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LI FERARY REVIEW. ACCOUNT of the PEOPLE of INDIA, their Character, Alanncrs,ind Customs. By Abbe DUl3ol3,lllissioliar'y in !le Mysore. In Quarto. This work has the rare advantage of having been composed in the midst of the people whom i: describes. The Attthor, having sought refuge in India from the horrors of the French Revoin lion, resided among the natives as a Missionary for the space of nearly eighteen years, and availed himself or this long,and familiar intercourse to compile a distitmt account of Hindoo Custom tool Manners. The manuscript was submitted to some of the highest official characters in British Jodi., and was pronounced by a vet y enlighteoed Judge to he the most comprehensive and minute account extant, in arty European language, of the manners of the Llindoos. 'This commenda tion, btntowd withont . qualification or reserve, appears to he the result of impartial comparison, And the perusal of the work itself affords no grounds to question its justice. From tie abundant and varied store of informa tion which the Author has collected, it is evident that the years of his long residence have beets most actively and iodustrionsly employed. By accommodating himself to the mode of life, and in some degree to the prejudices of the Hindoos, he appears to have conciliated their confidence, and to have been admitted by them to that degree of intimacy which was necessary for obtaining a complete insight into their character. The ma terials are distributed in the order usually oh.. served in works of this nature, with such modifi cations as accorded with the peeoliar views of the Author. In the detail of his descriptions he has adopted that clear, animated, and inartifieial sye for which-the best writers of his country are re lvbrated ; and there is a . tone of "placid gaiety throughout, strongly indicative of that booyancy cif n‘ttionai tempfttainent which has supported so many of his companions in exile and misfortune. It seldom rises above the pitch of polite and easy . cooversation, and, without any ;appearance of effort, produces a more vivid impression than could have been effected by an eitahntare and formai mode of diction. it may be fait iy exemplified by the following picturesque sketch of the ilindoos. " Veneral, the Hindus have the forehead small, the face thinner and more meagre than the Europeans ; and they are also very much inlet iur to tkin in strength and other physical qualities. They are lean, feeble, and incapable of typo!. - ing the labours and fatigues which the other race are habituated to.. The Brabmahs, in particular, scarcely ever attempt any laborious effort Of the body; and when they do, it is but moult:nutty. This feebleness is, no:doubt, occasioned by the mitore of the climate, as well as by the duality of the food to which the greater number of Hindus are restricted. In general, they eat nothing but Seeds, or such insipid matters ; for, though 1110 Si of them cultivate rice, which appears to be a pro duction of nature in the highest degree suited to the use of man, and well adapted Co sustain his vi gonr,.the to tss of the people do not use it for their ordinary fare. They are obliged to sell it, to get what is necessary for paying their taxes, to procure clothes, and supply their other do mestic "31115. - Aft er rdisposing of their crop of rice, nourish themselves, for the rest of the year, in the best way they are able, upon the vari,,us sorts of small seeds, similar to what are given, in Europe to pigs or chickens ; and it were to be wished that every Hindu had even this sorry tare at his comma-ad. ". fire suite debility and tendency to degenerate, which is so visible in the Hindus themselves, ap pear to involve all animal existence in that coun try, from the plant up to the human species. The grass, vegetables, and fruits, are all sapless ; at least, the greater part are devoid of the nourish ing qualities inherent in the sante productions of nature in other cou n tries. " The domestic and wild animals, with the ex ception of the elephant and the tiger, are there found in a degraded state, both as to ',alive vigour and nutritive, properties. All eatable things, of the n:ost succulent nature elsewhere, are insipid Here.. Nature seems, in this region, to hare fa shioned all her productions animate or inanimate, on a scale propottioned -to the feebleness of the . people. What she has provided for the use or the ' service of a debilitated being, she has lowered in • a cor responding degree. '" The imbecility of the mind keeps pace • with that of the body. There is no country, I believe, where one meets with so many stupid or sills' creatures i and, although in India there are to he found nUmbers of persons of govd sense and int) , &rate talents; and even some who, by means ot a good education, have distingnished themselves advantageously amongst their countrymen, yet I think it very doubtful whether, during the three centuries in which the Europeans have been settled in the country, they have ever discovered among them one :rue genius. " What they are, in point of courage, is well known; their natural cowardice being every where prove, bial. Neither have they sufficient firmness of mind to resist any application that may he made to them on their weak side. Praise and flattery will in duce them to part witlyany thing they possess. " They are not less devoid of that provident spirit, which makes other mortals think of their future warts and well-being, as much as of the j~resent. Provided the Hindu has just enough to support the vanity and extravagance of the day, Ere never reflects on the state of misery to which Le will be reduced on the morrow, by his osten 7 tatiuus and empty parade. He sees nothing but the present moment, and his thoughts never pe netrate into an obscure futurity. Front this want of foresight, chiefly, proceed the frequent and sudden revolutions iu the for tunes of the Hindus, and the rapid transitions from a state of luxury and the highest opulence to, the most abject wr'etchedness. " They support such over p ower i ng s h oc k s o f I'm-time with intieli 'resignation and patience,— Bat if would be erroneous to ascribe their tran epiThily,"Untfe'r such 'cir'eurnstances, to loftiness of spirit or magnanimity; for it is the want of se(); sibility alone that prvents their minds from be ing affected by the blessings or miseries of life. " It was probably with an intention to make some impression on their unfeeling nature, and to stimulate their imagination, that their histo ries, whether sacred ov profane, their worship and laws, are so replenished with extraordinary anti extravagant conceits. " We must also ascribe to their phlegmatic temper, more than to any perverseness ot dispo- Sition, the want of attachment and gratitude with tvhich the Hindus are justly repremcbed.— No where is a benefit conferred so quickly for gotten as among them. That 3 entimem which is roused in generous minds by the remembrance of favours received, and which repays in some measure the liberal heart for the sacrifices which its dt sire to oblige so often requires it to make, is quite a stranger to the .natives of India." The same liveliness of colouring is observable in the Author's view ot the personal qualities and manners of the Brahmans " It is easy to distinguish a member of this cast, by a certain free and unembarrassed air, something more easy and independent than is in general to be met with in the other tribes. With wit betraying any appearance, of affectation, their manner and movement sufficiently indicate the consciousness they feel of their superiority in. rank and origin. One may recognize them also by their language, which is exempt front the low and vulgar expressions in use among the othercasts. Besides its superior purity and elegance, it is more tinctured with the Sanserit. They have particular phrases also, not employed by.t he Sudras. In pri vate conversation their discourse is diversified with proverbial turns and allegorical allusions, htieflp expressed. Possessing a great copiousness of phrase, it often happens that, after learning their language tolerably one is provoked to find .that he cannot understand a word that passes be tween any patty of them, when conversing fami liarly with each other. In their talk, as well as in their letters, they introduce a.thousand grace- HI flights, which they know very well how to apply. Indeed they rather exceed just bounds in this res i ,ect, as they have no moderation in the extravagance of their compliments. They make no scruple to elevate above all the gods those to whom they direct their flattery ; and tit!) , this is but the first step in their fulsome adulation. " But, to reverse the picture, and turn to their hurt id and execrable foulness of language and imprecations; they must be admitted to have a more unbounded supply of these flowers of speech than of the courteous sort. Fur, although the BraliMarts pride themselves on their politeness dad good education, they forget them both when their passion is roused. Op these occasions, such a torrent of the most indecent and obscene ex pressions issues from their impure mouths, that one would be tempted to suppose they had made a particular study of the language of invective and insult." SALE V the LATE QUEEN'S 140ft.SES and CARRIAGES. Vesierday was ili a d a y appointed for the sale of this property, at Tattersall's, and the yard was crowded, either with purchasers, or the curious, long before the sale commenced, but we did not observe, throughout the day, any person of rank among the numerous company assembled. What ever pat t of the property was bought for the No bility, was purchased by cott►mission. Six of the most valuable carriage horses were pur chased for the Earl of I - Lircourt, Master of the Horse to the late Qaeen ; and one for the Duke of Wellington. Mr. -Ramsbottom, of Windsor, was also d considerable purchaser and Alderman Wood, eye believe, bought a pair of young hoses for his carriage. The horses in general sold very high, and ; in most cases, csm siderably above their value. For instance—horSes upwards of 17 years of age sold for 70 and 80 gui neas each ; and several, that in the hands of the dealer would not have fetched 101., sold for 50, 60, and 70 guineas each. The following are a few of the ,most Guineas. Clianee Lofty Mason Spanker Spenst r Spitler Windinsh Tbintail Lion St ringlialt Years old. The total produce of the whole fitly-five horses was, 4,454/. The carriages sold but indifferently, And mostly ttmong the coachmakers. A sociable baronet' landau, «•i'h three detached heads, brought only 0:i guineas. This carriage, within the last eigh teen months, cost 300 guineas altering and re pairing. The state chariot of the Master of the Horse brought only 37 gdineas ; and the whole eighteen carriages produced only 1,0771. The most valuable of the late Queen's carriages, a landau, recently built, was lett by her Majesty's Will to M3datne Beckendottr, who retires with it to Mecklenburg!), as soon as the whole at the af fairs are arranged. CAUTION.--A set of fellows, having the appear . :ince of porters, have of late succeeded in prac tising a fresh mode of imposition on the public, by standing at the corner of streets of public tho roughfares, plying as porters, carrying a knot on their shoulders, and nith aprons, and wit°, on being entrns•cd to carry any property, have ab sconded with it. On Tuesday last Mr. Marsden, of Ilecres's•place, Hoxton, having a large quan tity of linen, &c. to send to a gentleman's house in town, the servant was sent for a porter. One of the above description of fellows was found standing at the corner of a street, and hired ; he was unable to carry the proper ty at one journey, and returned several times for,the whole of it ; after which he returned for the money agreed on, which was paid him, Mr. Marsden thinking the property was safely deli vered. Shottly afterwards a message was for warded, to Mr. M. by the owner of the articles, who felt surprised at not receiving them, and the imposition of the fellow alluded to was discovered. Information was given to the Police at Lambeth street, and by the activity of Freeman, the officer, the villain was discovered, in consequence of the wife' hieing pledged the whole of the property, throughwhich they were trac ed. DUTCH MAIL. A piaci; Mail arrived last night, and has brought the following intelligence : " BRUSSELS, Nov. 30.—They write from the French Frontiers, that the tour of the Duke of Angouleme, in the Northern Departments, had for its object not only to examine the state of the fortresses, but also to • inquire into the opinions of the great number of Generals and Officers who are resident in the Departments, and are on half pay. The Duke had trequent conversations with the ptincipal of them. Some of the Officers are sent, front time to time, upon •ac:ive service, but care seems to be always taken not to in clude among them those whose way of think ing is exaggerated. The Commissioners ap pointed to investigate the state of the Frontier Fortresses have proceeded a great way in their la bours. It appears, that these Fortresses, during the time that the French Frontiers were extended to the Rhine, were greatly neglected, and that most of them require very considerable repairs, to answer, in some degree, the object for which they are designed. Some necessary materials have been collected tot' the repair of these dilapidated works, and several Officers of Engineers have been charg ed with the direction of the operations. A re solution of the Government is expected to de termine in what manner the loss of the for tresses, ceded by the last peace, shall be made good—the line of djeuce, projected , by Vau ban, having been broken by that cession.— The Decree of the King, by which the fortresses are released front the state of siege, and every thing again replaced on the footing of peace, has trade in all quarters a highly favourable impres sion The report is renewed, that the King has resolved to allow 25 of the Ex-Conventionalists, banished for voting for the death of Louis XVI. to return to France. Sevet al celebrated Generals, and others, .who have made a conspicuous figure in the French Revolution, and who are among the exiles, seem not likely to obtain this permis sion so soon ; but it is, however, thought, that in time the French Government will relax in its severity to them also. Considerable changes have been made wilbin these few clays in the Mi litary Administration, all tending to introduce re duction the expenditure. Reductions in other branches of the Administration are also spoken of. HAGUE, DEC. 31.—The LatV of the Budget for the year 1819 is now published, dated 24th December. The disbursements being estimated at 72,703,144 florins, and the net revenue at the sum of 72,786,691, there is a surplus of above 80,000 florins. On, occasion of this law we re mark that the annual expenditure has regularly diminished, being— 1816 82,000;000 1817 4 76,788.000 1818 '4,000,000 1319 79,703,000 " It is supposed that (his last sum will not be all wanted, because among the receipts of the last year we find a aunt of 3,616,000 florins under the bead of savings." ARCHDUKE 11AXIMILIAN. The visit of this illustrious personage has been productive of some little bustle in Plymouth, and afforded, we hope, much gratification to himself. Like preceding visitors, of egivil rank, but of a different country, his attenti.o was excited by every thing of a grand or curious nature, and to judge from his sensibility to such spectacles, he, never appeared to be an i.ndifferent spectator. — His Highness commenced 1113 tour of curioaity on Saturday, by visiting the Dock-yard, Which he inspected minutely. The English colours were hoisted, and other honours paid to hint in the same manner as to the Archdukes of Russia.— Amongst numerous objects that attracted his no tice, was the•diving-bell, -in which he-descended, with one of Isis suite, and Mr. Smith, the con ductor. On reaching the bottom, hp took up a stone, which he was highly pleased with, and which it is probable! he will preserve for some time, as a memorial of his descent into the sub marine regions. Whilst in the Dock-yard, he saw a ship repairing, and leaping on a scaffold alongside, he borrowed a hammer from a young shipwright, and drove a copper nail. The ham mer was returned with a one pound note. The artificer smiled, observing, '' That nail was well drove, your Highness ;" and turning round, drily added, " when will your Highness come again ?" His Highness dined this day at Weakley's Hotel. On Sunday he partook of the hospitalities of Mount Edgcumbe, with Count flardagg and Ma jor Heylinger, two of his suite ; Lord Exmouth, Sir Thomas and Lady Hardy, Sir Thomas Tyr whitr, Mr. and Mrs. Carew, Commissioner Shield, Captain I'ellew. Captain F. Pellew; Mr. Molyneaux, an:! Mr. liaa--ris, and also spent the night there. (.`,J following day, after examin ing the Breakwater, shipping, &c. under the ac e»stomed salutes, his Highness witnessed the launch of the Dove cotter from the Dock-yard slip. He then proceeded to dine with Lord Ex mouth, and a large party, comprising the heads of the departments of the public service, and roost of the above mentioned party. On Tuesday his Highness again dined at Mount Edgcurnhe, and next day, atter breakfasting at Initten's Royal Hotel, he pursued his journey to Portsmouth. — The deportmeUt of this dignified visitor is spoken of it) high terms of commendation by all who had the privilege of approaching him.--(Plymouth Pa- I per, Jan. 2.) HIGH PRICE OF CANDLES.—The Public will have no objection to hear, that the speculators in tal low have " burnt their fingers," as is the corn won phrase. The very same article, which a short time since was as high. as 100 s. per cwt. cannot be sold even at 80 shillings ! which is a reduction of 20 per cent. Many people, who had contracted for its delivery at the high price, and who have not the purse, or the courage, to hold it over for better times, will necessarily be great sufferers. It is roost extraordinary, that when it was at its highest the speculators were boldest, but now that it' is fallen to a more reasonable rate, they hardly dare venture to touch it. • The public have a right very shortly. to expect a reduction on the part of the tallow chandlers, num the present very exorbitant price or candles. LONDON MAIUKEiS. PRICE OF BREAD THIS WEEK• The highest price of the best ‘Vheaten Bread throngut, the Metropolis is stated by the principal Bakers to be -ssim: the Quartern Loaf, being an advance of one flalfpcn° l since our last.—Some Bakers sell the Quartern Loaf from one penny to two-pence lower. lb. oz. Peck I.oaf to weigh .. 17 6 Quartern Loafto weigh 4..1 Half ditto.. ditt o .... a l l H alf Quartern ditto .. 2 SEEDS. Red Clover (Forei gn ) _—s 80s 100 s tia 120 s per GO' Ditto English —s 40s to 72s White ditto —s 75s 90s to 105 s Rye-Grass ... lss 25s to —s per qr. ' ''' Turnip, White Red and Green ... itis Od to 2us od , White Mustard Seed es os to' 11s Ott Brown ditto lss od to 20s ad Ca rraway Seeds (new) ( :(i s s ° a d d l it ° , 7 6 0 5 : 01 per qr. Cinque Font Coriander du . 22s ad to 25s 0,1 .1 refoii .Ribgr ass . —s lith to 70s Canary ... lOO5 Oto iSas ad per qr. Linseed Oil Cake at the Mill, 171. 175. to —l. —s. per OW sand—Rape Seed, 421. -to 471. per Last.—Rape Cala+ 81.10 s. to 01. Os. per ten.—Tares, Os. to 14s. per ()Label. PRICK OF HOPS, per Cwt. JAN. I. New Bags. New Pockets. Kent 01 Os to 51 Ss a6l 15s Kent.. 61 165 71 75 to 21 Sussex .. 01 Os to Si 5a a6l Sussex 61 Os 61 lis to 71 Essex..... 01 Os to 01 us k;ssex 61 Os 61 ($s to 71 f second, 91 Os 11 us—line, 11l Os to 121 1 " F i l' ' Lkets, 41 10s to Os—Duty, 198,9761 is 41t 1 u 'a re n i j g b ii l a NEWGATE 'AND LEADENLIALL By the Carcase. Beef 3s 13t1 to 5s Otl Veal Nlutton 4s Od to 5s O.! P or k Lamb, Os Ott to Os Ott. 4 4 :O s t t u o u 6 ss ST. JAMES'S HAY MARKET, JAN. 7. Hay 6l 6s Od to 81 8s Od-Average, 71 75 04 , 91 Od to' 31 Os Od--Average,2l 12s 66 Clover 7l Os Od to 81 15s Od--Average, '7l 17) 4541 WHITECHAPEL HAY MARKET. Hay n ,r,,, 04 Os Od to 81 Os Od--A verage , 71 .-- „ s j Nev.' ditto . ,I Straw i).l los Od to , 21 if Od-Average, 21 13, r-, Clover al S s Od t o 9! 9s Od-A s wage, 81 18s 60' PRICE. OF LEA p l e ' r H i E b ß .. . Butts, 50 to 561hs each Ditto, 56 to 6Glbs each 24d to r. , 190 Dressing Hides l7ld to A Fine Coach Hides 2od to °-- ma Crop Hides, 35 to 401bs for cutting lsd to • .-, A Ditto 45 to 5 01 bs . l9id to 9 1 P Calf Skins 3O to 401bs . ,-, 4 , 1 to 2741 , ..... .. .............. - Ditto 5O to 7011) y Ditto 7O to B°l bs. , .................... 3Sd to 38 ti . Small Seals (Greenland) Large ditto per dozen 78s to lON 21d to 2 ,,, ,A i Tanned Horse Hides lid to 19 1 Spanish horse Hides Odd to 284• RAW HIDES. Best Heifers & Steers, per st. ' Ordinary 10d to 2s a .2s 641 to 2s lod Market Calf .. each ..110 1 Nliddlings....2s 2d to 2s 4d Eng. Horse Os Od to OS 44 SHEEP SKINS. Polled 7s Cd to 9s oil Shearlings ....Os Od toOs 13 1 Downs 5s od t o us od I L a mbs O s O c t was 0." PRICE OF RAW FAT, As stated by the Tall. Iter.s.. St. Jaznes's•Market .. 5s od ,Vhitechapel Market 5s od ler Stone of 811).—JAN. 1. ds stated bi! the Butchers' ' St. James's M ar k e t 43 11 r, SVhitechapel Market 4s I t' Clare Market OS Nevb , gate Market ...• 05 Average 4s 11d ', SOAP, &c. per I Jetb. = 104 6 Yciiow Noup Mottled.. -. Curd .... Palm G races - 5 Oi Good Dregs ...... .... los 011 Average PRICES OF TALLOW . Town Tallow 86s 6e; —s Od Yellow Russia 83s Od —s I White ditto .. 77s 0 , 1 —s Ot! Soap ditt, 76s Od —s 01 Melting Stud' —s Od 65s 0,1 Ditto Rough.. —s Od 42s Od PRICE OF CANDLES, from Tallow Chandlers' Hall- Price of Candles, per dozen, 14$ Od—Moulds, 1.5 s 6d —ad dozen allowed for ready money. Ships at MarlieCt.l/AL MARKET, JANUARY 4. Ships sold. , Price. 65 Newcastle . 23 ......335. Gd. to 455• ,_" 23 5tinder1anc1........... .91 36 s. Od, to 415. °7 ..I Scotch Coal t .. 0 . . —s. Od. to --s • „A (3 " .. I Elgin Man Coal— 0 — s. od. to ---s• i Halbeath C0a1......... 0 ,..,5. od . t o .—s. 0 ,3 •• I Cinders 0 • • S. Od. to ---s• (61' unrri-is. On Sunday, at Wylibatu Park, O x f or d s hi r e, the Lady d Daniel Stuart, Esq. of a daughter. , At Leyton, on the c2d inst. the Lady of Robert IL lon el ° Esq. of a son. MARRIED. On Saturday, January 2, at Edmonton Church, by thgs Rev. Mr. ‘Varren, Charles Ross Esq. fornizrly of Tobago , 41, Miss Sarah Thornton, o f Oxford.' D(ED. On the Ist instant, at Stepney ' in the 86th year of kis age* Captain William Sn o w, U.N. On Sunday, the 3d instant, at her house, Aston g!stone Bucks, Dowager Lady Williams, relict of Sir David IV riliatnio' of Sarrctt, in the county of liertS, Bart. On glouday last, of the small pox, in Ne wman-street, Of" ford-street, Miss Lydia Sturt, aged 17, after having beck vaccinated when an infant, by an emin ent surgeon. PROVINCIAL BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATUS-. B 1 tallS• On the 30th ult. in Fitzwilliam -street, Dublin, the Lad y 4 0. Ed. Allen, Esq. of a son• on the 29th ult. th e Lad At fielleview, county Galway , r° Walter Laurence, Esq. of a sou. On the 28th ult. in Dawson-street, Dublin, the Lady of Loftus Tottenhath, junior, Esq. of a son and heir. Nurthamptou' Mr. Wag' MARRIED. Lately, Mr. W. Burn, Master of the Academy, .S .evql44 7 - Pagmell, Bucks, to Ann, eldest dattOter of the late W• Wilson Esq. of the Iklinorics, London. staLt;','toefri.l':?a:;th.t=rtritsHCill'lu,relih?Sarah_ on ly daughter 1,1 Mr. IMF ogs, of the Gallowtree-gate, Leicester. On the Vith ult. at Passage, Henri Myer Best, Esq. Capts: a of the Princess Mary , to Miss Abigail Bond. Lately, at Andover, Edward Pug,h, Esq• ntrn. u pwards of years a Member of the Corporati on o f that town. Of a drops,y, on the 27tl i u l t. at his seat, B a ilyornan, count , of Wicklow, Charles W Quin, Esq. t { William Q •for tl • ly-tl - ree year! Physician-General to his M a j esty ' s F or c e s in Ireland. CO Lately, at his father's house, Great Charles-street, Mount joy-Square, Du l din, John Henry MacMalion, eldest son of John MacMahou, Esq., Lately, Cwnl, in the parish of Llanyre , a nd Count y of Radnor, Juhn Willi ams , E sq . u pwards of 45 years a Magis trate for that co un ty. Lately, at Abbot's Bromley, Mrs. Owen, relict of the hitt Mr. Owen, of Brockton, Salop. Lately, at Ross, Miss Brookes, sister of Mr. Brookes, surf , ' genii, of Ross. On Christmas Day, at Pershore , Thomas Fisher. Ba Lately, riter r a s tH -arEay.. l3( t )wdier' Salop' William Cheney Hart's Esq. Lately, Mrs. Grane,,of High-street, Worcester. Lately, at Cove of Cork, Catherine, youngest daughter of Edward Godfrey, Esq. Pratique Master. Lately, at the house ot hem brother-in-law, Mr. M. Carew, Miss Eliza Wood, daughter of John Wood, Esq. of Cork. LONDON: Printed by J. B. CARSTAIRS, of No. 29, Great Ornwiid-street, Quiren-s'quare; and published by W. A• SCRIPPS, of No. 7, South Molton-street, at THE SuN °ice, No. 112, Strand where Adrettisements, Was, Letters, &c. (post-paid) must be addressed. - / , .. / NT 5 P • • , z ti the The 'the t. up th , Tb yqi 1 11 'Vkiq `l7 Sio n 1 1i(1 the rte IDc Atll