New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-22

breakfast has been recently erected, aud this, with
the open tGry common IN front OF the town aud the ao
SERGE Of tropical trees reminded me strongly OF England
The Gsnees Canal has rarely been heard OF out Of
India but Il one of the grandest undertakings OF che
present day II is being constructed under the dlrec
lions and AZ the expense fths Government, nly for
tie purpose of rgating the level fere tracts between
the Gsnges and Jumna but also 70 Afford the mems OF
Transporting the productions OF the country 10 tRe hssd
OF navigation in the former liver, al Cawnpore. The
labor of more than ten year has already been expended
On IT, ard four or FIVE years more viii De- required 20
complete IT, II will BE- 70 feet vide varying In depth
,ccoTdrg To the season but probably AVERAGING egne
feet, and including its numerous branches WI" nave Al
exttut f-lO miles IL taps the Gauges az hund~ar,
e miles to III. borthesst Of this place. and returns 10
ssain at CaEupore distance OF mOrs than Az milss
Tie total cost VbeD completed, viii Dot tall Such shos'
Of E20OO00O but II expected 20 yield return OF cow
coo annually This calculation based upon the success
THE F.sg and West Jumna Canals which are coGPara
tye'y Oh a small scale. The former OF these was nn-
sked in l-25 since when il has paid all the expenses 81
construction together with annual Interest OF per
cent thereppon and f32000O clear profit The latter,
finished few years since has paid the cost and teres
with E3O,OOO profit.
The use Of the water for irrigation is not obligatory
upon the inhabitants but they generally quite ~ns
avail Themselves oft There three ways 10 which
il is furnished To ihem First by villages or companies
Of cultvatOrs contracting for Is much ss they want
seconcy by fixed rate per acre, according 70 the kad
Of grain rice being the most expensive, and cotton the
cheapest and thirdly, by renting an outlet OF certain
fixed dimension at much per year. Along the Jumla
Canals, the people do not wait as formerly To see
whether the crops will be likely 10 succeed without r.
resten but employ il In all and thereby
assured IF constant return for their labor. The
Ganges Canal will be Of vast importance IN increasing
the amount of grain produced in Hndostan, the design
of the Government BEN to render trmiHe impossible
II is to be hoped that such dreadful spectacle as the
famine Of l-c. when hundreds OF thousands persisted
from want will never again be seen in India. That such
things have happened the natural result OF the tenure
BY which land is held and cultivated The Government
il the proprietor and the =emiRdGrS tenants pay IS
per cent OF the assessed value of the products The
land subet by the Zennsas 10 the 0ts, or aborers.
aud these, the poor and ignorant millions of India OF
gain little nothing beyond bare subsistence
II the crops fail they have nothing at all The Ganges
Canal will therefore 10 extent, prevent famine,
by assuring perennial crops IL will enrich the Govern
nent because in addition to the sale of the water It
will increase the rent of the lands they become pro-
ducye but it will very slightly mitigate the condition OF
the Tyots.
Legreatest modern work in India is the Canal Aqueduct
over the Selanee River this place 1t is entirely
truced Of brick and including the abutments, Is about
quarter OF a mile in length by l-O feet In breadth.
There are sixteen arches of about seventy feet span and
rDg twenty feet above the river the foundations OF the
piers being sunk twenty feet below the bed The arches
are four teet thick in order to support the immense
pressure of such body OF water. Hundreds Of work
men are at present employed the structure and
small railroad has been laid down for bringing the mate
rails A locomotive imported from England, out
through the neglect of the native frcnen soon became
wreck During the short time Il was m operations
great number of accidents occurred IL wa. found al
most impossible to keep the natives Of che track Their
stupidity in this respect is astonishing If YOU hwea
hard heart YOU may run many as you like m
mornings ride for they will assuredy not get out OF your
way unless you force them 10 Il. b. T.