The New York herald., 1869-06-07

surpass every other building In the world IN beauty
an maghlhCeuce.
The building Is solid grand and graceful, built
entirely of stone, brick and lron-no WOOD being
usel IN the construction OF the building. inc great
ha' has been accurately measured by BrlIsh en-
neers and card Is posted az the door, stauhV
that ITS lengh inside IL 163 feet BREADTH ftV three
rect; heipht. fifty feet span OF arch, slXty-eight
ieet thickness Of wall sixteen feet. It IL no" used
as an arsenal by the government, the "Dlg guns
which Sir William Peel brought from Calcutta to ai1
In raising the siege Of Lucknow being stored here
The king under whose re On the building was con-
sructed IL buried In the centre OF the greas hall,
line In the door pointing In the direction or Mecca
B customary In the Mosleu tombs.
Lhcknow should be called the city OF palaces, as
tnere are more palaces in Lucknow than any other
with every other city. Most oi the buildings have
been erectel during the past century the dynasty
numerous palaces OF the King OF Dude furnishes the
RovernmenG officers VINO are 80 fortunate as to be
located at LUCKNOW with very luxurious quarters,
and the city see MS 30 cleany AMI well ventilated, the
atmosphere 80 clear and plre and the grounds and
gardens SO beautiful that Lucknow seems a
King Of Dude Resembles G"s'' very pT"' mnoa in IN
Its plan the Paais Royal ut Paris. The
palaces oy wlich the open square rs surrounded
were the city residences OF the princes OF his king
dom when in attendance upon the court. In the
centre OF the enclosure a congress hall" was
able az the only building known IN Asia which has
been used for the meeting OF deiiberative assem-
bly,. It may have been used for other purposes,
probably more for revelry than legislation. as TIE
government Of the king to have come TO grief.
he Is now provided with palace on tue banks Of
the H0oghiy, near Calcutta where he manages to
sustain life on pension OF f130, 900 per annum,
allowed to him by the British government In India.
HIS principal occupation s flying kites. He Is sur
rounded py his former courtiers hs harem. and a
begg9rly crowd or dependents who consume his
income and keep the poor lnbeclle in the greatest
distress Tor funds. Such Is fallen royalty In the
East.
In passing over British India an occasional evi-
dence remains OF the terrible retrDuti0n visited on
the mutneers by the British sOldiery In the Sccnn-
DER Bagh, a palace or harem OF the king a garden
wall l2o yards square and very high, afforded pro-
lection to some 1000 Sepoy troops, who kept up
hre from this protection upon the British trOeps 10
was assaulted and taken by two British regiments
and every man or the 1900 SepOys put TO DEATH
In the days OF Its glory one Claude MARITIME. q
Frenchnan, seems to have been one OF the master
spirits OF Oude. He landed in India private SOL
dIer IN the French service and finally became q
major general In the service OF the King OF Dude,
and during his lifetime was the master spirit OF
his government He accumulated q fortune OF
81 500 900. which he devoted TO chaTtab purposes.
The whole amount was devoted to building schools
for orphan children One OF these institutions Is at
Lucknow, one at Calcutta. and one at Lyons. The
French general was fanciiul architect and has left
the evidences OF his fantastic taste upon several OF
the palaces of Lucknow.
The "Maruniere." as the college is called has
about 200 bows. who are provided with an educa
ton free of expense. The gateway Is ornamented
with two lions. contrived that light shines from
their ewes anu mouths The ed6ce Is built tier
upon err with four towers to the second tier aud
semi-crcular wings TO the lower forming the front.
or approach In front OF the building monument
rises from tank OF water which would look better
abe Od Frenchman, but he seems to have died in
fear that his fortune would bc cOntscated b5 his
rapacious master. In order to save the Mar iniore
he caused himself to be inferred there, trusting that
tne doctrines OF Mahomet would at least prevent
the King IRON desecratins the building he had
chosen to make his tomb
lt would require about weeks time 10 visit all
the palaces at Lucknow and some patience to de-
scribe them.
We visited very sacred mosque where the wealth
OF the Church OF Islam seemed to be gathered ~
great prousion. Chandeliers were hung so thckly
that the sicred mosque might have been mistaken
for a glass ware store.
The attendants were very civil. and seemed solicit
Gus about our spiritual welfare At parting they
hung rosaries around our necks evidence that we
were good Mus 1ulmans. We called at the Reform
Club an institution organized by native gentlemen
for social purposes. The idea OF Reform Cub in
Lucknow certainly indicates progress. The native
newspapers extensively circulated, and disputes
were warm about the preprety OF this, that and the
other government measure.
IL was quite refreshing to visit the Reform Club
and with native gentlemen about the future
of India. Old Hindostan is waxing up to progress
The capital OF the old Kingdom OF Dude has Reform
Club.