, 1877-01-14

sars. the Third Bombay Cavalry, the Sixtcth
Foot. and the Eleventh Madras Native In
fantry. The remainder OF the military force is
encarnpcd by divisions in various positions be-
hind the Sat's cne,s c2sepa tue four men
according to the parts Of tile coun-
try from whicl, they come. These
groups number eIght--nalne1y, the Chiefs
of Madras, Bombay, Northwest Pro-
vinccs, tho r1njsb, Central india india Eajpootana,
arc the miscellaneous camps, Including those Of
foreign Consuls attaches, tho European press,
the native press, the police, the telegraph, and
Post Office, the visitors, aud the Bengal native
gentlcn ell.
Ncw-Year;s Day is to bv held, is on the Da-
hecrnore Plain, about three miles from the Vice
roys camp. It is still far from complete, and it is
difficult III its present state to Judge OF the ap-
pcarance it will present when finished. The
t,encral idea seems to be q dias with canopy sur
mounted by m Imperial crown. The seats arc
nrIanrcd IN scemcrts Of circle, inclosing an
amphithcatre Of considerable diameter. To
avoid auv questions about prudence, eacll OF the
greater Chiefs will have separate entrance to
Lis scat, and will thus be spared the humiliation
Of seeing rival 90 III before him.
The festivities may be said to hare commenced
on FRIDAY, when the Commander-in-C Chief re-
viewed the troops OIL Daheerporc Plain., AS q
general rule, there is mulch saIheness IN re-
the march past, which marks all spectacles OF
TIC kind. followed as usual by trot and
ral1oo mast OF horse artillery and cavalry, and
ihcn lie troops returned to their quarters:
Fxccnt that tic force Is larger, and composed
Of more varied clements, one often sees nothing
to distinguish a parade from an ordinary field
div, About Il, 600 men were On the ground, in-
ci,id;nv regiments from all three Presidencies,
two batteries Of horse, six. Of field, and one OF
mounted artillery. Tue last, with their little
gun; carried on mules. LOOKED moss work.
the Tenth, Eleventh, and Fifteenth
nussars, aud several native regiments Of Hus-
sars. marched well, but some OF the native
souadrons seemed very loose. The first infantry
regiment to pass was the Sixth Foot. me IN
were tie Sixticth Rifles, the Ninety-sccoud
Hiehlanders, aud the Second and Third Goor-
khas. Tie first two certainly marched more
steadily than auy other corps on the field. The
little Goorkllas looked fit to 60 anywhere and
The Imperial assemblagc began yesterday
with the State entry Of the Ffccroy- Two
O'Clock was the time fixed for his arrival, but
from early morning the roads were crowded
with troops. The native Chiefs and their 1ol-
allotted to them along the line OF procession,
and the spectators were trying to reach some
poiut which gave i good view OF the
Inc @ Of march. The route for the procession
was from the railway station along the Queens
road the Lothian road the roao G irom 5ne 'Rnna R
street, then leaving the city to proceed BY the
Grand Trunk road to the Ridge, and along the
Ridge to the Flagstaff Tower, thence to the
camp. The greater Chiefs, with their retinues
and eephantS' dneu Tue xore oSe Seapn rom n
near the railway station. The riew from
the terraced roof of the Jumma Musj:d for an
hour before the procession passed was most
striking. The space in front OF the old 1ort Oh
Selir:ghur, between the fort and the Mus{id, the
Main vas crowded with spectators. The Mus1id
stens were closely packed with natives, whose
yariously colored turbans and dresses gave the
appearancc of gigantic bouquet OF flowers. IEe
road across the plain was lined Oh one SIDE wl1n
artillery aud on the other with native cavalry.
Barely iiscernible in the distance the gorgeous
ir.canorisouel elephants and qualnty-drcssed
troopers Of the Raipoot chiefs were grouped
round the entrance of the station behind the
narrow and crowded streets Of the native city.
At o'clock precisely Koyal salute from Tue
fort announced the Ficeroy's ar1fvai: IN
11nlf-an-hour later another salute told us
the PROCESSION Was beginning to move
4 little longer and the lead Of the column came
in sight, advancing up the road towards Tie
Wusiil. First came the ncputy-Assistantt QUAR-
ternlastcr- Gcueral, next the Elev- nth hussars,
of Bombay cavalry, gay in blue and silver, Some
staff officers followed, aud then appeared per
snnarc auxio,,sly looked fol- by us all, mean
Mai. Barnes, the Chief Herald. The Imperial As
scmblace selected him for TINT important post
SO. at least. the Indian papers say-by reason OF
his being tie biggest officer in the army. What
lis exact height lnuy be do not know, but SIT
ting on horseback lie did not seem greatly TO
s7lrpass the ordinary STATURE But Il tl'ere oe
any deficiency i'll his inches his gorgeous dress
would 1,s,uS Atu rsauirs a knowledge Of herald:
nomenclature which do not possess: Suffice it
to say that so long as he remained in sight nc
was the cynosure OF all eyes, and the glory OF
the Vicerov. The native chiefs seclned pale ana
insipid beside him. In attendance on MAJ M
en- tupe'Il line i gray horses, and riding
bv thrccs, the Europeans, and natlses a.
ternatcIy, like squares in chess~board. inelr
dresses were Oh the same model us that ol Inc
Chief Herald but, Of course, far interior III
point of splendor, aud the little peaked Jockey
cans which the Europeans wore must have maze
them Supremacy uncomfortable i'll the 1uil plaze
of all Indian sun.
came II detachment Of that splendid body Of men
fl,c Body Guard, the flower OF the native
cavalry. and Immediately Dchinl, seated III q
rlittcring howdah OIL the back CT magnificent
tusker elephant, appeared the slceroy anu Lauy
Iytton i g!t umbrella was held over their
heads. and au attendant seated behind waved OIL
imaginary flies with brush made OF yak tal!.
This seems to be- necessary adjunct to all Orl-
entail ponlp, and though it may look "e1l: u
was hardly necessary Yesterday. The q:ccrcgai
elephant, as has been said, was magnificent
tuskcr, and llc appeared to have fair idea OF
lis own Importance. Instead OF walking on
quietly and steadily, as well-condueted el-
cuhant should, he would insist upon stopping
every now and then and taking look round.
Nor could anything persuade him to move until
he had satisfied his curiosity. The result was
that every few minutes the "halt" had
to be sounded, so as to preserve the
line Of procession unbroken. AS the v1ccroS
passed Musjid lie was received we'll ~ the ma
lives. All seemed excited, but there was no
clxcrjng This, however: is nj to DC wondered
at. The natives ere not given to. express the'r
feelings III our manner, and the silcnce OIL Lhe
crowd is not in itself any mark OF ulsloyalty.
The next elephant carried two little girls,
daughters OF tho Viccroy. who. seemed
to enjoy the affair greatly, though L dare
say they were very tired before the emu Of the
three hours ride. Behind them came the re-
ulaintler Of the Body Guard and squadron Of
the Tenth Hussars; then the three Lieutenant
Governors, each on an elephant, and each at
tended by his staff; next tho members OF tile
Council, the Secretaries. to the. Govcrn,
mcnt, and tho Chief justices. OF Bengal
and the Northwestern Proyinccs; then
so1ah topecs looking singularly out OF place
in their judicial roces. Lastly, there came q
number If native Chiefs, tller elephants paint
ed with all tue colors Of the rainbow, and gilt
tcriue with gold and silver trappings. Their
attendants, arraycd III fantastic dresses, formed
a cou1usci but picturesque group. The
,,roroSs;nn ,yn,,u,f slowly through the tOrtuOu9