saw, 

 and his determination to do us justice in a narrative to 

 be published on his return to England. He spoke of the 

 misrepresentations of his countrymen who had written 

 books on America when they had remained here but a 

 short time, and had seen so little of our people and 

 institutions as to be incompetent to know the one or 

 judge of the other ; and his purpose would be to correct 

 their errors, and set us right with his people and the 

 world. He was easy in manner, happy in style, and 

 kept his audience in a roar of laughter. He purposes 

 to speak at St. Louis and New York, and we advise all 

 to enjoy the entertainment of listening to his discourse. 

 We wish Sir Grantley success and happiness wherever 

 he may be, or in whatever enterprise he may engage." 



But there appears to have been a fly in the ointment 

 which spoiled the flavour of the pot of American eulogy. 

 And Berkeley had not been a week in England before 

 the following letter appeared in print : 



" SIR, I find that several of the English papers have 

 been copying some ridiculous and false reports from a 

 portion of the United States press, as to my ' failure at 

 large game.' They could not have obtained the news 

 from a reliable source, as there were only two gentlemen 



