The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-06-25
MEHEMET ALI.

A curtain was drawn aside and we were ushered
at once into the presence of the Viceroy, whom we
found walking up and down in the middle of a
large room, between two rows of gigantic silver
candlestcks, which stood upon the carpet This
is the usual way of lighting room in Egypt Six
large silver Dishes about feet in diameter and
turned upside down, first placed upon the floor,
three on each side, near the centre of the room.
On each of these stands silver candestck, be-
tween four and five feet high, containing wax
candle three feet long and very thick. A seventh
candleslick, of smaller dimensions, stands on the
floor separate from these, for the purpose OF being
moved about it is carried to any one who wants
TO read letter. or to examine object more closely
while he is seated on the dvan. Almost every
room IN the palace has an European chandelier
hanging from the ceiling, but do not remember
having ever seen one lit. These large candesticks
standing In two rows, with the little one before
them, always put me in mind of line of life
guards OF gigantic stature. commanded by little
officer, whom they could almost put in their pockets.
When we were seated on the divan we COM
menced the usual routine of oriental compliments
and coffee was handed to in cups entirely COW
cred with large diamonds. Apple was then brought
to the Pacha, but not to u.s. This pipe was about
seven feet long the month-pece, of light green
amber, was foot long, and foot more below the
mouth-piece, as well AS another par. of the pipe
lower down, was richly set with diamonds of great
value, with diamond tassel hanging TO it,
We discoursed for three-qua of an hour about
the possibility OF laying railway across the 18th
mus of Suez, which the project then upper
most in the Pasha's mind but the circumstance
which most strongly recalls this audience to my
memory, and which struck NE us an instance Of
manners differing entirely from our own, was in
itself, very trivial one. The Pasha wanted a
pocket handkerchief, and looked about, and felt in
his pocket for it, but could not find it, making vari
GUS EXPLANATIONS during his search, which at last
were answered BY an attendant from the lower end
of the room. Feel in the other pocket" said tho
servant. "We, it is not there, said the Pasha.
d" Look in the Other then" 81 have not got a
handkerchief" or words to that effect, were re-
piled to Immediately" Yes, you have; No, l
have not Yes, you have" Eventually, this
attendant, advancing up to the Pasha, felt in the
pocket of his jacket, but the handkerchief was not
TO be found then he poked all round the Pasha's
waist, to see whether it was not tucked into his
shawl. That would not do; he took hold Of
his sovereign, and pushed him half over on the d.
van, and looked under him, to whether he was
sitting the handkerchief; then he pushed him
over the other side. During all these manGu-
vres the Pasha sat as quietly and passivey as pos
sbe. The servant, then, thrusting his arm up to
the elbow N one of the pockets OF his Highness'
volumnous trousers, pulled out snuff box, ro-
sary and several other things, which he laid upon
the divan. That would not do either; so he came
to The other pocket, and diving TO prodigious
depth, he produced The missing handkerchief from
the recesses thereof, and with great respect and
gravity, thrusting it into the Pashas hand, he re-
tired again to his place at the lower end of the
hail. - Cur.on's ViSt 10 the Monasteries Of the