The New York herald., 1879-09-14

ut the corner. Bilious Journalists, who boast that
they write for the penny papers, ostle against
promoters of public companies who will; at ten
days notice. get you up association for any legit
mate purpose you may think fit and great many
illegmate into the bargain Venerable artists.
models. presenting general appearance Of the patri
arch Moses gone to the bad. prod their umbrellas
into the back of young statesmen staring
at Venus CallipyGe and "Phryne Decouverte'
In the print-shop over the way. Proprietors of
travelling circuses, fourth rate family DOCTORS
purveyors of farces to the London theatres,
who write gossip for the provincial papers, painters
who never paint anything. low comedians and music
ball singers and dark browed individuals who ut
various points Of their cneckcred have been
wine merchants, cigar Dealers billiard markers,
hafhckers in army commissions, picture dealers.
horse dealers. theatrical managers and bill discount
ers-these some of the Oddities who. when Sop
tember comes round, abound in
The dear old street of clubs and cribs
Which. as it northward stretches
Still seems 10 smack of Roliiad squibs
And Gray's fercsr sketches-
The quaint old dress, the grand old style,
rlo The O. mots ST. the era racy y, stories s, ~.
The hate of Wings and Tories.
PRINCES FROM JAVA.
So London is not dull it would seem to be to
those who dwell at distance and who imagine that
because society is away the city be the picture
Continental Ambassadors and of fashion and frvolity
we have quite crop of Orientals. First and fore
most comes the mission from Java, which carries
with II far more important consequences than any
other from the far East. Prince Gondosiwoyo
snd his son. Radhen Mas Soenaryo, are the
nrst of their countrymen who have ever visited Eng
land in official and representative capacity. They
have taken up their residences at the Westminster
Palace Hotel. and are necessarily the objects of a
great deal of wonder and curiosity-they and their
mission. Prince Gondosiwoyo is a great parsonage
in his own country and yet his mission has been
almost kept secret, very many probably deeming
that his appearance with his in Regent street
may be accounted tor by the passion which Of
late years to nave taken possession Of the breast of
SO many Orientas to see London before they die.
But those strange looking men, with the embroi-
dered vests and jewelled caps, have come west
ward with a higher purpose than nero
few dollars by barter and traffic.
Prince Gondosiwoyo and his son have been de-
spatched to this country on political mission con-
nected with movements supposed to be contem-
plated in Europe. The shadowy suspicion set afioat
by the French OF the probable attempt the annex
alton OF Holland and he Dutch colonies the Ger
Empire of which wrote in recent letter, and
the danger in which it would place Java has reused
the 220OO.000 OF Japanese to sense of the
tional humiliation which such an ohhand
transfer. as one of mere goods and chat
occasion. So the breath of liberty, which is just
now floating all the universe has stirred tho
taking time by the foreock they have determined
upon securing il possible the aid of England in or
der to oppose the transaction and. in asserting their
Independence nation. to induce the English gov
ernment to support them. The folly of abandoning
the rich prize conquered by British in 1911 has
since been bitterly repented and the opportunity of
establishing, longer sovereignty. but any rate
the island, will certainly be too
led to suppose. Prince Gondosiwsyo % "' and ars
his son well proportoned in figure, of
middle height, and the Malay element is strongly
an, hair vl.of
ful iii expression than the Oriental in general their
gaze is far steady and the cast of countenance
more determined than the Hindoo. Their costume
is rich and graceful. devoid of the gaudiness and
glitter which is the general characteristic of Oriental
attire. 1t is said that while desiring to become
familiar with all that is worth seeing In London,
they have decided distaste to being in public.
and intend to abstain from visiting the theatres
other places OF public amusement save under tho
strictest incognito.
sIAMEsE AND JAPANESE.
Next In immediate importance como the Siaincsc--
yellow, heavy and ili-looking. They are more
snowy than the Japanese. who credited with the
good customers TO the British seeing how small is
the quantity OF broadcoth or calico they require.
The Sianesc though larger in size than the 'Japs,"
are uncouth and ungainly. Their movements are
awkward their lips thick. their fiat and their
teeth black. The picture Is not inviting; but they
have carriages and servants and rich apparel so that
the vulgar herd is led to believe that they must of
necessity be OF more Importance than tho Japanese.
who seem to run about like mice, and seldom ride
at all, ION the backs of omnibuses," as wag
observed the other day. Then there IL a
special reason why just at the present time. they
should be caressed Bit for has not Russia sent
mission to slam? But the Samese Embassy is
mainly Interested In trade and every day the AM
bassador holds levee of inventors and commercial
men. all eager to open up trade with bangkok. 1t is
said that the special object OF the mission is to
shorten tho distance from India to China by 800
miles. and to propose to English engineers the job
OF uniting 10y canal The two rivers which traverse
the Malayan peninsula. which. with little expense
aud scarcely any labor, would accomplish as great u
revolution in Oriental navigation and commerce
as has been accomplished further west by the
Sucz Canal. II would hardly be fair to close
this sketch without aword about the third Oriental
mission ut present in London--thc Japanese, whose
Embassy has become quite a feature OF the West
End strcct-scope. The dipionatc residence, plain,
unpretendng, modest looking dwelling house,
scarcely inscribed as hanslon on tno NE DOCKS
konsngton Gardens, and thence may hosts OF
merry. lively, active little Japs. be to issue in
groups, laughing and larking like very school boys
az AZ aay ionS Their presence alone Mi'hout any OF
the usual diplomatic adjuncts. for. as already mti.
hence do not 90 about in carriages and in sikon at.
tire Is quite enough to inpart degree of life and
animation to the somewhat duh. deserted suburb in
which they have taken up their quarters.
NEW PLAY.
The theatres are dong fairly prosperous business
Byrons comedy. "fhc Girls" is dying at the vaude-
vile and the Criterion adaptation ''Bebe Is hectic
and consumptivc. Henry Irving IL yachting on the
Mediterranean with Miss Burdett Co1ts. and during
hts holiday the Lyccum Is leased by Miss ucneveve
Ward. Sac has produced the long expected drama,
Forget alo Not" written by Il. c. drove, who is
vale one OF the authors Of All for Her. and son OF
late bigwig OF the India Once. There was
time when young Mcrivsle had an attack OF brain
fever and his friends believing his passion for tho
stage TO be tho OF 1t, confned him In mdison
dc same. since then. however, he las done some
society IN which ho lives Is disposed to coddle him,
he has very pretty talent. which will some day DO
turned 10 account the stage The idea OF Forget
Nc Not" IS plainly taken from tho younger Dumas
",pemi- London had just seen and disap.