New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-06


he AZ first said 100000 rupees bus calculating sfter
ward that Of this sum the Grand would keep the
half the Minister Of the Treasury 20HVp rupees ana
various other privileged blcodsuckers prOPcrtona'e
share bile the building OF the vAl would actually cost
$500 rupees be gave I'D the contract as losing JOo!
No description fully illustrate the corruption OF the
Court fUude IL is political ulcer OF the most viru-
lent kind and there remedy but exclslon FOR thc
sake OF Humanity, the East Indis Company would De
fully Justified in deposing the monarch sud bringing the
klnedom under It's rule
Returning through the Constantnope Gate entered
the large building adjacent. which formerly hospl-
tai snd still contains the tomb OF lis roya founder It's
architecture Is purer than that Of the Imambarra The
proportions OF the balls admirable and the deep
brodered arches 81 tie Qortco have the finest effect
Adjoining this edhce is mosque built upsn lofty plat
form Of masonry. IL sn ambitious WORK bat falls be-
hind those Of Delhi and the minarets are so large as 10
be out Of all proportion. On the return 70 Col See-
mans passed under the walls Of an Old palace which
we're lined with massive bdttresses was told that il
used as q retreat for the wives OF former kings
Capt SleemSn (the Residents nephew who has
charge OF suppressng the Dacoits organized robber
bands of India, took upon the Hat root of the Resi-
dency whence there is hue panorama of Lucknow
Two thirds of the city ascompetey buried in foliage
as the suburbs of Damascus. To the east, &C short
distance the King new palace where he at present.
Iesides-a lire of white walls aud terraces, about half
nile in length and topped with mass OF glided towers
and domes Permission 10 visit II is given without
application two three days previous so that am
obliged 10 be content with outside view Near II Is
the Palace If FeroZe Buhsh, another cluster Of guided
domes and in the distance the marble tower OF the
Msrtiniere This is college founded by General Mar
tine a French dyeGturer, who came out 10 lsdia as
common soldier entered the service of the King OF
Dude and died millionaire. The building which is OF
marble and in style of architecture resembling nothing
on Earth cnor should hope, in Heaven) was erected
by him, during his life time, as palace Tor the hlng
The hitter however. refused to take il of bis hands
raSolViuC In seize the Old
General was dead. MARITIME who knew much more o
human nature than Of architecture, determined To block
this game of the King. and when he died. had himself
buried in vault made under the foundations OF the
building where he still lies with company Of soldiers,
in eigy keeping guard over hsrelnaius No Musselmen
will sleep in house where any one is buried and the
King was obliged respect the Generals will, which
devoted the building to college under the name OF the
Mart.niore
To such an extent are the Kings of Dude plundered
that il is related of French cook, who spent some
Years in the service Of former monarch, that ne went
home with fortune Of S350,OOO Ii was recently DIS
covered that OF the parasites of the Court mad been
receiving seers lbs Of rose water and jar OF sweet
meats daily for thirty years and for what serVlce The
father OF the present King annoyed, thirty years
ago. by the barking of dog. Tie sent for the owner,
and commanded him % silence the animal. " Your
Majesty" saidkthe man, nothing VIII stop mis- bark
ing unless he has two seers OF rose-water and jar
Oh syeetmeats given him every day" Take them,
"tben" said the King, only let as have more noise
The snaye took bis roseNater aud sweetmeats d! and
had lived u1uriOusy upon the proceeds for thirty years
The present King is even more foolish and credul0us,
though he has received good literary education AMI
has the Persian poets his tongues end Although not
more than forty years old his excuses have sready
brought him TO state of impotence. Nevertheless his
wives and eunuchs hatter him that he has begotten
LARGE number of child en- who carrledOi by demon
as soon as they are born About aweek so have
been Dformed) the Chief Euuuch rshes into his pre-
sercc exclaimng, in great apparent joy; ~ LORD OF
THE World, son is born unto you " Praise De 10
God {" excaims the happy King which oil my wives
has been 20 highly honOredl' The eunuch names enc
If them and the King I.es in great haste 20 visit her
and b. hold bis new offspring But suddenly cries and
sbrieks sound from the gomens apartments band
Of females bursts into the room, shrlekng and lament
ing 80 great King terrible demon suddenly APP
pearedamopgus He snatched your beautiful son out
of the nurses arms and flew through the window with
friehtful noise Aud this trick s repeated from
week to week, and the poor fool continually alnents
over bis lost children.
Not long since Portuguese mountebank happened to
hear this delu.ion He repaired to the King told him
that be had discovered the nature of the demon that
noested him. and would destroy him. Tor certain sum
The King agreed to the terms, and in few days, the
Ieople al Lucknow were startled by seeing great body
Of workmen engaged il digging trenches in meadow
near the river After several days labor they threw mp
rude fertilization of earth, in the centre OF which they
buried several barrels Of powder The Portuguese
declared that he in she possession OF charms which
would lie fired and instantly blow him 20 atoms.
favorable night selected for the operation, aud the
inhabitants Of Lucknow shaken OUT OF their beds BY
terrific explosion followed by savO OF III guns as
zeal Of rejoicing the slaughter of the demon But
alas the scaered fragments Of the end rennted and
he has since then carried oil nearly score OF the King
newborn progeny.
This weakness Of character il may readily be i'm
aeined is the prime Of the evils under which Dude
/ is grooming The Grand Vzier ia an unprlnciped ty-
/ q, resistance have the DpDDa
been forced that the collected yearly with
caunon and large armed force. Dude is the garden OF
India and though now waste and exhausted, from a
long course Of spoation yields revenue OF three crores
ofupees (Sl5 900, only one-,hird Of which reaches
the Kings hands The is swallowed up by the band
If yenal sycOphSnts who surround hm. An officer who
knew GUIDE ia the reign Of Saadet Ali fOrty-tve years
ago tod NE to-day that be remembered the time when
all the country from here 70 Benares bOOmed like gar
den ard Overiowed with plenty. Now II Is waste a.
poyerhed and fast relapslng into Jungle Thousands
OF people annually make their escape over the frontier
into tie Company territories, and at CawnpOre it il
not UNUSUAL to them swimming the river under vol
lev Of balls from their pursuers Great numbers of
males Of the lower classes enlist sepOys in the Com
paDys regiments and it 10 estimated that OF 2JODOO ma
tyes from ell parts OF Indla no now serve 10 tAe army
1000 are from Dude alone.
Nevertheless there i. far more he, gayey and ap-
peasnce # wealth in Lucknow than any other cry IN
India This is principally accounted or by the large
sums which fOw into the city from other quarters Inc
hruer onarcLs Of Dude, fearful OF revolutions when
mieht thrust their families from the succession, we're IN
the habit of lending large 10 the Last India CON-
rauy az an interest OF per cent for the purpose OF
curing some property for their pOserty, IN Of trOu
bic OF late years the Company has declined to receive
any more such loans but still continues to pay interest
On GGOOOCUO At present, many OF the rich men o
Dude nyest their surplus funds IN the Company paper
There are besides maDy pensioners Of the Government.
,,edinc in Lucknow and il is estimated that in adj