roof o f one o f the saloons, there was an elevated seat, with a' handsbme
canopy of, cloth, for the accommodation of the'Maywoon and his three
children; and on a bare bench beneath him sat the principal officers of
his court-.- O n the leftssidfisofthe theatre, a similar Canopy and chair «were
erected- for the Maywoon of Martaban, who. happened at this time to be
passing b y’tQ>take possession of his government. Opposite to 'him, Tinder
th# roof of the- other ^saloon, seats were' provided for the EngliA-genfle-
Boen, covered with fine carpeting/, hut without any canopy. The diversions
of this day .consisted; entirely of boxing and. wrestling, in: ordertopreyent
injury to th e champions, the ground had beensprepared, and made soft with
moistened sand. At the latter exercise.they seemed to be very expert: a
short, ‘stout, man .was particularly distinguished Mt Msmupefian'vsjalland
strength; we were told, that in former contests h e had killed two of his
antagonists.- Thefirst that encountered him on the present occasion,1 though
much superior in size, was, after a short struggle; pitched oh his head, and,
as the bystanders said, severely hurt. Many others displayed great activity
and address; but in the art of boxing they seemed very deficient?:hotwith-
standing they used fists, knees, and elbows. The battles were of short
duration ;; blood drawn on either side terminated the contest? and even
without it, the Maywoon would not sufier them to contend long.. A t the
end of: a n engagement both combatants approached the Maywoon’s throne,
and prostrated themselves before him, with their foreheads to the ground,
whilst an-attendant- spread on. the shoulders of each two piedes of cotton
cloth, as the reward o f their exertions, which they carried-' away .in a
crouching position, until they mingled with the crowd. The places of
those who retiredwere immediately filled by fresh pugilists.- This amusement
lasted. for three hours, until we became quite weary of i t ; tea and
%veefmeats in grekVprönfsionwifêr^ Sfi^w^a^ser-vddift)i'us',--in thehiame of
the MayiVOb© Wê'-.’dèpdftéa wS%hê’u^e^ ^M,^rtod-'g;o'^h®'êie-^boüt four
o’clock,^extremely-' oppressed 'JbCy^hedfjtefisé^heat ^fttneii#ëath'elr'.-it f
In tth’è^HiOrhiftg ,an^ earl^ïhB^'agêWa'f^*Sfro®fldle"%f:a^wOTii; 'mtinMt
'thstt -hèMhopeld'ito seei usVtha’t *day.at^'fhfe’^ig|ye^nI^lait|l)óla-^L‘<, B.iba1
Sheen Sso'faadè'.-a teriderfoft-frisyèifyie,è$ -t-bÖfloduêe^i^TO“>trie Traw, or
ford; who being- ready*<ïtAhe hour'a^^nfed,rwè®|!duf «Hhöi^b&ck
to pay our visit o f cerembriy, p'fec'édèd'b.\/flk'’solUioib;l<iMt"15<i|fgulrdl and
bür peïson'al attendants. Six ' Birmans^ also! walked ‘ift.'Tnfhtf-Sharing 'the
articles intended as a 1 present, which^e'^q^kfed of silks^sËarfs^yelvets,
gold/'flowered and5 piain '’-muslMl? suJïfj?%Toad?qlot>h‘fand a handsoffiè’^iP'
Ver-dnounfced- fówling; piece, iln this order we marched’ through, the'-'td’iv'rfj
thei-objects -of bniversahcuriosity/ffill.-we’h'feaehed the gate o'f Hn‘ïnêlbsure
siOTGundirigthe Maywoon’s dwelling.Ttwas-madebf boards inajfëcf'&'pösts
twelve or thhfeë'n iéfethigh, a&d eompreheiMeef'a ssp'aêiotis squafé;’ ifrthe
centre ofwhicfrstoodthe go vënapï’3^resïtfèhee:t Therê vteré likewise some
smaller hous'eadfregularly disposed, appropriated, as we -underk’toodffo the,
several memberS:6f the Maywoon’s family'. We pulledbfF'oub fmoeë’at*the
bottom-of-t Re -stairs, and were usherfed' into a saloon/ from whëhè'é, turnin
g to the right, wè ascended thitee steps intb a hall; where a numbër of
persons, ranged- oneach sMe‘,dvere sit||!% with their legs inverted, waiting
the entrance of the Maywoon, InstruGte'd1 by Baba-Shèeh, we foolèknfr
seats on small carpets spread in the middle of thb- room, in front of a narrow
gallery elevated abouftiVo 'feet from the -floor; and railed - in ; with; the
presents- pla8eli‘%ëfóïe ‘lis on1trkysC In a few ih-mufeS- the Mnywoofi
entered by a dobr at oneënd o f the gallèiy-; we made no obeisance, as
none was desired, but - his attendants crouched .to the ground. He sat