New-York tribune., 1878-10-16
ANGLO-CANADIAN TOPICS.


lord LORNE, SALA, AND The DRAMA
ropays syNT TO INDIA INSTEAD or CANADA
,oFp LoRNE RELEASED FROM An AWKWARD
postrIoN-oBSTACLEs VIII CHI WERE IN HIS WAY
At HoME-GEORGH AUGUSTUS sALA IN PARIS
nrur WINTERS TALE IN LONDON.
r,oW THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or THE TRIBUNE
ToxpoN. Oct 1.-Mr Forbes has actually set out
a. India. He got his marching orders at a time
men Il was taken for granted that Lord Lyttons
f,ress were ready for an immediate foray into
'4,hopist,p. All the telegrams of last week went
- nroye. as l then remarked, that the in
..a;,o columns were to move at once This
- an inspired message comes from Cal
.,.o in the contrary sense. Mr.. Forbes may
..s,blv therefore, come to a halt at Alexandria or
pport said. The Canadians nave cause to regret
"a Tvtton's restless ambition, for Mr.. Forbes had
-,ode M his mind to accompany the new Governor
cansra and describe for the benefit of the British
,b,ic the setting up of that new court over which
ho MARQUIS of Lorne and the Princess Louise are to
rule. ,.- A. ,,-o,,,oot
., ouasi-royal vice-rOyaity, with which LORD
poconsfcld has been considerate enough to provide
, ~, and they are not far wrong. III / offer an
ior or the matter at this late day, IL is because
7 ,vos idling when the news became known. Inc
ai,,c,ent gives Lord Lorne the first chance he
las had since he married the Queens daughter.
~ ,,nor then. suppose, that he was sacrificing
lie rolitical career at hOme-that political inde-
r,r5orce was luxury which the Queens sOn-in-
io,v could hardly hope to enjoy. He has retained
80 in the House Of Commons to which he was
e1o.tod as a Liberal, but there have been many
eaest;ons on which his vote has not been
Iit,.rai His relationship has subjected him
fiIv or unfarly-tO the suspicion OF Yot-
; mora as the Court wished than as the
CON of a great Wing chief. People never
copId understand why the Duke of Argyll should
have consented to the political extinguishment OF
his heir The Duke is one Of the proudest noD'es IN
Europe He is also one of the ablest, and one OF the
most liberal in the little band of Wing Peers which
formed so great part of the strength Of Mr. Glad
stones administration. lie would naturally
have looked to his son to continue the
political traditions of the house of MacCallum
More He looked to him, in any case, as the repre-
sentative of the house yet ne must have known
that his marriage with Princess brought hlm INTO
an equivocal position l shall never forget the
spectacle / saw at the opening of the Albert
Hall. The Duke was then in Office, aud in
company with his colleagues occupied
box in the grand tier set apart for Cabinet Minis
ters. He looked down on the procession which
sntercd the hall headed by the Queen, who was
followed by the members of her family and other
great personages. The Prince and Princess of
Wales, the Duke Of Edinburgh and the Princess
Louise came next, after majesty itself. The Princess
Louise was already Marchioness of LOrne. The
wedding had been soemnized but three day be-
fore. Where was her husband Not with her, nor
hear her. Etiquette did not permit him to walk by
Der side He came far in the rear lost In crowd
Of royal attendants. with the goldstlCks in
waiting and grOOms Of the chamber. What must
the Duke of Argyll have felt as he beheld the
pageant and remarked the almost ignOminious
position assigned to his sonf IL was the same
when the royal party returned up the aisle and took
their places. The Queen, the Princess of Wales and
the Princess Louise sat in the front seat. of
the royal box. The Marquis of Lorne was
in the back seat. not of that but of the next box
II has bsen so ever since. At the Queens drawing
room IL was a question whether be could remain
In the same room with his wife. He was neither of
the foyal family, nor of the royal household.
diplomatist and man must be, believe, in one
of those three categores in order to have right TO
remain near the Queens person during the ceremony
Of reception.
In sending him 10 Canada as Governor General,
Lord Beaconsfeld has really done Lord Lornc the
greatest favor he could do him. He has relieved him
from the burdens of the ron-bound etiquette which
weighed him down at home. As GOvernor-General
be the personal representative of the Grown, and
takes rank at last-sO l am told-above his
wife. At the same time, her royalty makes
the appointment a more brilliant one. and
more welcome to that loyal people, the Cana
dians An the good things that have been said of
the Princess Louise have been well said. She is q
woman of unusual force Of character-as her story,
10 those who know ii, prOves-pretty, accomplished
and amisble. In no sense is she respon-
s;b1o for hot RI hay
urued to her husband from his marriage.
He, too, is credited with good abilities, and
though be has to follow Lord Duiierin, his friends
believe that he viii prove himself equal to the task
laid upon him. Imperialism is just now IN fashion.
The Marquis of LOrne and his Princess may make
it not only fashionable but popular in one Of tie
most important dOmlmOns of the Crown.
Our friend Mr. George Augustus Sala complains that
his Journalists mask has been torn oil by cruel
hand-not mine, but hand which does a good deal
of work in one Of the Boulevard weekles The trnth
Is that Mr. sala contributes every seventh day col
umn OF two to an illustrated paper under the title
Echoes of the Week." and that to these
echoes his initials are appended They are
perfectly well known; they are appended because
they are known; and the difference between sign
ng initials perfectly well known and signing full
name is not, to the ordinary mind, very great How
ever, Mr. Salas complaint need not DC taken TOO
seriously nor can his grievance be thought very Sc
rious. The theory according to which British
journalism is anonymous had formerly a wider
basis in fact than it has now. The
anonymity is still kept up TO a great extent, but
every year sees one barrier after another thrown
down. individuality cannot be wholly repressed.
The editors of the great journals are well-known
men, though their names are never printed
in their own papers. Since the society journals
started up a good many masks have been
pulled aside-sometimes rudely-and the gen
eral public is permitted ghmpses of some faces.
To do it justice the general public does not manifest