1§33.] Miscellaneous. 491 
Of the above states, four are Mohammedan ; viz. Hyderabad, Oude, Bhopal, and 
Tonk. Of the Hindu states, eight are Marhatta; viz. Sattara, Gwalior, Nagpar, 
Indore, Banda, Kolapar, Dhar, and Dewas. 
Nineteen are Rajput; viz. Oudiptr, Jeypar, Joudpir, Bandi, Kotah, Kutch, 
Alwar, Bhikanir, Jesalmir, Kishengarh, Banswara, Pertabgarh, Dangerptr, Keroli, 
Serowi, Rewah, Dhattea, Jhansi, Terhi. 
Six are of other Hindu tribes ; viz. Mysore, Bhartpar, Travancore, Sawantwari, 
Cochin, and Dholpar. 
Besides these allied states, there are the following inferior Rajships and JAgir- 
daris: viz. Chota Nagpir, Sirgijer, Sambhalpir, Singhbhum, Oudipdr, Ma- 
nipir, Tanjore, the Bareich family, Ferozpar, Merich, Tansgaon, Nepani, Akulkote, 
and those of the Sagar and Nerbudda country ; also Sikkim and the states of the 
northern hills. 
V1I.—MisceLLaneous. 
1.—Importation of Ice from Boston. 
The arrival of the Fuscany, with a cargo of ice from America, forms an epoch 
in the history of Calcutta worthy of commemoration, as a facetious friend remark- 
ed, in a medal of frosted silver. In the month of May last, we received a present 
of some ice from Dr. Wise at Hugli, (whose efforts have so long been directed 
to the extension of its manufacture by the native process*,) as a proof that the 
precious luxury might be preserved by careful husbandry until the season when its 
coolness was most grateful :—little did we then contemplate being able to return the 
compliment with a solid lump of the clearest crystal ice, at the conclusion of the 
rains ! nor that we should be finally indebted to American enterprise for the realiza- 
tion of apleasure for which we have so long envied our more fortunate country-men 
in the upper provinces; nay even the beggars of Bokhara, who, in aclimate at times 
more sultry than ours, according to Lieut. Burnes, “ purchase ice for their 
water even while entreating the bounty of the passenger f!’’ Professor Lesuin, 
with his thousand glass exhausters, and his beautiful steam air-pumps, tanta- 
lized us with the hopes of a costly treat, and ruined poor Tay or the bold adopter of 
his theory :—but science must in this new instance, as on So many former occasions, 
confess herself vanquished or forestalled by the simple practical discovery that a 
body of ice may be easily conveyed from one side of the globe to the other, cross_ 
ing the line twice, with a very moderate loss from liquefaction. 
We are indebted to Mr. J. J. DixweE t, the agent for the proprietors, for the 
following interesting particulars relative to the Tuscany’s novel cargo, and the mode 
of shipping ice from America for foreign consumption. 
The supplying of ice to the West Indies and to the Southern States of the Union, 
New Orleans, &c. has become within these few years, an extensive branch of trade, 
under the successful exertions of its originator FrepEric Tupor, Esq. of Boston, 
with whom S, Austin, Esq. and Mr. W. C. RoGers are associated in the present 
speculation. 
* See page 80 of the present volume, and former notices in the GLEANINGS. 
+ Journal, vol. ii. p. 229. 
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