d by Mr. Prinsep at nearly 200,000;
its trade consists chiefly in sugar, saltpetre, indigo, opium, and
embroidered cloths; besides which, the city has advantages in its
position on the great river, making it, jointly with Mirzapore, the depot
for the commerce of the Dukkum and interior of Hindostan.

General Jung Bahadoor had reached Benares a few days before I arrived
there, and I found him installed in a handsome house, the envy of all
rajahs, the wonder of the natives, and the admiration of his own
countrymen, some thousands of whom had come thus far to meet him. If he
had been a lion in London, he was not less an object of interest at
Benares--his house was always crowded with visitors of high degree,
Indian and European; one old native rajah in particular was frequently to
be seen in close conference with him; and the result was, that the Prime
Minister of Nepaul became the husband of the second daughter of his
Highness the ex-Rajah of Coorg. Upon the day following his nuptials my
friend and I called upon him, and to our surprise he offered to present
us to his newly wedded bride. We, of course, expressed our sense of the
honour he was doing us; and had just reached the balcony, the stairs
leading up to which were on the outside of the house, when our friend the
bridegroom perceived his father-in-law, the Coorg rajah, coming in a most
dignified manner down the approach. Like a schoolboy caught in the
master's orchard, he at once retreated and unceremoniously hurried us
back--and just in time, for no doubt, if the old Coorg had detected him
thus exhibiting his daughter the day after he had married her, he would
have mightily disapproved of so improper a proceeding. This incident
shows how utterly Jung despised those prejudices which enthralled his
bigoted father-in-law. He was, in fact, the most European Oriental, if I
may so speak, that I ever met with, and more thoroughly unaffected and
unreserved in his communication with us than is the habit with eastern
great men, who always seem afraid of compromising themselves by too much
condescension. An instance of this occurred during another visit. While
we were chatting on indifferent subjects a native rajah was announced, as
being desirous of paying a visit of ceremony. Jung immediately stepped
forward to receive him with much politeness. The rajah commenced
apologising for not having called sooner, excusing himself on the plea of
the present being the only a