Year: 1875




and he will pously acknowledge that Gods will should


THE DUKE OF EDNBuRGu rS INDIA.


The visit Of the Duke Of Edinburgh TO India In 1860
20 while In command Of the Gaatea was very sue
cessgl affair He was received by all classes-native
and European-with great cordialty He made an ex-
tensve tour OF the country and spent time in
each of the principal cities. Many of the native
princes assembled Calcutta to pay their respects and
he visited during his BY several of the most
powerful rajahs. The Duke visited Benares Agra,
Delhi Umballa and Lucknow He engaged in boar
hunting travelled in royal style on the back Of ele-
plants, invested with the Order of the Star of In
dia by the Viceroy and gave and attended numerous
balls. But there was no political or other significance
attached TO his visit He was merely q cruise with
his ship and he known to have power or voice in
shaping the policy Of the country The matter en-
tirey different with the Prince OF Wales who goes
as heir apparent and who, in the course of me viii
become Emperor of India


A DIsAGREEABLE HITCH


in the programme of the tour disclosed few
weeks since, and which at FIRST came like bombshelI
in the India Office in London. II was elegraphed from
Calcutta that the Nzam Of Hyderabad the most pow
erul chief in Hindostan, had declined to meet the
Prince on his arrival Tho report was soon after con-
tradcted but the facts given later show that there
some ground for the statement The inhabants
OF Hyderabad are OF the most 1anatical caste OF Mo-
hammedans in India They turbulent and fierce in
their hatred Of the Christian No European official OF
high rank is safe among them Consequently the
Prince of Wales his advisers arranged his route so as
to avoid this dangerous ground, just as the Duke or
Edinburgh in 1870 took to remain beyond its con-
fines But II was proposed or expected that the Nzam,
who has received many marks Of distinction from the
Crown would travel distance Of 800 miles from his
own capital to meet the heir apparent. This the
Indian ruler, who is represented delicate
and eXctable youth declined to do, and spokesman
on his behalf declared that there were many other
parts OF the country where the population more
fanaoa and perhaps more bitter against Europeans,
than IN Hyderabad. 1t is thought the matter can be
arranged in some satisfactory way but no expects
that the Prince under any circumstances will venture
among the NiZam's subjects This incident had rather
dampcning effect on the project for it was consial
cred unfortunate that such question should arise s.
as to interfere with mpressng on the most powerful
of the Indian chiefs of the grandeur and great
ness OF the British Empire and Of its rulers.


THE PROGRAMME IN INDIA.


After passing through the Isthmus of SueZ and pro-
ceeding down the Red Sea the royal visitor will make
his first appearance in India at Bombay, where he
will be the guest Of Sir Philip Wodehouse. He will
be welcomed in that city by Lord Northbrook the Vice
roy. Several native princes including the young Guik
of Baroda will to Bombay during the stay Of
the Prince, and will be introduced to him there Ancra
stay of eight or ten days at the capital Of the Western
Presidency during which time there is TO be an almost
endless round OF festivities ilumiDatons processions
balls receptions, &c, the visitor goes down the coast
to Baypore the Viceroy meantime returning to Cal
batore, and thence the country TO Serngapatam
and Bangalore Madras is to be reached early in Decem
ber After stay of two days the royal yacht Osborne
will proceed TO Ceyon where their stay will be short
abont week., as the Prince Is due at Calcutta Decem-
Der % Christmas and New Years Day will be spentn
the capital He VIII set out for the northwest about
the Sd of January Taking Benares Caynpore and
Lucknow the way, he will get to Delhi about the
14h, where large body of troops will be encamped
The business of the camp of exercise will occupy about
ten days, after which the Prince will go to Lahore,
turning to Agra on the 9th Of February


TIGER HUNT


Although the time of year favorable to shooting
Dig game some efforts will be made TO start tiger
two shooting expedition to the Serai will begin
about the 14th and last three weeks In Bengal the
jungle so heavy in cold weather that very little
cuton can be done; but later, in February the tiger
the rhinoceros and other large beasts the for
ests but the chase after them is by 70 free from
danger AT the conclusion of the hunt the Prince goes
to Bombay where he will embark for England about the
middle of March.


What the political effect Of the visit will be has
gagged considerable attention. The Ministry have prom
ised great results and have asked and obtained large
appropriations from Parliament No doubt the Prince
will be received everywhere he visits with public out
bursts of welcome fireworks apd plenty Of lip loyalty;
but he will the risk of m1rderer being always near
him. He must be lavish in his gifts but the poor will
benefit nothing by the bestowa Of presents the out
lay of money during his travels The chiefs reckoning
upon some addition to their dignitios ranging from
gun or two to the ribbon of the Star of India Among
the masses of the Hndoos these royal visits mott
looked upon with favor When great prince appearsI
among them other than hostile mission they think
the Doa Is TO be rev'sed-one Of tho most offensive ex
actions of the mOgu emperors-when they required
the raahs to send their airest daughters to the
peria harem. More than this the Dola being insult
which rouses the Rapport blood to boiling heat, has
always in the popular belief been considered tho pre-
cursor of war and bloodshed 1t may be easy to re-
move such an impression from the minds of intelligent
natives, but with the the thing difficult The
Duke OF Edinburgh in 1870 suffered from this prejudice.


1t is believed that no formal Durba will be held during
the visit as the relative positions of the heir apparent
and Vceroy could not be easily understood; but thu
Prince will hold private receptions of the mobiles of Tho





Lucknow respectively Etiquette will prevent the
visitor being present at any gathering except those I'M
the Government House.


ASSASSINATION OF LORD MAYO


The murder of Lord Mayo the Viceroy, in 1871 hast
been brought prominently TO notice in view OF the.
possible danger TO which the Prince may be exposedi
during his Eastern journey In February OF the year
mentioned Lord Mayo visited the Andaman Islands,
situate on the east side of the Bay of Bengal where
penal settlement had been established for the retention
OF native convcts, many Of whom were Of the worst
class. Some reports OF difficulties and abuses In the
management of this institution had attracted atten-i
ton and the Viceroy deemed II advisable TO visit the
place in person He moved about almost unguarded
and without any special precautions the dark of a.
tropical evening close to tho huts where convicts
assembled, among native prisoners at large and
attendants closely following his footsteps This seemed
extremely careless, especially whcp il remembered
that the Chief Justice of Bengal had been only few
months before struck down in open day by an assassin
While Lord Mayo walking along wharf Shere ALL
a convict broke through his guards and with a COM
mon knife stabbed the unfortunate nobleman the
left shoulder and second time under the right shoulder
blade before any one could interfere. Shere Ali had
Deen convicted in 1867 1.-THE murder Of relative whom
who had in accordance with the blOod feud resolved
70 Kill, and was condemned to death. This was a year
before Lord Mayos arrival in the country His sentence
was commuted to Imprisonment for life as there was
a presumption that the actual blow struck by O
comrade. F" Shere Ali when questioned to his mo-
tives Tor the assassination OF the Vceroy sad-It was
his 1ate; he had committed the act by order OF Godn
such fanatics II is well known numerous all over
india and much crcumspection will have be used so
as to shield the Prince Of Wales from possible assault at
their haLds.