Summary: flowing through the landscape, was seen to great advantage from the elevated site of the town. ‘The fortress concealed partially their Mausoleum; and the dome stand- ing up sharp against the sky seemed, without the enlightened eye, as if it were a dark spot upon the firmament. The Meharah’s* Palace formerly harmed mightily. There are many fine trees here, and at this season, little tender flowers were springing up in the gardens, which I will not attempt to describe, but leave them to your imagination. The appearance of the pass, which gives its name to the town, is gloomy, and would figure well in a romance. Last night at furrah was quite the reverse. It was rather lonely, and I felt dull, with no partner to chat with, and nothing busy about me. Now, I see cattle passing with loads, men carrying cloth and tobacco, people, all bustle and laugh, hiring leaves and shops, and women in gaudy dresses exposing their knocking bangles and tinkling anklets. The bustle and noise at Muttra would suit Bagdad even in the time * Mehtrah was one of the principal towns in the Moghul Empire of India; it was the favourite residence of the Moghuls, and celebrated for the magnificent edifices which the muhill building propensities of the Moslems erected there; since, however, the Mohammedan influence has lost its ascendancy, the town has greatly declined. The Mabarpras are in a parlous condition; the Imperial Palace is a mere shell; the splendid gardens are replac...