New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-02

a,,s n, the Lcckn (ccmmand)i" There would seem TO
Be some reason then in such despotic mode OF intro
SueiBe the Tea Culture ] have Onnk OF both IN
Debrs and Almorsh Teas, which are aeicicusly pure
and fragrant though much stronger than the adulteseed
Teas which We get from China
The garden 81 Kaslosr is kept in fine order ths fields
beipe perfectly clean and free from weeds AM seps.
r.te5 from each other BIZ hedges Of Persian roses, of
the deepest crimson dye and ntenses sumner perfume
We passed through the plantation and struck across an
epep tract Of country toward the tents OF Mr. Thornh
t6e Magistrate of the Dhson. He received Us hospa
bly, under the shade Of his pstarcha mangOtrees and
lent us two horses TO take US 90 the Robbers Caves,
vLch was three or four miles distant among the hills at
The base Of the Himalayss We had charming ride,
through alternate groves jungss and granhelds. The
great mountains before lay warm and red in the after
boon sum- and away to the west like soft white cloud,
Che Cbore lifted his snowy head The peasants at
york 10 the fields and boys, clad only in the dhotee or
breeehcloh tended the they browsed along the
edges Of the Jungle
Finally the path brought US to the brink Of Deep
eunken glen, the sides Of which walls Of yu
cent foliage IL extended before for nearly mile
narrowing as il approached the hills two of which over
lung and finally blocked it up. Our horses scrambled
down with some difficulty, and We followed the
of clear mountain stream, which issued from the fur
Their extremity. As the glen grew narrower It's sides
became more steep and lofty yet so thoroughly drapsd
With shrubs and pendant vines that scarcely particle
Of soil visible. The foliage rolled down In gorgeous
masses on either hand, dipping it's skirts in the clear
became rayne, the rsyine creyics, snd the hills
closed leaving only split, OF earthquake, Tor tns
passage Of the water. Geld wind blew CONTINUAL!
from the opening We rode in short distance, 70 no
tce the spendor of the cay sun glen, seen througn
the black jaws Of the gloomy passage Inc rock
coDelomerste Of limestone whence suspec. tna
the Gave" II 10 called is natural grotto and no'
acreyice produced by an earthquake as some persons
,uppose Nv sading the bed Of the stream, you can
pass entirely through the hill, distance OF nearly
mile emerging into similar glen on the opposite SIDE
was struck with the resemblance OF the place 70 tne
famous " Annathal," near Eisensch, in Germany
went yesterday morning to visit Sikh temple, OF
great sancy which stands az the other end OF the town
N il connected with the tomb of G0orOo or Saint and
il about two hundred years old. 1t IA enclosed In
spacious court and appears to have been quit on the
site of some older edifce portion of the gateway
Is evidently of much earlier date than the tomb. One
of the buildings, used az habitaton has portlco
of very groesque design covered with paintings repre-
sentinQ events n the Saints life, and sng1ary enough,
portraits Of some of the HndOo Gods The religion Of
the skhs Il cOmpromsebetween Islam aud Hinduism,
rejecting all the MINOR dyinties OF the latter aud
ceptDg in their stead, the One God OF the Mosems,
without the full recognition OF Mshome as his Prophet
They ALLURE caste but probably out OF regard Tor the
feelings Of their converts abstain from eating cows
flesh Their moral code is very similar 20 that oil the
Hindoos and Mosems. One of the pictures ia the por
tico illustrates miracle which happened to the Sikh
Saint during visit which he made to Mecca. Being
directed by the Moslem Priests to sleep with bis feet to
the Kaabs, he refused and lay down with his head To-
ward H. but during the night il turned around in
vellous manner, and presented itself to his feet
second gateway admitted US into garden, contain
ing the tomb of the Saint and the tOmbs Of his four
wives The former stands in the center the latter 10
the four Of paved court, and connected
with each other by narrow stone causeways. The
Saints tomb ia covered with lofty dome, and surround
ed with clOster richly cnamelled and painted, in the
style of the Mogu tombs about Agra and Delhi. IL has
no pretensons to architectural beauty bat most
picturesque object with its white dome, its deep sha
dowy arches and the brancy Of its cOors half revealed
in sunshine half Hurried in the shade OF two massive pee
pul trees Over the corner of the platform the
stems Of the palm and Italian cypress and beyond the
gardenwa appeared the tufed tops Of clumps of
bamboos. 1t was picture ready made for the sun
stepped pencil Of Cr0psey.
But after we had passed around to the front another
picture, not less beautiful, was speedily formed
blind Sikh fakeer, who had plgrimed his way hither
from the Puljaub lay in the sun hafprOpped against
of the pillars with sitaT, or Indian VIOLIN IN hs
hand Weaskedhlm to play for u.s. whereupon he slowly
tuned the strings took upa short bow and began play
inc one Of those passionate melodies OF love and Ian
which you only hear in southern cline.
The body of the violin was OF wood curved and ribbed
80 as TO resemble crooked gourd or segment of a
fossil ammonte 1t bad short neck, aud four strings
of catgut, under which eight very slender wires
out OF the reach OF the bow but tuned as 20 give out
spontaneous accord to the notes produced upon the
strings. The tones like those OF ordinary gio
lin but very pure sweet aud ringing should think the
capable in the hands of MASTER of produc
ING the most exquisite musical effects In the Skins
hands ii spoke truly the language of Southern love- now
passionate now lmplOring, but falling always into the
same melting cadences which were too beautiful TO be
monotonous Then he sang like the Arabs, in
son of musical cries. Around him were Sikh priests
and knot of hafnaked boys baskng in the fall
glare of the sum- seated under the arches OF the
tomb They were all necessary parts OF the picture. /
Would the music have had the same meaning If the /
Sikh had been seated under pine, on the Catskil =
No; that same pine is not more different from the pan
which see at this moment than is Man, in the north
from Man, in the South.
On our return home we called at the house Of the Rl
lab Loll Singh Sikh Cheftain, to whom the English /
are indebted in great for the conquest OF the
Puniaub But having been treacherous 70 his country
men in the first place he was aterward accused of med
tating treachery the English, and has only recently
been released from temporary imprisonment at Agra
He has pension of 900 rupees month from the Gov
ernment with which he a handsome bungalow and
lives in considerable style He has great passion for
deqs and something Of shikarree sportsman The
guards at his residence presented rode up,
and we we're aerward received by the Rajah him
self Loll Singh means Red Lien aud the name well
suits his stout muscular figure heavy beard and rudy
face. He was richly dressed in garment OF figured
silk with Cashmere shawl around his waist, and tur.
ban OF silk and gold Rings of gold wire, upon which
pearls were strung, hung from his to his shoulders
His eve large, dark and lustrous, and his smile gives
an agreeable expression TO face that would otherwise
be stern and gloomy As he speaks English my con
yersation with him was confined to the usual greetings
and some expressions of admiration respecting tavore
spaniel which he called Venus" He spent last even
ing at Mr.. keenes appearing IN avery rich aud elegant
native costume with aigrette Of large diamonds aud
emeralds attached TO his throat.
have been amused by noticing the opinions Of differ
ent English residents respecting their native servants
Some praise their honesty aud fidelity id high terms
others denounce them as liars aud pfererS Some
them implicitly With their keys while Others keep their