THE PRINCE OF WALES’ VISIT TO INDIA.

Globe, Volume IV, Issue 433, 2 November 1875, Page 3

THE PRINCE OF WALES’ VISIT TO INDIA.

The London correspondent of the Manchester Guardian writes :—The route to be taken by the Prince of Wales when he visits India has now been definitely settled, so far as is possible in this country. His Royal Highness will embark at Venice and call on his way to Alexandria either at Corfu or Navarino, to see his brother-in-law, the King of Greece. The time fixed for arriving at Bombay is the Bth of November. The details of arrangements in the Bombay Presidency are left with the Governor, but they will include a visit and Mahabuleshwar. At Poonah there will be a grand review of the Bombay army. On the 18th and 19th the Prince will embark at Bombay for Calicut, where he will be received by the authorities of the Madras Presidency. The Royal party will be under the immediate guidance of Colonel Michael, well known for his connection with the Paris and Vienna Exhibitions, who will take them on hunting excursions by way of Coimbatoor to the Neilgherries, Mysore, and Bangalore. At the last named place there will be another review, this time of the Madras army. From Bangalore the Prince will proceed by way of Vellore to Madras, After a brief stay in that city His Royal Highness will travel by rail southwards to Trichiuopoly, and thence to Tuticorin, calling on the way to see some of the magnificent temples which abound in that part of India. From Tuticorin he will cross the Guil of Alauaarto Colombo, and travel by rail to Kandy. The main object of his visit to Ceylon will be to enjoy the sport of elephant hunting. The royal party will again take ship at Trin comalee for Calcutta, where they are timed to arrive on December 23rd. About a week will be spent in the capital, during which time the Viceroy will hold a chapter of the Star of India, when honors will bo conferred upon several Europeans as well as native princes. The route from Calcutta will be along the valley of the Ganges to Patna, Dinapore, and Benares, where the Prince will strike across the country to Fyzabad and Oude. From the last named place he will make hunting excursions into the terai of Nepaul. In this part of the tour he will doubtless meet Sir Jung Bahadur. Returning to Oude, he will go to Lucknow and Cawnpore, and thence along the railway to Agra and Delhi., At this ancient capital there will be the third and greatest military review. Proceeding northwards, the Prince will next go to Meerut, Putriala, Umritsur, atd Lahore. After a brief stay in this part of the Pnnjaub, there will be a long ride to Jamoo, in Cashmere ; unfortunately time will not permit of a visit to the beautiful Cashmere Valley and Seriuagur, From Jamoo the Prince will begin what may be called his return journey. He will retrace his steps as far as Agra, whence he will make excursions direct east ward to Ajmere and Gwalior. At Agra rail will once more be taken, and the party will proceed via Cawnpore to Allahabad. After a brief stay here the journey will be resumed across the Continent to Bombay, by way of Jubbulpoor, Mhow, and Indore. Before reaching Bombay, the Prince will be met at Allora by the young Nizam of Hyderabad, and India will be left about the end of March. The above list does not include a tithe of the places where His Royal Highness will visit, but it gives a fair and intelligible outline of the proposed route.