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MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
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Indian Notes. The Last Official Report F...
: wr leave * . At Mr . Berkeley ' s plantation , at IKotghur , aear Simla , several hundred thousand gplants are nourishing . The engineering authorities in India have refused ithe petition of the Darjeeling settlers , that their j » ilway shall he made at once , and the section to j Rajmahal ¦ ¦ "be . proceeded with . Further petitions are toeing prepared , and it is expected strenuous efforts will be inade to obtain an inquiry in Parliament . Mr . M . 3 > ell , third class engineer on the Ganges sand Parjeeling road , has been promoted to be second classengineer .. The first class native Doctor Jhunrack Loll , lately from Darjeeling , has been appointed to the Oude police force . has been to be
ifr . P . A . Humphrey appointed , ^ Assistant to the Magistrate , and Collector of Sylliet . Particulars are given of the last expedition against the Abors in Assam , in which the Meyong clan sus-^ tained a serious check . It is of the greatest importance for the extension of Assam that this tribe should be reduced . Captain P . A . Kobertson , 68 th Bengal Native Iniantry , has leave to Nynee Tal , and so has Captain TV . J . Hicks of the 22 nd B . N . I . "The return of the Oommander-in-Chief to Simla lias been a fortunate thing for that settlement . __ Leave to Mahableshwur has been given to Lieut . ¦ O .-. B . ' Heathorn , B . A ., and Lieut . I \ W . Jones , 18 th Captain C . Cameron , B . N . V . B ., has leave to Rutsjaghery . . ' " .
. . _ . ., Bangalore is to be made a civil station . This -will add to its importance . : lieave to Bangalore has been given to Lieut . H . C , iMacdonald , 35 th M . N . I ., and Assist .-Surgeon W . J . IBusteed , H . M . 66 th Regt . Dapepric is found too low and unhealthy during Hie rainy season , so that the Governor of Bombay proposes to go to Ahmednugger . Xeave to the Neilgherries has been given to Lieut . IE . Hankin , 24 th M . N . I ., Captain J . Babington , M . A ., Captain G . A . Searle , 35 th M . NJ ., Purser J . THandley , XN ., and Mr . J . B . Bewsherj LIT . _ Assis taut-Surgeon L . W . Stewart is appointed "to * lo duty as medical officer on the Neilgherry hills .
The Bombay Gazette says : — " The often discussed Question as to the legal definition of an European ^ British subject in India has been again revived . As we learn from the MofussUite , the magistrate of JMirzapore referred the point for the opinion of the . Advocate General at Calcutta , and did not obtain a very conclusive reply . Mr . Ritchie ' s opinion is , that ' it is certain that the legitimate grandsons in the inal « line of a European British subject within the meaning of the charter and statutes , though both they and their fathers may have been born in 'this country of native , Armenian , East Indian , or foreign mothers , whether the privilege extends "beyond the grandson has never been determined ,
and may be treated as an open and doubtful question . ' Our Agra contemporary , "whose article on the subject we republish , objects to Mr . Ritchie ' s leaving the position of descendants below the grandson doubtful ; but it is to be observed that the . Advocate General does not here record opinion but iact . The MofussUite holds that as the legitimate descendants of an Englishman and a French mother Are British through all generations , though son , grandson , great grandson , & c , each married JFrench women , so it must be in this country . We suspect , however , there is some difference in the cases . In Europe the point Is settled , we suppose , by law and custom . Here , ire believeit has been settled either
regarded without jealousy , and his propositions for recommending the amalgamation of the Supreme and Sudder Courts have met the reprobation of the Legislative Council of India . Another measure of his , which is very likely to meet the disapproval of his colleagues , is the increase of the Madras Infantry Volunteers to 700 , and his acceptance of the colonelship . The spirit of the old hands is still to repress Englishmen and to keep natives in slavery . . . This evil disposition has afflicted India with -that serious calamity , the opposition of the Company ' s European soldiers , who very naturally object to being turned over like a herd of horses or a drove of sheep . The military authorities have shown a conciliatory disposition , and it is to be hoped Parliament will redress the grievances of the men . Their
petition is a strong one . There are some signs of economy visible in India , for the salaries of the Sudder judges are to be reduced , and the Postmaster-Generalship has been given to an uncovenanted servant . The patent law has not yet been carried into effect , although two years ago Mr . Theobald advocated a comprehensive bill . A measure is , however , in progress . Protection is required for European inventions , for inventions of Europeans and natives in India .
We are glad to see that the many services of our esteemed colleague , Mr . Theobald , for the advancement of India , have been recognised by his nomination as a member of the Senate of the University of Calcutta . When in England Mr . Theobald took a very active part in the promotion of colonisation , and its advocacy in The Leader . The Hindoo Patriot says : — " There are few public men who can succeed in making themselves so entirely unpopular as not to possess a single partisan , and we are therefore not surprised to find that efforts are being made to obtain for the retiring lieutenant-Governor of Bengal some complimentary expression of opinion from the native community .
Of that part of the Bengalee population which is capable of forming an intelligent opinion on the merits of its rulers , Mr . Halliday and his friends know that they have to expect nothing that could be desirable , to have . A small minority , indeed is willing to address him in set phrases of praise , goodwill and gratitude ; but we Sejieve we see in their proceedings signs of good sense distinct enough to lead us to hope that no such demonstration will be made . The active portion of Mr . Halliday ' s admirers—and , as far as we haye learnt , their number is yet lamentably few—have , in this stress of public opinion , been driven to seek for sympathy to the far -west . A distinguished pleader of the Sudder Court ,
whose personal influence over the zemindars and Mahajuns ofBeharis great , is bestirring-himself to procure the testimony of those highly intelligent and estimable gentlemen to the great merits of Mr . Halliday ' s administration . We shall not grudge Mr , Halliday tins reward for his long and laborious public services . We wish his friends success in this movement of theirs , and him joy of that success . It will be , however , a significant fact if Mr . Halliday leaves the scene of his public life without any mark of approbation from those who have been the closest and most interested observers of his public acts . The English public , we mean that portion of it which takes an interest in the affairs of India and of Mr .
Halliday , will not fail to draw very accurate conclusions from the address that is to come from Bebar . " Attention is being paid to the fibre of the khip plant in India . It is very abundant in the Kurrachee collectorate , and various parts of Scinde , The camel mon use khip for making ropes for camel gear , and the cultivators for their water wheels . It is used likewise for matting .
- , never "way . . At home , where neither the colour , character , or position of the descendants are affected , however long the Admixture of foreign blood be continued , * he recognition comes naturally enough , Here-, jon the contrary , where each descent is commonly . a deterioration , till there is nothing of the Englishman loft except perhaps the name , the public may well have , hesitated to admit the claim of the -iburth or fifth generation— -native rather th » n English in reality as well as appearance—to the rights nnd privileges of a Briton-born . Here , we suppose , the matter has remained thus long In abeyance It is ijime , however , that it should .. he
• nettled an some way , either by legislative enactment or otherwise , for it has been and may often be the icause of considerable embarrassment ; . 'During the jcelgn of tlie late Honorable John there might have 2 been some ostensible reason for not extending tho Jurisdiction of hor Majesty ' s Supremo Court beyond * he sacred Mahratta ditch . We will , for the sake of argument , allow that $ but we are at a loss to conjceivo any valid reason why tho same state of things afhould continue now . If the natives are not Queen Victoria ' s subjects , wo should , like to know whose subjects they are . It will be a happy day for India yhen the Supremo Court will be tho highest appellate court in India . " £ ir Charles Trevelyan ' s energy has not been
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crown . The : petition is ably drafted . The accounts are not all so favourable . A letter from Calcutta contains the following : At Meerut the Court of Inquiry is going on , but elicits nothing except a distinct statement from each man as he passes in that he is <' an Englishman , and not a slave , and won't be transferaed like a ' oss , ' The men abstain from all violence , but are " cheeky " to a degree which seems to exasperate their officers beyond all bounds . At Delhi the 2 nd Fusiliers are
quiet , but await the final decision . At Berhampore the 5 th . Europeans and the Light Cavalry did make some kind of demonstration , arid were , like the rest , waiting the official decision . The most peramptory orders have been issued to major-generals toavoid a collision between the Queen ' s troops and the Indian soldiery , end under no circumstances to use natives for coercion . The last is the greatest danger oi all . Any fool of a martinet may , by a single hasty order to a Sikh regiment , cause an explosion from one end of India to the other . "
It is said that the Sikhs having got hold of the rumour that bounty , is to be had by kicking up a dust , are following the example of the Bengal Europeans , they say they enlisted to serve John Kumpanee and not the Ranee . " The Begum / ' says the Bombay Stan dard , "is in quarters— -perhaps not quite so comfortable as she would wish , but still much better than she deserves , thanks to that preux chevalier Jung Bahadoor . The lady is in a fort near Bootool with her own female attendants , and those of the Nana , As for that miscreant himself he has about 5 , 000 followers , and boasts of a very considerable quantity of cash , and for the present bids defiance , to his pursuers . "
The . Ex-NawabofFarrackabadhas selected Mecca as his " place of banishment . It is understood he was given his option to decide within twenty-four hours whether he would suffer death or retire from British teraitory , where his appearance at any time would render him liable to be hanged , and to state where he would wish to go . The chief incident of local interest at Bombay is of an unfortunate character ; the cholera having omitted great havoc on several of the thickly-populated native districts of Bombay .
The news from Europe had caused niuch excitement relative to the sea defences of Bombay . The latest advices from India gives us to understand that the vacancy in the Council has not yet been filled up . Mr . Frere and Mr . Beadon , the Foreign Secretary , are regarded as thoroughly qualified for the duties of this important post , Mr . Frere has the advantage of seniority of service , and it is expected that he will be appointed' to the vacancy . —
CHESTA . Hong Kong news is to the 5 th of May . The Hon . Mr . Bruce , the Minister to Peking and the new superintendent of British trade in China , arrived at Hong-Kong in the Magicienne , on the 26 th ultimo , but did not land officially till the 2 nd instant , when he assumed charge of the superintehdency . On Friday he goes from , this to Canton , in order , it is presumed , to settle the site for the new factories , and shortly after will depart for the north . Though Mr . Bruce goes to Peking , in order to exchange the
ratified treaty , it is generally understood that his permanent residence will bo at Shangae . It is hoped that arrangements may now be come to with reference to the site of the future foreign settlement , and also with regard to . the indemnity for losses sustained by British subjects . A meeting of tho British mercantile community was to be held to consider both these important questions , and with the view of addressing Mr . Bruce on these subjects . Pee-kwoi , the Governor of Canton appointed by the Allies , died on the 25 th of April , after a short illness . '
An expedition is projeotcd to the town of Hungshan , the Mandarin - of which has made lumsolf so conspicuous during the last two years by ordering the Chinese servants to leave the employment of foreigners , and by similar annoyances . It is not known what has fed to tho present movement , but it appears strango that none such was undertaken when great immediate good might have resulted from it . Trade continues dull . Tho rebels remain in possession of the country , and transit is interrupted .
LATJ 3 ST INDIAN INTELLIGENCE . The new just received by tho overland mail is from Bombay to June 4 , and Calcutta , May 17 . We learn that the measures taken by Lord Clyde to allay the discontent of the European forces of tho late East India Company , have resulted in the're-establishment of order and discipline throughout the whole body . The Court of Inquiry at Meerut still holds its sittings , listening to the complaint of every man who chooses to appear before it . The artillerymen have generally expressed their readiness to serve her Majesty the Queen , their main objection resting solely on tho fact that they had been transferred without having been consulted ; and had their right to re-enlistment denied them , The cavalry have taken up more decided ground , and , in most cases , claimed their discharge as a right , tho question of ro-onllstmont , in their opinion , being entirely optional and a matter for subsequent consideration . Two companies of the 3 rd Bengal European Regiment ( late Corapamy ' s ) have drawn up a petition to Parliament on their transfer to the service of the
Music And The Drama.
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA .
Tneatrb Royal,, Dittrinrv-Iianb.—Mr, E. ...
TnEATRB Royal ,, Dittrinrv-iiANB . —Mr , E . T . Smith could hardly fail of a triumph on tho occasion of his benefit on Wednesday night , when this ample salle was crowded to the ceiling ; for , in addition to scenes from the " Barber of Seville , " tho " Traviata , " the ' Trovatore , " and other operas which have been produced with success during the present Reason at Drury-lane , Madlle , Titiens appeared in the grand
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Leader (1850-1860), July 9, 1859, page 10, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_09071859/page/10/
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