text:  They say that gold is found there in large quantities and the reason they assign is this--the philosopher's stone is found in that country and whatever touches it becomes gold but the stone itself can never be found!" Near Muttra he encountered the splendid cortege of Lord Auckland then returning to Calcutta after his famous interview with Runjeet Singh at Lahore with such a _suwarree_ as must have recalled the pomp and _sultanut_ for which the memory of Warren Hastings is even yet celebrated among the natives of India: "his staff and escort with the civil and military officers of government in attendance on him amounted to about 4000 persons besides 300 elephants and 800 camels