, 1876-03-19
The Last Days Of the Prince OF
Wales Visit at Calcutta.
Courteous Treatment Extended the Ai1eTl'
can Generals Upton and
Sandy" Forsyth.
4 Glance at Burmese Street
Life and Customs.
Our Correspondent Attends Theatrical
Entertainment and Eats
BetelNut.


The Burmese Method OF Dispos-
i,n of the Dead,
'sneciat corrtspondr'1ee o The c"'fayo 11,e'''s III
RASaooS, Burmah, January lo'v.-lno.o -
something so pfoealc' 80 nopo'ooa''
place. :sbont an attack of liver-compiAlnt' TIM. !
should hosisate to alludo to It were II nos .no
only excuse 1or my long "e'ay - e..;',, o.as
my intention of sending you some- 1ot'nei ~, nosoo
of travel in tho East. Perhaps you "ni W 40
ready aa myself to dispense WIN oesal'e' ano
will nccept tho apology "iInout ulo1o G.1..s an-
Quite against my will, was IN .atcu'la uu1-
ing the laas ie" Gays Oh t!ao s1>4t - 49, 49,
Of Wales. Against my WILL say, siuce ~ 1no
hrss placo uaa aetettninoa 'nA' - r
sible would avoid the throng ana anno'aneo
attendant upon SO dssnneu'sneo to"4'os' .mu,
and moro Particularly slnce ous 4oA 10y .'l.'es
mJ companion and shonlo na'o oeen on!os1ns
the hospitality OF friends 10 lirnoos 'ne eA
den Of India, the land OF lno'so ana ~ 4Aano. a,
Obliged to abandon thle '1s't. u "n'1n A"o
looked forward, t1onnd uassel1 AUS ~ ~
last day Of 1915, and proceeaea' III 10 sei' sooa
humot, to Calco1tar Vne1e aitaso>A W 'ao D
ing OF New Years Day. As l had antlcipatea'
hotels and lodging houses were eFan'ineu luh ~
tue last closet' anu We co"n1eo ou'oo.'eo
nato beyond measure in finding some thfcos square
feet of room, with q looking-glass nnd wash
stand up th1cc flights Of staiss. Aere VIC nade
hasty toilet and dashed away 10 try H. hy
any chance, tickets might still be hsd Tor
TIE GRAND DISPLAY OF THE MORNING.
For this was to be one Of the Gro "n1fs daSs OF
the whole royal tour, tho oay "hon tho
Prince, in his capacity OF Grand COMMANDER
Of the Most Exalted Order OF the star OF lnoia'
would hold q Grand Chapter, and invest multi
tude Of native Chiefs and European d'sn1tal'es
with the insignia of tho Order Az expected
it WAS too late; every ticket aad aons s'uce peen
disposed OF, and our onl5 course was 10 hurry as
onco to the scene and get ~ha1 poelelon We
could on the outside.
The coronony was set 1or > oclocH,-an nou'
30 peculiarly nosultable Tor puohc oetnons'ta@
lion Of the sort that no one seemed aole e'en u
| conjecture why It haa peen cnoson' ''o"o'oA'
the royal mandate had gone iorso' anu lae nn-
happy natives had no alternative; "n'le 'ne h.ll.
more pitiable Europeans, who hao oeen up e'n
at the Town-nonae ball. hao on'y t'nle 10
drive home and gulp do"n = CUP o' 'eH' 0Au 1non
wore OF again at full speed to secure SEATS
=. +,o o-ood ahny This was to take place in
-, -II?,. - ,aroa onen common in the heart
tue .aaiean' ~ 'D'o0
OF the city. ...--.
TUE cuAf7ER-TESl
VAS m enormous unroofed ioc1osuIe, at the
1aua- ard of which waa q gateway. and at the
80 r,;eaa and corared t,,rone for tho
appoa 4a'oe0 1N -
Prince ano the oosetaot-oe''o'" WIZ 40 ~
| oficio Grand Master OF tie order. Along tue
| sides OF the iucosu1a we're smnll d1esslng-tcnts
- annronr;.to1 to the use of ths native and other
-fp '.I .n.he.. - +,,o nr,s- md connactca
eAa'teo oon4oe.o - -o -, ~, .--,
| BY STRIPS OF roa c1o1u "!Aa .oo .ou''a. "'ou"o
| (sim1lar1y OF red cloth) leading from The gate
| w.v RI the throna. Making nv way among the
so,a;ars 1v,,o lined tha broad street to Coy
| solo1ete VIZ "Ae4 s..,.:.s
ernment Aouse' anu p0o0'uS o'D4
long flle OF mounted sopoys VINO eohfoea
the approach to the tent, TOOK up posi-
.s.a.o = ,o,,,5 eoo ovarr oro WIN drovo nm as
whence cou'o see o'e4s w WV ss,n e' ~
tney a1sMouo'co aoo enSo'ou 'n0 :. 4uIo'
| could also, By mounting on tent-peg and
bracing Oh rope get sweeping view Of the
interior, privilege OF which availed myself
tnte s:, ~ ,,e ,o;,,,, ~ nr,noron.lv roi,ou.-
unt'l' tne e3amp4e pe1ns wv nuAto'ouo's AoAo"'
ed, and the tent tnroatenod win destruction
from the weight OF the cling'ng crowds, We were
elI ignomini99,nsIy pulled down by the policeman
|
rilE GUESTS OF THE DAT
had begun to appear, and they continued te
coma In regular succession, at intervals Of five
n;n,,tcs These. be it understood, vera the
aswells" only,-for 1 cannot find o mora ele.
CANT term TO describe them so comprehensively
;rha more common crowd effected their entrance
th+onoh atorc-doors at the upper oud Of the in.
closure. closure TRo space, by tho way, as learned
from nv perch on the tent-peg. was nearly
n,,artor ~ n,ie in length, and perhaps 800 feel
broad.
Tha chiefs drove M in state, as have said
q, intorrals of i've minutes. They did not dis
n1av al, their eplaudor on the outside some
last garnishnsnts being reserved for the more
select company within. Still, both the chieft
thsneelves ] and the,r retinues we're attred witt
n riclness that tho Western nations would 6nt
it nard to equal. The peculia1itses OF costume
I can hardly describe, since nothing short Of
fasllion-plate por man would do Justice to tbt
| eub;ect but some
FEATURES OF THE ExuInIr1oN,
"a aaw it from the outside, are worth referring
to- First came the 1saiah OF Jodphore, witt
short skirts Of white heavily pleated, whict