The New York herald., 1877-03-04

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THE RUSSIAN ARMY.
The Gar has issued an ukase ordering the forma-
tion OF four new artillery parks In Poland. The
order has been renewed forbidding land owners in
Poland from receiving more than five guests at the
same time.
Heavy snow storms In BessarabIa render Rus
sian advance impossible even II desired.
THE ENGLISH PRESS ASD TIE PRESIDENCY
] The English Journals are busily occupied IN a dis
cussion OF the Presidential result While the sand
ara. Telegraph and Post greet it with the un-
intelligent cynicsm the Daily .ye,cs, Times and Iuu
just, calm and generous tone, congratuating
America on breaking the suspense which destroyed
business. The Pau Mail Gazette this afternoon has
an especially pleasing editorial praising the tenn
peratc reasonable and pacific conduct OF the Ameri-
can people during period OF bitter political parti-
sanship when 1t was expected that outbursts pas
sion would Both houses Of Congress acquicsce
Loyalty In the accession OF Hayes, convinced that
prolongation OF the suspense would work incacu.
liable mischief to business and multiply political
an interchangeable legal title for Mr.. Hayes. On
the probabilities Of a change OF policy 1t says
President Hayes must rely for the vinlic alton
his political character, not on the bunders Of his
enemies, but on his own acts. We little reason
for believing he Will shake or the authority OF the
republican majority in the Senate, which is able to
cocrcc him with the power OF vetoing his appoint
mcnts, or that his administration will differ In any
| ma tie rial DOntS from that q (,cneru Grant
THE BROAD SIGNIFICANCE OF THE COMPROMISE.
The weekly papers silent on the subject OF the
Presidential election in the United States, except
the Economist, which in the course OF an article
says
! The proceedings OF the electoral tribunal and the
way in which It's decisions have bccn sustained by
American public opinion, looked at broadly, are
very significant of the tendencies OF political feeling
in tho United States. The rst thing Is the
steady, business like moderation or the Americans,
! who, when an arrangement between two opposing
parties is once made, are desirous to stand 10y the
arrangement, whether it works well or III for the
| party concerned Sclf-contro which submits with
good grace to arbitration, after 1t has been
accepted, even though the decision go against the
person who accepted it, the first requisite OF all
| political stability.
| Without such sclf-contro Americans would not bc
the great people they are, and their paper consti
tuition would very soon come to grief
| COLD COMFORT FOR THE DEMOCRATS.
| But there IS another tendency which also lends
| great support to such q compromise rs this when
once It has been agreed upon which Is hardly so
praseworthy, and that Is the habit Of merging
yourself In your party as to bc hardly sufficiently
ready to separate yourself from your party oven
| when your party goes wrong seems TO bc going
| Tnr prol, has
in-dcmocratlc dread Of federal interference with
State action and their desire to protect the Official
independence Of State officers and tho Legislature
against all ccntralist criticism. Whatever may
DC the immediate result OF the decision Of the tri-
bunal In relation to democratic prospects It's uti.
mate effect Is likely TO serve very well the views
AMI policy o! the democratic party-thcir views,
because they have always fought against the
liability OF States to federal criticism, and their
policy. because they doubtless contemplate q kind
Of action in the South which might make 1t ex-
trcmcly incOnvenicnt to them to be subjected to
the inquislton OF such electoral tribunal as was
| recently appointed at Washington. For our part,
We cannot but regret the result Of the question.
Whether Tildcn Hayes should have been
elected did not appear to us question Of the
highest importance, except In Its bearing on the
dscourogenient OF the illegal and dsorderly use Of
power In half civilized States. Practically the de-
clson Of the tribunal makes any judicial investga-
ton into such illegal practices by independent au-
thorty able and willing to justice done for the
future improbable. 1t is as II the corrupt pro-
ceedlngs OF any one Of most corrupt b0r0ughs
wereto he declared beyond the control OF Parlia-
mcnt.
MONSTER THEATRICAL BENEFIT.
The Compton benefit performance at Drury Lane
on Thursday afternoon was an unparalleled success
Committee had secured tho patronage OF the
Prince OF Wales was sufficient to command two
guineas $50 5o) for orchestra chairs. Reserved
seats In the dress circle commanded half
that price. Lord Londcsborougli was chairman
of the General Committee. c. W. Thompson,
served as Honorary Treasurer; Charles IIar-
court was Honorary Secretary. Among the Execu-
tive Committee were J. W. Anson. $. u. Bancroft
J. B. blackstone, II. j. Byron, Arthur Cecil, +. y.
Chattcrton. J. Clarke, W. S. Collard, W. Crcswick
Charles Dickens, B. ]. Farjcon, W. S. Gilbert j.
Hare J. IIollingshead, Arthur Sullivan. T. Swim.
burne and j. L. Toolc. A very brilliant audience was
present but the most satisfactory result was that
the gross receipts equaed E36o0 s1s,0oo The per.
fornance opened at one o'clock with the comical
from "Othello" Mr.. Crcswick playing the title
role, and Miss Ada Cavendlsh Desdcmona The
Iago OF Mr.. Ryder and the Rodcrigo of Charles
Warner are equally we'll known Mrs. Stirling then
reciicd "Thc Whalcr Fleet" and Miss Heath .sThc
Charge OF the Light Brigade" Then followed the
first act Of Money" with Henry Neville as Lord
Glossmore, Mr. Kendall as Sir Frederick Blount
Miss Marie Wilton Nirs. Dancroft as Lady Franklin
and Miss Ellen Terry as Gcorgna vcscy. Mr. Henry
lrying's recitation OF 1.-THE Uncle" was the first
as to render it even more unsuitable than 1t would