The British Colonies; Their History, Extent, Condition and Resources Volume 11

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1850 edition. Excerpt: ...rity he was personally instrumental. The murder was committed in the dead of night, and nothing but life was taken. The assertion that a woman's garment was found on the body, though often repeated, has been authoritatively denied; and of the whole mysterious aflhir nothing is certain but the petty chief, in whose subjugation to British autho-1 death of a brave, scientific, and energetic olficer. than an armed neutrality, resting on a precarious basis. The next event in the administration of Lord Dalhousie was the deposition of Ali Morad, the only remaining Ameer of Sinde, from the position of a dependent prince, to that of an ordinary subject holding a large jaghire. The death of Rajah Ragojee of Nagpoor or Berar (the successor of Appa Sahib), in December, 1853, without issue or male heir, was followed by the unop osed annexation of the principality to ritish India. In Hyderabad (the Deccan), certain portions of territory were surrendered about the same time by the Nizam to the British government, and the revenues of the districts thus obtained are to be applied to the reduction of the heavy out standing debt, and the maintenance of the stipulated military contingent. Beside these troops the Nizam lavishes sums, ill-spared from revenues which probably do not largely exceed a million sterling, in the maintenance of a turbulent armed force of Arab, Patan, and Rohilla mercenaries, --the terror of surrounding districts, but especially of the more peaceful of his own subjects. In Oude, the progress of annexation will probably not long be stayed. The notorious misgovernment which has prevailed in that kingdom, under successive rulers, and its general and undisputed disorganisation, produced a distinct intimation from Lord Auckland, in..