Excerpt from Scenes and Characteristics of Hindostan, Vol. 2 of 3: With Sketches of Anglo-Indian Society

Melancholy aspect of Christian cemeteries. Ugliness of the monumenta - Neglect of the dead contrasted with the native reverence. Frequency of deaths on journeys - Tombs at Rajmhal. - Mausoleum erected to the memory of Mr. Cleveland. - His benevolence. - Account of the hill people. - Anecdote of a bearer. 'vant of religious instruction.-respect paid to departed spirits. - A¿'ecting incident. - Me lancholy death in the jungles. Af¿icting situation of a young widow. - Ill effects of attendance at funerals. - Suddenness of burials. ~ceremonials at Calcutta - Monuments in the church-yard of the cathedral. - Anecdote of Governor Chamock. - Tomb of a Moosulmaunee lady. - Victory over the Rohillas. - General Claude Martin. Native dread of ghosts. Monumental inscriptions.-monuments at Ma dras 34.

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