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Tomb of William Cobbett.—Over the slab w...
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The "Province" Oj? Oude. The Annexation ...
j ^ Se ^^^~ air ^ : W ^ Ohief Commissioner , General Outbaji , who continues to draw his former salary as [ Resident . . This functionary J 9 tKe " ulMi ^ te > efere ^; in all judicial , and fls & tf questions ; anct && sole channel of com-Minicatfon between his subordinates and the GbVern ^ r- Oenerarin' Council . To him alone belongs the p 6 irer of awarding the punishattributes
ment ^ de * th , airid his generally are those of a Pacha of a Turkish province . His ^ nfedium of communication with the ' Supxeme . * Go vernmfctotr is a Secretary , with a salary of 24001 . a year . He has also a Military " Secretary , with 1400 Z . a year , whose duty it is to'communicate with the King and the Boyal Eamily , as well as to conduct the more immediate " business of his
department . ^ ,.. .- ; ,. .: l : . .. ¦ . • ¦ ; ... ; , ¦ . .-..: _ . . JNTex & tp the & hief Qommissioner is a Judicial apij ... a , ITinaneial Commissioner , each receiving . 4 s 2 QOl . a year , who primarily . exercise a ^^ supervising ; authority in , iihe departments of ( fi ^ % ^^^^ , ^^\<^ ^^^ e ^ m »^ . The fqrnier is charged with the direction audcou-¦ t $ 6 i %£ tife aami ^ isiratioii of civil and criminal jtiatlicei ajio ! is " the ultimate judge in all cases of a ^ ddici ^ t c ^ arabt ' er , but without power to pasli a capital ' sentence . The latter exercises in hfs own ^ pe ^ sbii ' nearly all the duties that devolve oil'thfc Suddur-Board of Kevenue in
the- '' xtortfe-fc-esfcern - ' provinces . All questions co ^ keetwl ^ with revenue , surveys , and settlement genially , * With - stamps , excise , and peDsioBS , 'beldng likewise t 6 his department , though the . more important points be is expeeted :-rto-- -stibnoit for - / the ¦ : decision tf £ th © Ghi & £ iGoutonssionery - = •;¦ ¦ h ^ fter ; tbese . itwo superior officers come four Commissioners of [ Divisions , afc salaries of £$ 00 /« , . mgbb , wjwjj , combj » e \ the . functions , of Commissioners . of Revenue ,: Sessions- . Judges ,.
a «( dr ^ n |) jBpnjben ^ n ^ f of ,, PqUpe , , in 5 theij : $ en sjj ^ fciye , dji ^ cjtg . 9 r . diyisi , pxis . Subordinate * £ , i $ & .--pQ ^ WWTO $ ?? ^ ^ 'J ^ Wty Op nimi ^ i ^ e , rA ^ f » . wuig # oni l ^ QQA toXQOOl , per" annum . "" Subject- to" these again are eigntfeefl Assistants , at from 6001 . td 840 ? . a year . „ And ,, lastly , eighteen Extra Assistants : uncoveuantea . servants vested with iu & ct 1 fli > l nLat ' aiia ; i magrsterial Jtobvfers , and Inffian Etoire
cftbs . en imh'Wtk ? fela & antf religious persuarfon ^ hr ^^^ i ^ the' ^ : ' TheSe lW ^ 'H « tMivi < fedf' into ^ thtiee grades -tHiree drawing 7201 . a year , six 480 / ., and nine only 300 / . In addition to "lHe aBove , ' are two sfJS & fcl ' 'Milif ^ 'AfrsTsta nt s- 'tb aifl in " ther rirtirittg * e & teat < fcf ttfe Pol £ t 5 e and the admrniisrtfatlonic « P- '<» ifliiBta 4 jtt 8 tic € > '' in . Iitickntow-dnd Bykabttd ) % fcfr * subowi 4 riat ^ ' to ¦> islm deputy O « ni ( ri 8 siooer 8 >«^^ those . "districts . j As ) 'soon 1
aaveircucaiQtaij « 3 eB'will > p i 9 rrwit ) , hu ; Inspector ' of QftOJb'iiHlLibec « ppoiiiL ^ ed > , ^ tho will bo likewise tS ^ tjrmtandejit ^ Kjf ^ Gbjaaitab ^ a ! ^ I ^ spensaries , njJattr & bta aowd , mx 08 * . liixeraL institutions » . ¦ The appwfttw ^ wAt of 0 tb ** i 0 . fi 5 Ger h « fchaJess ; urgent that thq present gaols are merely temporary . Wbenvfeb © J & eptarbm & nt of Public Works has bwn . 'tfoofrmigWy "and Effectively ¦• organtied , ' h c ^ tyaigkWtem fte ' 66 titftifadte & At ^ iicTtrioW cW ^ jf uWPQmipQQWVtS tWP .. thousand ygmoQVXB , jjewdea a sinallor one at the Suddur Sj ^ otf tt ^ ^ each Jof ^ ^ th ^^ four- districts : As a tflWiporai' ^ 'ifrrfciifteittdnt , ' the . duties' of the
# *? # P 1 WtJKW ' * 'H ^^ K c ^ cged . pyi ^ hofiexistjng , depaistmenfc . ior that p ^( f ( ioae-. 'a 4 < AgwU > jii -- uj > > . in- vi" ' )¦ ' " "''>" ? £ d ^« ftte frJ fdr 1 Jh & niftcTiteery of the ii ^ W- . dd- ' ^^ # iy ^ W 9 ^; ^ ^^ mM ?^ * %# <** ^' Bingularly ermple for the goVornmenfc 01 , « ve miffuMMk » Q ( i ^ tiQpl 0 , K > biii £ > proved to bo sufficient b y the feiperiency afforded by tho BnBJftbu < x ») ' itti : i < iii » 1 yiiiniui 1 . > .,. i . f , ' .. , i . . ; j » ; .. i « 'A Bettlemcitit ID ^ rtKtrtinent io further to be > ?^^ : W € M > $ ^? { Wto ' W P ' 6 sait ) lo . B" * VWiU / a-prpfeqaipwrt and regujar field Burveycon be made , a summary settlement of
the land revenue is unavoidable . In order to gain time , therefore , the first term of settlement is fixed for three years from the 1 st of the , current month- According to the Governor-General ' s instructions , the assessments , though founded on past collections , are to be as moderate as possible , to enable the wretched inhabitants to recover from the effects of long-endured oppression . It is also expressly enjoined upon the revenue officers to deal with the actual occupants of the soil
or with proprietary coparcenaries , and not to suffer the interposition of middlemen . All grants of rent-free lands are to be upheld and renewed , when proved to have been issued from the proper authority ; but rent-free holdings are to be terminated before a prescriptive right can be established . The landtax is levied on a system intermediate between those which prevailiin the north-western
provinces and the Punjab , and admirably suited to the circumstances of Oude . All disputes as to fiscal proceedings and rights in the soil are to be referred to the Settlement p ificera alone ; all proprietary and accessory rights ; in land being expressly excluded from the jurisdiction of the Civil Courts . In other words , the Fiscal and Civil Departments are very properly to be kept separate , and independent of one another . It is well ' known that the revenue in
India is mainjy derived from a tax upon land . A considerable amount , however , is also raised by means of the Abkaree , or excise upon fermented liquors and intoxicating drugs , and from the obligatory use of stamped paper in official proceedings r this latte'r duty , however , is certainly unpopular and perhaps unwise . For municipal , police , conservancy , and ; other local purposes , .. provision ; is made by a moderate scale of town duties and a toll upon ferries ; while an ^ additional tax of one per cent , on the lau f i covers all expenses of making and repairing roads . . ,, .. ; ......
,. As ' the Civil Courts , in , thevalder ,. provinces are a ^ uitted to be obnoxious to the people because , o £ tfie tardiness of their proceedings and the . ' unintelligible technicalities with wiiicti tliey are burdened , it lias , been determined ' to introduce the system so successful in' the Punjab , as being niore simple and con-:
sequently ltess ' pro'ductive of litigation . Due regard , hbUever , will be paid to Ideal customs and usage as respects inheritance , marriage , adultery , ' ' divorce , Wills , legacies , adoption , commercial transactions , and other fruits of civilisation . Hereafter , at no very distant 'period ^ it may be both possible and expedient to recast the' Rules of Law and Procedure 4 ¦
1 In ; the"administration of civil justice the old ^ faJBhioned MootiBiffs are superseded by Tehseeldftrs , an innovation , that , . has worked ejtceedingly well in the Punjab . In these courts no ; V akeels , or jige ^ ite , , ajre allowed , to be cmployed »< , but , the litigants , muat appear for themselves , and be confronted au , doxaTniiied'irt person . Tho great object iu . this Ja'fo , effect an amicable , set lament of disputes by , arbitration . Tehseelc ( ars are also empowered to try petty criminal cases in order to save the poor from the necessity of travelling ' to a djstance from their homes . The
deciwioDs , pf tho ,, Tehseeldnrs , liowever are subjeot to revision by the District Officers , even though no appeal should be umdo . 1 Th 6 Police is to be put on a very effective footing Not on , ly U the Bural Police reorgftnized , and a Diatrict or Detective Police being formed , but a Military Police Force ia being raised , to consist of three battalions , « ach 800 . strong , under tho orders ; of an officer styled Suporintewdont of . Military Poliice , apd three Commandants . The peculiar duty of this force is to suppress gangrobbery , to mount guard over gaoja and local
treasuries , and to" overawe large towns and other turbulent localities . The right of punishing these men is vested solely in the Superintendent , who is responsible to the Chief Commissioner alone ; but the different detachments are at the disposal of the Commissioner or Deputy-Commissioner of the district . The late Oude Frontier Police is already merged in this force , Avhich will be completed by volunteers from the ex-Kino ' a
_ ' a 1 <» ii ¦ iii - _ O army . And further , to avert the evil consequences certain to result from turning loose upon society a licentious and dis orderly soldiery , an Irregular Force is being organized on the plan that obtains in the Punjab . This force will eonsist of eight regiments of infantry and three of cavalry , three horse field-batteries , and one reserve company of artillery , under the command of a Bri gadier , with three European officers to each
regiment . Pensions and gratuities are granted on a most liberal scale to deserving persons of the ex-King's civil and military establishments , who are unable , though willing , to take employment under the British Government . It is also strongly recommended that the internal administration of the country shall be placed as much as possible in the hands of natives in preference to strangers from the other provinces . And the Chief Commissioner is emphatically reminded that the British Government is pledged to make ample provision for the improvement of the country : —
" It will , therefore , be the duty of every officer not only to develop , as much as possible , the resources of the country in agriculture and manttfacture , but to record the results of his experience . and observation , so that , within a short time , a body of information may be accumulated , which will show the real value of the provinces , the occupation of which has been forced upon the Government . Trad « should be protected , enconraged , and fostered by every means : attention should be gfiven at an early period to the improvement of existing
communications and the construction of new lines ; means should bd taken 'for ' the- efficient protection of t raffic ficom lawless , violence * as well-as from unlicensed extortion . The . practicability of extending irrigation , by means of canals , may form the subject of inquiry and consideration ; and the introduction of valuable products may very well claim your early attention . The Governor-General in council , you may rest assured , will be prepared to encourage all feasible schemes for the improvement of the country , so far as the means available in men and money will permit . "
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530 / PH © JUEAPEIt . [ No . 32 & i ^ ATtmriAi ;
Tomb Of William Cobbett.—Over The Slab W...
Tomb of William Cobbett . —Over the slab which has hitherto covered the grave of William Cobbett , in the churchyard of Fnrnham , Surrey , a tomb has just been erected by Mr . Tlic-maa Bfilnes , the sculptor who executed-the statue of Nelson recently put up in Norwich . The tomb isrf made of a durable stone , from the quarry at Koch-Abbey , irt Yorkshire . It stands near tho porch of the church , »*! of solid workmanship , oblong iu form , and in style following the , plainest old Eng lish architecture . On one panel , the inscr iption , copied from the slab , is : " William . Cobbett , son of George and Anne Cobbett f born in the Pariah of Fornham , 9 th of March , 17 # 2 ., Enlisted ifito the 54 th IieyimeiU of Foot tn 1784 , of which Regiment he became Sergeant-Major in n 8 o , ariU became
obtained his' ditcJiarge in 1791 . In 1794 he a Political Writer . In 1832 waa relumed to Parlutnicnt for the Boraug / t of Old / iam , and represented it ttU his death , which took place at Normandy Farm , xn the adjoining Parish of Ash , on 18 th of June , 1835 . On the panel opposite : ' " Anne Cobbett , Daughter of Thomas and'Anne Jteid , and Wife of William Cobbett ; born-at Chatham , 28 th of March , 1774 . Married at Woohoxch , 6 th of Febi-uary , 1792 ., Died in London , 19 th of July , of Waverley
1848 . " Farnham Church iu within a mile Abbey , and of Moor Park ( once tho residence of Sir William Temple ) , a nd about , two milon from Aldorshott . Cask ov Auohdbacon Denisqn . —It was expected that hia Grace tho Archbishop of Canterbury would sit in the Common-hall , Doctors ' -commons , on Tuesday , to hear tho caae of " Ditcher v . Deniaon . " Tho Admiralty Advocate appeared on behalf of tho Archdeacon , who wns cited to bo present at eleven o ' clock , but , _ after waiting upwards of an hour . and his Grnce not arriving , tho learned Advocate withdrew , remarking that he in »« act on tho legal presumption that thq proceedings against
his client wore abandoned , . . Sin Jamks Mkkk , the well-known statistician m tno Commissariat Department , died a few daya olnco in the spvonty-njnUi yo » r of hia ago .
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Leader (1850-1860), May 31, 1856, page 16, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_31051856/page/16/
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