The "Akbery" is one of the Telinga corps of infantry, and was intended to be, in all things, like those of Captains Barlow, Bunbury, and Magness; but Imdad Hoseyn told me that they had a certain weight at Court, which secured for their regiments many advantages necessary to make the corps efficient, while he had none: that they had occasional intercourse with the Resident, and were all at Court for some months in the year to make friends, while he was always detached.
_January_ 14, 1850 .-- Halted at Russoolabad, for our second set of tents, which did not come up till night, when it was too late to send them on to our next ground.

We have two sets of sleeping and dining tents--one to go on and the other to remain during the night--but only one set of office tents.

They are struck in the afternoon, when the office duties of the day are over, and are ready by the time we reach our ground the next morning.

This is the way in which all public functionaries march in India.

Almost all officers who have revenue charges march through the districts under their jurisdiction during the cold season, and so do many political officers who have control over more than one native principality.