, 1879-06-03

Wns tnAtla tho Otrusi0n Tor presenting to
families. Wc had lad reception Of shEs Kind
IN bombay, but The scene In Calcutta va. more
lrs,itnut. When the dinner was oyer nuh Lord
Iytton escorted Mrs ufant to tlr reception.
room tile halls wcru filled With Brilliant md
gentlemen looks like q fancY-tress fsall. There
Is TO rulc governing ts1eir costumes. They aro
rs free to el!qose the c0or and tcxtnrc OF their
Earcnts as 1atltcs nt home. catllot but thint;
than o1raelvcs the frssun Of drcst especially for
the trontcs. We sratl.e oursctve4 In dismal
n,,si t1,culnc'y black, and here in lndia. wIcro
rainrnt Is a blessing to your body. Tic English
an SO lacks Il, Imagination md Enterprise that
ha endures aAe sHmc eloth whIet i,e wore II
HcrKe1ey Square. Tie n.ttives were III 1oosc
gowns Of et,, e1iblo stutfs. that seemed to ulny
mud daily with the heat, and, rs tllcy slrcamcf
ubunt IN their niry, flowing, acrcy Eowns,
they looked more sGnftbtn tllan VIC civilians III
orr h'ack evening dress, Or tic oiIlcers gir,led
to the throat with scar1ct clott u,td hrad.
There % something Tor the eye in tl,c varied
hues of lnslinn costumes nnd as TT aplcndor,
suppose that one OF the jewels that hnug trtm
the neck Of the Prince Of Ua!1e or thu diamond
that bIazed from thu hn9cr ot one af the lsaIahs
worn by tho Europcaus.
REMNANTS OF INDIAN srLENDon.
The native gentlemen and Princes of high
rank wero presented by thu Ffccruy TO ticl,.
Grant. Some Of these names we're the fore
llecendants Of lcpose1 Princes. Others weto
1sfantol,Is Of 4frh caste; SONG rich bnnkers md
merchants. The sou OF tho King of Dude came
with his son Io hus IN eircm!natc, weak facc.
On hls head he wore headdrcss shaped like a
crown and covered with eotd.foll and LACE.
The King OF Olt'c lives In Cacnttu, OF, an
allowance Of 5000, 900 i year. He docs not come
near tue Government House, partly necansc
n rhHtF nfof>Aht t1reht I'm Ia II inii s,f
state prisoner on account ol llts hupposed syn.
pathes With the niut.ny. The old King epcutts
a good slare Of l,ss inc0tne in buying animals.
}ic 'ias co,iec.ion Vi Snakes n,,i il fond ot
eye VII! bring hin, good fortune, md II one Of
slls Hralnin priests tells him Tint the possession
81 such 6trd y necessary To- 9, hs H. happiness, he
runored, had an interest III the sa.e. MOI iunE
atnte the King made purchase OF tigers, md
vas about to buy q new ard choice lot, when
tho Lieutenant. Governor tntcricrcd nHd en!l
son foy tho Kngly Office Is 10 profound ttaat
like It best tu [ts eccentric ABperte, md would
hase Eeio!eed TO hn1o seen 80. original
Majesty; but hts Majesty Is II sceiusion
his priests, and Ills women, md sees no
one, und We ind to be content with seeing his
son. The pEt1lce sccmcd loslorn With h!s Gaub!e
rrown, hts robcs, anl his gems, and hid bchud
tIlG puma h!IA ~ EVlA1Th Wiz EuUI1it Allti
avoided general conversation. Another noted
Prince Was the descendant OF Tippop Soltan, q
fult.hsooacd. eegcr Mosle,n Prince, With Il Aow-
sME beard nnd character ii tbs Iines Of Its tarc.
This Prince has tIeen IN England, talkB English
well, nlld Is II legal sublcct uf tho CraWu.
KEFcoEEs FROM nURMAH.
Moro interesting was thu young Prince from
Burm1h aud bis wife. We llaye Ind news from
Burnah Thu ncw King has tuken to eyil wass,
especially In tic murder Of hts relations THEY
kau tttrro I.1.
dent In sfnndalay,and force Of troops has gouc
to BGrmnh to protect the Resident. And all
Calcutta Is horror-strlelsen over the news. do
not know TOW true It all lnay hc.. ! have no.
Of British rule ia Asta .l'at sons outraas,
some menace to British uuwer, alwAra
tnkcs place about tic timc that tic
interests interests of The IT, Empire redulr1 moro
mud is 'snncxalioa Is ioreeonc. But about tic
7, Be- nc no p r. es M sn fssess fess
arc refugees nsd Under the protection Of the
tls lady, With almost, European fuaturos. anu
wus the cyn0suse Of the evening. Mrs. Grant
had quito conversation With her, M,l WIS
| struck with hug yiyaclty and intolligeucc. Tho
prescnt,--wttlt all, indeed, who spoke English
and Informed tic Viceruy tEint he regarded the
opportunity OF meeting him ns an,unts thu most
agreeable usd Interesting feutures oi his Indian
journey.
THE vlCERof OF INDIA.
Tho Vtceroy Leaves for tho htl.s, antI lsas only
remained u Calcutta TO ttis tiMc to- be able to
welcome Gcn. tfrant. HcfOre leaving he lad a
lonE asd alsnost httcctlotata interview with the
uencral, who thankod min for the apierttor md
h4sustaltty Ut our recept1n IN Iuaa, II waa
pleasant for LIS tn meet IN Lord l.ystou uub!,.-
snau who not ouly kueW America in II putle
way, but lind ianifliar acquaintance with
! Washington City. Thu CnostuE when Lord
y the Gsncral told The vlceroy: very mil Ct,
! changed. Fl,c 1oud has conlc. Thu Vtceroy
| spoke of Ercrett, nnl Webster, MIL Ctny, and
| tho nict he knew: uf 1ad,cs md gentlemen who
ilollrtsiled under Tyler nlnl FILLMORE, ind were
'Sas pleasant to hear tho V!ceroy spuaK With ao
much cosdtality, nrd Cuotl feullug, n,M apprc.
c'aftol' Of America, a',d ni'cn our talk ran into
poIlticA questions at hotnc. ind pnrty lines, It
was gratifying to hear him say tltat ho could
Mot comprehend how an American who bclicves
In Ills country could sustain any policy tlnt did
not coni!rE Asl consolidate ltie rusultH Of tho
War. Whatever the merits OF the War III tito
bcgtnn!Hg the c!ld WAS to tnnlc Anlerica an It'll
plrc. to put our country among tho great tl,l-
t!olis Ut tho earth, aud such position wn8 now
| every Ancrlean's hcrituge, a,Mi the defense OF
which should 10 his Arst thought
VISIT TO HE1r1slI nuHMaH.
RANaooN, British DurIna,, March 1B.~-A dis
patch was recet!cd In Calcutta BY ten. Grant
HaJl1g that the Richmond, wbrll ire md Lcen
expecting at uullc, lind not passcd sc Stcz
Canal. All the Generals plans In visiting Asia
lad been based upon thu movements OF tho
Richmond, nIa the lIopB that She would be at
SONS point nn tile indian coast by tlsu time lle
rtaeiie,i Calcutta. Unller this impression fls
had uccepted Invitations TO visit Ceyloli at,,l
Aadras, mud was plapnsn! an expedition Into tie
Dutch Islant!B. This news led to u sudden nt.l1
complete change In our pluna. Ills General re-
solved to leave 1nuin und move on to China i,l
tic tlrst stcntncr. Out OF this resolution canla
oltr visit ~ Durral, O country that }lna not
otherwise been tn o,tr i,rocrnt.lmc, n',d which
! VIC have found to bo most Interesting. w
lett Calcutta ut midnight, In order { to
catch thu tides tn lll0 llU0gly, on bourtl
tho steamer Slmfa. Of tile British inatl Nay1-
gattott Coulpally, commanded by Capt. Trunks,
young u,ll a6le otl!rcr. Tho siInla was Al
| pleasant nnA comfortable us though it hll been
our owu yacht, utnl our run across thu bay OF
| Hcugat WIS over AllH1ncr 5ea. Tho Nights
| were 70 Warln thlt It WIS impossible to sleep III
our cabins, l1.l wc fuuut! as good acconlnluds-
| tlons ~ We could lying al,out Tic duck.
AEcElTl0a or uES. HNASF AT NAs1ooH.
We satle,l up tho river to langoon ut,tl arrived
ut tEse wharf about ruot,. A hercc sun was
blazing, a. tlle whole la,lseupe seemed baked,
80 stern was tIu lieut.. lsulsoon IL tiia pruyE.
psl city uf BuFnla'l, Mntl aeGu frna tho Wlnrl Is
u luw.lyinE, Htragellug tawn. Two British
| ,nen-nf.Wnr WurH IN tfe tnrI,or vim manual