On Wednesday morning the French President issued a message to
the British nation, in which he said that his visit afforded him a "unique opportunity of testifying to the unanimous sentiments of the French nation towards the son of the glorious Sovereign under whose auspices the fruitful friendship between Great Britain and France was established. Is it not decreed by the very nature of things," he continued, " that the two peoples of Great Britain and France should ever be associated for the progress of civilization and the maintenance of peace in the world ? " In the course of the morning he paid a round of visits to French institutions in London, and started from St. James's Palace for the Guildhall at 12.30, his progress via Pall Mall, Regent Street, Oxford Street, and Holborn being witnessed by immense crowds and accompanied by continuous cheering. The President acknow- ledged the presentation of an address by the Recorder in a brief but eloquent speech, in which he paid a glowing tribute to the historic associations of the building.
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