The New York herald., 1873-07-19
. he Wants Ballet by His Royal
Bedside.
HowAto Pronounce His Name
on a Pinch.
Baron Reuh'r and t-Shah SILK
Things" Between Them.
Parsees PetitioniA,g for Leave to
Live.

For the present we are done whh\ the shah In
London. He Is gone to the country TO be fupther
Impressed" After alt IL would seem that lIe was
more moved and more genuinely enteTtained by
the military day al Windsor than by even tho naval
show at Portsmouth. It ~ not TO be wondered st
since he Is q good deal OF soldier himself and not
much Of q sailor. 1t has been estimated that tnero
were 100000 people assembled ut Wndsor-some
say 100000. That was show In ITSELF The Queen
OF England was there;
so WAS WINDSOR CASTLE;
also an imposing array OF cavalry, artillery and in
lantry. And the accessories to these several shows
were the matchless rural charms OF Engand-a
vast expanse OF green sward walled In by venera-
BILE forest trees, and beyond them glmpses of hills
clothed In Summer vegetation. Upon such thea
tire a bO0dless battle was fought and an honorable
victory won by trained soldiers who have not
always been carpet knigAts, but whose banners
bear the names OF many historic nghis.
To all intents and purposes England Is now
DONE WITH THE SHAH.
True, his engagement is not yet completed. Tor
he Is still billed to perform at one or two places ;
but curiosity Is becoming sated, he will hardly
draw as good houses as heretofore. Whenever d
star has to go to the provinces it is a bad sign.
The poor man is well nigh worn out with hard work.
The other day he was to have performed before the
Duke OF Buccleuch and was obliged to send an
excuse. Since then he failed OF his engagement at
the Bank OF England He does not take rest even
when he might. He has o telegraphic apparatus in
his apartments in BuckinG ham Palace, and 1t IL
said that he sits up till far INTO the night
TALKING WITH HIS CAPITAL OF PERSIA
by telegraph. He Is so fascinated with the wonder
full contrivance that he cannot keep away from It,
No doubt it is the only home-like thing the exile
finds in the hard, practical West, for 1t is the next
OF kin to the enchanted carpets that figure In the
romances and traditions OF his own land. and
which carry The wanderer whittier he will about
the earth, circumscribing the globe In the twink
ling OF an eye, propelled by only the force OF an
unspoken wish.
GOSSIP ABOUT THE SHAH.
This must be q dreary, unsatisfactory country to
him, where ones desires are thwarted at every
turn. Last week he woke up at three in the morn
ing and demanded of the vizier on watch by his
bedside tnat the ballet dancers be summoned TO
dance serore him. The vizicr prostrated himself
upon the door aud sad:-
30, King OF Kings, light OF the world, source OF
human peace and contentment. the glory and ad-
miraton OF the age, turn away thy sublime counte-
nance, let not thy fateu frown wlther the slave !;
for behold the dancers dwell wide asunder in the
desert wastes or London and not In many hours
could they be gathered together"
The Shah could not even speak, he was 80 as
founded with the novelty OF giving command
that could not be obeyed. He sat still moment
suffering, then wrote In his tablets these words
'MEM-Upon arrival in Teheran, let the VIzer
have the cOin which has just been finished for the
late general Of the household troOps-it VIII save
time.u
He then got up and set his boots outside the door
to be blacked and went back to Ded calm and
comfortable, making no more to-dO about giving
away that costly CONN than l would about
spending couple OF shillings.
THE LESSON OF HIS JOURNEY.
II the mountains OF money spent by civilized
Europe in entertaining the Shah shall win him to
adopt some OF the mild and merc u ways that pre-
vail In Christian realms 1t will have been money
well and wisely laid out. II he learns that throne
may rest as nrmly upon the affections OF people
as upon their fears; that charity and justice may
90 hand in hand without detrment TO the authority
OF the Sovereign; that an enlarged liberty granted
to the subject need not impair the power Of the
monarch; II he learns these things Persia will be
the gamer by his journey, and the money which
Europe has expended In entertaining him will have
been prontably invested. That
THE SHAH NEEDS A HUNT OR TWO
in these directions Is shown by the language OF the
petition, which has just reached him from
certain Parsees residing here and in India:---
THE PETITION.
|. heavy and oppressive poll tax, called the
Juzia, Is imposed upon the remnant OF the ancient
Zoroastrian race now residing in Persia. A nun
ton ton was was $1,000 900 families ana comparatlvey %
welltO-do, the tax was only $50 toomans; now,
when there are scarcely SIX thousand souls alto
gether, and stricken with poverty they have to pay
500 toomans In addition TO the crushing effect Of
this tax, the government officials Cypress these
poor people In enforcing the tax.
z A parSec QesirOus oil DuVtQQ landed property Ia
obliged to pay twenty per cent on the value OF the
property as fee to the Kazee and other authorities
s. When Parsee dies any member OF his family,
no matter however distant, who may have pre-
viously been converted to Mohamme dansm, claims
the exclusion OF all the rghtfu heirs. In enforcing
this claim the convert Is backed and supported by
government fnnctionaries.
L. When Parsee returns to Persia from for
eign country he Is harassed with all sorts OF exac-
tons at the various places he has to pass through
s. When any dispute arises whether civil or
criminal, between Mohammedan and Parsee,
the officials invariably side with the former and the
testimony OF one MOhammedan-n0 matter how
false on its very face-receves more credit than
that Of dozen or any number OF Parsee witnesses:
II Monammedan kills q Parsee he Is only fined
about eight tOomans, or four pounds sterling; but,
on the contrary II parsee wounds or murders 2
Mohammsdan ed M he is not only cut to pieces himself
sword. and sometimes all the Parsees living in tho
same street are harassed In q variety OF ways.
The Parsees are prevented from dressing them
selves well and from riding horse or donkey;
Ne matter even If he were III and obliged
ence OF Mohammedan rider, and is forced TO
walk to the place of his destination. The Parsees
are not allowed to trade in European articles, nor
are they allowed to deal in domestic produce, as
grocers, dyers, or oilmen, tailors, darymen, dc.,
on the ground that their touch would pouute the
articles and supplies and make them unit for the
use OF Mohammedans.
6. The Parsees are often insulted and abused in
every way by the Mohammedans, and their
children are stolen or forcibly taken away from
them by the Mohammedans. These children are
concealed In Mohammedan houses, their names are
changed and they are forced TO become Monamme-
dams, and when they refuse to embrace the Mohan-
medan faith they are maltreated In various ways
When man Is forcbly converted, his wife ana
family are also forced to join MIN as Mohammedans.
The Mohammcdans desecrate the sacred places OF
worship OF the Zoroasrians and the places for the
disposal or their dead
7. In general the Parsees are heavily taxed In
various ways, and are subjected to great oppres-
sion. In consequence OF such persecution the Par
see population OF Persia has, during this century,
considerably decreased and Is now small that 1t
opataf a fou f.,1 IA