(Times of India.)
Extracted from the fifth volume of tht lections from the records of the Indian Government, by Mr. Hugh Sandeman, 4
To J—-M—, Esq., London.
CAucurta, 23rd December, 1779.
Tam now to fulfil my promise to give you a particular account of the day, at it is commonly spent by an Englishman in Ben, About the hour of seven in the morning his durban {porter or door-keeper) opens the gate, and the veranda (gallery) is free to his drears, peons, (footman), harcarrahs (messengers or spies) chubilars (a kind of constables), houccabadars and consmabs (or steward and. butler), writers and solicitora. The head-beatee and jemadar enter the hall, and his bedroom at eight Gelock. A lady quits h fe, and is conducted by private staircase, either to' her own apartment, oroutof the yard. The moment the master throws his legs out of bed, the whole posse in waiting rush into his room, each making three salams,.by handing the body and head very low, and touching the forehead with the inside of the fingers, and the floor with the back part He condescsnds, perhaps, to nod or cast an eye towards the solicitors of his favor and protection. In about half an hour after undoing and taking off his long drawers, a clean shirt, breeches, stockings. and slippers, are put upon his body, thighs and feet, without any greater exertion on his own, than if he was a statue. The barber enters, him, cut his nails, and cleans his ears. The chillumjee and ewer are brought by a servant, whose duty it is who pours water upon his hands, to wash his hands, face, and presents a towel, The superior then walks in'state to his breakfasting parlour in his waistcoat; is seated: the consumah makes and pours out his tea, and presents him with a plate of bread or toast, The hair-dresser comes behind, and begins his operations, while the houceabadar softly slips the upend of the snake or tube of the houcca into his and, While the hair dresser is doing his duty, the ntlewen is eating, sippingand smoking by tures, and by, his bannain presents himself with humble salatns, and advances somewhat more forward than the other attendants. If any of the solicitors are of mence they are honored with chairs. Those ceremot are continued perhaps till ten o'clock; when, attended by his cavalcade, he is conducted to his palanquin, and preceded by eight to twelve chubdara, harcarralis, and. Fivery distinguished by the colour of their turbans and nw, with the i igi of their professions, and their cumberbands (a long muslin belt wrapt round the waist), they move, elf at a quick amble; the set of be-arara, consisting of ight generally, relieve each other with alertness, and without incommoding the master.
bobas its to make, his peons lead and direct the and if business render his presence only ho shows himself, and pursues his other enor Tur NEW U. S, Minister to Carxa.—The Bullet n speaks of Senator Low's views in the following for He entertains liberal opinions on the subject of our. relations with China, and has strong faith that under' the influence of just treatment, combined with steady moral pressure, the Chinese Government may be induced to open' the way in that country for the enterprise and improvement of this. When ho was still Governor, in January, 1867, he presided at the banquet in honour of the inauguration of the steam mail service with China, and made a speech in which he held that the raling powers in China will learn the Denefita of free intercourse, and that no portion of our own country has anything to fear from such intercourse. He avowed bitivelf a strong believer in the' superiority of his own race, and ite ability to win in the ventest for supreinavy with any people, without,
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