The New York herald., 1878-08-19

OF disclosure Of those shnRs bad ceased 10 be the
musical critic Of the ~ss ana had been displaced BY
to Mr. Dawson, was described as "independent."
NR DAvisoS's REPLY.
M psv,sou' and Tor Which his counsel moved ior
criminal information against the publisher Of Truth
Mr. Dawson, 10 support OF this application, died an
affidavit In which he gave distinct and explicit de-
nnl the charges thus made against him, aud con-
adcted the statement hat he had been dismissed or
displaced Mr. Dawson said he had been the Zines
critic In musical matters for thirty-two years past,
and was still. he had known Mr. Jarrett for forty
years. but had not been any way connected with
him In business, and as to their living TO-
esther the only truth in 1t was ths-that
m,ny years ago his brother and Mr.. Jarrett
took house between them and that Tor domestic
reasons he (Ar. Dav,sonl bad gore 10 live With MS
brother. He had never been consulted by Mr.. Jar.
reit on matters connected with his business and had
not been informed by him TO bargain contract
or arrangement no had made with Nine. Nilsson or
any oihcr artistic. He hnd never had any pecuniary
dealings or transactions with HIM OF any kind what
ever; nor had he ever received any money from him
Or derived any proa, beneat Or emeiumsn', peeun
meht which he might havo received from Mme
Nilsson any one Else; and his being employed or
him or his CRITICISMS In the Tines or elsewhere
He knew nothing about Mms Nilsson having ae-
she had ever been attacked by tho applicant,
and he contrary he set out his criticism upon her
mrs. Appearances, wn,cn was nIniy isuaa'ory . ae
until alter The close OF the opera season which she
first appeared, and he was then introduced /" her by
"
10 crush or was party 10 any attempt or conspiracy
10 crush Nine. Gerster Tor any reason that had
attempted 10 injurc her In any way. IL was untrue
that had levied attempted 10 levy Or party
any attempts at levying biacKma or contributions
na 0nsf s' ns
'dowp," as was imputed to him, from personal
considerations He had never had any pc
thing concerning any OF the artistcs men
toned, and whatever he wrote expressed his
honest conviction IL was truo in 1858 charge. against
him made the late MANAGER OF The Times. and
these charges were fully tnvestigatedthe invsstga
ton lasting ten days or fortnight, during which his
articles not puDlished but alter the invcs'isu
non lie was told that there WAS no foundation wiia.
ever for the charges and his articles were published
again before. II was untrue that no had been DIS
placed critic by the gentleman mentioned AZ hav
ing succeeded him, but who In truth, had been only
as his assistant, Mr. Jarrett also made aGdavt 10
tho effect so far regarded hts completely with
Mr. DAWSON, and also entirely conlradlcing all tho
10 Mime. Gerstcr distinctly denying that be had
offered his services 10 nor or that no received ten
cent on the salaries OF the aristes who employed
HIM. etfsferrl
TRUTH DIsCoUNr
Mr.. Davsou's reputation has long been firmly cs-
tablished that no hardly needs words OF mine his
behalf now. But l cannot resist stating my
yIction that Truth ovcrsteppcu lar the BOUNDS OF com
mon honesty deccncy In the charges made IN The
paragraphs quoted. Me- Lab0uchere began mis- system
OF 'puiiug' up Mime. Gerster-Gardin long before he
her nimselG and his bitterness began when
he founo that neither the critics the pubic
So enth usias,ic tor Mme Gsrster no NJ. La
OOuCDerO u
singing their prsises both oi tuue. There
q certain Tor whom Mr.. Laoouchoro breaking
ances against windm,s all the time. but the public
refuse acknowledge her greatness There Ia =
tain lazy singer OF whose iect Mr. Labouchere never
tired OF telling U.S. and yet ,hs public refuse 10 be
satisfied with poor voice. be the ieet ever pretty
And now has uecome the champion Of Mile.
Gerster- -Gardini and whom tho critics 90 say SO
much he wishes IN her favor hs attributes IL 70
The TACT that the lady her husband rclusss to
'snobbe 10" the critics. This ne asserted last week.
Mr.. DAWSON AND HAuCK.
Il I'd IN MP liza viSoO PaSisl 4 afafin
own convection that ne Is and has been always an
honest aud cultured critic. 1t be has erred
not Mr. Labouchere ask In Truth the reason Mr..
Dawson Mile. Hauck's
aed in asserting that Mile mas not been to
pay ten per cent commission TO AE Jarrett ana Alle
Hauck did not make tue personal acquaintance OF The
Times critic during her sojourn IN London. Mr. La
beuoher seems 10 labor under the conviction that
the London musical critics are a vsnsl sci, but Mr..
Labouchers Is IN srr0r Tor though or Two may DO
ignorsnt enough about music, tho crii,cisms In
the London papers are usually marked BY good
sense, fairness aud intelligence Mr.. justice Meor
very properly characterized the libel and the lan-
guage In Truth ss contemplate. Hc had no doubt
that the musical criticisms had been done by Mr.
Dawson with the utmost fairness, and not IN the
manner suggested by the libols Tho l,bels were. he
said, OF serious character, but they were not Of
criminal preossd,ngs, and The applicant could have
his remedy by owl action or by Indictment II 10
probabie tnss Mr.. Dawson Will further prosecute bis
the two other suits against Truth are Of less I'm
portance The one brought by Mr. Kobertsoo, the
manager OF the Aquarium, Is Tor libel Mr. Lab0uchcre
having charged him with dishonesty. The case comes
again Oh Tuesday next rhs suit OF NJ. Lambri
against Truth s adjourned Till Monday. Truth charged
LAmbri with having lived under u ialss name; that
he had once lett England IN debt, and that ne had
falsely represented himself Turkish pacha.
There upon NJ. Lambri wrote aletter to Tuh denying
the accusations and demanding an apology. mr..
Laboucheie printed the letter, but added that ii.
Lsmbri told lies; that he was one OF gang oi card
sharpers and that ho had passed under several false
names. Some p,quant revelations Of card playing IN
The London clubs are Anticipated.
THE VALUE LONDON MUSIC HALLS.
The annual mesting Of tho Alhambra Theatre Com
pany which was hold last week shows that places OF
entertainment oil this class pay handsomely In Lon
don. dividend Of twelve and nail cent per
num- free OF income tax, declared fetal profit
oi f5,772. seven years ago the ibeatro run at
loss. Among the items OF savings" during the year
are clio TOR wages, f75s ior wages and ESQ Tor
authors and royalties. The profits from the theatre
we're El 6OO the other ca 900 received from the
restaurant. The value OF such theatrIcsl properly
has Increased largely OF late. Tho Aquarium,
now kind oil music hall aud promenade,
much irequented BY ladies' Of questionable
loss whsn tho directors attempted to
give higher class enter tanments. Tho Covent Car
promenade concerts commence Tonight, Nr.
Arthur sullivan conducung. The Argyll Rooms Will
necessarily suffer. The Pavilion Music Hall, made at
tractrve at present by Mr. Macdermott singing his
leading from Piccadiy Circus to Oxford street
Mr. LoipI, the proprietor, makes claim OF fl57, 345
Tor The properly, which is his freehold. For Tho
prem he claims f7 900, for tho GOOD WILL fy S45
Ar. Loibl es,ima es his profits at from fl3,0o0 TO
Ella 0O0 year. Nusio hals where wine, women and
song are provided pay handsomely IN London, while
the we'll conducted opera houses pay badly not az
all