The New York herald., 1878-12-02
GOVERNMENT BOMBSHELL.
The Latest Light on the
Operatic Stage.
AN EXECUTIONER's LEvEE.
ROUSBY VS.. BANDMANN.
An Unrehearsed Farce Produced
in a Court Room.

| LONDON, Nov. 81, 1873.
This is the day which will the crossing OF the
existing northwestern frontier of India in search of
anlore scientific boundary by the British troops. and
everybody has goae in for of Lord Salisburys
large maps and supply of pins with little red
and blue flags. Already the news has come Of the
capture of the first of tho cnenys forts. The garri
son consisted Of three children, who probably
glad to get something 10 cat, and the triumphant
| Koorum column continues its advance. OF fcourse
no ono can find the captured tort the map. and
the pin with the red flag has to stop at "Thull."
The state paper published to-day in the London jour
nails has created great IMPRESSION and it is admitted
that the government in giving it to the public on the
very day which hears the adva sounded has done
smart thing and taken the wind out of tho sails Of
| their advcrsaries.
THE AFGHAN
The Pan Mall Garette, in an article entitled "Our
Lanrentian Misfortunes," considers that "on the
assumption. which may be safely male. that the de-
spatch just issued from the India Oica correctly
summarizes the contents OF the papers shortly to be
published the defence OF the government against the
main accusation levellcd ut them by their aversaries
is completely established. Lord Cranbrooks state
ment disposcs finally of the notion that the aim and
object of British policy in ghanistan has undergone
any change whatever since Lord Beaconsicds access
sion to Office. II the question is asked why English
soldiers entering the Khyber Pass day
an enemy whom might have induced by
peaceful suason to become friend, the answer is
to be found in the ninth paragraph OF the despatch
before Those which precede it may be passed by
almost without remark. They contain the history
of period during which the policy Of mastery in
activity, though open to much criticism and objec-
tion. had not yet manfestly revealed itself the
policy Of dangerous supineress.'''
The Gdzeite then goes to review he policy of the
viceroys. The policy and theories of Lord Lawrence
foil forever with the fall of kiiva Alarmed that
event. the Ameer sent special envoy to the viceroy
OF India to express his fears and to suggest that
measures for the protection OF his territory-nuch
the thing the protection Of British territory
should be taken. The Ameer. in fact wanted to come
to definite understanding with the other OF
the two Powers whose collision threatened to crush
him. as
THE POLICY pRocRAsITSATIoN.
| What Lord Northbrook's reply? Her Majes-
tvs government did not share His Highness appre-
hension the discussion the question would be
best postponed to u more convenient season
| THE TURNING POINT.
!! "From the moment. continues the Gazette, when
the Amecr found that though profcssed to desire
| his friendship too canny too cowardly to
offer any price for It whatever he ceased to friend
aud became an enemy. Such he when the pres
ent government entered upon cfbce aud such, in
spite Of a their efforts to concste him. he has re-
NAMED That the attempt to win the Ameer was
made earnestly and in good faith by them there is
abundant evidence III this despatch that 1t failed is
no t.ut Of theirs but OF the government who hsy-
ing made the task impossble loft the impossibility
as legacy to their successors" The troubles iii
which we ara now involved date from that decisive
| act of moral cowardice.
| SHAMEFUL STORY.
No story more pitiful shameful has yet been re-
corded in the history Of English government and
none more exaspcratng when we consider that it is
told all too Late The only satisfaction have got
is that we know all about it. We may all ut last
how sublimely stupid (later writer's will say how
erimirally dull) those personagcs were who, under
about the empire every clement OF confusion and
danger. The Gd.ete then dcnounccs the stupidity OF
the press which ably supported the stupidity OF the
government by peoh-poo ohing Russophobia and rails
ing cries Of aarnis and bugbcar drowning the voice
of common sense and cheering drcamers ike Glad
stone and incapables like Northbrook. But the Fa1
Mall concludes this remarkable hitting arti-
clio by arraigning also the present Ministry. who
are not cleared from vast responsibility in the mud
| die by the publication of the state paper.-'sThey
are ready enough to tell that the steady adj
vance Of Russia the stcalthy persistent aniniosity
of the rulers Of that country the main thing TO
| be met. aud that they always knew it. How then,
have they met and dealt with itfrom the time. say
when the difficulties of the last three years began
What have they to say to rhc policy which allowed
Russia the enormous prcpondorancc In Asia which
took under English sanction before tho Congress OF
Berlinl What has Lord Salisbury TO say about his
Did these sorry uttcrances proceed from sinesrc
uindY Aud II from sincere, from competent
|
we ask ourselves how we governed"
| f THE NEW SINGER
We have had pre.,ssre at Her Majestys Theatre of
unusual interest and Importance. An African OF
| the first magnitudc has arisen upon the musical
horizon Of London in the person OF Mile. Ambre the
born at Oran. in Alsierr. and educated 1t the Mar
settles Conservatory OF Music. She made her nrst
appearance Ut the Hague 1874. AMI once became
a Iavoritc. not only with the Hollandcrs in general
| but with the gallant King in particular Recently
she sealed her triumph By successful debut
\ nj fIta Vtlitu in fburf r,,,a. a.i,,.s
there the same character--violettA. in the
,,ras,o, Trasaa ~. ln, sS q dd AMI here for her
complete and genuine success; the fact that she is
urtst became evident very after she came on
10 the stage, and before the end of tho her
future in England a matter removed from
tho regions or uncertainty. But Of course although
generally asscntng this fact, the critics arc skies
and scvens;-''shc manifested no signs OF nervous
ness, :, Says ono; "thc nervousness first appear
ance was apparent" says another; there is slight
tendency to tretolo;" there Is, happily troilioo
in any Of Mile. Andres notes." on. OF tho
tenor. too. who wa, the Alfredo Of the evening" hat
rapidly improving artist was highly satisfactory
Alfredo, says ono free scat critics zone OF the
giooiniest. most lugubrious and untuneful tcnors
upon the stage at Her AIncsty' " saws an
other frce list probably suspended his casr) while
some OF the wscgcrcs, by their unicsitang use OF
the terms scena brinlisi aniantino, allegro brill
ante brayra aud all the rest OF II, frightan into
acknowledging at once tho vastness Of their critical
acunlcn.
For MS. humble lovers of music, emotion and
human nature. it was sufficient to realize t.st Mile.
AuDrc tan Sings mas soul Tor music Drfngs
before what Of poetry there was In vioicttas
happy life. We forgot the fact that the metronome-
ter was set TO andnntino In the fact that Vioetta
felt what II was to be really loved. We confess to
having become obvious to the progress of .sccna
bravura" when yioetta rcconqucrod. for tho
moment by the spell OF gay life: nor even when
the unfortunate p0,fndirc Is tying and the beloved
not are We impressed by the fact that tho
| conductors hand beating time 'allegro All
this very ignorant. you Know, but thor
oughly enjoyed the performance II would have been
| folly 10 be wiser Mile. Ambrt although she.w
| the livery Of tho FURNISHED that shines
! ON the land ut her birth, is not darker than
urr most real Drunetes; her figure is tall
and 1.-THE and willowy; she j. Il inusica
Sarah Bcrnhardt. and reminds strongly OF that
great artist ia her movements and ways Az for her
toilets they are supcrb--Morth in his happcst inspl
rations cvdeny-and the diamonds she wore In the
third act rumor says sho possesses 1000 ov0f WORTHY
would draw all feminine London TO Mile. ANDRE II