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 ing for a moment on its walls, which the next breeze may sweep away.

Leaying the T'sj for tho last, I drave from: the Fort eighk miles down the river 1a Seeundra Bagh, the Mausoleum of the great Empsror, over a road said to havo once been lined with psisece, the ruins of which ein be azen on either site. On the wey weoverteok an English built open ba- roucka, drawn by a pair of milk white oxen, whose harness was decorated with gold ard silver ornaments. Ln the carriage were iwo wealthy nababe, richly Creened and wearing jarge turbans of alteruata white and red Hik, My ambitious Gharnwan, who cught tobaye known better, cssayed to pass this elegant establiahment, kut goon found his Mistake, for the ‘“eattle’? whea torched with the whip, werecf ata pace thet left eur sorry stead far in the rea.

The toms of Akbsr elandsim a spacious garden, entared by four gatewasyr, seventy tect high, leading toa store platterm, four hundred feet equere, on which is s splendid building of seadstcno, with the two upper storiea of marbie. In a vsulted ball in the contre of this structure, whieh is five stories high snd three hundred fect on cack side, is a spisi! plain sareophagus, on whier is seulpiured 4 wreath of flawers. Benesth it is the dust of Akbar, the farrih deccendant, from Jamanlane, and one of the greatest man who ever wielded aseepier. On tha top of the building under a gilded dome, and eurrounded by scereaeng of marb’e, wrought into patterss of marvellond rich- ness aud variety, atands austher eareopha- gus 00 Which are seulpiured im raised Aras hic chsracters the ninety-nine attributes of Alish. This gplend:d tomb perpetuates no less tho sffrction of the builder, Jehangen, the gon ef the Husperor, than the greatness of himin honor of whose memory if was erected.

Returning rspidly to the city we drove ta the Te}, which is esteemed the most beau- fiful buildirg in the world. It is situated ins noble quadrangle, enclosed by Isfiy sandstone walls, and approached by a gate- way, itself s splendid structure, with <wen- ty-six white marble cupsias. The grounds are beautifully laid cui wiih étately trees, shruva and flower beds, ard ‘kept in perfect order ai tho expense of the soverument. The firet view of the T's] 1a cbtained aa you psss the gateway atthe end of a long avenue of tall cypress tress. Upon a platform of sandstone is raised a terrace of white mar-