, 1879-03-06

port of the British Government, which, although
rejecting NIL ovcrtnrrs looking to act1yc inter-
ference, and recognizing him aa ruler uf Knbnl.
refused to have any official Intercourse with
Afzvi Khan az sovereign, on the ground alleged
lJy Sir John LAWRENCE that. although NJ held
Kahul. tho dcthronel Amecr was practically In
possession OF il'r grcnser part OF the country.
The contest was settled by the death Of the niIl-
bittniss usurpcf In his.
Shcro All now roposscsscd himself OF Kabul
mil resumed lila sovcrciEnty, With the fornns
recognition Of Lord Mayo i soon became cvl-
dent, however, Tint. thu refusal OF Sit John
throne llad given tho restored sovereign q de-
cElc!l fistaste for The British, method Of MAIN
tanning n cause, although lie psofcsseA the pro
bud kept hiln Of, hts feet. Tiis' Dissatisfaction
was Transformed into n sutcn submission when,
In 1853, 'lm british Government intcrfcrcd to
nrotcet i'okhara from pruposcd invasion, and
M " @ t9p LIZ 81. to nau's gLe as a.
Seiatnn arbitration III 1S71, at whic, It was de-
c!dcd by British arbitrator that The ciafnl OF
Persia To - lnrEn slice Of the territory claimed
oy shese All was valid, increascd The an;nos!ty
OF the latter, but did nut immediately lead
to an open rupture. Tile Arnccr now III
clDed his enr TO Russian cnunscls, although not
prepared y sever his frIcu1l5 relations Will, tho
An1lu.indtan Government; until nssurud nt
Russian protection. Five years Inter. III 1e1r
political intercourse between the British al.
thortics IN india and The Atncer'a Government
were dNEtendcu bT the Withdrawal 0f tho native
agent, aud Sir Douglas Forsyth. the British Eli
voY, was turned back from the Afghan lruuter.
Since tlcn tho attitude Of the British Govern.
NcHt has been one OF unspokcn tnenacc, anil
that Ut &llc Asncrr OF alternate aefytty Atih
defiance. Tie misunderstanding was brought
to crtais BY tile action of Ruesia In sending mn
Ambastailorto knDut, or rather hv the Atnccr
In receiving that Ambassador with exceeding
corltality. To test the profession Of the crafty
Afghan, Lord Lytton scnt II special embassy to
Knbul, which was turned back on The
frontier with moro decision than courtcsy,
tho Alnccr's e.nsssary dcciaring that
he had orders to fire on tic
party IN case Of M attempt to pass. A
long correspondence ensucd. Lord Lytton
threatening. the Amecr explaining In somcwl,at
sarcastic terms that the alfar was mistake,
but refusing TO signify his Intention OF cor1cct-
IN. It. Whit followed Is too recent to Heed
description.
Shcte All wns the father Of I've sons, of whom
the younGest, Abdullah, regarded MS the prob-
able successor to the throne, died qultu re-
Gently. The oldest fell at QlazDi IN 1855 at The
head of his fathers army in d llatMl-tu-lland en-
counter will, Amin Khan, his uncle, WIN vim
tltcatch his clnn to the throne hy rebellion at
the instIgat{on oi Russia and sustafrcd by Rus
s1an promises. Another so,1, Mohamtncd
Yakoob. headed a revolt In 1871, anl took pos
sess!on Of tue important city OF itcrat, Out
reconciliation WAS SOON brought nbt,us by En-
Elis. influence, as Yakopb belongs to The Rus
stan party, and the possession Of 1lerut is
really the objective point u oil the intrtgucs set
OH foot by tic subsidies OF the two countries.