Of the Coves who love light-twist*, at evening to cheer 'em? Who love them when sleeping, for stretch'd on the sand, Are the Coves rather cut †, in somnabulence near 'em. Who has e'er been at Randall's, when twilight Inexpressible charms to this lush-crib, and sent stray? When the light that is streaming from the newlylit Gas, Sheds its ray on the tap tables, benches, and panes, And illumes the light wet, that now shines in each glass Of the Soakers that sit in sweet Chancery Lane. This night, just at nine, the Kids 'gan to drop-in, But seem'd undetermin'd for going or stopping; Which I thought unhandsome,-for most of them knew I'd got all on purpose for them, clean and ready, A bran-new fresh cargo of Prime-wet me-through; (A name Trot thought genteeler for gin than the Deady ;) And I long'd just as much as a beau at a ball, To shew off in prime style, or a wit with his funning; And 'twas my intention, when the Chair gave a call For blue ruin, to set this "right sort of stuff" running. We now select an address to a renowned pugilist, in which the pun is fairly carried through. One poem more will suffice to give an MOULSEY. On Moulsey when the moon was bright, Full trot in drunken revelry. At early dawn was heard the " sing" In buggy-to fight dev'lishly." He flung his castor vauntingly. On, Turner, on-now Nonpareil, And peel d the buffers dexterously. His ogles now both look askance, And mill the fibber gloriously. tations of olives, almonds, and gum trees; some plants of the (fashook) gum ammoniac are here discovered. Vines producing purple grapes of an enormous size and exquisite flavour: (dergmuse) the Euphorbium plant is discovered in rocky parts of the mountains; and great abundance of worm-seed and stickliquorice. The indigo plant (enneel) is found here; as are also pomegranates, of a large size and a most exquisitely sweet flavour, and oranges. Ascending the Atlas, after five hours' ride, we reached a table-land, and pitched our tents near a sanctuary. The temperature of the air is cooler here, and the trees are of a different character; apples, pears, cherries, walnuts, apricots, peaches, plums, and rhododendrums, were the produce of this region. The next morning, at five o'clock, the army struck their tents, and after ascending seven hours more, we met with another change in vegetation. Leguminous plants began to appear; pines of an immense size, ferns, the belute, a species of oak, the acorn of which is used as food, and is preferred to the Spanish chesnut, elms, mountain-ash, seedra and snobar, the two latter being a species of the juniper. After this we passed through a fine campaign country of four hours' ride: we were informed that this country was very populous; but our fakeer and guide avoided the habitations of men. We now began again to ascend these magnificent and truly romantic mountains, and in two hours approached partial coverings of snow. Vegetation here diminishes, and nothing is now seen but firs, whose tops appear above the snow; the cold is here intense; and it is remarkable, that the pullets' eggs that we procured in the campaign country just described, were nearly twice the size of those of Europe. Proceeding two hours further, we came to a narrow pass, on the east side of which was an inaccessible Had we not become, through prac-mountain, almost perpendicular, and entirely tice, somewhat hardened reviewers, we covered with snow; and on the west, a trecould not so long have delayed the ex-mendous precipice, of several thousand feet parts of this curious and entertaining the path is not more than a foot wide, over ecution of our promise, to bring further in depth, as if the mountain had been split volume before our readers. In our No. a solid rock of granite. Here the whole army in two, or rent asunder by an earthquake: 171, we abridged Shabeeney's remark-dismounted, and many prostrated in prayer, able intelligence respecting Timbuctoo invoking the Almighty to enable them to pass miscellaneous extracts from Mr. Jack-possible precaution, two mules missed their and Housa; and in 178, gave only a few in safety; but, however, notwithstanding all son's more direct and personal labours. Referring to these, we now resume his customs, &c. in Africa. interesting notices of various places and His chatterers all in air now dance, And thou hast won it easily. That Turner has spilt willingly. To Mr. Painter, on his late Pugilistic Combat with The spot of all this slaught'ring fun, Oh, Painter! thou Artist, whom dame Nature owns, For painting the life, the flesh, and the bones, you. Where blunt was lost and flimscys won, By J. G. Jackson. footing, and were precipitated with their burother pass but this, and that of Belawin, dens into the yawning abyss. There is no which is equally dangerous for an army; so that the district of Suse, which was formerly "The second part consists of letters, a kingdom, might be defended by a few men, giving an account of various journeys through against an invading army from Marocco of West and South Barbary, performed by the several thousands, by taking a judicious poauthor: it is from these that our present sition at the southern extremity of this narrow selections are taken. The Emperor Soliman path and tremendous precipice, which is but having marched from Fas to Marocco, sent a few yards in length. orders to his nephew, Abd el Melk, the go-ward through this defile, we continued our Proceeding northvernor of Santa Cruz, to join him with the journey seven hours (gradually descending garrison and merchants of that place. Mr. towards the plains of Fruga, a town of conJackson was of the party; and on the second siderable extent, distant about fifteen miles day they reached the noble chain of the Atlas from the mountains). Proceeding two hours mountains. He gives the following descrip The milling hand is often figuratively term-tion of this superb region: ed-"the bunch of five." "This country abounds in extensive plan This root abounds all over Suse, and is called by the natives Ark Suse, i. e. the root of Suse: the worm seed is called sheh. further, making together nine hours' journey, | the army pitched their tents, and we encamped on another table-land, on the northern declivity of Atlas, at the entrance of an immense plantation of olives, about a mile west of a village, called Ait Musie, a most luxuriant and picturesque country. The village of Ait Musie contains many Jewys, whose external is truly miserable; but this appearance of poverty is merely political, for they are a trading and rich people, for such a patriarchal country. The olive plantations at this place, and in many other parts of this country, do honour to the agricultural propensity of the emperor Muley Ismael, who planted them. They cover about six square niles of ground; the trees are planted in right lines, at a proper distance; the plantation is interspersed with openings, or squares, to let in the air. These openings are about a square acre in extent. In travelling through the various provinces of South and West Barbary, these extensive plantations of olives are frequently met with, and particularly throughout Suse. It appeared that they were all planted by the emperor Muley Ismael, whose indefatigable industry was proverbial. Wherever that warrior (who was always in the field) encamped, he never failed to employ his army in some active and useful operation, to keep them from being devoured by the worm of indolence, as he expressed it. Accordingly wherever he encamped, we meet with these extensive plantations of olive trees, planted by his troops, which are not only a great ornament to the conntry, but produce abundance of fine oil. The olive plantations at Ras El Wed, near Terodant in Suse, are so extensive, that one may travel from the rising to the setting sun under their shade, without being exposed to the rays of the effulgent African sun. Mushoir, which is the gate situated near the | When any one gives them money, they pro- In another journey to Mequinas, by way of Rabat, it is stated On the morning of the 15th, we pursued our journey to Mequinas, passing through a very fine country, inhabited by a Kabyl of Berebbers, called Ait Zemurh. We haltel, at four o'clock P. M. at a circular Douar of these Berebbers, in a fine campaign The emperor declared the port of Santa country. The next morning, at five o'clock, Cruz to be shut; and that no European mer- we struck the tents, and proceeded through chant of any nation should continue there." a dangerous country, infested by artful robIn travelling from Marocco to Mogador, bers, and the occasional depredations of the "the first day's journey is through the plains lion and other wild beasts, whose roaring we of Sheshawa, a fine champaign country heard at a distance. We saw several square abounding in corn; the mountains of Shes-buildings, which our guides informed us hawa, which are higher than any in Great were built by the Berebbers, for the purpose Britain, have strata of oyster and other of destroying the lion. The patient hunter shells at the top of them. will conceal himself in one of these buildings, which are about five feet by seven, and will wait whole days for an opportunity to get a shot at the lion: these noble beasts are here said to be the largest in all Africa. After travelling this day ten hours, we pitched our tents at another circular encampment of the Zimurite Berebbers. These people drive in stakes and place thorny bushes round their encampment, eight feet high, and fill up the entrance every night with thorns, as the fiercest lions of Africa abound in the adjacent forests, and sometimes attack their habitations, accordingly they keep a large fire all night to deter the lions and other wild beasts from approaching." Mr. J., on examination, found these strata several feet deep, and extending all the way down the mountains. Leprosity, it appears, is still as prevalent in this part of Africa as it was once in Europe. 66 There is (says our author), near to the walls of Marocco, about the north-west point, a village, called (Deshira el Jeddam) . e. the Village of Lepers. I had a curiosity to visit this village; but I was told that any other excursion would be preferable; that the Lepers were totally excluded from the rest of mankind; and that, although none of them would dare to approach us, yet the excursion would be not only unsatisfactory At page 198, we find a curious paper on but disgusting. I was, however, determined the excavated residences of the inhabitants to go; I mounted my horse, and took two of Atlas, which we subjoin; only prefacing horse guards with me, and my own servant. that Hel el Killeb and Ben el Killeb are We rode through the Lepers' town; the in- synonimous; the former signifies the dog habitants collected at the doors of their ha-like race, the latter the sons of dogs. In bitations, but did not approach us; they, the Map of the World by Fran. Mauro. A.D. for the most part, showed no external disfi- 1459, inserted in Dr. Vincent's Periplus of guration, but were generally sallow; some the Erethrean Sea, the country of these people of the young women were very handsome; is described as lying N. W. of Abyssinia, or they have, however, a paucity of eyebrow, the country of Prester Jan; and they are which, it must be allowed, is somewhat in- there denominated Benicheleh, the province compatible with a beauty; some few had no of Dogs; because the natives (as the map eyebrows at all, which completely destroyed asserts,) have the heads of dogs. The the effect of their dark animated eyes. They orthography Benicheleh is however incorare obliged to wear a large straw hat, with a rect,; the final h ought to be a b;-this is brim about nine inches wide; this is their possibly an error of the "On our approach to the metropolis, the badge of separation, a token of division be"The inhabitants of the snowy or upper emperor sent the princes that were at Ma- tween the clean and unclean, which when regions of the Atlas live, during the months rocco to welcome the prince Abd El Melk. seen in the country, or on the roads, pre-of November, December, January, FeThey were accompanied by 100 cavalry, who vents any one from having personal contact bruary, and half of March, in caves or exsaluted our prince with the Moorish com- with them. They are allowed to beg, and cavations in the mountains; the snow then pliment of running full gallop and firing accordingly are seen by the side of the roads, disappears, and they begin to cultivate the their muskets. These princes, who were re-with their straw hat badge, and a wooden earth. lations of Abd El Melk, son of Abd Salam, bowl before them, to receive the charity of "I have repeatedly heard reports of the shook hands with him respectively, and then passengers, exclaiming, (attanie m'ta Al- (Hel el Killeb,) dog-faced race; of the kissed their own. This is the salutation lah) bestow on me the property of God:' (Hel Shual,) tailed race; and of the race when friends of equal rank meet. We en- (kulshie m'ta Allah) all belongs to God!' having one eye, and that in the breast. It tered the city of Marocco at the Beb El reminding the passenger that he is a stew- is extremely difficult to ascertain the origin art of, and accountable for the appropria- of these reports, which are so involved in tion of his property; that he derives his pro-metaphor that the signification is not intelperty from the bounty and favour of God.ligible to Europeans; their existence is not "We remained encamped at Ait Musiet three days, amusing ourselves by hawking with the prince's falconer, and hunting the antelope. Early in the morning of the fourth day, we descended the declivity of the Atlas, and travelling eight hours, we reached the populous town of Fruga, situated in the same extensive plain wherein the city of Marocco stands. From this village to Marocco, a day's journey, the country is one continued corn-field, producing most abundant crops of wheat and barley, the grain of which is of an extraordinary fine quality, and nearly twice the size of the wheat produced at the Cape of Good Hope. Here the prince sent couriers to the empcror, to announce his approach. press. doubted, however, in Africa. Of the Hel el Killeb some ignorant people affirm that the Almighty transformed one of the tribes of the Jews into these people, and that these are their descendants; others report them to be a mongrel breed, between the human and ape species; their strength is said to be very great. The Africans assert with considerable confidence, which is corroborated, that the Hel Shual have a tail half à cubit long; that they inhabit a district in the desert at an immense distance south-east of Marocco; that the Hel El Killeb are in a similar direction; that the latter are diminutive, being about two or three cubits in height; that they exclaim bak, bak, bak, and that they have a few articulate sounds, which they mutually understand among themselves; that they are extremely swift of foot, and run as fast as horses. The Arimaspi of Herodotus are called by the Arabs Hel Ferdie, these are represented by the Arabs of the desert as living at the foot of the lofty mountains of the Moon, near Abyssinia: the male and female are equally without hair on their head, having large chins and nostrils, like the ape species; they are said to have a language of their own; their costume is a jelabea, and a belt, without shoes or head dress; their country is said to abound in gold. It is a consummation devoutly to be wished," that our knowledge of Africa should increase so as to enable us to unravel the mystery of these doubtful reports, to ascertain the degree of credit that is due to these mysterious traditions. These desiderata, however, can hardly be expected, whilst the present injudicious plans for the discovery of Africa are persevered in. We. must, if we desire to discover effectually the hidden recesses and reported wonders of this continent, adopt plans and schemes very different from any that have hitherto been suggested; we must adopt a grand system upon an extensive scale, a system directed and moved by a person competent to so great an undertaking. The head or director of such an expedition should be master of the general travelling and trafficking language of Africa, the modern Arabic: he should moreover be acquainted with the character of the people, their habits, modes of life, religious prejudices, and fanaticism. A grand plan, thus directed, could hardly fail to secure the command of the commerce of Africa to Great Britain. Then the discovery of the inmost recesses would follow the path of commerce, and that continent, which has baffled the researches of the moderns as well as of the ancients, would lay open its treasures to modern Europe, and civilisation would be the natural result. Then would be the period to attempt the conversion of the Negroes to Christianity; and the standard of peace and good will towards men might be successfully planted on the banks of the Nile El Kabeer, or Nile Assudan, the Great Nile, or Nile of Sudan, or Nigriti, commonly called the Niger." The following is a singular fact: 66 Every house in Marocco has, or ought to have, a domestic serpent: I say ought to have, because those that have not one, seek We congratulate him on this fact; but still it is painful to fall even one step, and especially, for a heavy body, which in truth is the case here. At Brussels, the author mentions the following report, which we do not remember having heard before. to have this inmate, by treating it hospitably has a knack of putting words together, till whenever one appears; they leave out food a kind of composition is effected, at which for it to eat during the night, which gra- those who are not over fastidious contrive dually domiciliates this reptile. These ser- to feel somewhat amused. It is here I make pents are reported to be extremely sagacious, my stand, and I think not sufficiently in and very susceptible. The superstition of any body's way to run much chance of these people is extraordinary; for rather being molested. It is on the first step of than offend these serpents, they will suffer the ladder to fame; and if by accident I their women to be exposed during sleep to should be jostled off, it won't much matter, their performing the office of an infant. as I have not far to fall.” They are considered, in a house, emblematical of good, or prosperity, as their absence is ominous of evil. They are not often visible; but I have seen them passing over the beams of the roof of the apartments. A friend of mine was just retired to bed at Marocco, when he heard a noise in the room, like something crawling over his head, he arose, looked about the room, and discovered one of these reptiles about four feet long, of a dark colour, he pricked it with his sword, and killed it, then returned to bed. In the morning he called to him the master of the house where he was a guest, and telling him he had attacked the serpent, the Jew was chagrined, and expostulated with him, for the injury he had done him: apprehensive that evil would visit him, he intimated to his guest, that he hoped he would leave his house, as he feared the malignity of the serpent; and he was not réconciled until my friend discovered to him that he had actually killed the reptile." "One thing at least I must speak of on account of its extraordinary nature; the Americans, I forget the year, in order to destroy the Dutch shipping in the Texel, conveyed there several casks of a peculiar worm, which they emptied into those waters; the result was, that they ate their way into the hulks of the vessels, which in a short time became completely rotten; a piece of the timber, thus rendered useless, is preserved in spirits at this cabinet, containing still the destructive agents in the holes which they had made. I mention this circumstance because I do not remember that we have any such curiosity at our British Muscum." Another of the most agreeable extracts we can pick out, will sufliciently exemplify the writer's general manner. He and his A Tour through a Part of the Nether-companions set out for Rouvray. lands, France, and Switzerland, in the for the horses in this day's journey, we were "As there was a 'good deal of hill-work year 1817. By Thomas Heger. Lon-not able to reach that town, and were obliged don, 1820. 8vo. pp. 250. We anticipated from the preface a rather more entertaining tour than this upon perusal has turned out to be. The writer, indeed, lays no claim to a very elevated station in travelling lore; but, even moderate as his pretensions are, we do not think that he has accomplished any thing which ought in sound judgment to have thrust his labours out of the private circle of friends into the public for suffrage. The most favourable view that we can take of the volume is, that the writer has journeyed abroad under the influence of very amiable feelings, and acted in a manner which it could be wished, for the credit of our country, were the fashion with all its tourists; but beyond this, we find little to praise. He went over a very beaten road; saw little that has not been described a thousand times; and, excepting a species of sentimentality belonging to one of the lower forms of the school of Sterne, has varied in no degree from the accustomed style of the note and common-place book. A bit of romance is super-added; and this is all that Mr. Heger produces in support of his right to publish a book. We are afraid we must nonsuit him in the critic court with costs (except the cost of our time); but will allow him a brief pleading. It is thus humbly that he sets forth his own capabilities. "There is a kind of talent-I beg the critic's pardon, I mean a sort of I really don't know how to call it, but a something which to put up at a lone house, at ten o'clock at night, about a mile out of the public road. The appearance of the place was rather against it, to those whose taste the use of comforts had spoiled for fleck beds, jacktowel sheets, and sanded tile floors; but where there is no choice, the proudest must yield:-we had walked up several of the hills, to save our horses, in the course of the day; and fatigue is not much disposed to quarrel with any place of rest. "A large kitchen divided my room from that of my companions; and in a recess, at one extremity of it, was a bed, screened by a dirty old red-and-white chequered curtain, full of large holes; though one of which, at each extremity, we were greeted, on entrance, by a grim face, surmounted with a red cap, which once, no doubt, in its earlier servitude, had been able to confine the stubble which it encompassed; but, alas ! subdued by its hard duty, it could no longer keep under the refractory bristles, which now stood on end through the breaches of their prison. Conceive to yourself a welcome of this sort, in a lone house, at the entrance of a wood nine miles through; and when you feel the alarm getting master of you, imagine a whispering from various quarters, without being able to see the mouths from whence it issued; then, when you have worked up your fears to an almost overwhelming pitch, just fancy to yourself, on suddenly looking up, an arm extended from a hole in the ceiling, beckoning a tall : THE GAROS. figure, with a belt and hatchet, who had just [from the wall behind it, I discovered the worm as in the planet in the fungus as in the In our last Number, we abridged, from the narrative of Francis Hamilton Esq., an account of the kingdom of Asam the same authority supplies the following particulars respecting another oriental people, formerly more powerful than they now are; namely, The Garos. Previous however to entertaining this subject, the author takes a brief view, chiefly statistical, of the countries adjacent to Asam, consisting of Bhotan and its dependancies Dalimkoth, Lukidwar, Baksa dwar, Ripudwar, &c. north of the Brahmaputra, and of Tripura, Monipur, Jaintiya, Kachlar, Chinghpo, Nora, &c. to the south. of that river. The people of the district of which Manipur is the capital, are called Moitay, and the country produces elephants, horses, buffaloes, and oxen. Its wonderful abundance, or the excessive disproportion of the precious metals may be imagined, when we say that twelve cows may be bought for a rupee, about twopence half-penny a piece, and as much rice as a man can consume in a year for the same money! The sugar cane grows as thick as a man's leg. into a general chamber:-" Est-ce que Monsieur manque le ?" was the first exclamation which greeted my ear, in a female voice, since our arrival. “Non,” replied I, “ je manque seulement la lumière."—With the greatest good nature she brought me one, and showed her civility in so doing, at the expense of her modesty, for she had nothing on but her chemise; I wished her good night, and, having again secured my door, renewed my examination of the room. "Darkness is a powerful ally to terrors; and it not unfrequently happens, that without its assistance, they are scarcely formidable enough to produce more than a start on the nerves which they assail. The breathing which I had heard, I now began to think could have been nothing but the wind, and the rustling of the leaves in the great wood beside us,-so valiant does a lighted candle make us. I was almost resolute enough by this time to be ashamed of myself; and out of bravado, was actually going to extinguish the light, when my hand was arrested by the dreaded sound. I listened attentively, and traced it to the place I at first imagined it issued from. There was now no longer a doubt upon the point; so, pulling my bed away And when he next doth ride abroad, It is to the westward of this that the remains of the Garo nation have retired to the hills for independance; all their territories on the plains having been gradually conquered by the Zemindars (Bengal) and other enemies. Mr. Hamilton's observations apply to the northern parts of the Garo country, the only preceding intelligence respecting which that we have seen, consists of the very short geographical note of Major Reunell, and some remarks on the southern side, An Introduction to the Knowledge of the by Mr. Eliot, who (as well as Major Rennell) writes the name, Garrow. The dimenFungusses, &c. &c. London, 1820. Pp.sions of the Garo dominions are now limit 20. ed to about 100 miles in length from east to When we opened this little publication, west, and thirty in breadth from north to we thought we were about to fall upon some south. The extreme difficulty of penetrasatire on men of sudden wealth, and equally ting into this territory is the cause of its sudden importance, brokers, nabobs, specu-preservations for Mr. Hamilton tells us "It lators, trading politicians, or such like; and seems a mass of hills from 1000 to 3000 feet were not disagreeably disappointed when we of perpendicular height, and very steep; and discovered that it was literally a bona fide although watered by numerous small streams scientific performance, to help the botanical contains scarcely any level land, the hills student to a knowledge of mushrooms, being every where immediately contiguous to champignons, toad-stools, and other fungi. each other. Towards the centre, I am creThese are divided into fourteen genera, (too dibly informed, that there are immense masses few, we imagine,) and brief definitions given of naked rock, and even large spaces totally of each, are rendered more plain by coloured destitute of vegetation; but so far as I saw, figures. The descriptions scem accurate; and as I am told, is the case in by far the but are, perhaps, somewhat too technical greater part of the territory, the hills, howwithout explanation for the use of learners. ever steep, consist of a deep rich soil, and All elementary works ought to be, as the are fit for being cultivated by the hoe. The phrase is, adapted to the ineanest capacities.climate being very moist, such a soil proWe are glad however, to see any thing done duces a most luxuriant vegetation; and wherto rescue this branch of botany from the ever undisturbed by cultivation, the mounneglect it experiences, and think this very tains are covered by noble forests, that consmall tract may afford both gratification and tain a great variety of trees and plants, highinstruction to those who love to study the ly ornamental, curious, and valuable." productions of nature, which are wonderful Such Garo chiefs as remain upon the in the ant as in the elephant in the glow-plains, are tributaries to other powers; and tion. we therefore confine our view to the occu- clan who have disputes; for it would not ap- of adultery, unless he chooses to give up his pants of the mountains, whom freedom and pear that they have a right to inflict any pun- whole property and children, and to this he independance render worthy of contempla-ishment unless a man should be detected in seldom consents, except when he knows uttering a falsehood before them, in which that some other woman, who is richer than "The Garos are a short, stout-limbed, case he would be put to instant death, more his wife, will take him for her husband. A active people, with strongly marked Chinese from popular indignation than from a regu- woman, whenever she pleases, may turn countenances, as is the case with all the ab-lar progress of justice. Dishonesty or steal-away her husband, and may, in general, maroriginal tribes of the mountains, from the ing seem rarely to be practised, and almost ry any other person, conveying to him the Brahmaputra to Cape Negrais. In general the only source of dispute seems to be mur- whole property that her former husband the features of the Garos are harsh, but the der, which would appear to be an ordinary possessed, and taking with her all her chilchiefs are rather handsome, and their man-crime. But the relations of the persons dren; but the rank of the children arises ners, in both urbanity and veracity, are su-killed, are, by custom, held bound to de- from that of their father. A man is thus perior to those of the Zemindars of Bengal. mand blood for blood, and ought to put to placed in a very difficult situation. If his The Garo chiefs in their address are equally death either the murderer or one of his kin- wife chooses a paramour the husband is exempt from insolence and adulation; two dred, or at least one of his slaves. The other terrified lest this invader should be able to extremes into which the Zemindars are apt family then is bound to pursue a similar persuade the woman to transfer the property to indulge, according as they are confident or mode of retaliation, and the feud would thus of the family. It is true, that, as a remedy, afraid; while the veracity of the whole Garo continue endless, unless the council interfer- he may kill the lover, which he may do with nation is undoubted; and it is avowed by ed, and brought about a mutual reconcilia-out blame; but he is afraid not only of the the Bengalese that a Garo was never known tion, which it is usually able to effectuate, evenge of the man's kindred, but of that of to forfeit his word. It is admitted by both by inducing the parties to accept a price for his wife, who, if permitted to enjoy her lover, people that a Garo woman can carry on the the blood that has been spilt. Although might be unwilling to disturb the family in hills as great a load as a man of Bengal can every head of a family has an equal right to which she had lived, but who would be very carry on the plain; and that a Garo man sit in their assemblies, the influence of the apt to avenge her lover's death by choosing can carry one third more; and this is attri-chiefs, or of one or two wise men, usually a new husband. In fact, however, it is said buted to their using more animal food and decides every thing. that divorces are very rare, and many wives spirituous liquor. when they are infirm, or have no children, allow their husbands to marry a second wife, or to keep a concubine. When a chief dies, his heir is any one of his sister's sons, that his widow, or if he has left no widow, that his surviving concubine chooses. The fortunate youth, if married, immediately geparates from his wife, who takes all his private fortune and children; while he marries the old woman, and receives the dignity, fortune, and insignia of honor becoming his high rank. These insignia consist of a red turban, two bracelets of bell-metal for each arm, and a string of beads for his neck, and are bestowed. in a great ceremony, that cannot cost less than a hundred rupees. These acquisitions, however, do not always compensate for the disparity of age in his bride; and a boy who had been lately elevated to the dignity, after taking a draught of wine that opened his heart, complained with great simplicity, that he had married an old toothless creature, while his cousin, although poor, had a pretty young wife, with whom he could play the whole day long. When the old lady dies he will of course take a young wife, who will pro bably survive him, and select a new chief from among his sister's sons. The wife of a chief may divorce him, but she must choose her next husband from the same noble family, as its members alone are capable of being raised to the dignity. "When a man of one clan murders a per“Garo is a Bengalese word, nor do they son belonging to a different community, the seem to have any general word to express matter is arranged with more difficulty, and their nation, each of the tribes into which it often produces a war, unless the chiefs muis divided having a name peculiar to itself. tually endeavour to reconcile matters, in An individual of the tribe adjoining to Haw-which case their influence generally prevails; araghat is called Achhik; but the collective but they have no authority to declare peace name or plural number is Achhikrong. The or war, nor even in the field do they pretend high hills of Mechpara are occupied by the to command any free man. If any man Abeng. The tribe bordering on Mechpara complains of an injury, such as one of his and Kalumatupara, that occupies the high family having been murdered by a foreigner, mountains and retains an entire independence, the whole clan is ready to avenge his cause, is the Kochunasindiya. The tribe border- or to fight until their companion is satisfied. ing on Susangga is called Kochu, or Counch, No compulsion can be used; but the man as Mr. Eliot writes. The tribe of the Garo who refused to take the field would be ennation that borders on Asam is called Nu-tirely disgraced. In the field every free man niya. Part of the Nuniyas have been converted to the worship of Vishnu, and occupy a large portion of the lower part of Asam; a part however inhabits the mountains, and is independent. The Nuniyas are also called Dugol. (Nokoba) fights as he pleases; but as the slaves (Nokol) form about two fifths of the whole population, as they almost entirely belong to the chiefs, and as they all are led to war, and implicitly obey the orders of their masters, the influence of these last pre"The language of the Nuniyas is said to dominates in every resolution; as their men, be different from that of the other Garos; acting in subordination, form the chief and although all Garos can intermarry, it strength of the clan. The slaves are not is generally admitted that the Nuniyas are of only distinguished for their obedience, but highest rank. Their priests can officiate for for their courage, as freedom is a reward all Garos; but no priest of any of the other often bestowed on such as exhibit valour. | tribes can officiate for a Nuniya. The Nuniyas Unless, therefore, the injury has been comand Kochunasindiyas haye inade some far-mitted by a chief on some person of a chief's ther progress in society than the others. family, the dispute is usually terminated after Some among them are merchants, and trade a little skirmishing, and the chiefs induce in slaves, salt, and silver; while others are the injured person to accept a price for the artists, and work in iron, brass, and the blood of his kinsman. precious metals. The Achhiks and Abeng "The important matters of succession, are all cultivators, who practise some rude and union of the sexes, have been arranged arts, and who have no other commerce than in a manner that does not seem convenient. the exchanging of the produce of their farms "A Garo man or woman, that has confor the articles which they want for connexion with a person of a different nation, is sumption. The languages of the four west-not liable to excommunication; and any ern tribes appear to be nearly the same. person who chooses to live among them and The Achhiks seem to occupy by far the great-follow their manners, may obtain the rights est part of the territory, in which the nation of a free man. A young unmarried woman, is entirely independent. "The chiefs and the head men of families assemble in a council called Jingma changga, and endeavour to reconcile all those of the "A man cannot marry his father's brother's daughter; but he may marry the daughter of his mother's brother. A chief may marry the daughter of any free man (Nokoba); but intermarriages between free unen and slaves are not tolerated; nor can a man even keep a slave girl as a concubine. A great part of the slaves are procured from the Nuniyas, who bring them from Asam. They are chiefly Garos, who had been converted, and who have lost cast by who proved with child, would suffer no dis-impure feeding, and have been sold as a pugrace; but instances are very rare, as the nishment for their transgression. They of women are usually married while children. course return to the customs of their ancesA man cannot turn away his wife on account tors, and often obtain freedom by their va |