The New York herald., 1879-08-26

wind of this case and ordered the High court-the
highest tribunal in the country-to investigate 1t.
The High Court reporea 'nas .nsy a.a nor nna ane
with them He published the most scathing minute
that had been heard in the Indian Council. He
severely reprim 2nded Mr.. Leeds for great want OF
Judgment and for official incapacity. He limited that
the High Court composed of laundering old
idiots He rebuked the community at large by EEK
pressing his abhorrenae of the practice of European
masters treating their native servants in a manner
in which they would not treat men of their own
race-apractsce all the more cowardly because the
servants are UNABLE to retalate and have the
strongest claims upon their employers forbear-
ance" Instantly the whole colony in arms,
from Cape Comorin to the Himalayas. What?
Deuy an EngIishman's right to beat niger? From.
that moment they set themselves to travesty and
distort his actions. As did the Prince of Monaco's
subjects in Sardou's 'Rabagas." II he went into
society they said he wasted his time if he stayed
away they declared he afraid to show himself
II hegaye ball the cry ''wanton extravagance;
IL he gave none it 'miserable stinginess." II
he held review they accused him Of military in
timdation; il he held none he feared the spirit OF
the soldiery. II he gave displays of fireworks the
taxpayers money was being squandered; il he gave
none he would do nothing tor Calcutta's amuse-
ment. II he well it was through idleness; il ho
was i'll it from keeping late hours. 1t he went
to summer at Simla he was wasting public funds; il
he stayed in the plains he running the hill
stations. In short. everything he did declared
to be execrable. and everything he left undone
pronounced even worse.
ROYAL sArRAP.
One quality, however, Lord Lytton possessed that.
under other circumstances would have won his sub
iects hearts. No yiceroy since the days of John
Company" had cherished ideas magnificent of inn
perial pomp and pageantry. The Ango-Indians
were half disposed to forgive him whom he appeared
at the Delhi Durbar on January 1, 1877. and pro-
claimed Queen Victoria Empress of India. Never
had he been to greater advantage than in his
light blue and silver robes of the Star of India with
two pages bearing his train. with Lady Lytton and
his two children standing beside the das. with bands
playing grand march before it, and native princes,
whose dynesties had lasted for a thousand years.
kneeling hambly at its fook t was q memorable
this royal pomp of banners and devices Oodeypores
golden sun cleaning red disk. the Guicowar's s
blue elephant, the Nizams half moon and the Begun
of Bhopals silver fish, with soldiers firing salutes,
which rolled down one line and then turned back
along the other. his dreams of Oriental splendor
were for the first time realized. The English noted
his department wistfully during the complex cere-
monies of introduction He had to meet each of the
greater princes and lead him to his seat the advance
toward the less exalted chiefs half way between the
throne and the door. simply to rise to the lower
grades. and, lastly. without leaving his chair. to
had to receive the princes offerings. and
in exchange present them with altar Of roses.
All these evolutions he performed with
treatment Of the Khan OF Khelat. wild looking
Beoochee wholly ignorant of the ways of civilized
life and whit abashed by the splendors of the
The polished diplomat chatted with the barbarian
about railways, steamboats, and the telegraph, ex-
horted HIM to live peacefully with his neighbors,
presented him with shawls and guns and sent hin
away perfectly content. Indeed, the English now
said that they had to deal with man of very fine
fibre, and henceforth were more friendly. Lord
Lytton made concessions to them by curbing the
license of the native press. He had made his Will
felt and was, satisfied. Backed by copious advices
from the home government, and communicating
even directly with the Queen he carried the
Afghan war to successful termination. holding a
position about midway between the tories eager fol
conquest, and the wings, clamorous for justice
being allied by his romantic temperament to the
ardor of the one, and by his delcacy OF feeling tc
the logic of the other.