Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-07-12


Fowls are much dearer than at Rangoon
e costing generally teal (about 50 cents
Il lot Jour. Wages are five ticals $3.50
l. month for men, or four annas (I21cts.
= per day-the laborer finding his own food
Having seen much of humble life in
retired villages and among individuals Of
. this class, with whom | am constantly
t coming in contact, was glad to have an
> opportunity here, of noting the condition
and manners of the great NV first visit
of this kind was to the widow of the GOV
ernor of the city, who so greatly be-
trIended Mrs. Judson in her trials here
during the late war. She was surround
ed by many retainers, and had as visitors
at her house some distinguished females:
but, except in the costly jewels about her
person, and various valuable S in her coon
box, was not to be distinguished from COM
mon people, Her house, in America
would have been deemed the abode Of
poverty She was glad to see one who
had been personally acquainted with Mrs.
j., and several times remarked that she
had always loved her as daughter. She
listens respectfully to religious subjects,
but does not appear to be shaken in her
attachment to Boodhism.
My next visit Of the kind was to the
Mek-a-ra prince son of the late king, and
uncle to the present one He is grandson
to the famous AIompra, and is said to bear
a remarkable family likeness to that mon
arch and his descendants He received
us with great urbanity, and readily gave
me information on various points, for
which had prepared myself with ques-
tons My having been the intimate friend
of DR.: Price, whose memory he cherish
es with very affectionate respect, seemed
of itself passport to his regard.
He is much the most literary Burman
in the kingdom. He reads English, is
a good mathematician, is we'll acquainted
with geography, and has considerable
mechanical ingenuity. 10 his library are
number of good English books, among
which, is a complete set of Rees' Cyclo-
pedia. He has also various instruments,
models, &c. Withal, Burman like, he is
an alchymist. Mathematics is his favor
tie science, and he rejects everything
which cannot be demonstrated like pro-
blem. | carried for my present. some
small charts exhibiting a condensed view
of languages and their classification, gov
ernments and their condition, heights of
mountains, lengths of rivers, &c, with
which he expressed himself highly pleas
ed, and UPON which he asked Mr.. Kincaid
many questions, indicating both an ex-
cellent intellect and extensive information
He gave me mnutely the last census,
and his own opinion respecting the
amount of population, voluntarily writing
for me the items on the spot. He is said
to be remarkably free from national pre-
JUDGE. A slight evidence of this occur
red now. We all (Messrs. Kincaid, ST.
mons and myself) sat on the floor, of
course, on a rug which was laid down for
our accommodation, and l was pretty
comfortable with my back against post.
But my feet were before me; and his wife
pointed the attention of a servant 10 that
fact. The prince instantly forbade me to
be disturbed, and begged me to sit in any
posture which | found most convenient
Sitting with the feet towards another is
considered particularly disrespectfuI, and
a Burman would hardly dare, for the
price of his head to take such an attitude
before one of the royal family. have
since learned to sit a la mode, i. e. with
my feet behind me-
Though far from being a bigoted Bood-
hist, the prince with all his reading, seems
to be decidedly attached to that system
, Mr.. Kincaid gave him Gallaudet's book
on the soul, just issued from our press at
Maulmein. translated by Mrs. Bennett
He received it with pleasure, but said he
! could not believe it, unless it proved the
t matter clearly by making it just as plain
t as that two and two make four. told
= him it presented a different sort of evi,
= dence, and endeavored to explain the diff
: ference between a mathematical and a
d moral certainty. But the matter did no.
e take, till begged him just to take hi:
: pencil and prove to me by figures. that he
was not dead. He looked perfectly non
= plussed for moment, then burst into {
n laugh, and seemed by further explanations
= to get the idea. He promised to read the
$ book with earnest attention, and on taking
3 leave, begged Mr.. Kincaid would bring
8 me again, remarking, that if | wouIt
d mention any articles would like to take
h home, he would feel pleasure in bestow
ing them.
2, Under the auspices of Col. Burney.
re- had a very pleasant interview with tn
,r Mea-wa-de woongyee. He has long BEEF
q chief woongyee, or prime minister, tho
ID much of his power is engrossed by Sal
It. Men, the queens brother. Thesyenera
of bic old man, whose countenance is yer
re fine, received US very kindly, and wit
s. evident pleasure. Col. Burney had toI
a him that had visited various couutrle
Al in Europe, and he is very fond of hearIn
nd of foreign countries. He spoke OF tn
n great distance of America, and taking