, 1875-12-18
AN ORIENTAL. LEVEE.
Reception OF Native (hicftnins by
tho FieerOy OF India.
How Indian Princes Are Honored-.-
Go1oouda Removed.
Curious Ceremonies--.l,oyIsh Statclincss
...1hc Jewels Of tho t:uicOWnr.


another seone. more imnohinR and moro tinpor-
tant, mora interesting alao. AZ being o1nctly
similar to ono In Which tho prtnoo Of Wnlcs him
self will hkve to fako part no1t week. It was
late on IuoadAy night when l tocnlvod an invita-
tion from tho courteous and inlefhtignbie Sec.
Rotary Of tho FicoEoy. Capt. Eyeiyn pariug, to
brcskfAst Ut Mnlabaf Point, tho Temporary sesi-
dsuoa or Lord Notllbrook, on tho following
morn!ng. There Tas, however, In tho note oven
more than shia, for 1t contAiucd postscript with
tho Information that ILLS Excolleucy would res
coive che principal ctieftans ut present in Bonn
bay in tho audience-room OF Goyorn,ueu. Itouso
At =. m.
a fuw moments moro, whom tl,o nun WAS IN.
scorchinR everybody, was Fastening up tho
stops OF
MsrANAn HOTTIE.
On aeslng place for the 1ral tino, tho eyo
naturally wandera oil around. Let ua Glance At
aho building before us. On tho heoAd slAisoase
on either side sotdors OF t1lo Vlceroys body
guard. somo boar halbords, some latceB. some
swords; they aro broad, strong mon,-few OF
Of thsn lcss than 0 feet In hofght, nud look
magnificent In thciE small striped surbaps, their
long scarlet coats. and golden Wristbands. lot
ter soldiers than thoao cannot no found. In
tho mutiny, Lord Canning hold to his natiro
body-guard, and refused tho guard of Englisl,
troops; and Lord NorthbFook still roft.aos
to bcfiovo that anything can 10 safcr than tho
watch that is kcpt by hia etalNart punj jabees
op arriving At tho top no asa a. onoo OIL broad
covered voEandn, extending all round tho house
- delightful retreat from tho rays Of tho aun,
and just now full Of q welcome broozo which las
suddenly sprung up, and ,a coming In from tho
saa. Hero. again. arc soldiers OF tho body-guard
{EIHn ,kumn.
opens ON to tho voranda. a few stops bring uH
Into tho very centre OF
THE sicEHE0AL COURT,
oil ready AZ that court il for tho reception OF tho
Na]sl Of Kholapure, who is momensariiy OK
pocscd. The sceno ia extremely Impressive, A
Lofty audience chamber, with two marble pillars
at ono and. cutting off. say, fourth Of the apacc
and thus forming kind Of reccss for tho tlrouo;
this throne. just now occupied by Lord North
brook, fs constructed Of enamel and gold,
having golden lion for opo a.m and
golden bull for anoslor, bearing purple
aoo golden crown about q foot aboYo
the back, and altogether forming ono OF tho
Aneat esate chairs ever dcBlgnad. I'Ats also il
placed upon dala ono atcp high. On tho right
manu- long TOW OF empty atn-clalrs, running
down half tho lcngth OF tho room; an tho left
an equal number pf chaira, not empty, but filed
by ohiccra IN brilliant uniforms. Capt. 1la1sng,
mentioned ne bsfora; Col. Earle, the ntlnirahio
Military seczstAsyi Mr. q. u: Aitchi4on, tho
Foreign Secretary; J.. Maj. Henderson, acting na
saalitant foroign 9ccEutary-tho ficoroys por-
aonsl sthf1. Behind tho throne ara gathered n,,
AMY Or aersanta pietu1esquely attirad iu bright
rec uniforms noa gold md white tnrbeo. hold
snsignta OF EasteEn loyalty. Koulld tho room
IT regular intervals arc more OF those attendants
be&rnR maccs With CROWNS. aud elopllants heads
IN silver, and hnlberda. but by far the
MT
ne1e to the Vicefoy himneIf haH Yet been unno-
ttced, although upon it depends mora than
would ba conveyed in tho strongeAt lottar OF ap-
proya! or dlssat'Hfactton that WAS over ponned at
Calcutta and sent to a pAttvo prlucc. At first
Elhnco there is nothing very extraordinary ahppt
It a1thof. 1tis long oval place Of cr1nsou with
Ko{uen border, tho royal srms being In tic cou-
re-. ist how far the Vlccroy may ndyance On
tnat carpet wlcn about to meot guest ls a mat
teE for serious dcllheraton and special notice in
the 1ozstte. Beyond the limo Die.t Ct mon dy,oit,
III preHanco OF 4 Nawah, aud his E1coluncy
would 1a'ao Thousand joaIouutos make said
Naval. Insane With deight, and lay tho fonn,la-
could not bo prodioted. Stop but sl1 inches
from the edge Rlon GuiooMxr or Mahsraua
enters, and rebuke would be conveyed md TO-
eelgod Of profound Importance and ueaulug.
on that, wonderful ras.nork ara defined BY
decree Ia council, aud ho must no moro
tako tyn uhen threa aso ordered than
ths ofticor an charge OF yonder arti-
sss tass 5n h r5sooF nenot e IT, T. e ss ~ @ J.: %
lundes. he may lot OF two less thsu that
uunbot In honor OF tho
nAJAH or KuoLAronE,
&nd. indeed, Ia noW preparing to do 60, far his
elsalra and an eseort OF casaIry, preceded by
Capt, Jackuon, ia just now being driye4 at q
great rsto along the pathway to the house, The
troops ar9 pEosontlug arms. and tho baud il
play'nR' Bang 70 she guns with deAfoninY
tho ruler OF Kltoapole IL aeaiated from bis cas-
r1ago and conducted to tho audcnce-chambpr
without delay. As tho sound Of approaching
foot-stspa u heard tho Vioeroy rises auI
9ucats arc seeu In tbs anto-roam. Tho 0azele
order Tor tho day states that Lord North
brook viii receive biz HiRlueas "at tho edge
Of tue CARPET, and conduct Linn to a ssat on hs
right hand" aud nobody knows all this better
than tho Lillpntau Hlghness now entering tho |
door"ay. Perhaps 1t Ia tho experienced Gov !
ctnMent OF Mr. Attohson, perhaps the iealoua
eye Of tho boy Prince which rcgulatoa tile stcps
ol the khotapoEe party. Anyhow. the yoash only |
precise moment when tho Vlcoroy'A too touches |
Tho lnuoE edgp and tho VioeEoy's sxtondod hand |
teaches Into unesrpated apaoc, With rapid |
bow tho little H. }ah Rrasps hls E1cellspoy's In.
golden cloth.-which stands next the <laiH On tho |
night, and in to 30 used for Ill IrlRcea whocolpo,
followed by the English officer resident at I'M
ooute ND by airdara, a!l Of thom ,port!y .ne,!.
.eated, 10 arc at liberty to orit;cso tia dresu.
th!nk thcre atc, 4 possible, more din
nonds round that little neck than on the
previous day--lafgeE pearls for. t1acslota and
aner rubiey 40 ear.rings Tho diamond aigretto
Dy another tnft Of brtlllanta, md tie fngor-
'snga On tho royal hands arc more costly than
before. The paso-fAsed child can scaroeiy wo,gh