Middlesbrough & Stockton Gazette and General Advertiser. — 1875-11-11 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

THE PRINCE'S VISIT.  The last Indian mail brings acsontits of the numtrou; and liberal efforts made by all ranks, races. anaemia' to make the Prince of Wales's visit to India a brilliant success. The native princes are displaying a liberality ' which ought to shame our Government. The Maharajah of Bonfires has contributed £2,500 towards founding a hospit to commemorate the Prince's visit. The Mahal !limb of Vizianagrum has subscribed £1.500, the Zernindir: of Ettapooram intends to expend £3,01,0, while Hater's durbar has sanctioned the enormous expenditure of £50,000. Altogether we believe we are ju tified in anticipating that upwards of a million of money will be laid out by private individuals, probably much more. There is, therefore, every prospect of H.R.II.'s visit proving socially a magnificenteiffsir ; whether it will be as ureat a political success remains to be seen. We fear that the natives will fill to appreciate the Prince's anomalous position. They will imagine, on the princeple that a king's face shows grace, that their future Emperor will come prepared to redress grievances, to bestow favors, in short, to discount the blessings of his reign; and they will obstinstely refuse to believe that he is only a visitor to the Viceroy, unable to confer a single permanent benefit of any kind. When they realize the true state of the case their disappointment will be very great, and when all hope has departed there still be a feeling of disanpointment far from favourable to a development of loyalty. That the prince personally will create a favourable impression we do not for a moment doubt, but when it is seen that the countless petitions which will be showered on Lim are simply handed over so Government "to be dealt with by the 1./toper department," they will begin to ask why he came is powerless to redress wrongs, and even precluded from listening to complaints. Perhaps the most useful result of the tour will be the mastiug , of troops in honour of his Royal Highness ; the moral . effect will be gr. at. For our own part, we should be glad were the Prince baek in England again and all were well, for we cannot disguise from ourselves that during every day of his stay in India he will incur serious risky. lie doubt every precaution will be taken, but was not Lord Mays slain in the midst of his staff, and can any precanti.ms avail against fanatics who covet rather than shun death, and believe that if they meet the latter in an attempt to slay an infidel paradise is oertaiu. It is notorious that the Wahsbees have a widespread organization, and that, confounded with the mass of the people, they are to be found all over India. It is equally notorious that in•their eyes the murder of a Feriughee is the most meritorious of acts, and it would be strange if they ' were to let the epportunity of slaying FO representative and eminent a Feringhee slip. Aseassivatione of royal personages are not unknown in Europe, where murder is regarded by the maj otity with abhorrence. When the attempt has failed, the cause , has generally been the desire of the would-be assai-1 pin to secure a chance of escape. A fanatical Wahabee would not, however, bestow a thought on his own safety, and would actually rejoiee at the idea of his death provided it were preceded by that • of his victim. The danger from the assassin's knife is one that under these circumstances cannot be effectually guarded against, and we can only hope and pray that the Prince mey returu ti England nuhtut.—Pirtoriai World.  A