Grant's tour around the world; with incidents of his journey through England, Ireland, Scotland .. . THE FRANCE TO- THE SUEZ CANAL. wharf and a company of Bombay volunteers in line. Asthe General ascended the steps he was met by Brigadier-General Aitcheson, commanding the forces; Sir FrancisSouter, Commissioner of Police ; Mr. Grant, the MunicipalCommissioner, and Colonel Sexton, commanding the Bom-bay volunteers, all of whom gave him a hearty welcometo India. The volunteers presented arms, the band playedour national air, and the General, amid loud cheers from AROUND THE WORLD. 579 tlie Europ
Grant's tour around the world; with incidents of his journey through England, Ireland, Scotland .. . THE FRANCE TO- THE SUEZ CANAL. wharf and a company of Bombay volunteers in line. Asthe General ascended the steps he was met by Brigadier-General Aitcheson, commanding the forces; Sir FrancisSouter, Commissioner of Police ; Mr. Grant, the MunicipalCommissioner, and Colonel Sexton, commanding the Bom-bay volunteers, all of whom gave him a hearty welcometo India. The volunteers presented arms, the band playedour national air, and the General, amid loud cheers from AROUND THE WORLD. 579 tlie Europeans present, walked slowly with uncovered headto the state carriage. Accompanied by Captain Frith, whorepresented the Governor, and attended by an escort ofnative cavalry, the General and party made off to MalabarPoint. Our home in Bombay is at the Government House, onMalabar Point, in the suburbs of the city. MalabarPoint was in other days a holy place of the MOUNT SINAI. Here was a temple, and it was also believed that if thosewho had sinned made a pilgrimage to the rocks therewould be expiation or regeneration of soul. The Portu-guese who came to India were breakers of images, whobelieved that the religion of Christ was best served by thedestruction of the pagan temples. Among the templeswhich were subjected to their pious zeal was one on INIala-bar Point. There are only the ruins remaining, and massesof rock, bearing curious inscriptions, lie on the hillside. 580 GRANTS TOUR . • Malabar Point is an edge of the island of Bombay juttingout into the Indian Ocean. Where the bluff overlooks thewaters it is one hundred feet high. This remnant of therock has been rescued from the sea and storm and deco-rated with trees and shrubbery, the mango and the the sea is a battery with five large guns, shin-ing and black, looking out upon the ocean and keepingwatch over the Empire of England. It is difficult to de-scribe a residence
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