New-York tribune., 1884-10-05
CIR EDWARD MALET.
ovr1,cg or THE NEW BRITISH AMBAsSA-
en- DOR TO BERLIN.

h' ,-,t;ar bonds They speak oil MN aS
VIZ =, Belial whom Gladstone and "fan-
-. have utilized to Dust ule riop."
r,,, The real meaning oi TINS Is Ilu' 'hs
.anJ-b,ld ne confratornity are AFRAID Sh "oN''u
pom told his own at Berlin-and more-against
ma ~ rorrcol the French Ambassador who ~
baV~ - sor,e capacitv aud has been instructed to
~ holieve that France is So iratc about Johh
~,,. rood IN Eqvpt and dog-Iu-the-manger ways
,,uoriu and Madagascar as almost to iofge'
~, sLo suffered fourteen yeers ago at the hands
nj lgernauy.
me- Truth is that the French people are wholly
,,a.,ort ~ the money making enterprises
= rerry nrothcrs 4 Go. jacques BON
,.,e wants 70 sii in peace under
a. hadc of his own fig tree 90 invest his money ~
an. ,ltce per coutH aud municipal and t'ilw'y
,n,d. TO keep hia sona Ia tho land OF the tng ana
. ,,,n,o,ii to them the litilo fortune which lac has
s,.a,ed h, thtift and hard work. llo focH hn'aN
s,o,i the possibility of another German inta"i"n
s'1 h,.nusr hr is ~, dctesia the GefmanH Feat ~
oo,r closely aiiied Ia hatred than pity In to love
I..,e. Honhomme wAnta roacc o. be kept ih us
,me aud the amy to lac we'll equipped ana ~
.,o,d fphtng case" So to hr able To
Attend the territory. The intriguing hourFeols
A. the head of affairs lay TO themselves
,he hatterng JUNCTION that they can thio" dust
INTO Bsmarcks eyes. Hence the journalistic move
,oeat against England, which has been an ent 'ry
sot-up thing. and fomented with money taken rom
,he Secret service fund.- Diplomatic agents o'
rr.rce who are. or have been, at Berlin report
that Prince Bismarck is morose, irritable, quick to
,eseut contradictions and often allows his bad
nt-yes 10 dominate his reason. tie also dlsllkeS
strange faces.
Now. sir Edward .Jalot is the son of very
old and esteemed friend OF the
German Chancellor, Sir Lewis Malet
vino was English minister at Frankfort when Bis
marck represented Prussia there. The new Am
bassador was often carried about on Blsmarcks
shoulder and given by him copper coins 10 buy tops
vhrps and other paythings which small boys love.
IL 1870 Sir Edward, then Nh. Malet, and filing
very subordinate place in the british Embassy IN
Paris renewed his acquaintance wit the German
Chancellor az Ferrl6res. Because o. his FranL Tort
associations he was sent there to obtain
safe conduct for VI. Jules Favre. and to
learn when it might be convenient for
him to present himself at the chateau which
was the temporary residence of the great German
statesman Malet was then little more THAI
strDljuc Though he had not attained his full
growth and was raw and slender, he had the
quality of modest assurance and was manly In ais
WAYS. Bismarck ceived him with great kindness,
AMI wiz be very glad 70 see him IL Ambassador of
OF Queen Victoria at Berlin. Indeed. he II great
degree owes his function TO the Chancellor,
who preferred him 10 Morier. the Queens favorlte
candidate for the post rendered vacant by Lord
AmptAlls death. This explains WHY the Oppor
tunist and Bondholdiug press deuouucc Sir
Edward as the ringleader of those
Cairo assaSsins who massacred the foreigners two
years ago, and a Belial
hrst met SIR Edward in 1865 and used 10 see
HIM frequently at Bordeaux. when the Delegate
Government was staying there. He has been since
i'll South America. Constantlnope. Egypt and Bel
GUM
At Cairo he played 4 close game against Nuhar
Paeha Baron de Ring NJ De Bllgniere>, Nj. de SIM
klewitch. aud some secret agents Of Gdmbetta, who
were too vain keep their function hidden. dare
say he fomented the military revolt and manGuvred
to break Gown the dual control which was curse
to Egypt. and would, had IT gone much
longer, have occasIoned quarrel between
France and England. Sir Edward not to give the
French Government preteXt 1or a grievance was
recalled from Egypt, but promoted in the diplO
matte service. lie was sent TO Brussels as Minister
Plenipotentiary. Without being an eagle, he has
excellent negative and positive qualities. lie IS
not prig he is not pretentlous or impertineut, he
gives himself no airs and does not affect more WI
dom than he really hGs got. When quite young he
was free from that puppysm whichis such an un-
pleasant vice of raw British diplomstiSts
Indeed Lo bad q quietly civil department which
was rather the characteristic OF an American than
ci an Englishman brought up in diplomacy. Being
quiet. unaffected, aud having a sound Judgment ne,
vii not jar the nerves of Bismarck. Sir Ed
war has developed into fine-lookiDg man, with
brown beard and bronzed face. He has dark
hazel ewes. intelligent and pleasant. They have an
expression which have seen IN those of IRISH
spanelS. Ii comparing them to dogs eyes think
pay the no " ambassador 4 compliment. What Is
test in MIN Is due intuition, sharpened and
heightened ~ experience.
Sr Edward Nalet owes good deal of his success
In diplomacy 10 tue friendly support which Air.
Hcury LabOucherc has given him as a newspaper
proprietor aud member OF Parliament. | have
reason to know 10 what extent the good offices of
Nh. Labouchere advanced him in his professional
career. This shrewd original ard not 50 scepticai
personage rs he would make believe. took fancy
20 Maet when lie was here with Lord Lyons, be-
cause he was neither prig nOT humDug. The
editor Of Truth | believe had been First Secretary
OF Legation al Frankfort under Maiei father when
Bismarck there, and excellent terms
with the German Chancellor Indeed Ar LabOI-
ehero thought all Prussians except the ball-dog-
looking Minister Plenip0tcntlary were dreadful
bores. The caustic humor of the English First Sec
retary his drol afectaton OF cynicsm aud his real
insight into mems weakEess amused the Chancel-
lor, who used 10 let out III his COMPANY, after
dinner. ! should not be surprised 10 learn that
Nh. Bradiaughs colleague in the representation of
Nottingham had been TO some extent mstru-
mental IN helping Sir Edward TO the post OF Am
baSsador 10 the Imperial Court of Germany. Sir I.
haei, have impre ssion, was at Washington
nnder Lord Lyons, WHO treated him when ne
here as His lordsnp used then 10 say My
iaialy includes four members myself, Malet, Shelf
held and oby.' The latter an En glish ter Ter.
who was allowed place al the dinner table when
there was no Ompany Sheffield the private
secretary TO His Excellency.
The Spanish Ambassador. Don Manuel Silvcla is