The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-06-28 00:00:00

TILE STOTTRBRIDGE OBSERVE tt„

the march past came the trot by. This wae kept round the
left tank of the Infantry and back again at their
rem., and the brilliant mames of Artillery and Cavalry
moving rapidly over the sunny grass In different directions
against the background of fu I f offer d timber produced a
most picture,qtre effect. When Colonel Oakes and his em-rt
Hussars had passed again. the Infantry came on In Mtge les
in line of tintrter columns. The ntavincent front r
G.meeal Pathos brgade drew a loud clapping of
hand, bestowed also on the Guards and the 7th
Fusiliers in their first plunge. Th t solid formation
Was more imoressive than the columns of double
companies, though it soon consumed the little army of foot
soldiers, though not before the Artillery and Cavalry had
move! round at the hack, and were ready to replace them
Batting his hands on his gilt holsters, the Shah watched with
evident lute rest the rapid passage of the batteries and
squadrons. When the last had gone by, Ills Majesty called
to his side his Grated Vizler, and commanded him to give the
Queen, as he OH forthwith, a message which waa no doubt
,ute of satisfaction and admiration of the beautiful sight he
had just witnessed.
As a gallant show of a small force of picked soldiers of
curios arms, the parade was perfect. Every man and horse
upon the ground was • thoroughly taught as d drilled
military unit, turned out in perfect order. Tile scene was
not Innting to any accessory which could give it diptity
and beauty. Its elements were an historic and lovely
landscape Sovereigns, Princes, Princesses of various
royal families a crow -I of nobles ;-a great gather-
ing of Engll/12 gentlemen and ladles; a greater gathering of
those who are not free of all drawing rooms, but in whom
lies the strength of our general English stock There must
have been a hundred thousand spectators on the ground,
for their vait semicircle measured near two miles deep in
its rank all the way.

The day did not end, as It was to have done, according tw
the programme, with the canter of the Artillery and Cavalry.
The Duke of Cambridge wished to show the Shah that his
soldiers were accustomed to other dotty, than the exact and
Imposing f rmalities of parade. The Infantry having re-
tired, aud the Cavalry and Artillery having cleared to the
right and left an advance on the relating point was
begun by the Rill. Brigade throwing out a tiring line
of skirmishers. This war done cleverly and quickly,
every advantage being taken of the trees, which Were soon
Mien with Otto-smoke. Through this were seen the
Guaria, Highlanders, and other Infantry morning up In
• long and no- nacmg line, which presently opened tire,
the skirmishers having withdrawn, hy volleys of the different
battalions. This firing, both now, and when afterwards
the troops advanced, was admirable, the discharge dart-
ing rapidly along the extended rank. If, to Indicate
the great excellence of the practice, we might use an
extravagant simile, we would say, that it seemed as though
the rifles had been connected by a wire and fired all
at once by electricity. On the right of the line sunny
flashes, volumes of white smoke that hung in the trees, and
loud reports came In quick succored. /ram two batteries,
which presently made a rapid advance, and, taking ups new
position, opened fire, supported by heavy Cav dry. Then,
limbering up and wheeling to right and left, the Artillery
left the ground clear for the Infantry, who had crept up in
their rear, and now ow lied tire, as we have said. Some
thing like an eager interest lighted op the Shah's lace
during the firing, and when the heavy Cavalry made a
grand charge down upon the saluting-point, withdrawing
to allow the Dragoons and linesare to sweep put In
another from left to right. This was followed by • pretty
bit of pursuing practice done by the H , and when all
was over the Shah took from his Grand Vizier a curved Persian
sword, with a golden hilt and a scabbard of purple velvet,
and presented It mitts much grace and some duly Interpreted
rentences to the Doke of Cambridge. When the Dote had
thanked the Shah, he Immediately handed the sword to the
Oneen in her carriage, and after Her Majesty had dune aal.
mire cit. I became an fo ject of much notice and curiosity
among the I' -laces and .`, incenses.

The R at procession of carriages and horsemen set out
for the Castle at seven riclock, the Shah cantering
easily along on his small white horse, with tle Duke
of Cambridge at his stirrup. Released from the barriers,
the immense mass of spectators streamed forward
over the green plain for one last and nearer look
at the Shah. The gay stands emptied ado. and
tha whole of the open space wai alive with the It .yisl
carriage. and horsemen, attended by t idr great and brilliant
staff ar d the escort of Sc its Greys, with re:talents making
for DO chet or tot& camps tithe mimic of their thuds, and
w.th a multitude of the general public, too excited and
e.ger to wonder what time they should get back to London.
The sou at this most it broke trim a cloud and threw a
shower of sift rays over p trk and soldiers and ye iple, gild-
ing with most delicate UAL the trtes en the rising grentid
at the end of the Long Walk. So ended a beautiful and sue-
cessfcl display.

At the presentation on Tuesday, at the Review at Windsor,
of the officers connected with the East, the Shah showed
much discrimination is referring to their previoni history
and inquiring after their present occupalLus.
When Sir 'Whorl .rd Alcock we. presented by Sir
Henry Rxwlinson, Ilk Majesty said tie name wax
quite fanili.r to him In counexlds w.th the recent
history of China and Japes ; he further made some
iniptiriet about the late war with China, and the
state of the present relation& of Great Britalu with that
country.—The writings of Sir John K syre, on Eastern mat-
ten, he further BMA, were well known to him, and would,
he hoped, some day he translited into Persian for the benefit
and instruction of his subjects. Of Sir Charles Wing-
field he made some inquiriea regarding Gude and
Lucknow —Sir Frederick fa &timid, whom he had wed
known in Persia in connexion with the recent frontier
arbitration, he requested to ardpear again at the Palace. with
a view to .a private and special audience. Sir Richard
Prelock he also recognizsil as hoeing been misrelated with
Sir F G hismid in the didicul Se4atan arliltraiou. He ro-
(erred to Sir Albert Sassoon's munific.nt gifts for charitable
!Wieser at Bombay, and he remembered, he said, Cap-
tain Felix Jeues's long service. as Resident at Bushire, in the
Persian Gulf.—The Engineer °dicers, Major. Murdoch.
Smith, and St. John, he recogoieed as Superintendents of the
Telegraph in Venda, and inquired when they proposed to re-
turn to their dutier. When he heard the name el General
Malcolm he at once referred to his father, Sir John Malcolm,
Who, although he rieloriged to a by gen,' generation, was
well remembered In Persia to the present day. He has
met, he said, the Generals sister at Wiesbaden, and had
told her how great an impression their father's name
had left in Persia. Mr Esattrick witm the last who was
presented, and the Shah, in referring to his into em-
ph.yment in Penile, said he never could forget that it
was during hie tenure of office as Charga d'Affaires
that the first telegraphic convention was concluded be-
tween Persia and Great Britain, for which the Persian
Government onset him a ebbs of gratitude; and on being
reminded by the Grand Vizier that Mr. Eastwick in his
place In Parliament always Biliiported the interests of Persia
as coincident with those of Great Britain. His Mejesty said
that all Eie.lishinen who had a due knowledge of the East
would follow Mr. Esstwicir's example.
timid. the officer. abevementioned there were pre.
sented to 111.111Jeaty—Sir Frederick Currie, member of the
Council of hods ; Sir Robert Montgomery, K.O 8., member
of the C-ui•cil of India; Sr Henry Maine, member of the
Council of India ; Mr. Fitzjames Stephen, into metiiher of
the Viceroy'. Coil.. cil : Mr. Denison, B. P., and some others.
Several who had come to the Palace for the purp se of being
preeenteil, were, ow,ng to the late.., of the hour, obliged
to leave in order to attend the review at Windsor.

At the close of the formal audience Ills Majesty was
pleased to allow Sir Henry Rawlmsona two little Sls to be
presented to Min, pattliot the little fellows on the cheek sini
saying that he hoped they would follow In the footsteps of
their father

Adiirestes were also presented to the Shah by Memb.irs of
the Council of lad a vific.re, who him. aarved in India,
and by bumenois &potations re preseniing di ti erent
bulls The Lord Provost if Edinburgh and some Bailees,
as a deputailon fr im the Municipality of that city,
presented an a dress, and in reply the Shah said he
hod wished to see Scotland .d visit Edinburgh,
but v. gretted that thus would not permit him to do
so. The Provost ad some Halides of Glasgow .cl Abet &en
also presented addressee. So did committees of Jewa, td
whom he Shah said he had always protected Jews in his
dominions, and would continue to do s i The Anti Slave
Society also came forward with congratnlations and sugges-
tive hooes To them the Shah remarked, 'Tarts is no slave
trade In Persia. The importation of slaves haa been prohi-
bited in P. rsia " To C. rpm alone who are so given to In-
iticiing lot g addresses on rho Shah and on all other R iyal
personages who come within their reach, it may be in-
still live to learn Vat when his Majesty had the disposal
of ma tera at Buckingham Pala T on Tuesday morning he
in every tits° dispented with the reading of the ad-
dress. He heard their substance stated very bri• it,
and sometimes when they were in Persian he glanced at
them. Then they were 'catered as read " and he made some
appropriate remarks In reply. Some of the documents were
elabivately Illuminated and enclosed in velvet covered boxes,
ornamented with the cipher of His Persian Majesty. One
presented by some Armenians was enclosed In a bag on
which was a scroll with a Persian inscription.

Since bie departure from hie native country His
Nlajesty the Shah hag instituted a new Order called
the "Order of the Sun." and which is for lades only.
The recipiente of this Order are, up to the prehent,
the Queen of England, the Princeee of Wales, the
Empress of Germany, the Princess Imperial of Ger-
many, and the Cegarevna.