30 MARCH 1889, Page 3

President Harrison has finally decided to send Mr. Robert Lincoln

as Minister to London, a decision which is a relief to two countries. Mr. Lincoln was Secretary of War under two Presidents, and is said to be a grave man of con- siderable ability, and with opinions which are not Mr. Blaine's. However that may be, he is certain to receive a warm welcome in London, where the feeling of admira- tion for his father, President Lincoln, the wise man of the Union during the war, has never died away. Probably no American ever excited the same enthusiasm in England,—an enthusiasm which extended even to classes that were full of sympathy for the South and its leaders. The murder of the President was felt here like a blow to England ; and his son will be the most welcome and most sought of guests.