the Mode of Conveying
art* *' s gives a view of the mode in whieh travellersdi S | USUil Hy eonveyed in India , either for short or for greatl,, a “°es. In the former ease a set of hearers of eightfori- 01 four iuul fotir to relieve each other, will suffice; t . distances of eight or ten miles; but for long distancesto l.'d'luisite to write to the postmaster of every stationy a dm tk of bearers, as it is called, to any otherl )(!t U>11 > when the traveller will he conveyed at the rate ofah (l "^ L ' u "tree and four miles an hour, at an expense ofW'itl *. a shilling a mile. The bearers are usually satisfiedt)j *, a less amount of clothing than is represented; hutOtli? m ?y *’« considered to be a set in private service.' ) eail' 1 kinds of palanquin are without any cover over111 , ai 'd have only low sides, such as the nalkce, exhi-caji’, *'y the Nawah Nazim of Moorshedabad. Some,ago , tl> njons, are like the body of an open sedan-chair:Si ck va >; model of one was exhibited by the lino of Catch.In ..soldiers are carried to hospital and on line of march.tty.'fjdt palanquins with red calico coverings, calledHr e <S ’ ' u mldition to the bearers for the palanquin, therel )a ’ l6 '>ally one or two others to carry the traveller’s*n light baskets swung on elastic bamboos acrossatlil:, 1Ull ' l 'ers; and at night one or two torch-bearers inj 0M —Plate 408.
IV U . N " ACKKR v on Cakt.
s ' n 'Pl' S *' orm cal ' t > s common in many parts of India ;like t? 111 ccnstmction, and stronger than it looks, for,Part 'f °»e exhibited in the Crystal l’alace, the greater* s<m , le them is made of strong and unyielding'' lu v ery loose way in whieh they are putlit?e B 7 cua bles them to give more readily to the inequa-ii’ cross-country roads, though the creaking ofc art 8 is neither useful nor agreeable. Kudu as these111 uuike and primitive in construction, they arel11 dike those to be seen even in the present dayP°°Us lUl ^ ai ’° greatly preferable to the carriage ofJ’y i,| e 11 bullocks, which still prevails to a great extent*\te krenjarics in the central parts of India.—
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,L °* A ^'AllGO-HoAT AS USKD ON THE (jANCJE8.
^ the C i^ r 8°'l )oa t of the Ganges is as primitive lookingp! Ucker y °f the highways of India , and often^li],^ j 1 one of their native huts, which from theU 'pi tke kanks was floating over the surface of theS 11 > a tti, ‘ 1SU from the sides being formed of bamboosa< ie^^ the sloping roof of thatch, surmounted by
!>U„,.„>">>><*, tqion the top of which sits the helms-menh he
18 Usiiaij " le miwieldy rudder. One of the headN‘Us m , I? ,i lt " le prow with a long pole, with whie” a "ks. S >! "v depth of water or keeps the boat oil' sand-al 1 the i-i asi des being rowed, these boats are often towedv ers, or sail up when the wind is fair. At other
times they may he seen floating down the river like hugerafts. These boats do not exhibit the beautiful forms forwhieh the sampnus of Singapore , and the boats of Bombayand of the Malabar const, were conspicuous.—Plate 327.
Camel-Saddle, Emisroidehkd, &e.
This camel-saddle, silver mounted and richly embroi-dered, sent to the Exhibition by tile Maharajah of Jodh-pore, was a specimen of costliness of material and tastein design so profusely exhibited in the Indian department.The camel-saddle is net much used in India generally;but in the dry climate of Bajpootanah a line breed ofsuwere, or riding camels, is reared. They are compara-tively pleasant in their paces, and go long journeys withlittle food in a short space of time.—Plate 31(1.
Camel-Saddle and Mounted Gun.
This camel-saddle, with a gun mounted upon it, whiehwas so conspicuous mi object near the Transept, with itsscarlet covering richly ornamented with embroidery, isnow in the museum of the East India Company . It looksmore formidable than it probably is in modern warfare,liut the rapidity with which a body so armed could beconveyed from one part to another might make themoccasionally of value ; lienee camel corps have sometimesbeen established.—Plate 317.
Group of Indian Jewellery, &e.
This plate represents some of the articles which ex-cited so much attention and admiration in the jewel-'eases of the Indian department, from the lavish way inwhich the richest materials and the choicest jewellerywere expended on the trappings of a horse ; while otherswere equally admired for the exquisite skill of theworkman and the beauty of the designs by the artists, asdisplayed in the jewelled caps of jade and agate, tlieenamelled silver, the exquisite chains of Triehinopotyand Vizianagriun, and the filigree-work of Dacca andCulbeh.—Plate 231.
Model of a Katii, of the Form used tor MahrattaLadies, from Nagpohe.
In nothing do the natives of India differ more from theinhabitants of Europe than in their carriages. In thefirst place, bullocks are universally used instead of horses,lmt choice breeds, as those of Guzerat, are alone em-ployed. The pace is much better than we should expectfrom the usually slow-paced bullock. These four-wheeledcarriages are, moreover, covered with scarlet, or crimsoncloth, and shut in with thick curtains, the whole embroi-dered and fringed as well as ornamented with stars,Powers, and even small looking-glasses.— Plate 328.
Model of a Mahratta Carriage.
The reroo, a Mahratta earriage without any covering,is well calculated for the Mahrattas themselves to take
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