The New York herald., 1869-10-11
por. ,nereror. is uly confirmed no creaence

nah, died al Bassetn, OF fever, on the 2d OF Juiy
his friends al home will doubtless be griesed 70 near
l OF his decease.
| The cholera al Akyab after carrying OF hundreds
| OF natives and few Europeans mas at eiigth SUD
| sded There are sill few occasional cases, pn,
Anotner wreck IN the terrible cyclone OF the 26th
May last has Just been heard Ola German snp .ns
Jilanita. OF 200 tons, which was driven ashore OF
| the Cheduba Islands. out Of a crew OF seventeen
| souls only four were saved ,
ness season mas fairly closed aud n s said that snip
pers VIII this season sustain heavy losses both on
rice and timber Loud complains are inaae aeaist @
| Information concerning the European markets and
lead lhem 70 ASK nisasr prices taan are Iar de s
| course forced TO buy al any priee.
| brilliant Festivities nj sinla--BaIl by the
MaLarajah OF Jeypore 20 the viceroy--
| Cholera at AIlahabad and Lucknow--sinsu-
| tar Discovery of the Wreck OF the Strani-
| ship Thunder--llorribIe Atrocfty by Eng-
| Ish ORleer-Lord Napier ON the American
Medical Mission nj Rancepett--Revoit OF
Isnnii IShan Asninst the Anieer Sherc All.
CALCUTTA, August 10, 1863.
Although the viceroy and his lady no longer glad
den the "Cty OF Palaces" with their presence having
betaken themselves TO the hills for fresh air and
less torrid temperature. ina some consolation IN
the TACT that hear regularly tue details OF the
| gay eiies simls Last week the Viceroy and the
Countess ol Mayo entertained by his Royal High
| ness tue Maharalah OF Jeypore. at the Assembly
/ Rooms with a ball. AS tins is the Iirst time the
4 Manaraah has come INTO personal contact Win
| Earl Mayo he spared neither expense nor PAINS 80
| make tho affair grand and imposing a. possible
The Assembly Rooms ere decorated with admirable
/ taste, and the Two dancing rooms were more brit
/ liant ana attractive than they have probably ever
been before. The walls were draped with nated
! folds of white muslin, terminated at each extremity
a lt,xl,t tn or
| an entablature. over this background fell
| deep lace, edged with festoons OF wnite
gauZy material, streaked with amber-colored
ribbon aud studded with silver rosettes
The platform, which is sometimes applied to the
purposes of stage in theatrical performances, was
converted into das for the Yceroy and the Count
ess and In It's centre two thrones OF state. The
supper room was even yet more beautiful than the
| saloons. Rich plate and crystal, fragrant flowers
and ferns, costly vands and choice wines conf
| oined to give 1t an air OF luxury and refinement
| sucn as combined oriental magnifcence with
European taste. The road from the Viceroy's resi-
| dence at smla to the Assembly Rooms was lllumi.
! mated with thousands of iron brazers, fed with
oiled wood and in spite OF the heavy rain which un
fortunately fell on this eveafu evening the e1orts
OF the mugsauchees, whose business il was to tend
them kept them blazing.
The bali opened at half past nine O'Clock, when
the ylceroy and the Countess Of Mayo having arrived,
were escorted by the Maharajah to the dais. The
Vcer0y was so evidently surprised by the briiancy
OF the scene that Instead OF taking his seat he STOOD
up FOR inmate or so TO contemplate il. Two hun
dred Europeans and few wealthy natives had
gathered on the moor, together with ali that Sima
possesses in the why OF feminine beauty. So
distinguished was the gathering that less than
u score Of black coats were visible; the re.
mainder OF the company were respondent in
Official military uniforms. The effect OF
the blue and scarlet aud gold costumes Of the sterner
sex, n,iaged with the snowy white or light tinted
rament of the ladies. delicate in texture and
relieved by the aashtug OF jewels, can easily be
believed to have been extremely imposing. The |
great event OF the night the first quadrllle in
winch the Maharalah and the Countess led the
dance Ii Is almost needless TO say lnat un.n the
Maharajaa came to Sina he had never even seen a
European dance, much less participated In one as an
actor and Tor week previous 10 the BAH therefore
he had been constantly employed under CON-
peteat instructor IN mastering tue intrlcacies
OF the Terpsichorean developments OF English civil
izaon. All things considered he caIpe OF III flying
colors thanks 10 the goDd-Eatured Kindness OF the
Countess, who gave hin necessary hint when he
amused the whole room however, by the deilberaton
with which he put on his white kid gloves keeping
the whole room and couple or bands waiting while
he completed this to him, arduous task. In per.
sonal appearance he Is described as being OF snort
stature and slcsy, but intelligent aud dgnifed. He
is about thirty -four years OF age The ban Is said to
have cost him 20 coo rupees which In 1ndia where
servants can be hired Ior ten cents day, Is very
large indeed.
lie one great Independent prince in india the
Iaharaah OF Puttlala, whose fidelity to the British
during the mutiDy saved them from being driven out
Of the country, - reported 10 be highly indignant
the pres lmpon OF his royal brother OF Jeypore
daring 10 entertain the Nicefoy Jeypofe Is, he says,
.Iniserabe rajpo0t, from out or the corner
Of 1ndia,r and he intends to himself 60 TO Sina,
solely for The purpose OF giving ban to the Vice.
roy, which nc says shall outsaine the that has
Juss taken place, even though 1t should cost INN a
lac or rupees $3.50 0o0).
TIE Manaraah of jeypore has however already
been handsomely rewarded for the expense which
he has incurred ashe has Deen appointed member
of the Couac Of india, and The government have
also agreed 70 lease ffom hmn perpesuty his rights
~ tic Sambhar lake.
Cholera mas broken out al Ailahabad, and u num-
Der OF deaths nave already taken place. 1t has also
made It's appearance az Lucknow, and report
has been received which, II true VIII soon pun an
end TO the festivities at Sla ana drive It's present
visitors to a different point on the Hmalayas-that
only few miles from that place THIS dread pesti-
lence - raging with epidemic vlruence.
IL VIII be remembered that some time ago the
steamer Ihnnder, which belonged to Messrs Appear
brothers, was ost IN cyclone. having on board at
the time, IN addition 10 valuable cargo the |
sum SUN ol sNseeh a dacs ,o ol rupees tsS9oOoo.
gone to the bottom, but the other day man who
hao been taken up ior ROBBERY stated tnat he mad
seen Tie wreck IN the sunderouns which consist OF
tie low swamps included by the mouths OF the
Ganges. broker who had been forced TO pay Dsn.
rance on the Thunder believed the story, ana in
duced mis- brother underwriters TO despatch Two
TO the spot Indicated strict search proved
the Information 10 be truthful as the wreck OF large
funneled steamer was seen on a sand island, whicn
fortunately, is clear OF jungle. It was nipossbie
however, TO approach the wreck, owing TO the hlgn
surf and nothing can be done until the monsoon
cnanges when another steamer VIII be sent to
recover Whatever may be lett OF the cargo But IL
not very likely that the treasure cheats VIII De dis
covered; tue native who told where the wreck was
refuses 10 say anything about Inc money, and there
eau be little doubt that either he his c0mpalons
nave red the unfortunate vessel. sad indeed must
! have been the tate Of the passengers and crew.
From ~Bere the wreck lies It would be Impossible
lor them 10 get TO any Inhabited place by land,
tue swamps that surround Il are infested with tigers
Besides this IL s certain that white man can live
| III any part OF the Sunderbuns for than lew
| days without being attacked by lever.
dficuty has sprung up between tue Rama or
Poiteunder, feudatory prince near DelAi aud tne
Eag sh political agent at this court. II seems the
| Rama some time ago suspected that some Oi ms
Household servants were on terms Of hcentous inil.
macy vita tie Inmates OF his zeuana, and although
| ne mad decided proofs Of their cuiDabnity, he