The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-12


tables guest He has constantly been in their midst
dpaying TO one and all that urbanty and thoughtful
politeness which is characteristic OF him No doubt
he been carefully watched and guarded every
human precaunon, OF course, taken against treach
cry and yet the military guard almost invariably
comparatively slight. and many occasions would
have been totally inadequate . Of protection
had unfortunate circumstances rendered such means
necessary. There have been . hundred opportunities
for the swift and easy OF the assassn's knife for
IL be borne In mind that against blade OF the
Oriental fanatic there Is absolutely certain protection
HIS victim selected, the fanatics whole mind, his
whole life devoted to the accomplishment OF his task,
and sooner later his moment must come. The
patience with which snch . man, heaven inspired
avenger no generally considers himself will watch
for his opportunity Is incredible save to those who
understand the Oriental character. Tho thought OF
his Immediately ensuing death the consequence
Of his deed in nowise desers the murderer He cares
nothing his own lilo so long he makes sure Of
taking that OF his victim This exemplided in tho
OF Lord Mayo at the time OF his disastrous visit
OF inspection to the Andaman Islands, in the Bay Of
Bengal, the penal settlement for indian criminals
Ono OF the convicts had made TO XIII the nrst
prominent white man who should happen to como there
Unfortunately for himself and for his country
LORD MAYO
was that man. Armed with knife, the assassin
waited in the deepening twilight OF evening behind
rock sprang like tiger the viccroys back as he
passed. surrounded by his suite and stabbed him with
the rapdity OF lightning. Having thus performed his
vow, the murderer attempted escape and
remained tho last perfectly Indifferent to his fate
having. as he thought, earned blessed immortality by
the destruction Of OF . hated and alien race. 1t
may imagined thcn, what risks the Prince Of Wales
must have II viceroy mad been so easily do
gtroycd what m object for destruction must have been
the sShah-za-dah," the heir Of tho Empire OF Him.
dostan The prophets OF evil, indeed, thought,
and with apparent reason, that from tho moment
whom every military station and fort in India thun-
dered out simultaneous royal salute upon his arrival
TO the moment OF his Reconsideration for homo the
Prince would carry his life his hand. So far, how
ever his life having been attempted, the ma
tive population, high and low OF all castles, have
evncsd the utmost enthusiasm and loyalty greeting
him.
GREAT CHANGE.
This must be regarded as one Of the most extraor-
binary circumstances connected with tho history Of
British rule India, and exempi6cation Of the
great change which be wrought in subject people
the short space Of twenty by the exercise OF
that judicieus clemcncy and forbearancc which has
increasingly characterized the conduct Of the rulers Of
tho Indnn peninsula since the terrible lesson taught
them by the mutny Of 1881.
An INCIDENT OF THE MUrINr.
While upon this subject It is interesting to nsrrats
story told by an old Anglo-ndIan officer while in con-
versation upon the Princes tour THIS oacer was an
intimate friend OF scindia Speaking about the dis
proportion between the tecmng millions OF the native
population and the handful OF Europeans who control
their dessinies scinda remarked to the ofcer:-Ah,
yes have often had in my mind iittlo calculation
upon this disproportion. and according TO my cstl
mate IL all the Feringhees Europeans in India were
cooked and served up toast we natives should not
by any have one nouthiul each''-a cannibal-
istic method OF calculation which emincntly ex-
pressve Of the existing state Of things But Of course
the officer could only laugh and acquiescei
rHx MODERN EvErr.
When the history OF the 'vicoran age" comes to be
written by the chFoniclers OF tho future, this
ROYAL PROGRESS,
for such was through the lands erst Of the great
Mopu will figure conspicuously in the history Of the
British Oriental Empirs Thewhole journey, although
the sporting element was largely predominant through
out has been one continuous series Of magnificent
pagean,s, receptions and fetes, with which the West
cannot vie.
LANDING At BOMBAY
the 9Th OF November, 1875 amid the greatest ex-
element OF the inhab,tas the OF the arrival Of
the Prince In the grAseommcrciai port OF Hindostan
was teegrnphcd every and fort in india, and
the length and breadth Of the peninsula echoed with
simultaneous cannonadc OF welcome
ELxPuAxrA,
one OF the wonders OF the Indian world woke up to
new sensation. The Hevi Of the West invaded ts
solemn mysteries and tho rock-cut temples OF pagan
superstition rcsoundcd With the laughter OF alien
race. Champagne corks popped under the very
Of the grand majestic trorm figure OF the supreme
god OF the Hindoo. The sacred and mysterious
also know an presence, and the Prince
witnessed dead carried its platforms and laid out
the unresstng prey OF the BIRDS, before whose
attacks the last sembiance Of humanity vanished
AT BARoDA,
tho recent scene OF British interference and bungng
His Royal Highness met with magnificent reception
from the young Gucowar who has succeeded, under
English auspices. to the throne recently occupied by
the gentleman developed such a startling propsn-
atty for secret poisoning. The wild
ARENA,
the struggle Of with beast snd the putting OF the
superior skill OF mankind against brute force here
displayed to the Prince; and sporting excursions
among them sspig sticking" which Is the AngloIn-
dian slang for the exceedingly dangerous sport OF
boar spearng horseback, INDUCED In for the
with asonishment that the Prince had suck his nrst
pig
Re-embarking his gigantic yacht serapis the heir
apparent next visited the ancient Portuguese settle
ment OF
whose scattered ruins testified former splendor
and Importance and abandoning the project Of land
ing at Beypore and crossing tho peninsula TO Madras
owing to tho prevalence Of cholera, he went on 10
cErIoy.
that beautiful and valuable tropical island 'draped
with forests OF perennial green" whore although In
tcrfercd with by torrcntia rains the Prince roughcd
among the wild elephants. Here, too, he met with his
FIRST mishap. being pitched into ditch on. Of his
rage when returning from hunting
proceeding thence by Trinchlnopoly and Madras, no
aivcd at tho metropolis. Calcutta, where tho great
event was tho holding Of the
CHAPTER or THE STAR
In which several native princes invested with