The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-09
EHIr rs eoINo ON IN EUROPE
There has been n general outcry through


however, whether he has yet presented his re-
port which was to he based upon the finding Of
n court Of inquiry appointed to collect evidence
concerning tho great disaster Of the Twenty
fourth gment.
Lord Chelmsford. formerly Col. Thcsiger was
highly thought of when he was Adiutant-Gcn-
eral Of the Indian army. Moreover. he dis
tinguished himself m Colonel Of the Ninety
NTH md as Lord NnpIers chief OF staff In the
Abyssinian expedition. He had had. however.
no experience in Cape warfare. having been
with the forces then only twelve months. His
plan OF campaign was criticised by few know
ing officers from the very start. He had four
widely separated lines OF advance. and he order
cd large quantity Of stores war material and
cattle to be collected within the encmy's country
before he had made good his position there.
He intended this camp to serve as an advanced
magazine and base OF operations. The London
World says
The most generally received opinion tina, the draurht
oxen OF whom there were many thousands had as
snT. .n RUt When once in Tic bush hcy were sur
rounded and captured by the zuuS uron this the nr.t
oxen The same thing ia, Gcegrrsd aSsn ard again IN
hurry without order or .y.tcn snachine up their arms
and or the fray The presence Of older soldiers
enough in times past STAYED OLA similar defeat by check
lo9r ie we Is All bows There sh%ry an Old soldier OF
two or three ygar, ;crstc H. ne rank ana Essy TO
eNcimmcgt oncers i9 such case when the men have
Tho opposition papers all cry out varus
give us back our legions." On the same day
with the announcement Of tho destruction OF nm
entire regiment in consequence OF the failure
to provide the General with adequate means
for the work in hand camo the news that Turk
ish bonds had risen in the market on the
afr ~ ttoe to nj Tint tho (toNprnnpnt
Of Queen Victoria contemplated buying from
the Sultan some pestiferous plains in Cyprus.
According to Archibald Forbes in Afghanistan.
too. the British escaped utter defeat by mere
accident. there having been nothing done to
insure success. Tho old conceit OF the British
seems to be positively on the decrease OF late.
Intelligent London newspapers like the Ne'cs.
the World the Pal Mall. and the Saturday Re-
rietr do not indulge any longer in the diotic
braggadocio OF former days. Witness this Ian
guage:
Fool. little children. and drunken men are said to be
are unable To ske care OF themseivcs There are times
when IL seems as England escapes RON overwhcimng
nnd in one Of these Divineiy guarded classes In
more ccnciusveiy shown than in conduct OF military
bS on 9ny % m yss do STs
tries. the a advised resistance Of savage and ui.
hung by thread Had not 19eodors practically
would no, u have aE iound Sasdaa and pecasc so
easy TO win. Had not King Coffee COLLAPSED when
SIC sive When the issue. have been wider and the
be- osroosel pS i must never be orrctsn mat b,
Tor French friends aud the stubborn bravery q our
rules OF rridcnce must have led u deporabe reverse
single 6resdS to cyprus without exposing the troops TO
decmauon tor want OF the comnonest precautions III,
preparation, that II We had drawn the sword against
Russia should have found ourselves oycrmAtched at
the outset and quite 10 the when we were
about undertake with Inc grace in the world.
The explanation Of all this is very simple.
Since tho days when money considerations
and the shopkeeping intellect began to rule
Great Britain. the paramount object OF the
Government has been invariably TO shuflle
through any business which presented itself as
quickly and cheaply as possible. All the Gov
eminent looks after nowadays is TO tide over
the session. to command a majority at any cost
and TO make the party safe. Lord Beaconsfed
has added to these cardinal points some pyro-
technical and theatrical ornaments. In spite
OF Ministerial attempts to fix the responsibility
for the Zulu catastrophe upon the General in
command. the Cabinet has yet TO clear itself
from the charge OF having studiously and
steadfastly moderated the importance OF the
Zulu question and utterly neglected to Assure
tho success OF the expedition. The World very
Justly says:
Ills the n:H time that deserving public servant
grace and cautious people will scarcely accept Lord
Chelmsford As a scapsgoat until they have heard what
he has to say.
The kind OF individual with whom the Eng
lish have to do now In Zuzuland seems to be
very different from chiefs like King Theodore.
King Coffee or Shere All. Here is a summary
OF his profession OF faith as given in answer 10
the protests OF the Governor OF Natal.
do XIII. but do not consider yet have done any.
thins N the way Of killing Why do hs white people
Is hc custom Of our nation and SHAH Tot DEPART from
my lswsi 30 Natal and dctst. him about his
awsi shall not agree 10 any laws or rules rom Natal
int ne wsiet Ny pcone VIII not Listen unless hey are
law. .en to me By ,Sem Have not asked the RnssS
OF my father Umnandi ami they have kept laying
SaeR and s i he RSsS Sat h now act on my oSS
seeonn and Il they wish me TO sgtse 70 their laws shall
seen a. shall not so without having acted. Go back
The Governor o Saa and a equal NH lie m Governor
| Of Natal and am Governor here.
Though Lord Dufferin has had time TO reach
his new post. the press and the clubs are still
| discussing the appointment. The Conservatives
do so because Lord Dufferin is a Wing; tho rest
| of.the busybodies because the post OF Ambassa-
dor at st. Petersburg is considered the most dit
| ncult one. and Lord Duferin has never had any
tApcIlcucc. 10 lno bnOulu
| be repeated tho answer OF Lord Beaconsfeld
| when Lord Dufferin drew his attention to the
| fact that he differed in politics from her Males
| tvs Government; You Wings have already
almost everything among you; there are Ode
Russell. Layard. and Lyons. so one more does
not signify" To the latter 1t might be remarked
that Great Britain has no diplomatsts Of reputC
except the three Just mentioned. and perhaps
| Sir Henry Elliot rs fourth. But none o
these can be spared from whore they are. Be
sides. Lord Deaconsfcld has often enough sur
prlscd the world with the success OF his youns
and new men. and it is too early to predict tn,
failure Of Lord Dufferin He ia certainly q NOR,
able man than Lord LOTUS. whom he succeeds
and who has been sent to govern New Souti
Wales.
Paris is full OF talk about Gambettas remova
| TO the official residence OF tho palais Bourbon
which none OF his predecessors since Schneider
has ever occupied. His notion OF republican
simplicity does not seem to be quito what /
was in the days OF the Athenians. From tn,
Cafe Procopc to the Pnlais Bourbon the chang,
is T. great one indeed. The late Duke dc NORM
| had the palace furnished with sumptuou,