New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-21

aIly admitted that they added at lister period.
Some Of inscriptions refer to the repsof the
shsf and date from the reign Of Feroze Shsh about four
and half centuries ago.
The Khuttub stands in the midst Of wilderness OF
ruins There are the arcades Of what spen lid
HiIdOo temple changed into the cOurtya Of mosque
which begun on magnificent scale, but never
finished and the conflicting styles are mixed together in
the most homogeneous manner college OF msrb. and
sandstone ia the present Moorish style stands on one
side Of IT, and few hundred PAGES in an opposite Iii
tions lie the nlins-laDcy such thing If yOu can
Of the Palace of Aladdin The geni have taken back
their windows Of ruby and pearl the gold and ivory hive
disappeared, and there are now only few -hapeless
chambers, toiteTing their fall The remains Of the
HndOO temple show that i must have been Of the
finest in this part Of India Inc arcades are supported
several hundred columns scarcely any OF which are
similar They covered, from cap to pedestal. with
elaborate sculpture, including figures Of the gods, Of
dogs, horses monkeys and elephants Of the chain snd
bell, the pOmegraDate and other religious embems The
dOmts az the # the quadrangle not vauet,
but formed BY fat stones laid diagOnay and over
tapping each 9th as 10 the CycioPean remains Of Italy
In tie court stands pillar OF iron about J. feet high,
and called by the natives q" Fer0ze Shahs Walking
Stick IL bears nsc iptiOn in very ancient charae
ter, which long puzzled the scholars but was finally
dccphered BY Mr. PrnfeP The column appears 70
have been set up in token Of victory, by king who
reened about q century before the Christian Era There
are others similar to IL In other parts Of India
There was not sufficient time visit TogulAhabsdthe
ruins Of which indeed are only remarkable for their
massive nafOnr-so, after peepng into Sir Theophlus
Metcafe's elegant country residence, which made
out ofOne Of the old tOmbs dToge back to Delhi, taxi
ing the tomb Of the Emperor HamayOOn BIZ the way Ths
es TO the southeast OF the city adjoining walled palace
fortress, which is still inhabited The tomb IS on
q and scale rising the hight iOne hundred feet from
noble terrace Of solid masonry but has most "retched,
fOrOIn air be floors covered with litter AMI 9Th,
the marble broken and battered the dome given
up 70 bate and owls and the spacious garden has become
waste Of weeds From the terrace, counted upwards
offy similar palaces ofhe dead several ofthen. If not
scale 81 equal grandeur jet even superior IN design
and il the richness oi their decorations.
There al old porter whO attended for the sake OF
trfe BY way OF acksheesh aUd our leaving. urged
TO visit the tomb OF Nizam ud-deen Wa beginning
TO feel tired OF mucn decayed spendor but M friend
sad that the place was really curious. and drove
back about half mile Here there was small native
yiiiage-peThaps a remnant OF one oi Tie Old DENIS
crO0ded in among the tombs. Nizam uddeen had
really fplenod maasoeum Of white marble with gIided
dome r, AID thore eDc sure Of marble ret%ofh
Of great beauty, surrounding the tomb OF daughter
of the present Emperor 1t was labyrinth OF place,
with dark deep tank in the midst, surrounded by hsa
walls on three sides with flight Of steps leading down
to the Vater ou the fourth side While We were look
br into it, three or four half naked boys made their
appearance the Oh roofs Overhangng the banh au1
Tered TO jump down. for few annas apiece accof
dinlly agreed hardly thinking they would dare such
thing when three Of them boldly sprang from the highest
iul picture they in descending quite took away my
lIealh, aud there sound when they struck the sur
fco il tley hal fallen upon stone They rose
a. ain and cane scfambing up the steps 10 get their
money, complaining, with chaterng teeth of the cold
ne Of the water.
IN returning t. the city, parsed around the walls
Of Old De hi which are upward ~ eighty feet high.
was anxious to see the INTERIOR but 1t then late
and an opportunity has not since offered. Mr. Piece
who has resided here for years tells me that he has
never been inside the walls.
The present Delhi is The largest an most picturesque
native city have YET The houses are OF brick
AID sJcc0 painted in gay coOrs aud very few OF them
less than two stories in hight They nave led roofs,
Which gives lie place, wien seen from mnarct
strong esem lance to smyrna and other large ilrAsh
TOW MS 1t covers extent of about tao square miles,
but is very compactly built aud the population Is reck
oned at near 20UOtO souls Most OF the European resi-
deus have their bungalows the Nights outside oi toe
Cashmere Gate. and near the military clu-oanents.
1Aele aqueduct Ot hewn stone trayersng tGc city,
which supplies the INHABITANTS with drinking wafer,
brought Ium distance OF seventy i've miles the water
OF he Junna being strongly imPregnated ~i'h narpn,
and injurious 10 health The paace winch Is surrounded
by deep moat has massive gateway and bar5cIn IN
tie center of It's western front An open space inter
veuCs between II and the cy, aud exac y OPPOSITE the
gHeNiy opens the Chaidnee Choke the BrOadway of
Delhi, Which directly through the center of the
city to the Lahore Gate. II is noble avenue, some
What resembling a Partisan bOBieudrd. having small
squ duet fineod with trees, each side If the main
hl hWay and separating il from the paved sidewalks
he lOus made picturesque by their wooden gale
riCs az balconies, and of them are very pretty
spoc.n ems Of architecture.
When the heat Of the day has sabsided and the az
ternoon shadows growing long aud cool all tue M
tiyts Of any Standing preenson repair - the Chand
nee Choke Then broad as II is, II can scarcely con
tain the cay throngs that parade up AMI down It's whole
eXtoit. There are princes Of the ErperorS colrt,
mounted brilliantly. caprisoDcd elephants country
chiefs TO setback, with fierce air aud weapons in
abundance: HIndoo Baboos. with the symbol OF their
caste painted ON their OrcheadS; hachreS, drawn by
buiocks and resembling pagodas on wheels, behind
whose tasses and Dusty red curtains s the discreet Ia
dies Of the land travelling merchants, slowly pacing
along on can els; Sikhs with orhed black boards; long
locked Achans with bright treacberous eyes and Per
SLAMS grave as the maNims Of Saadi; besides vast ret
hue on foot exhibiting the most brilliant combinations
of color in q cir garments The ordinary dress is pure
white but here YOU in addition caps and scars OF
the most vivid shades of crimson, niue green, yellow
ard ora &C. with profson Of gold fringe and spangcs.
Tie me- chants sit cossegged IN their shops looking
cut on he sray, and chatting cheer ully with passing
acquaintance while from the balconies above tie Bay
adtrcs clad IN m In mos; attractive hnery play the part
Of sirens IL the crowd below.
Here as in Egypt OILY this class Of females are a.
vCdt TO show their Ece unveiled aud one has no other
az thoIity for forming opinion regarding the beauty Of
the sex. Among the many faces | saw while passing
through The Chandnee Choke there we're but two which
were really beautiful while most of them coarse
and rerulsiye that should think there was little danger
o. their drawing many victims into their tolls Bat there
was scarcely house, the upper story OF which was M;
occupied by these creatures. native court IL lndl,
with lis array of Pei stoned oilers Is hot bed for all
forms # vice and Delhi is only surpassed IN thu respect
by Lucknow and Hyderabad
In additi,n 10 the manufacture of shaE' and scart-
in which IT. africans are only inferior % those Of Casa