him, lie devotes his leisure hours, not to debauchery, empty exhibitions, and prurient dancing entertainments, but to the pursuit of Science, for the very ardent love of it alone. To learn that this chieftain also practises with the dissecting knife, and appreciates the secrets revealed by Anatomy, still further throws a light on the remarkable changes that are occurring even in the society of the Princes of Central Iudia. It is not our province to regard a subject like this from a political point of view; but the consideration naturally arises as to whether it would be beneath the diguity of the Government to ask of its various officers the several tastes, bents, pursuits, and qualifications of the potentates with whom they may be officially or privately associated. IIow senseless and childish it must appear for the Chief of Khctree, with all the riches, means, and appliances of princedom around him, to receive at a Durbar, in exchange for his customary tribute of jewels or shawls, similar trash in return. "Why should not select libraries, telescopes, microscopes, clcctric machines, engines, or any of the myriad models or practical instruments, or works of ornamental art, adapted to his tastes and suited to his pursuits, be appropriately selected for the chieftain's choice ?

The frivolities of the native

Durbar, and the disgraceful frauds practised by Toshakana Baboos, bribed by metropolitan jewellers, have culminated in an anachronism. It is full time that such practices should be swept away for ever ; and the approval and good-will of the State towards Native Chiefs displayed in such a manner as to prove that the pursuit of intellectual studies, and the patronizing of Science and Art are more laudable than a vain boast in aigrettes, diamond waist-belts, cloth of gold, jewelled hookhas, and other tawdry fripperies of the sort. The Rajah of Khetree displays an example of intellectual appreciation, and praiseworthy mental training, which we would fain see imitated in, other Native States,

THE LEISURE HOURS OF A NATIVE PRINCE. in advance, made

by a Native of eminence in prejudices, or the environments of social and religious obstacles, is worthy of note. It is the more especially so when the movement is completely self-prompt" ed. Nothing, therefore, could be more gratifying to us than to Any

India,

receive

single step

out of the meslies of caste

a

Medical Communication from

a

personage of

no

less

Klietree, an independent princo of considerable statu3, in Eajpootana. "We publish elsewhere the communication in question. It is short, but very significant in many ways. The Eajah expresses his regret that, not having a microscope by him at the time, he was unable to examine the case reported, as minutely as he would otherwise have done. Has it then come to this, that Native Chiefs in the retirement of distinction than the

their own

Kajah

possessions,

of

and away from

the collision of active

in

delight literature, scientific observation, the use of microscopes, and the like ? Here, truly, is a subject replete with matter for reflection. A Rajpoot of the highest caste, with princely titles, of his own accord masters English, has a passion for Physiological research and Pathological study, and determinds,

find

mines to raise himself above the intellects around him.

the. intervals

of relaxation from the

public duties required

In of