-Jung's
popularity with the peasantry and army.

CHAPTER XI. The temple of Balajee--The old Newar capital--The houses and
temples of Patn--View from the city gates--Nepaulese festivals--The
Newars skilful artisans--The arsenal--The magazine and cannon-foundry.

CHAPTER XII. Kindness of the Mahila Sahib--His motive--Drawing-room
ornaments--Visit to the palace of Jung Bahadoor--A trophy of the London
season--Grand Durbar at the reading of the Queen of England's
letter--Dress of the officers--Review of troops--Dancing boys.

CHAPTER XIII. Distinguishing features of the races of Nepaul--The
Ghorkas--Maintenance of the Nepaul army--Bheem Singh's monument--A feast
at the Minister's--We bid him adieu--Ascent of the Sheopoori--Magnificent
view of the Himalayas from its summit.

CHAPTER XIV. A visit to the Minister's brothers--Dexterity of Colonel
Dhere Shum Shere--Scenes for lovers of the Fancy--Adieu to Nepaul--The
view from the summit of the Chandernagiri pass--The scenery of Nepaul--The
pass of Bhimphede--Night quarters.

CHAPTER XV. A dilemma at Bisoleah--Ignominious exit from the Nepaul
dominions--The resources and capabilities of Nepaul--Articles of import
from Thibet and Chinese Tartary--A vision of the future.

CHAPTER XVI. Journey to Lucknow--Nocturnal disasters--View of the
Himalayas--Wild-beast fights--Banquet given by the King of Oudh--Grand
display of fireworks--Our return to cantonments.

CHAPTER XVII. A Lucknow Derby-day--Sights of the city--Grand Trunk Road
to Delhi--Delhi--The Coutub--Agra--The fort and Taj--The ruins of
Futtehpore Secreh--A loquacious cicerone--A visit to the fort of
Gwalior--The Mahratta Durbar--Tiger-shooting on foot.

CHAPTER XVIII. The carnival at Indore--Extraordinary scene in the palace
of the Holkar--A night at the caves of Ajunta--The caves of Ellora and
fortress of Doulatabad--The merits of a palkee--Reflections on the
journey from Agra to Bombay--Adieu to India.

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CHAPTER I.

_Arrival of Jung Bahadoor in Ceylon--Voyage to Calcutta--Rifle practice
on board the_ Atalanta--_Rifle-shooting--Colonel Dhere Shum Shere--A
journey along the Grand Trunk Road of Bengal--The experimental
railway--The explosion at Benares_.

Towards the close of the year 1850 a considerable sensation was created
in the usually quiet town of Colombo by the arrival in Ceylon of His
Excellency General Jung Bahadoor, the Nepaulese Ambassador, on his return
to Ne