p. 156.

Lanterns of the triple-coloured tortoise-shell of Pegu.

"Two hundred slaves there are who have no other office than to hut the woods and marshes for triple-coloured tortoises for the King's Vivary. Of the shells of these also lanterns are made."- Vincent le Blanc's Travels. p 156. The cold, odoriferous wind.

This wind, which is to blow from Syria Damascena is, according to the Mohammedans, one of the signs of the Last Day's approach.

Another of the signs is, "Great distress in the world, so that a man when he passes by another's grave shall say Would to God I were in his place!' -Sale's Preliminary Discourse

p. 157.

The cerulean throne of Koolburga.

"On Mohammed Shaw's return to Koolburga (the capital of Dekkan), he made a great festival, and mounted this throne with much pomp and magnificence, calling it Firozeh or Cerulean. I have heard some old persons, who saw the throne Firozeh in the reign of Sultan Mamood Bhamenee, describe it. They say that it was in length nine feet, and three in breadth; made of ebony, covered with plates of pure gold, and set with precious stones of immense value. Every prince of the house of Bhamenee, who possessed this throne, made a point of adding to it some rich stones, so that when in the reign of Sultan Mamood it was taken to pieces, to remove some of the jewels to be set in vases and cups, the jewellers valued it at one corore of oons (nearly four millions sterling). I learned also that it was called Firozeh from being partly enamelled of a sky-blue color which was in time totally concealed by the number of jewels."-Ferichte.