The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-03-23 00:00:00

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THE LATE LORD MAYO.

On the 17th of February, says a correspondent of the
Dail,u News, Lord Mayo's body was brought up the river
in the gunboat Daphne, and followed from the
landing-place to Government House, on foot, by
such a vast and orderly array of mourners as has
never formed in funeral procession in India before.
On the lllth and 20th the coffin was laid in state, beneath
the canopy in the Throne Room, with every device
that could add to the solemnity and impressive-
ness of a place of mourning. On the 21st a funeral
service was celebrated by Bishop Milman, the coffin
resting on a gem-carriage at the foot of the grand stair-
case, the shutters closed over every window of the
great building where he had so often made us welcome
—where the warmth of his gracious presence will never
be felt again ; and then we followed his remains to the
river side, to the Daphne, which was to take them
down to the Glasgow, on their way to Bombay and
home for burial. Lady Mayo will accompany her
late husband's remains. If anything could intensify
the deep sympathy with which her sorrow is regarded
throughout the country, it would be the splendid for-
titude with which she bears her great trial.

The arrival of the Indian mall supplies us with files of
Bombay papers to Feb. 26. The Times of India (Bombay)
publishes the following "heads of intelligence

The remains of the late Earl Mayo have been sent
from India on board the Daphne amid manifestations
of the deepest public grief. Her Majesty's ship Daphne
left Calcutta on Wednesday last, and the Glasgow will
receive the late Viceroy's remains at the Sandheads.
The Countess of Mayo is not expected t 2 stay even a
night in Bombay on her way to England. Her lady-
ship will on arrival here at once proceed on
board the Glasgow. The sentence of death passed
upon the murderer of Earl Mayo was confirmed
by the High Court of Calcutta on the 20th lust.
The Scotia has proceeded to the Andarnans with the
necessary orders. At the instance of the justices of the
peace in Calcutta, the chairman has convened a special
general meeting for the 22nd inst., for the purpose of
voting an address of sympathy to her Excellency the
Countess of Mayo. Lady Mayo will be accompanied
to England by the Hon. Mr. Robert Bourke, M.P.,
and probably by Captain Lockwood. It is not im-
probable that the Hon. Mrs. Borne will also accompany
her ladyship. 'I he King of Oude is reported to have
been much moved when he heard of the tragedy at
the Andamans. He ordered all his establishments to
be closed for five days, and all but one of the gates
of his palace to be shut, including particularly
the one through which Lord Mayo passed on the
occasion of his Excellency's visit He had also desired
that the religious ceremonies wh,ch took place on the
occasion of the Bakr-Eed festival yesterday should be un-
attended by music or pomp of any kind. His Highness
the Maharajah Scindiah showed his regret at Lord
Mayo's untimely and sad death by going into mourning,
as also did his courtat Gwalior. Minute guns were fired at
Morar, and all the bazars and public offices were closed
for two days. The Calcutta public are not satisfied
with the were municipal expression of grief at the
death of Lord Mayo on the part of the corporation of
Justices. A public meeting of the inhabitants is de-
manded. H. IT. the Rana of llholepore arrived in
Agra on the 16th instant. With good taste and feel-
ing„ his Highness especially requested that the usual
salute should be dispensed with as a mark of his respect
for the memory of Lord Mayo, and regret for the
calamity which has lately befallen the government of

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The admiralty all but reused the Glargota to convey
the remains of the lamented Viceroy, Earl Mayo, to
England. As it is, the Ghtsgow, because of £l,OOO, is
only to be allowed to go to Suez.
It is, says the Pioneer, a curious fact that when the
(*mow, with the late Viceroy on board, arrived off
Rangoon, not one of the European pilots on the look-
out for her managed to sight her. A native boarded
her and had the honour of towing the Glasgow into the
river. . . . .

A most disquieting apprehension is again abroad
among officers of the Indian army as to tlig value of the
pledges given them by parliament. The determination
to "shelve" a large number in spite of guarantees is
said to be persisted in at the India Office. Appeal will
again be made to parliament.
The issue of a paper costing one pice, containing the
news of Lord Mayo's assassination, is said to have had
an immense sale. The first edition, 8,000 copies in all,
WAR sold in a very short time, the press being actually
unable to keep up with the demand. The Pioneer,
which supplies this information, does not tell us where
the paper was pubi.shed, but the mention of our
authority will indicate the locality sufficiently closely
for all practical purposes.
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To-morrow, the 27th. 111 to be held throughout India
as a day of special thanksgiving for the recovery of his
Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. All public offices
will be closed.

There waa quite a panic in Calutta last week until
the arrival of the telegram in which it was announced
that Lords Kimberley, Dufferin, and Northbrook were
far ourites for the Governor Generalship, as it had been
feared Lord Sandhurst was a likely man to be offered
the appointment. Major 0. 'F. Burn will, at Lord
Napier's request, act as his Excellency's private secre-
tary, until the arrival of Lord Northbrook.
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Zemindars of Orissa have subscribed .C. 1,700
towards scholarships in memory of Earl Mayo. While
the gift is praiseworthy and valuable, the Zonindars
have got a reminder that a better memorial would have
been an announcement "that for the future they will
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.1;a17:1;;;;;VQ-ds'their ryots." A Parsee la'aly of
Bombay has written to a local paper to suggest that
her co-religionists should present Lady Mayo with an
address of condolence on her arrival in Bombay. Lady
Mayo has addressed a letter to General Stewart,
governor of the Andamans, begging him not to lay
over-much to heart the sad death the late Viceroy,
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which hie care and forethought had done so much to
render impossible.
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General Bourchier's escape seems tohave been of the
narrowest. The Loosbai who wounded him was only
at some eight yards' distance, and it speaks volumnes
for his bad shooting, that out of a barrel full of slugs,
only two struck the general on the bead and arm. The
Looshai's companion took better aim, and killed General
Bourchier's orderly dead at his feet.

EXECUTION OF THE ASSASSIN.
CALCUTTA, March 17, 10.3 am.

Shere Allee was hanged on Tuesday last. He stated
that he had resolved to murder both the Viceroy and
General Stewart, and wbenhe heardtbe guns announc-
ing the Viceroy's arrival he sharpened his knife in the
jungle. It is supposed now that he was not biding at
the pier, but quietly joined the party, and in the dark
crept close to the Viceroy. No clue to anything like
conspiracy has yet been discovered. Shere Mee made
no other confession but that he could not resist the im-
pulse to kill the Viceroy.