The Sun.
London, England, 1862-05-31 00:00:00

THE PUNJAB RAILWAY.

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The following letter relates to the effect produced
on the population of the Punjab by the recent open-
ing of the railway :
" Sir,—As attention is now directed to the re-
ported political movements in Centr.al Asia! near
our north-western frontier, it may be interesting to
section
remark on the striking moral effect produced. on
under the
ther oihv a border
y between ps pul a
Lahoret io n b y
andtl as
u m recent
ri.t
sonpr. e. ni n g of the
to
awnads determined
open
foy
traffic in thet h
e first
m oinstance
inland
con-
struct't impression that,
from the line connecting two such places as Lahore'
and Umritsur, one the seat of Government,
of the Punjab Railway,.
the other the sacerdotal and c and
commercial capital
of the Sikhs, not only great pecuniary
results would
at once be shown from the
of extent of the existing
traffic, but that the sight
a locomotive actually
at work in that remove •
inhabitants of the Punjab
region would impress the
tries with new ideasand neighbouring coun-
tries
From official a of our. power and resources.
mail, it would and private letters received by last
about being appearreal. that these expectations are
~ The ned in a remarkable manner.
India in g conviction appears to be, that not only
general will undergo a complete change
through the extension of railways, ' but that more
especially the various nations and races of the Pun-
jab, as well as the semi-barbarous tribes that girdle
Its frontier,' will speedily succumb to the civilising
influence of steam, if we may be permitted to augur
such a result from what has been daily witnessed
during the short period in which the railway has
been in operation.
" The natives of all classes and races assembled in
crowds to witness the performance of the locomo-
tive, ' Sohn Lawrence.' Some eagerly contend
for seats in the carriages without regard to the
amount of fare or nature of the accommodation,
while the spectators assume a wonder-struck and
submissive demeanour, as if in the presence of
.a
superior power, or a race of men agaipst whom, 02
future, it would be vain to contend.
" So marked has been the impression on the in,h_a"
bitants of the Punjab, that an additional reaso.l3o_"_°.
been thereby afforded for pressing the exten..s,len_°,l.
the railway to Delhi as speedily as possioiw. ,
Iv. P. A-0"E •
am, &c.
" May 29."

—The exhibition of works of art lent by various
private collectors to the South Stusingten Museum will be
opened to the general public afterednesday, and Thursday
the days for private view,
which are fixed for Tuesday, W

great painter with whose
next.
VT COPLEY.—The visitors to this
CT A WORD
familiar only through engravings,
works they have
of the "Death of Chatham" in
the
one picture
and the
Lords. They will now see the incomparably finer
Hous© of
"The Death of Major Pierson at Jersey, in 1780."
work,
The struggle of a hard fight and the sweeping tide of vic-
tory were never rendered in a truer manner than in this
little episode of the Channel Islands. The artist will)
however, be more struck with the power of Copley as a
portrait painter. Let every lover of the art study No. 51,
"Family Portraits," es we question if, in any quality of
good painting, splendid drawing, and composition, it is
surpassed by the b( st efforts of either Sir Joshua or Gains"
borough. Here the three generations of the Copleys are to
be found, th® youngest child romping in its mother slap..
being the very Nestor of the Upper House, Lordtharla
80
hurst himself. This picture was painted more r senate.
years ago, and one of its sitters still ad.onTateriai
great.
What ages of advance England has
made
e'trograded in the
ness and in power—alas 1 how she has 114
comvass of his
power of the portrait painter's art in 1
life I—Once a Week.