, 1876-03-11

SCENES OF HlsThNtC lNTEREbT-fEMlNlh
cENcEs OF THE GREAT MuTtNY-A GALAXY
OF NATIVE P,TENTATEs.
Correspondence Of the London Daily News
CALCUTTA, Dec. "a, 1873.
As We waited for the hnl ling OF his Royal
Highness, the scene on the CHAT WAS full OF
intrinsic interest. There had been gathered
in the open reserved space the hearers Of
names familiar to every reader Of Indian
history-the descendants Or representative,
of native potpntates with whom John Com
pany had fou sht. made treaties, linkered up
alliances, quarrelcd, intrigued. and whom
that institution had d prived of NOR or
less Of their independence--generalIy more.
Look at this tall, squsrehuilt man. with the
keen. willy eyes, the wide smiling mouth, the
strong. massive CHINA mastertul looking
nun, who lonks as ii on occasion he could
both give AMI take. His dress is worth ex
amining as well as his face. I'm his broad
breast are stretched curds Of pearls md dla
mon,s worth u kings ransom; ther. is a
haze Of diamonds IRON his yellow topee,
hs jeweIrd scimi,ar Has ,rs in the sun, his
feet are stuck in gold shoes, from the
heels of which project massive golden
spurs.
THIS IS SCiSDIA,
tae ;nan who clung TO US u the mutIny VIII n
his own troops. the Gwalior Contingent, re-
volted, and, sweeping down IN Cawnporr,
would have driven Wyndmhm into the
Gsnges but for the opportune arrival of
Colin Campbll. He has not all his life
stond thus anicably shoulder to shoulder
with Brtpns. Az u boy, still in his tue
L., ,,it ,tn .,k I.n
thunder OF Maharajpore, and there stood 10y
hm now British officers on whuse breasts
hung 10y the famous rainbow ribbon thu
bronze star won IN the fierce conflict where
British yaIor alone retrieved Coughs reck
less rarel s.ntss. Sc.ndia is talking jovial.
ly with Hnk Ir, in whose b SON, to all ap.
pcaraIlce, ,hrrc lngrrs n drriere peasee cnn.
crrnng the fell day OF MahidpOn., when
Sir Jonn Malcolm crossed the Siprs lay II
s'nge ford, in face 0i 10000 foes; when the
young ilolkar, the father of this mun, shed
tears rs his troops fc,i, ani his sister Beema
charged Hlslops infantry with lance in
hind and when its free independence was
finally wrcstei from the realm ol HolSur,
Sir SaIar Jung, the Prime Minister Of the
Nizam, attired in l'ng black gown and
white tnpe', and with the light blue ri'ihon
of the Star of India over his shoulder, is
chatting with Bishop Milman in his purple
aprin, The three s'ns OF Sir jung Balat.
our, who constitute the Nepauless drputa.
tiun. move thrpu sh the throng, attrcd us
British staff officers, with heavy aiguelettes
III addition, tut inst nd OF cooked hat ahd
hrlme thy wery blrret caps, set thick with
priceless diamonds, surtnnunted euch by u
yitlerlng aigrette, whence waves tall
p UNI o. horse hair. Among the native
pinc,s stands Count Seckendortf, uf the
prussian q mrl Corps, with his plulncd hel-
IN t and hls medal laden b,,som and essay.
ing conv' rsati"n is the Mahnrijah of Jaend
in yellow and gold lowered coat, the 10
som oi which isa
MAss of DIAMONDS AND rEARI.s.
He wears II richly ieweled skull cap, with
plume rising behind, ami undcrn.,t 9TH the
edges Of tLe skull cap there falls cloud OF
hight green muslin on either side of his grave
dignitied lace, covered with iron gray hair
In long purple velvet gown, studded with
stars ot gold. AMI wearing tiara.like hat
set close with diamonds, whence fall pen
duntS all around. with aigrette Of princely
value, with earrings linked by heavily,
jewrlrd CHAINS, with jewel rncrusteh scimi
tor, stuck in the yellow sash his face rud,
died ,iark.red with chiii.dye to conceal
the l. Il ravagrs ot lcprosy, sits sil,nt, lower
ing, and Somhn', the saturnine Rajah o!
Rcwal. Ii dirk pink hrocale over white
with string up m string OF emer dds IN his
bosom, great SIZE and of sirpass
ing luser, Sis quietly excogitating, tlls
dlgniird and brnlgn.louking Maharajah oi
Jodhporc. Look ut the Miharajah of Pull
tiaah, rs lie sails along the alley in navy
blue satin coat, vita y.llng sleeves -
sieeyes an,l cnat alike encrustrd with pearls
II = huge whlte turban is stu lied VITA de.
vices in great cut diamonds, which Onc' b.
longeh when no yet the sun hal not wholly
gone down upon the NapMeCnr dynasty -
TO the ~ Empress Eugene. What a reverse
of late tor the diamonds Tassvls ot hip
pearls dangIc rom the turbin. On his bo
som are strings at uncut pcarls. each one as
big us u Snisll oyster OF transparency,
but destitute vi glitter Sir Jamrtset
JeIjeebhoy, the Parsee baront, in plain blue
frOc6 with gold brDid, IL cunversing with
G,prrIl LithtirId, the American Consul
whose yellow plume dances IN bis dark hel
met. One whule row OF seats is occupied by
the diltpl'latcd remnants of
TUE ONCE PuIssANT DYNASTY OF MYsoRE.
v IAN my the spectators on the lie ul
benches slt the sons OF the ex. King OF Dude,
with whom days have 10 greatly change.l
since lie reVel"d IN the picturesque recessps
OF the Kaiser BIgh. Up there, tho, sits tue
Mdharajan Of BurIwan, B ngalee minor
l juh, arra!e,t in black satin and silver LACE,
with diamonds on his head dryss valued at
GBO,0OJ, every stone of winch he w0ul |
freely give In exchange tor the empty honor
OF the title ~ salute. The Mihar jsl of
Cashmere, potentate act tually and really
indePendrnt,an virtue VI Goah Sings op-
pO tune payment of the crore OF rupees,
winch were tile expenses incurred by tue
cOmpHny the hrSt 5rikh war, Is cOnversing
with Ills HIghncss Of Lahore, on whose tial q
are hs richest spe'1mens Of tue richest
dianon. mines ip lndis. In scarlet ruhes.
with tull crimson lpiteIs, faced With tia.
grsrd gold work sand the Burmese embassy,
brtiAd ShUuldtred, Tartar. tacrs chiris, VIVA
resemble IN ieG ure more the prin,rs of Ne
piul than any oI the chieta from the Hin.
dnstin nlnsula. Square and frm, With
his quiet air 0t self.cUnla, neal, sell re!ianCe
stands at the top 0f the lower fglt Of
steps General Lord Napier, of Magdala, the
Commander ID Chief of her Majestys forces
in India. He has already been Oh LOard the
b rapis, AMI ls now here, returned 10 hid
Tue P..nce Ioymal welcome " the Lame u