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prominent citizens, among them Reverdy Johnson, 

 a son, I think, of the gentleman who negotiated the 

 Alabama claims, and was American Minister here 

 in 1868-9. After dinner Mr. Chamberlain was 

 formally introduced to the students by Dr. H. B. 

 Adams, one of the leading professors at the Univer- 

 sity, and a very charming man. The Chief gave 

 them a short address on the land tenure laws of 

 this country and Ireland, and met with a cordial 

 reception. We left by the 9.40 for Washington, and 

 got back safely, dog-tired. There was a long account 

 of our visit in the Baltimore American of the follow- 

 ing day, from which I quote a short extract : 



** Mr. Chamberlain presented the appearance of a 

 typical Englishman, with stern, clear-cut features. 

 He was dressed in a neat-fitting Prince Albert, and 

 wore a monocle over his right eye, a feature of his 

 costume with which the prints have already made 

 Americans familiar. His remarks were received 

 with great applause, and particularly the latter part, 

 in which he expressed, in most earnest language 

 and a most sincere tone, the desire that the two 

 great Anglo-Saxon nations should exert every effort 

 to maintain amicable relations. It was universally 

 regretted that Mr. Chamberlain was forced to 

 retire at the end of fifteen minutes, but this was 

 necessary from the fact that the party were obliged 

 to catch the train for Washington." 



