, 1875-07-28
II. r. HIS INDIAN TOUR.

| Ill ttIo 11uN1G VI aOilIll1HH III hHt9 O. uu LILO
motion for going into supply, Afr. DHraeli. WHO
| wnH rccclvod With loud cileorB, Batd 1.efore
| you. air, lanyo the chair tako tho opportunity
OF making tho statement / promised to tho
House OIL former evening respecting tic cos,-
.omplatel visit 10 India OF IIia Royal Highncss
tho Prince Of Walrn. Tho Iouee ia nware tint
for come limo past His Royal I1iGhness has con-
templasca visit to That country. I1e IN. as tho
ltouao knowH, r great traveller. There arc very
| few countries lIn Inns nut yiHitcd, aud
| need hot dwell on tho Ercnt Importance aud a.l-
vantage to all individual filling tho responsible
loht which Its lsosal Hissnless does Of travel in
foreign patts du not MeAn to Ray tint travel
is tic best education tnan call hRse, but it IL
tho best cfttcatlon for Princes. tls Royal High
liea l1aH At MI imeH aluwn and felt considerable
iinlnttal1co hnd nteroAt IN NIL that pertains to
tle lntoroht Of tlo d0Mlllions Of the Queen, nnt
It WA under fooiingn Of that llnd that lio paid
Ills memorable Whit to Canaa mud buth to Cana-
ta,s and to lln,Ro!f 1t WAS equally satisfying,
aud Hin Royal llishnosB now culiemplaton tray
taut character.
Tho l1ousD nrst DO nware TINT tho rlleH and
regulations wlltc!, woro attoltod a1,d which easIy
prevail on q visit to olr owh Colonies would not
DO adapted to visit to Intlia MI ancient innd OF
many natoIh. La tie Colonies His Royal High
nusH generally nut n population Of Ills own raco,
may nay of ha own religion a,ld manners, bnt
IN India His Royal ftEhnoss will haye to visit
VI Hhkib1lH vi FHGEHs A11tGEGflE
| religious. ami Of diifero1,t custpnsH and nlat-
ners, aud it will he Obvious to the 1ionHo TINT
tho Hnlplirity ut tho arrangements which might
slllE visit to ot,r own coluhcs would not equally
tion.
There iB ono remarkable characteristic woll
knoWn to members with regard to O1eutnl mil
nerH, ol. which will for u uioH,out dwell TINT
| dill nos obtan in his previous trAvoH to any
great cxtent viz. tho exchange OF presents he
twoon visitors and their hoatA. This III a cus-
tom 30 deeply rooted in Oriental lifo, and par
sic Rrly in India, tint alttlousl, it waB obvious
to tho old Company WHO governed 1ntlia that 1t
WAS Custom Which le.l to Ereut corruption. aud
Tho Government Of flcr AIajesty which succeed
cd to it WIS nnitnatel by thu san1n convictions,
aud although they preveuted tloso they en-
ployed from materially bcnetitug BY thuao cls-
toms. because thoy roilnquisllol them to tho
tate, still thoy l,aro always found it impossible
| 10 for,nnliy terminate that custom. 1t led, at
ilrst, howovor. to great misaWroheus!on and dis
satisfaction III tie naslya MUD.
1he Council OF India has received an intima-
tioIi from tho Flcoroy thAt mcre presents OF cert
menia!. which have Of late years boeu dIscour-
aged, need not, in tho opinion Of Ills E1ceIloncy,
b. adopted IN tllis caso, but may renind tho
1Iouse that although arrangements vi that kind
might 10 ettectod, His 1loyal IlighnesH Is about
to visit population Of upward Of 2U0, ,000, 000-
TINT llo will bo tue gudst rr make tho acquait,-
tanco OF many natlyo cEl!efA aud rulers that
thoro are among them at least ninety reign!ny
Eoyas HiGlncAs must DO placed iu O
position to exercise this spontaneous foel-
lMg. no Characteristic Of his untnro, and
gclleroAity, aud Bplendor which Lis own charac-
ter and tho churacter OF tho country alike re-
qaiEo to DO gratliled. Hear. Loar.l I mention
this circumstance fn passing, but the House il
| awaro thas by tho rreaont arrangement any pre-
konts recelysd by any one employed In the Uov-
arnnlent OF tue ficeroy III that country 4Aye to
bo yielded up to tue Government to be dealt with
by particular department Of tile State, mud sold
and tho proceeds Of tho salon are PLACED to tho
account Of tho Government in India. [lIenr.
hearl think. liowovor that tho House will
agsae with 11ar Ma ajcsty's 0oyornMent that thoro
! would bB something most unlgnied [hcar,
henri And most tstahtetul IT, III visit like tLls OF
the le'r TO tho Dttish Csuwu, any details Ut this
| ks,nl should be entered into hear, hearj, and
thlt tile 11oune will aKrco ih AnUtlIor conclusion
arrived ut by 1ior Majeutys Ministers, that not
anly ahould wU not dubate tllia CUSTOM which
has generally been a1optc!1 with rcgard to lior
| AnjertyH subjects, but that II really would bo
advisable If we cuulL arrange it. and think 1t
could bn arranged, that ts question Of prescnts
| should not be lie subject of any discussion
I WlIatevor. thtHk wo can malto arrangements
! for not coming to specific suto npon subject
OF TINT character, bocauso it is impossible not to
feea that all gracG ant dignity lost entirely II
those who are to rccpyu ttlcBe gifts awaro of
tue mechanical Rnl commonplace manuer in
| which Bllch gtftB arp arrhuged which might DO
tho spontaneous ftclng ct tho donor. [lioar,
| hear,
will now inform the I!ouse what arc tho ar
rangomcnts va propose 10 make, AMI In which
Tho duration of liIs Royal lIghncas visit will
probably oxtelld over Xix months aud, al far
aH ! can form au opinion, ho will ioavo Esl-
g'and about tho l7th Of October. The Borapis
a.,d tho Osborne will 10 ready by tint time.
The sorapls will be provided tor tito accommo-
dation Of Hin Royal HiEhnoss aud Ills suite,
aud tho Osborne will Rttend him, first, in case,
but It Is hoped not, OF accident occurring nnd,
uccondiy: because whom liia Royal iliesncsa
cntors tho great rivers Of India, tho 6urspis
Will draw too much water to adyauco up them.
BESIDES that there will DO detached tLo
squadron under Admiral 1.anbert to rendezvous
At bombay, In orlor " strengthen tho Indian
Station, aud givs that natural po1p anl ciFculn-
rtas!ce which think bccomca Tho heir and Bon
o. o. l~at Queen "i.o hopo IL Btl sovereign uf
re ses1 lchoors.1 Whether It Will maBt His
hnysl hlRanoa. at Dombay Or Alden Ia not yot
settled; Eigat hono.ablo friend. tho First
LoFd Of the Admiralty, will piaco on tllo talIa
an oaatmato OF tic uxpupao Of tlia visit. 30 fur
A. the navy Ia concerned. Tl,at estimate will
due tilue Lack agau and 1t wlil hu about E5a.-
8U-four.iittla Of which mslst fall Oh tho prea-
ont financial year, aud tho othot fth In tue yoar
shat follows.
he bccofnes tho gMest Ut the Vicotoy, and tho
| vicoroy has Expressed strongly ILLS Nnh aud
oplulon that this should bo tue case. lIe la
deeply interested in tie visit Ut tho Plinco,
| "At%A Ao Aho G0utlDolcA Iu!A lily l94ott
and has Expressed In language that 1t will BE- Of
great benetit both to England and lndla. but
although IN Iauyal ltsglneas IL to bocomo tue
guest Of tho ficoroy in Indta, tho exponHe to the
Indian royonnc viii not DO very considerable. for
tho expenditure will bo confined entiroiy to tho
rights Of Hospitality. du not know that 1t will
DO NECESSARY for mo to offer to tho Ilouso III
ostsnato of tho cost. have aocn one, aud lsi4
nut one of sery considerable amount. might
Any that probably G30.9 will b The cost on
that head. :;
1t u u,y duty now to iuform the nouae Of tho
position In wllei, iils ltoyat Ilynnoss will visit
tvs ct liar Mafssty, hut " tho l,oir apparent OF
hpr GROWN. 1lIoar, hsar.l Under orslnsry cir
ounstaneea sonlo dilileullios might DO cnntcul-
plasaa from tho two poaitlons OF the y.co1oY aud
Of Ills NoJAl Highness hut thoy cannot prevail,
alu snro, III thu proea,'t inatanoo, ueeauso there
iauo one no eafl,ossIy anxious for tho ssit Of
Ills ltoyal lilghncss ~ tho Viceroy himself. aud
no Quo has beca moro caroful and fertile III or
poAicnts to secure Tor His huyal liigl"u,a POSI-
tlo which would satisfy tho country an1 himself
For Icaaons ot this kind y hss 1ecn arranged
that lIis Noyal Hghnoss should hold au investi-
t,,so Of tho Order Of tue har Of India, Which IL