We learn from the Asiatic Jour nal,—a,.welliconducted periodi- cal, which
condenses much useful and curious information touch- ing the East,—that our old friend, Mr. HOLMAN, the blind traveller, has felt his way as far as India: This gentleman's passion for travellinc, is one of the most singular manias that ever took possession of mortal man. He is a walking paradox : he wanders among scenery, because he cannot see : he goes over the world to make observations, because nature has deprived him of the means of making any. We trust, however, that he will take our hint, and tell us, on his return, what he has felt, and not what he has heard. It i s said that the loss of one sense quickens the rest: his remarks on climate will, therefore, be valuable ; but, unluckily, having no eyes, he depends more upon his ears than his other sensations.
" Mr. Holman, after visiting Ceylon, Madras, and other parts of India, where he experienced the utmost attention, left Calcutta (where he re- mained only a few days, during which Lord William Bentinck treated him with great courtesy and kindness), in August, for China. On his return from China, he proposes to visit New South Wales, and to continue his travels for'two years longer."—Asiatic Journal.
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