The Sun.
London, England, 1840-04-13 00:00:00

BURIED ALIVE.

The monotony of our camp life was broken this morn-
by the arrival of a very celebrated character in the
Punjab, and a person we had all expressed great anxiety
to see, and whom the Maharajah had ordered over from
Umritsir on purpose. He is a Faqueer by name, and is
held in extt am Binary respect by the Sihks, from his alleged
capacity of being able to bury himself alive for any period
of time. Capt. Wade, political agent at Loodhiana, told
me that he was present at his resurrection after an inter-
ment of some months, General Ventura having buried
him in the presence of the Maharajah and many of his
principal Skiers : and, as far as I can recollect, these
were the particulars as witnessed by General Ven-
tura :—After going through a regular course of pre-
paration, which occupied him some days, and the de-
tails of which are too disgusting to dilate upon, the
Faqueer reported himself ready for interment, in a vault
which had been prepared for the purpose byorder of the
Maharajah. On the appearance of Ru .jeet and his
Court, he proceeded to the final preparations that
were necessary, in their presence, and after stopping
with wax his ears, nostrils, and every other orifice
through which it was possible for air to enter his body,
except his mouth, he was stripped and placed in a linen
bag ; and the last preparation concluded by turning his
tongue bacK, and thus, closing the gullet, he immediately
died away into a sort of lethargy. The bag was then closed,
and sealed with Runjeet's own seal, and afterwards
placed in a small deal box, which was also locked and
sealed. The box was then placed in a vault, the earth
thrown in and trod down, and a crop of barley sown
over the spot, and sentries placed round it. The Ma-
harajah was, however, very sceptical on the subject,
and twice in the course of the ten months he remained
underground sent people to dig him up, when he was
found to be in exactly the same position, and in a
state of perfectly suspended animation. At the ter-
mination of the ten months, Captain Wade, ac-
companied the Maharajah to see him disinterred,
and states that he examined him personally
and minutely, and was convinced that all animation
was perfectly suspended. He saw the locks opened,
and the seals broken by the Maharajah, and the box
brought into the open air. The man was then taken
out, and on feeling his wrist and heart, not the slight-
est pulsation was perceptible. The first thing towards
restoring him to life was the forcing his tongue back to
its proper position, which was done with some little
difficulty by a person inserting his finger and forcibly
pulling it back, and continuing to hold it until it gra-
dually resumed its natural place. Captain Wade de-
scribed the top of his head to have been considerably
heated ; but all other parts of the body cool and healthy

in appearance. Pouring a quantity of warm water over
him constitutes the only further measure for his restora-
tion, and in two hours' time he is as well as ever.—Os-
burne's Court and Camp of Runjeet Sing.

The following is the letter addressed to Viscount
Palmerston by the merchants of London, engaged in the China
trade, and which conveys the strongest censure on the conduct
of Sir James Graham and his factious supporters :