New-York tribune., 1882-08-12
PERSONALITIES.
ANGLO-EGYPlIAN AND OTHER.


u,ha, anno;ntments to Egypt Sir Garnet Wolseley
sakas with him good many of what is called the
Asbautee set Il: a set of which Sir Garnet himself Is
one His chief OF staff, Sir John Adye, escapes that
reproach, but Colonel Butler and Major Maurice
are among the Ashantee heroes and So believe Is
Colonel Brackenbury. Now in Colonel BracKch'
bury's case there is just ground for complaint; ho'
because he is not good officer. but because ne is
allowed to throw up his appointment IN lreianu a.
chief of constabulary or chief inspector ana 20 oi
soldering to Egypt. The Irish authoii'ioS "'o
Justly indignant. Colonel Brackenbuiy' "no "S''
20 he q military CORRESPONDENT of The Times ana n
good one, is Sir Garnet NolSeleys rigU'-n'"u n''
when a dif6cult Job occurs TO be done 'us' no"
Sir Carpot,s influence IS paramount and II he wants
Colonel Brackenbury he must have him. but u Is
,ot many weeks since this useful ohlcer qutted MS
military attachesnip in Paris to accept the Ir'Sn
most. which in turn he abandons for service against
Arab His last resignation gave rise to the report
that the Lord lieuteuant had refused his sanction
to Colonel Brackenburys proposal for using secret
police agents; which. it appears is wholly uh'rue
report. The charge has nothing to do with politics
or policy. says Mr.. Trevelyan.
Somebody has lately christened Sir Garnet the
inevitable and some partlsans OF SIT freuerIoh
Roberts are complaining that he shouu again Do
set aside and a fresh command put INTO tno IoIlu-
hands
Maiestv,s Forces But / appIehend that military
opnion as a whole agrees with the general opinion
in this matter Said an officer OF great distinction
and high rank the other day " | am not supposed
IN he a friend of Sir Garnet Wolseey. l certainly
do not think him the right man at the Ilorse
Guards but no soldier can doubt that ne IS a pofh
leader of men, And he added, thought IN n me
snjrt @Ten wears ago was far ahead of him in
rank: am his senior in age, but do not grudge
him either his successes or his promotion"
II there be any criticism just now on Sir Garnet
IL is on his delay in starting for Egypt But he Is
known to be IN an who will never move TIL every
thing is ready. That" sald man who has served
under him. is one secret of his uniform success lie
has always refused TO move TIL his Preparations
we're complete And he has never left nythng 10
chance" And so Today, as The British Army Is eN-
tremely unteady, Sir Garnet Is waiting TIL II has
been made ready. 1t may be presumed that he
knows az well as anybody that the Nile is rising
and the canal falling He probably regrets both
these circumstances. but he would regret still
more to find himself IN Egypt at the heau oil troops
without ammunition or starting III pursuit oi
Arabl without means Of transport.
II has nothing to do with Egypt, but / am re-
minded that l once Sir Garnet WoSeley and
Mime Sarah Bernhardt in cOmpny SIT Oalnet was
presented bv his and her host for the evening 10
the eccentric but extremely practical Nine Sarah.
To the usual formula of Introduction the Dosl
added Vous savey, Madame: notre seul general.
GOui. ou je le sais," replied tie p1eoccupled
actress who a moment later rather astonlshed the
only general by asking him if he would be so good
as to stand aside that she might see the people
coming down stairs. 1t has not much to do with
the invasion of Egypt or anything else, but may
add that certain Duke, OF great landed posses
sions and much fondneSs for fire engines shortly
after went through the same ceremony, ana under
went the same reuuest, delivered III the same tone
of imperturbable politeness. The truth was that
at that moment Nine. Sarah was not interested III
Dukes or Generals, and was very much Interested
in the toettes of the multitude OF English ladies
then descending the staircase on their way 10
supper.
An Englshman INST arrived from India via the
Snez Canal gave lively account last night OF his
experiences I begged him to write it out hut he
said writing was "a bore. and / have room but Tor
one incident of his story At Suez he found an Eng
lish gunbOat lying alongside the nag-Shp ol the
Egyptian Admiral, who seems to be one oil ATaoI
creatures The English commander had sent wcrd
TO the Egyptian that il he attempted to enter the
canal he would blow him out OF the water Upon
this message reaching the Egyptian. he comnuhi-
Gated it to his crew. The crew rushed madly 10
their guns and began loading, but their zeal sud
ports to he open. g"ns run ont and gunneIs stand
INC ready with lighted matches,-er more probably
bol1inr the lanvards of their percussion locks
When the Egv ptian commander discovered that Ills
men had stopped to talk it over, he ordered them
away from the guns. Neither he nor The EngIlsh-
man appears have taken note of the Tact that the
weight of metal on the English Sunboat was about
halt that oh the Egyptian. am sorry dohI
know the name OF this typical Brtor.
The name of the troublesome Egyptian we arc all
taIking about is pronounced Arahbl. accent on the
second sylable.-should that interest anybody This
Won NAV take on the authority first, OF his Trend
Sir William Gregory, and secondly. OF Mr. COOK
son British Consul at Alexandria. The true Orthog-
raphy is uncertain. 1t might be ~ntien Arabl or
Ourabl or even Urabi. The vowel Is slurred in
prouuDoiation and has no value" SAID an English
yes,dent in Egypt If this remark came to SIR
Wilfrid LawsOn's ears lie wOuld certainly SET IL
down AS one more proof of foreign oppression OF the
natives and of the general insOlence OF English
men abroad. On the pathological soundness Of my
friends remark, i beg leave TO offer no OPINION.
There are not many young men Of twenty'nine
Ssho have done so much in the world as Mr. T. NJ
lalfour or whose death would cut short careers OIL
such promise his. Promise, indeed, is not tie
word to use. lie had already won such distinction
and done such ice IN science as men of ripe age
and great name would DO pTouu Oh he was
Fellow Of the Royal Society, member OF ITS
couuci and the winner of of the society medals
for investigations in embryolVgy ana comparative
anatomy In the front rank of original workers IN
those branches of science" says the award Inc
Professorship of Animal MOrphOlogy at Cambridge
was created for Mr.. Balfour. and he was elected
unanimously only last May to he the first Professor
His researches and influence had previously gVrh
a marked impulse to scientific study in the uni
yersity where he had graduated only nine gears
o !; 4be rst class of the Natural Sciences TrIpos