Sackville Is Uncommunicative

WASHINGTON City, Oct. 31.- Secretary Bayanl's ufiicial communication was delivered to Lord Sackville at the Britisb legation, a lew minutes after 5 o'elock in the afternoon by oue of the state departnient messengers. Later in the evening a copy of the Sscretary's statement to the president was showu to the minister. He read it carefully and declined to muke any formal statement. He was evidently quita annoyed, and said that any information as to his communicatious witu tbe state department should be sought there; tbat it seemed to be the news-distributing eenCre. Lord Sackyille was mucU averse to discussing the subject. For a long time he retused to bü interviewed, ulthough the legation was basieged by correspondent of all the principal papers in the country. He finally admitted one or two correspon leuts and consented to answer one or two questions. H said he uad read Sacretary Bayard'ö letter to the president, and was familiar with its contents. Ho disagreed with the secretary iu hig conclusions. especially regarding the obligations of American citizens of English birth. The actioa of the government was arbitrary and the argument of the secretary ÜJogical. A response by the home ment to the tlemand of the United Statej would coma by mail, and it had iiot had au opportunity to cross the water. Further than this, Lord Sackville ref used to commeut on the aetion of the government. Secretary Bayard said last evening that he thought his letter to the president was specific, and it eontained all he knew about the matter. No demand had been made for Lord Sackvillb's recall, but the emergency was one that denmnded immediate aetion. He had no idea how long Lord Sackville would remain in this country, but he would be treated with every courtesy. Senator Morgan, who has been the stauuch friend of the administration throughout this controversy, said that the aetion of the president was what the people had a right to expeet of him. The fault of Lord Sackville was the more pronouncjd, because he had ben a tnember of the commission which negotiated tue flsheries treaty. Certainly, Mr. Morgan said, Lord Sackville would not question the earnestness and sincerity of the president now in resenting an indignity. Neither Lord Sackville nor Secretary Bayard would furnish a copy of the secretary's letter to Lord Sackville for publication. A prominent official of the state department said to a representativo of the United States tbat if diplomatic precedents were followed, the British minister would forward the president's notification to his home government, and that in due course he would receive leave of absence for an iiidefinite period. No further action would be taken by this government, whether the minister continued to live in Washington City or not. The old-time custom of twenty-four hours notice tQ quit the country has been abandonad. The records of the state department show that Ljrd Sack villa's case is quite analogous to that of Sir Jobn Crampton, the representativo of Englanj at Washington in 1850. He violated the international law of neutrality by seeking recruits for the Britisb army in the Crimea. The facts were laid bef ore the British government, and Sir John notified that bis conduct was disp!easing to the United States. His withdrawal ensued.