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Wo; 47^ April 16.18591 THE LEADER 503
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India director rode triumphantly through...
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Restokation of Puaok in India.—At a Cour...
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deprived of resort to their fin ) climate and naagnifi-Ce ConfeSes still continue between the Kashmeer authorities and the English authorities in the Punfaub The sooner Kashmeer is annexed the . letter it -will he for native and imperial interests . . . Kashnieer deserves the strictest attention . Maha liajah Rungbeer Sing should be removed . A new newspaper , twice weekly , is to be started at lmcknow , in Oude , under the title of the Luchnow Herald At Delhi a new paper is talked of . We have already reported other newspapers , and we Seed scarcely say that the extension of the English is of the greatest moment for the extension of
nrpsa English civilisation , and for the advancement of the " ^ rfsSeepl ^ to " ^ regretted that hostility ; is still shown to the reinforcement of the Royal Artillery in India , and seventy-two gtins are spoken of , as if . they constituted some enormous artillery corps ; whereas there are not field artillery enough in India to cope with aRussian army of 100 , 000 men . or a French army from Cochin-China—contingencies which have to he provided for . We are sorry to see a fight has been got up about patronage between the old claimants on Indian patronage and the hangers-on in
Parhacessfully formed and to prosecute their labours ; and many names will occur to Our readers to keep company with those of Sir Proby Cautley , Col . Everist , Gen . Trenienheere , Col . Frith , Col . Cotton , and Col . French . Such men likewise render invaluable aid when they become directors and managers of ' companies . India is by no means in a situation to have the zeal and sympathies of its officers damped by ill-advised restrictions ; and it is a melancholy commentary on the present system of for such
administration in India that it is possible an order to be published .. If we conceive Xord Stanley to be Secretary of State for the Colonies , and issuing such an order in Canada , Australia , or the Cape colonies , we should be prepared for the expression of just indignation by the individuals assailed , and the communities with which they were connected . Unhappily , in India such insolence is possible , although it is to be hoped Lord Stanley has nothing to do with this act , in which his name has been so freely handled . *
Lord Stanley ' s name is connected with another act much more in keeping with his character , and that is , that he has undertaken to forward , free of charge , all cases of books and tracts which may be sent for the use of our soldiers by the Soldiers ' Friend and Army Scripture Readers' Society .
xnent . The Munneepore rajahs , who have been removed from their territory arid sent to Kishnagur , and received an equivalent allowance , having petitioned for an increase on account of the rise of prices , the Governor-General has graciously conceded to them an additional grant during their stay in Kishnagur . There is some talk of the old palace and fortifications of Delhi being pulled down—a most desirable measure , for no stronghold is wanted there . Barracks will be built on the site of the palace or citadel . We regret that a strong desire was expressed to maintain such a source of danger . In the last revolt the fortifications of Delhi were a help to the revolters and a danger to ourselves .
The Martiniere College at Lucknow is about to restored—a most desirable measure , for the great number of English residents much want education for their children . Public works in Scinde are going on actively . The canals are being cleaned out . The Sukkurnnd Talooka , bordering on the Narra , has been visited by the collector , who was much struck by the large amount of rich land lying waste purely from want of water , a sight common enough in India , and
likely to continue , so long as the population are dependent on the casual exertions of the Government , instead of having the active operation of private enterprise * The Sukkuriind district is a dead level , with hardly any jungle requiring clearing , presenting facilities for clearing , and being able to repay any outlay . It is a worthy comment on this that water is now running to waste in the Narra Dunds . A plan for irrigation is to be drawn up , and to travel its slow journey to and from India .
The Munchur Lake , district in Scinde is attracting attention . On its borders are grown the finest wheat , barley , jumba , sursee , and other crops , but the rivers connected with it act imperfectly , and large districts , as those of tlie Narra , are left in a state of desolation . A canal is in progress from the deep part of the Munchur Lake , near Boobuk , to the Ami river , near Sehwnn— -a distance of about fourteen miles . In the Shikarpore districts canals are likewise much wanted . Whero they are in progress a greut extent of new land is brought under cultivation .
As a seasonable and fitting accompaniment to this narrative , which expresses the condition of countries Inrgor than Trance , Spain , and Italy put together , the Government Gazette contains what some consider " a sensible hint , " in the shape of a warning to officers in the Public Works Depot , against indiscriminate correspondence with projectors .. of railway and public improvements , who , it seems , accord ing to tho Gazette , sometimes make capital out of the opinions of public officers . The Gazette goes on to libel iLord ^ tnnloy , by affirming that ) ho disapproves tlio practice , ana desires that all officers may conform to this advice . The concoctors of this remarkable document duro not , of course , forbid public ofuoora from giving advice and assistance for
the improvement of ( ho country , but they know very well what tho oflbct of'this ordor will bej for to escape tho displeasure of tho authorities for holding "indiscriniinuto correHi ) omlcnco , " tho officers will , as ia wished , abstain from correspondence altogether . To tho public officers of India wo aro indobtod for tho promotion of many improvements } for , being acquainted with tho wants of particular districts , they have considered it u noble duty to obtain a tonj eay for tho sufferings of the population , and when they have been unablo to obtain assistance from the Government , thoy have sought for tho aid of private enterprise , and stimulated exertion . It is by the information communioatod by Indian officers and . their noble and disinterested labours , that so many public undertakings have boon able to bo euc-
Wo; 47^ April 16.18591 The Leader 503
Wo ; 47 ^ April 16 . 18591 THE LEADER 503
India Director Rode Triumphantly Through...
India director rode triumphantly through every Indian debate , there has been nothing done to develope their resources or to arrest their ruin , to promote or revive trade , by opening good thoroughfares . Shall I tell you a truth ? Well , then , it is a fact , so jar as my observation goes , that in no part of the late Company ' s dominions in which I have been , are the roads and small bridges nearly so good or so numerous as in the ill-governed , mismanaged ,, miserable kingdom of Oude . The road from Gawnpore to Lucknow rivals the Grand Trunk Road . The road from Lucknow to Fyzabad is better than , the road from Kurnaul to Umballah , or from . Futtehgbur to the main Trunk Road . Mr . Wood- ^ row , inspector of schools , remarks : — " During the course of 100 miles I did not see a single brid ge ^ even of bamboo ( on the decayed towing-path from
Calcutta to Cobbabuck River ) . " "No one would dream of taking a wheeled conveyance 16 miles from Calcutta ( in East Bengal ) , as metalled roads fade into mud at that distance . " This is in his last report . All our talk about the mischief of caste and the blessings of civilisation—nay , all our efforts to remove the one and introduce the other , will have little effect till the material condition of the people is improved , and trade and commerce and agriculture are devolped . Any successful attempt to do these things will earn the gratitude , secure the attachment , and fix the sympathies of the people ; but they do not understand the nature of the benefits which accrue to them by working for a man who has come to India to make a fortune out of the soil , and who goes out of India with the money drawn from the soil to spend it in his nativeland . " ELEPHANTS AT THE BATH . Mr . Russell writes : —Beyond the dhoby , in cleaner water by comparison , a bevy of elephants are enjoying their morning bath . And they do enjoy it indeed ! . See how they roll away like so many porpoises , right under the flood , and leave the mahouts shouting and groping with their feet , for the unstable black islands which after a time rise up above the surface . Look at the great jets they blow up over their backs , and listen to the deep breath of pleasure or the shrill flourish of delight with which they lie down on the sand , while their attendants knead them all over . These great creatures are so sagaciqus , so sensitive to kindnessthat even in their wild state I cannot
LATEST INDIAN INTELLIGENCE . The Calcutta mail has arrived with letters and papers to the 9 th March . The news is of slight interest . Nana Sahib , the Begum , and their followers , are still lying perdu in the great forests at the foot of the Himalayas , making no movement towards the South . It is said that the Begum is trying to negociate for an asylum with Jung Bahadoor , or , through him to obtain some merciful consideration from the Governor-General of India . The Nana can expect nothing , and is no doubt seeking for some place where he can escape to , with life and means , to give trouble in the future if he can . He will find this difficult . The Hurkaru thinks that the prestige of the British army suffers from the failure to obtain possession of the Nana , the Begum , and their
followers .. Tantia Topee and Feroze Shah continue to elude their pursuers ; there are now eight columns in full cry hunting him , yet the light condition and speed of the fugitives enable them to get well away . Tantia Topee and his followers have either quarrelled , as the official reporters believe , or he is trying a ., most subtle scheme . According to the received statement , the rebels headed by Feroze Shah and the Rao Sahib , weary with marching , resolved to yield . They made their waj % with their usual promptitude , west of Ajmeer to Jeerun * where they entered into negotiations with Colonel Somerset , the result of which is not yet known . Tantia , either more resolute or despairing of pardon , left the main body , witli 300 followers , and marched for Bundelcund , where he hopes to be joined by the remaining bands of rebels scattered over that province .
The trial of the Nawab of Furruekabad proceeds . He is defended by an attorney of the Supreme Court of Calcutta , Mr . Carruthers , assisted by two . natives and an interpreter . The Calcutta Englishman says : - > - " The disclosures on this trial may help to enlighten people in England on the subject of tho cruelties practised by tho rebels and mutineers on the unhappy English , men , women , and children , who fell into their hands . ' The philanthropise in England have shamed all of the
Anglo-Indians into silence on the subject xisago poor Englishmen have suffered , and have completely put down the , voice of complaint because a great many exaggerations found their way into tho papers in England . " The finance question continued to be much discussed . The Hurkaru thinks it likely that when tho loan is open the five crorcs of rupees will be forthcoming ;—especially if Government will take the 4 percent , paper as woll as the 5 per cent . ¦ WHAT II AS UEEN DONI ? FOR . 1 NPIA . ? The following remarks of an eye-witness are not without value . —The first thing which struck mo after leaving Calcutta on my first arrival in India was tho general decay . At first I attributed it to the ravages of war , —for it was at Allahabad , at Cawnpore , at Delhi , at Futtohghur , at Lucknow , at Barqilly I obsorvod it ; but eloaor observation and moro extended researches lead mo to tho conclusion that it is a condition of India independent of tho mutiny and its results , pur orderly cantonments , our splendid stations , our rising cities are not for tho pooplo , and servo but to mock the fading splendour of tho best portions of tho neighbouring native towns , from which wo aro apart in our residences as in our llvos . It is soarcoly possible that those cities wore in ruins when thoy were built . Certainly , with the exception of tho Grand Trunk Road , that ohovul do batailla on whloh ovory East
, feel any sympathy for those who delight in killing them and call it " sport . " But these elephants , fond as I am of them , are , it must be admitted , dangerous playmates . In our camp there were no less than nine " koonies , " " murderers , "—beasts whicli have killed their inahouts . or other attendants . One huge criminal , with a speckled forehead and proboscis , is guilty of the murder of no less than three unfortunate natives . The magnificent mild monster , which . belonged to Sir Hugh Wheeler , was carried ofTby the Nana , and was delivered up to us by the Rajah , of Furruckabad , died a few days ago , immediately after carrying some officers to church . He was a fine courageous creature , and his trunk and forehead
bore marks of the claws of more than one tiger which had charged him . and then been trampled to pulp by his ponderous feet . His " weakness" was fine French rolls , which he swallowed as an alderman would take Cockle ' s pills ; and the twinkle of his eye , as he gulped the loaf down , and gave a gentle sigh , out of his proboscis , proclaimed the Sybarite , % used to take great delectation in observing the creatures at the bath in the river ' which flows by our camp . They came down in files , trumpetting gaily in anticipation of the treat , and floundered into the waters of the Goonitee , like so many portly Bruxellers enioyincr tho pqa-soup sea of Ostend , Each takes a
long deep drink , puttinghis proboscis into the water , and then discharging tho contents of it , when fiJled by suction , into his cavernous maw . Having thus filled up a wrinkle or two in his side , he deposits himself bodily in ., the stream , so that one side lies out of water and tho tip of his proboscis is kept above tho surface for the air . On this exposed island tho inahouts labour diligently , washing the beast and rubbing him with hard brushes , cleaning his oars , kneading and shampooing him , while the pachyderm emits little squeaks of satisfaction . When ono side is dono , the elephant turns on the other , and lie is very angry indued if lie doos not get his full share of manipulation .
Restokation Of Puaok In India.—At A Cour...
Restokation of Puaok in India . —At a Court holdon at Buckingham Palace on tho 12 th rast ., the Quoon in Counoil fixed Sunday , tho 1 st of May , a , s the day of public thanksgiving . Diplomatic—Wo have reason to boliovo that Sir Henry llawlinson , K . O . B ., will succeed the Hon . Charles Murray « w Minister at the Court of Teheran No bettor fiold could bo chosen , on which the dooi ) knowledge of Oriental' qharuoter and customs nossossod by tho now Mlnistor may bo usefully employed for tho advantage of tho country . ' — rime *
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Leader (1850-1860), April 16, 1859, page 23, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_16041859/page/23/
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