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PUGI LISA].

We were surprise, at seeing nu particulars in the Londe&
Papers of the light between Carter and Sinitic. Many
amateurs wrist fium this town, and uilnessed the exhibit...it..
From •ut them we learn that Cuter, at het setting 1.1
wish Spring, arivally played wills hits w ridleille,•and it
was tint uni:l sense severe Wirt, float the lesser Kuehn***.
his improvement in the in genre that lie *tn err trcentii von.
scion. of 111 N Initpitikr. eerier had ad along deceived
aelf—so contemptuously did Ise think of his opponent that
he did nut take the pains of goisig ii:to training; he aka.
deceived ushers, for even to the hint rtniiid (the 7241 betilliß
was in his favour. The strength of Sprint far ca. ceded that
of Carter.—the latter, io seven slicesiti.ike mogls, contrived.
eery cleverly, to get his opponent's head under his right arm,
wish the intention of fibbing him; but Swing ineuishlr
grasped Carter's left arm before he could use it, and threw
him. In seventeen rounds following was Celts titbit'
bisocheil or thrown down. Spring received but pee severe
blow, which puffed up the eye he had hurt in his late burl:
with Punter ; but nu blood appeased, nor was hie sight af-
fected. Carter, on the contrary, •as dreadfully cut teP ;
his face wu beaten oat of all remeenbraece, and by being
twice thrown use the lopes his hack was lacerated In' the
swot dreadful wasamee. d, :rpm t Yeetnia" 1".." yesterday
that he bad died alas harts ; we hope guard it untrue, but
utsu, !hulas it reedits, as from huiag.recesilly-ledistghd
Weise? to enema in drinking lipirllnOn• kir/On MM a aud vs
its a veil bestatate It was üb.erved that he mewed, bled un
else drootta, stoteletbatauding the meted, of Isis wolesslte—
(tirliklun

COL. F 1 TA CLARE NC S J(IUItYAL.

• Ooe of the moist ststerrattog snit esstertaisisq
work.; we have for none time seen, so 'lir Juur3.l

joist pubb...14.11 by Litulromot.Coluesel Fludara.444•E,
of his 'mite ecrove Inapt through Pt to &IX-
hind, in 'hr leiter rod of ll.r p-ar 11417 bow..
ling of I el 18, when tile bent, r of slur ilo.pectieb *eat
OV er. 141 Id by Ibr M,44114.4. 4.f II bating,.
Noil.isig can lie more gralif)wg than U. err mtb•
sary wen oretamoilelly Wore, 10.044,4,
44041 when tinier labours 414-welept. t t. home leywatri

xr•euratr ol.oierv4tion. tcn I x io% io I.l4l..clrsir, •00l
prilocipons, 11• lu tlie pork, Ot S.r JAI! NI 44'014 ►
Colon." (,r.ike, awl tk )oir,.g and just seistlif4
tor/ore ill, it is impor.sibie oot to 1'144 a lUnra,
orilionry ititrrtst nl their piertisaL (7,,105itl Vier I:1•
rrotr'• work consist! of x oerirs ul too...our:olds r•Yu-

Iddy taken durjog liii twig and pc 'Cows ruute.
the foto:outfaces of a{tttost tacit d„y'► maiCh. Tioo.d

!Hive been orraopil by tbr nottbur to ro.br►e the Igo..
drn of ti t•rruhiuttn►ut to %loch a ,ri it ud atcrlikij;

unfortonotely exorwed him rho.tly rifler :116 setui,l
to F:o1.11$1,.(1. It I. clue to ilui Author to btiste, th..t
he kir filled hi. Jouri.dl voldi si,.4ukr s.l

Ilie rvr..es are 1.0 thr .T.scidesilie In to- 11,C:I

he 14 txpored ea atrikt,-04 nod note:, that the *me
can no more be eMI to tire G e reader how. i.*

details ',ellig ',laced 111341 iii 4 Cyr at tar view. 111..,
the performance of 3 good play can • Ite siait/ in ti•ie
the siwetutor alio is :Ott:Ay m pci.b.bbiuto 4.1 ►lon
vailiptroplie, fruits havii,i read it taut:: lie riatis-41
ihe theatre.

Otte of the difficulties wlsirh it writer of a Jinn.
nal in the ferns adopted in the wot k foliar is. livs
to encounter, is the danger iii the first p'..ice
fixity, and in the nicideot..l one Of rupriltiou mg,.l
frequent tligressiow, ertlnuel 1' net Isishise
steered more clear of these flangris that) any other
tourist whom we recollect-o.a circumstance to this
highest degree creditable to his taste and uudti.
standing, from the rapidity with which, 'tithe bemire
of important dispatches, Is. was obliged 10 tritSti,
and the little opportunities thereby afforded II:oto of
cool-mplaiing wutlt adequate leisuir ti,e variety of
objects that nithit have prettlitid themse'rem lo 111
view. 1.41 S industry appears to lisve lie. it os ash..
nishing as his octit ity, fur Ins Journal ciunpitses
1111)111 and tltteidattay sketch rip the owl
political situation of India at Cie opetileg a.,.1 at
the close of the late campaign, and elaboratis
personal hortative of the events of his jsuiriiry,
terspersed with a variety. of historical r. tit.tk• awl
observations upon the past and presetit state or so.
etety its the different regions a Ihth he ir"veriei",
together with some adiniroble descriptions (iii-tov
of them in a technical form) sufficient to shear that
the author viewed the various obj.cts and ill.
metal' of art which he p asstd. with the rye of
artist, even without the practical itlusisetwo of ilot
fine etigraviugs and no.ps fluid his own aait os
that are inserted its the hooks

. The following extfact (ruin one of the iiiitlior94
political speculation* die ciedvalibe u. bit
judgment, and accord with the most triliglitebed
views which have been taken of our urirni al 1,01114•
" 1 du nut see any rause which at present rends
(nun the Maliunatiana ur 11,•Ulcom, us any semi, i.a
shake our goveromeut over chi. part of the ;3, that is
say, if ae respect the prejudices of the stat.v.,, 1‘.4 at-
tempt in 'oilmen their reheiuti by the intruiluei ~,,, our
IMP, Ind if ode milibiry force is kept tip in She hien st ant
most eificient manner, bolls in quality and 11111111iWYN MIA is
nut permitted to dwindle into ysdire offices and no it ...w-
-ant.. Abuse all, by being exactly afro I and lionnui•hie w sit
our intescourses with them, 1111.6 i Per :C,11101.6 is Ow
button of jostice in our civil court*. and scud, IM4 anus, he
our commanding military fusee, secure n. their homes ilss
whirls tin y have been !sung moist the y must, awl
wiittoulactlly will become snhj. ets, and mu welit it to ~ur a me."

It lb melatnhul), lima; the fuhuwo,K rbltrcl, t..
observe the nothangtd adheiente ul the Ilinuooi
to the performance of those rt-voinng Ilirg wl usk
weir hoped to be on the decline of 14te the
East ;

" We saw, ia the course of this day, a swill lurirk
ing, which is always erected us, the spot ,here a avoni.o, 1451
burut herself with her hushard. This Moroi ceremony le
not decteariag; and so careful are we of out tate. is nom a stir
the religious °pinhole of the natives, that it us eon ..... 1.. l
thouttgliout our provinces, though not withos thelifittl4
Ditch at CR ICUlta. whisk imam's'. the jitrismi tom *he... th •
English law la iii foo e. We learn from luutio 'levet titer 8111.1
Bernier that the lalahninetaus sere at: anxious for 4;011.r.
away as we are, and that it was under their guuai riutoes.l
cesury to ask leatv, as it is at preselit loader otoa; so that
our Ilisgistrites aud polite officers invariably see that 11P11-0
is lOW used. Thevenot also tells us, that tlw Great lulogul
and other Alalsometan P.iuem had ordered their Cove' out.
to employ all their diligence is suppressing it, 94 that le
reclusion' greet solicits" and contuiderahle presents to oh -
tans persaissiosi. The asitiimity of this (mafiosi is arty great ;
fur Dtoilorus Sicuht., when he nirestiona Al4bandet's rut...
tug the country of the Catheri, .elates that ba the law the
living wives were burnt with their dead husbands. the
slime author affirms it to have ;tad its origin (lois a woniaus
having poisoned her leusbalid. %Vuitton the Lout two y, at 4
circumstances caused inquiry to be made • silt resin et to II a
bsnaog of women in the weighbourhieiM of C.III ulna, *hit 16
excited much notice with many comment*, and had beta's...l
known to the ual,vcs. A WICIJOI who WAS 11130111 to huts
herself, after having walked throe tiesue••• rimed tbe pit., who ti
is part of die ceremony, seeing a number of Eisitheh desist..
thew spectators, walked Op and addressed then.. filo. snot
die was noxious Iu do away Hie impression whirb the Lu:-
fob entertained, that the women who thus sec. thee." 111.
pelves were previouaty stupitied with taliolal
'denied this, offering herself es • proof to the coati:oy. .s.l
ref their motives Illeoug gaud, arisin flow rcluxioula fu.t.ioy
of its beim( acceptable to the Soo. este Bring, nod ova •
tempting to diatomite then' tr tt wua arid only cr.,et, Ito t
inipiuos. ,he sus t!wit plate, if by the side of her .1. rem.,
husband, and atilt through the of the crows...,
with equal betaism."
The euttitunitittotts of tit* 11440h-fetal' fiki:b ale
also curiosouly
•
• "In tile numerous accounts of teal; us arctic!, published tit
England, notice has not, I believe, Lees, taken of the tikur•,
who ditch themselves to segiuienta while to the held, at. I
'who file by begging. When troop; use coming pit IL*
march, and approuehing their pew knasud, thew. asgt.holids,
who live Ilt) the supesetitipia of the moiler.; seat theunwite a
about a mile from the' estop, Nod &mead a bugaboo ed en. tl. t
before thew to recess* the offerings of the Sepuya. •I•to y
have a small slag near /hew, and beat a toeu-tiou,lo
acoontlwaYllll it with a hezAing whining snag, *pa then'
carpet le ter, soon covered veth pice (a mall rapper enmo
and cowries. 'lb. kW WlO lull Alisettled himself to 'her -
salty brigade, with the centreVhvisiun of the 1341,140 11110,
displayed a very py slatPlatcl, asoishding of a him k stunt
•• a while Iff"Uhdi allid I sm. awe 1. (opted. by my grass.
lode W him fur the iamisseteusi he Ong we dial weveina
arprosehiwg owe de stinesino, alter a km/ ..ach, to Ow.*
him • rapt,. Tworanier tell* VI, an hPeusisse if won eat.
collard thecompre en fewer Mlle 1#0.1114 11141noop.plii Nov,
sod 1,t00,011111 Uladiso Attire t• hwl li.; nitro ems, Peso
mash nurtured sit suabber since u'llwit riled. Mq..y 4 444
class of holy mesellesetra. mattes Irv*r of reliant pvigosolet
I have twos masa MIM hate pIIMMIII lbs it 6"60, ‘111,4",
se laiiiiteelessebeek Shot ate mots happ.rselip p*l ti*ppel flu.
back of mist head. I haver shim aria' Wiwi% Olsysearsie 14 ul
upright uvar the load bail boitarte 0411 r to ever Ist
They utcabigaaoy uudertalor lassatasuie 110. if kitlitla t• gilt

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their homes to some sacred temple or gliaut ; and I had an
opportunity of witnessing one in the orighbourhood of Cal-
cutta who was perforneing this penance He laid tumult'
upon the ground on his face, and then getting up, advanced
two long steps about equal to his height, then spin lay
down, and continued this abetted pilgrimage as longs. I ob.
moved him, and doubtless to his destined sped Rut the
most singular penance I ever heard of was in Bengal. At
a certain feast in the autumn, • number of Hoiden de-
votees erect • large mend in an ores place in the neighbour-
hood of the vitiate, with • moveable yard arrow- the top of
it. From this yard a nips with an iron hook is misprinted,
the end of the yard being brought down near the mound ; a
Bramin passes the hook through the mn'clea of the hack of
omen( the devotees, between the shoulders, and, the lever
"o^ depressed at the other end, the miserable fanatic is
drawn up in the air, and the yard being moved round upon
a pivot with great rapidity, he, swinging out in almost a
horieeental position, amidst the scream' and shouts of the
crewel, throws Rowers to them. There le a precautionary
I tree loose loop put round hie , in case the Mischs of the
back should give way. They have also • seprstition that
a matt about to be executed imparts • sanctity to all he
touches; ands in a manner similar to thief, he always throws
(towers amongst the crowd, who eagerly scramble ter them."
lie gives a very intereating description of the
ntupendous caves of Ellora. Views of them have
been mittliabed be- Mr. Daniell, of which the author
speaks highly. The extract is too long for inser-
tinn here, but the prefatory observations are philo-
&opine and eloquent.
" Altr breakfast, taking en Srpoys for ate escort, we
pence. eled in our palanquins tow-truly the caves' distaid
&begat a mile; and I do not recolteet that I ever felt *ore
saiceety and impatience, or expected more de light, thail on
thee °erasion ; and I bare by no mean. been disappointed.
Paring olefin:rod, though dreadfully fatigued, I will not
p-rmit my feelings in pass away, without recording them on
a in ere surore tablet than that of my memory. My
ewes sod mind are absolutely satiated with the wonders
I here seen : the first are weary with objects so gigantic
rid extraordinary, to which they were totally wive-
cuoteenterl ; and the latter has been Ste much on the
stretch. be beg crowded and overwhelmed with ideas so over-
roweling and various, that I thapair of ever forrning
any cube judgment upon them. The gross superstition,
the censers( their formation, becomes even reepectalele and
venerable, efenin tier admiration which I expel ieoced of these
early and stupendous weed(' of human genius, of unremit-
ting toil and perseverance. I felt a **ligation of gratitude,
and *almost of esteem, towards flee r. legion which hail ef-
fected a labour so immense and remarkable. Every thing
around me spoke of other tines--of nhl,viduals,esti ,and
sole, Inn since passed away; aid I took a honied view of
the pl e:ribt state of India, looking in aain for any power or
I rasa of Ines', great, or I ably almost say omnipotent enough
ter venture on so prodigious ate node, ing—a work a loch
lea surceasfillly a ithstood the hailimous attempts of the
fil shientetioni, and outlived the name or era of its funnder,
se loch is bidden In the most remote antiquity. The Bra-
and the Hindu., nation*, in their original purity, lung
le foie our era, w let lead here concentrated their religious in.
rtitnoi. o• and pewee-, and matte the very mountains .shyer.
ieeet 1.. their auperatilson, and the •atintis changes which
had bairn place throughout India within tier last 2,onet
yeses, all passed with the velocity of a althea; and as I
et ..... I ill koalas, casting a raped glance font those ages con-
real.d lee lowest trable darkness, in which the stupendous
..... tenements of art before me had arisen, down to the present
numeat, I sought is wait. ter any incident in the tepee of
brae, which could convey an equal concepteon of the power of
neon over matter. Acid here that national and personal vanity
se 1101 1 her already confessed riOnspletl tier In ask myself
deer the cdeject of amazement, held tee this in the his.
leery of lodes, was not that of the iediallitants of an island
in the outskirts of Europe, unknown even by name in these
r.:giume, till they were teen first as 1111rthanis, and then as
re.siequerors ; and who, during little more th iu half a tro-
lley. had by a gradual extension of military operation',
t.uruieeating in those which formed the subject of the die-
putelies with which I was charged, established over the
remote, ate iiitlittuce or dominion, which may uuw he said
to be isisiversal."

Ilia description of his visit to the great pyramid,
lifter parting with Mr. Salt and Mr. Belzoni, of
whine lobarrs for the arts he speaks with the
warmest enthusiasm, is also interesting. After
pinmerating the dimensions and describing the
I respect Goal the summit, with great accuracy, lie
observes—
As it has been customary fur travellers to inscribe their
Names oo the summit. I chose a place fur mine on the same
stone no which Lord Belinorr had inscribed his, that of his
I dv. and that it bit Lordship's brother, Captain Curry.
1 here ass also the name of Rosa on the stone, which I
r w-hided was that of some enterprising damsel, and gave
leer all due credit far her successful attempt; but have since
I. as sit that it was the cognomen of her Ladyshiy's lap_
The calcareous stone is very soft, and I found
pert facility in cart iug tonne, though a very long one.
I Lotted fur the of the various persons who bail per
sunup inner, it—l found that of Lord Hutchinson, with
Ito date, MI. Several French names with the dale, au. 9,
cf the repoblie. I also saw that of Clasteanbriand, and
somebody has taken the pains to r nriave under la"Zioif,
rug id,' which I was assured is really the fart. It was my
wish to have dated some letters l totem!, d fur India, from
the top of the great pyramid ; but I found the Arabs had wily
briniest up my memorandum took and pencil.
" In di W. 11111.1 g, aWs I much derailed, being always
f eted with giddiness iu looking down Cum a height, I lowed
in .sir. easy; the reason I know nut, ()crept my being
await that the alternative was to remain the rest of my days
rip.. the top army pyramid, ir of continually looking down
tits. Hof my descent; and I bad uo retuta of my usual cow-
I cants.
Colonel Fitzelarence, an snore titan one part of
his instructive and entertaining works, gives lute-
resting instances to spew the cordiality that prevails
in service between the European • and Seapoy
irnops, and the proper deletence (no doubt owing
the example of their officers, mid the state of
their discipline) paid by the futieker•to the religious
scluples of the latter. A variety of occurrences
look Alice in the course, of Ole Colonel's journey,
in which it is tvi:teipt, though Ins delicacy sup-
presses the particular., lie was exposed to imminent
personal danger. and onlyeacopeil it by his courage
and energy. The uniform of a British officer never
seems to have beets worst with inure honour, or to
have elicited more attention and respect than by
Ciilosicl Fitzclaresice, teen in the most critical and
'perplexing circumstances. lie says, speaking of
his "'plant), in Egy pt—
" Ui. red jacket was every where sufficient to point me
Oat aslaglaz; and, as Sir Robert Wilson says, in the tune
of the oecupatiou of the country by our army, ' the red coat
appesird to me as much respected as the turban of
N '."
In the conclusion of the work there is a singular
tefetti:ce to the city of TilllbllCtoo, so Often spoken
of in the centre of Africa. We cannot forbear
(low's( the following extract respecting it, which
tile author, among otlirr interesting accounts. re-
ceived tr•pin the Governor of two Morocco
who were oil their pilgrimage.
It oar natural that we should attempt to ascertain if it
was prat 'arable fur a El lIIIk to pass from Fig to Tiosbncluo
be thought the Emperor of Morocco would USW 0/11;
views of any Enelialimea to reaching that city, which he an-
swered with the greatest roundessee in the affirmative. As
to any &auger with tie it, he expresser a conviction
that there is not the slightest; but singly, he thinks, that
• great risks would be hazarded. I further asked Wm whe-
ther, if duly rewardid, ha would aeconspany me to Timbuc.
too, to which be assented with the umaust readiness; mid
added, that we could reach that city in forty-seven days from
Fes on hurnbick, and that he would forfeit his lift if he
did nut bring me back safe."

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