The excitement about th's great spectacle increases in intensity as the days pass by. In less than a fortnight will be the opening ceremony, and already the old imperial city is beginning to fill with visitors. The dust everywhere is inches thick, and as yet no attempt has been to lay it. The camp extends for miles and miles, and probably one-half of the inmates will never see the other half It is calculated that when the military will have all assembled there will be no less than 80,000 tents. The Viceroy's camp alone contains 1,000, with about European officials, without counting the guests. Now that all the invitations have been issued, the Goveroment, have made a very liberal concession to the durbarness (invited guests). In order to help towards meeting the costs of the visit, the Govern-mitted by durbarness, including the following: ment will be prepared to Poy. bills sub-cost of travelling expenses of self and two servants, of a carriage and a pair of horses, and of about 1,200 Ibs. of luggage. This no doubt will be a considerable help, but will be but @ drop in the ocean in comparison with the outlay the majority are max-India will be in a state of delirious exciteing. For ten days, at Teas, the whole, of ment, such as it has never known before. Representatives of sil that is noble and dis-
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in rank, intellect and wealth will 19th December.
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