Ghazepore--The Opium Trade--Marquis Cornwallis's Mausoleum--Sand-banks--Buxar--Cossim Ali Khan--Sir Hector Munro--Battle of Buxar--Nawab of Oude--Emperor of Delhi--Revelgunge--The Sonus--The Ganges and Jumna--The Indus--The Berhampooter--Arrian--Dr. Alexander Adam--Dinapore--Captain Strachan--Bankipore--H.M. 16th Lancers--Deegah--Grain Golah--Earl of Munster--Patna--Buildings of Patna--Population of Benares--Magistrates--E.I. Company's Charter--Products of Patna--Walter Reinhard--Snowy Mountains--Tirhoot--Juggernauth--Gyah Proper--Cave of Nugur-jenee--Sir Charles Wilkins--Futwa--Phoolbarea--Bar--Beggars. 373 CHAPTER XVI. Monghyr--Wells of Seetacoond--The Fort of Monghyr--Storms on the Ganges--Cossim Ali Khan--Monghyr the Birmingham of India--Employment of Women--The Gaol--A Sacred Bathing-place--Bhaugulpore--Its Population--Hill Rangers--The Bheels--Mr. Cleveland--Lieut.-Colonel Tod--Colonel Francklin--Colgong--The Jungheera Rocks--The Fakeers--The Rajmahal Hills--Sickreegullee--Boatmen of the Ganges--Rajmahal--Ruins of Gour--The Bhauguretty--Soottee--The Sunderbunds--Bogwangola--Jungepore. 402 CHAPTER XVII. Moorshedabad--Cossimbazar--"Eina Mahal"--The Nawab Cowar Krishnath Roy--"Snake-boats"--Population of Moorshedabad--Berhampore--Ivory and Silk Manufactures--Kulna--The Tidal-bore--English Factory at Kulna--Hoogly--Chinsurah --Chandernagore--Ishapore--Barrackpore--Serampore--Dum-Dum --Garden Reach--Calcutta. 430 CHAPTER XVIII. Project of a Railway to Calcutta--Calcutta a Six Months' Trip from England--The Strand Road--The Mint--Professor Weidemann--The Strand Mills--The General Post Office--Custom House--Auditor General's Office--Military Board--The Commissariat--The Ice House--Metcalfe Hall--The Public Library--Bank of Bengal--The Oriental Bank--Indian Failures--Chandpaul Ghât--Baboo Ghât--Docks of Howrah--Prinsep's Ghât--Kidderpore Ghât--Fort William--Mir Jaffier--Arsenal --Chowringhee Road--Ochterlony Monument--Government House--Entertainments at Government House--Policy of Marquis Wellesley--Hotels at Calcutta--Theatricals--The Town Hall--Concerts--Fancy Fairs--The Mayor's Court--Newspapers--Merchants--Agency Business--Railways--Asiatic Society--Martinière Charity--College of Fort William--Haileybury College--Military Seminary at Addiscombe--College--Schools--Mesmeric Hospital--Chloroform--Sailors' Home--Alms Houses--Masonic Lodges--Botanical Garden--Charter of 1834--Lunatic Asylums--Law Courts--Police Office--Provident Funds. 450 APPENDIX. I. The Treaty with Lahore of 1809. 539 II. Sir David Ochterlony's Proclamation of 1809. 540 III. General Thomas's Opinion of Artillery. 542