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gtreets The leading thoroughfares have been paved, more 



especially at those places where the acclivities re- 

 quired this precaution ; the occasional assistance from the convicts 

 tends to keep them in tolerable repair and cleanliness, but this how- 

 ever only refers to the larger, thoroughfares ; in the narrow lanes 

 and bye-streets the gutters are disgusting, and filth allowed to re- 

 main in a most offensive condition. 



Across the Byan Khan nulla, which is the name of the stream that 

 flows through the centre of the town, several strong stone bridges 

 have been built, whilst three of a more massive description, have been 

 thrown across the Gunda nulla, that separates the city from its 

 suburbs on the west. 



The inhabited portion of the town is now confined to no more 

 than a fifth of the enclosed space, over the remaining portion ruined 

 houses are interspersed amidst fields of tobacco and other vegetation ; 

 an abortive attempt some forty years back to rear the cochineal 

 insect, has entailed a serious evil by the introduction of the opuntia 

 as its food. The plant has now taken undisturbed possession of the 

 ruined holes and corners, giving covert to all sorts of nuisances. 

 Amongst the heaps of ruined walls and buildings, the remains of its 

 former palaces are still discernible ; the most conspicuous of which 

 are those of Asoph Jail's, Nizam Ali's, and Malik Amber's, the sites 

 of which are marked by their proximity to the Burkull : between the 

 Puttun and Jaffier gates are seen the ruins of Mooneer-ool Moolk's 

 and Govind Buxsh's muhalls ; that of Aurungzebe's, called the Killa 

 Ark, extends nearly from the Delhi gate to the Mecca entrance ; 

 two buildings alone remain of the original pile, the musjed of the 

 palace small in dimensions, but elegant in design ; and the garden 

 pavilion, in which is shown the Tukht or throne of Aurungzebe ; 

 this has a rostral appearance, and is entered by means of a gallery 

 behind, the whole being of a plain and simple description ; here the 

 emperor was used to sit, and afford his subjects opportunities of ap- 

 proaching him. 



Musjeds Amongst the musjeds there are none of any note, 



nor needing more particular comment ; the Jumma 

 musjed and the Kala musjeds were built by Malik Amber, that 

 of the Shah Gunj by Aurungzebe. 



