1719 1723 Accusations commence against Warren Hastings; accused of taking a bribe from a concubine of Meer Jaffier (see Hastings). 1774 30 May, 1775 Nuncomar, a Brahmin, accuses Warren Hastings of re .11 March, 1776 .....5 Aug. 11 Oct. 1778 ..4 Aug. Hyder Ali overruns the Carnatic, and defeats the British, 10 Sept.; takes Arcot.. Hyder Ali defeated by sir Eyre Coote.. ...31 Oct. 1780 ...1 July, 1781 bribes (see ...19 Sept. 46 March, 1782 Independence of the Nizam of the Deccan Rise of the Mahratta families, Holkar and Sindiah. Invasion of the Persian Nadir Shah or Kouli Khan: at Delhi he orders a general massacre, and 150,000 persons perish, carries away treasure amounting to 125,000,000/. sterling.. Mahomed Shah dies. [The Mogul empire now became merely nominal, independent sovereignties being formed by petty princes. In 1761, Shah Alum II., attacking the English, was defeated at Patna, 15 Jan. In 1764, after the battle of Buxar, he was thrown upon the protection of the English, who established him at Allahabad. After the victory at Delhi, in 1803, gen. Lake restored the aged monarch to a nominal sovereignty, which descended at his death to his son, Akbar Shah. Akbar died in 1837, and was succeeded by the last king of Delhi (his son), who received a pension of about 125,000l. per annum. He joined the mutiny in 1857; was tried in 1858, and transported to Rangoon; died there, 11 Nov. 1862.] BRITISH POWER IN INDIA. Attempt made to reach India by the northeast and northwest passages.. Chunar).. 1730 Bussy lands with a French detachment.. War with Hyder Ali aided by the French Hyder Ali overthrown by Coote 1739 Death of Hyder, and accession of his son, Tippoo Sahib, 44 46 1748 1784 .11 March, 66 1786 13 Feb. 1788 1790 .21 March, 1791 .15 May, 66 21 Dec. 44 Sir Francis Drake's expedition.. 1579 Levant Company's land expedition.. 1580 First commercial adventure from England. 1591 First charter to the London company of merchants (see India Company).... Warren Hastings acquitted.. 1600 Factories established at Surat, etc.. 1612 Sir Thos. Roe, first English ambassador. 1615 *British India extends from 8° to 34° N. lat., and from 70 to 90° E. long. (exclusive of the Burmese additions), about 1,500,000 square miles. The population in 1869, 155,348,090; 1871-2 (first regular census), 190,563,048. Cotton was planted in 1839, and the tea-plant in 1834. Railways (6985 miles in 1877) and the electric telegraph are being rapidly constructed, and canals for irrigation; see Ganges Canal. The Indian revenue in 1854-5 was 20,371,450. The expenditure, 22,915,160%. In 1858-9: revenue, 36,060, 7887.; expenditure, 49,642,350%. In 1869-70: revenue, 52,942,4821.; expenditure, 56, 184,4897. In 1873-4, about 127,000 Hindoos, 48,000 Mahometans, 15,000,000 casteless races; rest miscellaneous; revenue, 49,598, 2531; expenditure, 54,959,2281. In 1875-6: revenue, 52, 515,7881; expenditure, 55,117,5361. Native troops in British service, about 120,000 (19,000 cavalry). In 1877-8: revenue, 58,969,3017.; expenditure, 65,917,000l. In 1878-9: revenue, 65,207, 1944; expenditure, 67,545,2017. Seringapatam stormed by gen. Baird; Tippoo Sahib killed, 4 May; Mysore divided... 22 June, 1799 Victories of the British; the Carnatic conquered... 1800 The nabob of Furruckabad cedes his territories to the English for a pension..... .4 June, 1802 Important treaty of Bassein (with Mahrattas)....31 Dec. Mahratta war. Victories of sir Arthur Wellesley and gen. Lake.. Wellesley's great victory at Assaye.. 46 1803 .23 Sept. Dec. ......1804-5 ...2 April, 1805 64 64 Lord Wellesley superseded by the marquess Cornwallis, who dies .5 Oct. 44 [They pay 1,000,000l. sterling, and cede a great extent of territory.] Abolition of suttees, or the burning of widows (see Suttees).. ...7 Dec. 1829 Act opening the trade to India, and tea trade, etc., to China, forming a new era in British commerce.28 Aug. 1833 Coorg annexed; rajah deposed.... .10 April, 1834 The natives admitted to the magistracy ......1 May, The nawab Shumsoodden put to death for the murder of Mr. Frazer, British resident. Severe famine. Slavery abolished.. Afghan war. Proclamation against Dost Mahomed, The British occupy Candahar. ....8 Oct. 1835 ..1837-8 ..1 Aug. 1838 1 Oct. 46 .21 April, 1839 The Sikhs surrender unconditionally. Formal annexation of the Punjab to the British domin ions; Dhuleep Singh obtains a pension of 40,000l. 29 March, Moolraj sentenced to death for the murder of Mr. Agnew and lieut. Anderson, Aug.; commuted to transportation for life... 66 Sept. Sir Charles Napier disbands the 66th Beng 1 native infantry, for mutiny.. 27 Feb. 1850 66 66 64 Dr. Healy, of the Bengal army, and his attendants, murdered by the Affredis.. .20 March, Embassy from the king of Nepaul to the queen of Great Britain arrives in England (see Nepaul)......25 May, Resignation of his command in India by sir Charles Napier.... 2 July, His farewell address to the Indian army.. ...15 Dec. Burmese war. Death of Bajee Rao, ex peishwa of the Mahrattas. [His nephew Nana Sahib's claim for continuance of the pension (80.0004.) refused]......28 Jan. 1851 A British naval force arrives before Rangoon, in the Burman empire, and commodore Lambert allows the viceroy thirty-five days to obtain instructions from Ava, 29 Oct. The viceroy of Rangoon interdicts communication between the shore and the British ships-of-war; and erects batteries to prevent their departure......4 Jan. 1852 [Commodore Lambert blockades the Irawaddy; the Fox, Hermes, etc., attacked by the batteries, destroy the fortifications, and kill nearly 300 of the enemy.] | Martaban (5 April), Rangoon (14 April), and Bassein stormed by the British... Pegu captured, afterwards abandoned. .19 May, 44 .4 June, Prome captured by capt. Tarleton... 6-13 Jan. 1842 .1 March, Pegu recaptured by gen. Godwin. ..9 July, .21 Nov. Pegu annexed to our Indian empire by the governor-general.. .5 April, ....6 Sept. .16 Sept. Sortie from Jellalabad; gen. Pollock forces the Khyber pass.. Ghiznee retaken by gen. Nott. Revolution at Ava; the king of Ava deposed by his younger brother... Rangoon devastated by fire.. ..Jan. 1853 14 Feb. June, Gwalior war. Battles of Maharajpoor and Punniar: the strong fort of Gwalior, the "Gibraltar of the East," taken.. 66 New India bill passed.. 20 Aug. Death of gen. Godwin.. Assassination of capt. Latter. 29 Dec. 66 Battle of Ferozeshah (which see).. The Sikhs cross the Sutlej river and attack the British at Ferozepore.. ....14 Dec. Sir H. Hardinge, after a long rapid march, reaches Moodkee; the Sikhs (20,000) make an attack; after a hard contest they retire, abandoning their guns (see Moodkee).... ..18 Dec. .21, 22 Dec. Battle of Aliwal; the Sikhs defeated (see Aliwal and Sutlej)..... .28 Jan. 1846 Great battle of Sobraon; the enemy defeated with immense loss (see Sobraon).. 10 Feb. Citadel of Lahore occupied by sir Hugh Gough, and the war terminates.. 20 Feb. Sir R. Sale dies of his wounds received at Moodkee (18 Dec. 1845).. 23 Feb. The governor general and sir Hugh Gough raised to the peerage, as viscount Hardinge and baron Gough; receive the thanks of parliament and of the East India Company. Opening of Ganges Canal.. 1854 ..3 Feb. 1855 Treaty of friendship with Dost Mahomed of Cabul, Insurrection of the Sonthals (which see).. MUTINY OF THE NATIVE ARMY. 30 March, 66 ...July, May, 1856 7 Feb. 66 Mutinies in the Bengal army: at Barrackpore, etc., sev. eral regiments disbanded. ..March, 1857 "India is quiet throughout."-Bombay Gazette...1 May, Mutiny at Meerut (near Delhi) † 10 May. The mutineers seize Delhi, commit dreadful outrages, and proclaim the king of Delhi emperor... ..11-12 May, etc. Three native regiments disbanded at Lahore by the energy of Mr. Montgomery and brigadier Corbett, who save the Punjab. ..12 May, Martial law proclaimed by the British lieut. -governor, J. R. Colvin.. . May, Delhi; his .27 May, May-23 June, .30 May, .30 Treaty of Lahore signed.. Vizier Lall Singh deposed. .2, 6 March, ..9 March, ..13 Jan. 1847 .21 April, 1848 Lieut. Edwardes joins gen. Courtland, and most gallantly engages the army of Moolraj, which he defeats af ter a sanguinary battle of nine hours, at Kennyree, 18 June, " Gen. Whish raises the siege of Mooltan through the de sertion of Shere Singh.. 22 Sept. ..22 Nov. Mr. Vans Agnew and lieut. Anderson killed by the troops of the dewan Moolraj... Cavalry skirmish at Ramnuggur.. Shere Singh, intrenched on the right bank of the Chenab, with 40,000 men and 28 pieces of artillery; gen. Thackwell crosses the river with 8 infantry regiments, with cavalry and cannon, 1 Dec., and attacks his left flank at Sadoolapore..... .3 Dec. Lord Gough attacks the enemy's advanced position; victory of Chillianwallah (which see).. ..13 Jan. 1849 66 *Runjeet Singh, long the ruler of the Sikhs and the PunJab, lived in amity with the British. After his death, 27 June, 1839, several of his successors (children and grandchildren) were in turn assassinated. During the minority of his grandson Dhuleep Singh, the favorite of the Maha Rance, Lall Singh, ruled; and, finding the army ungovernable, sanctioned the unprovoked attack on the British, as given above. On the introduction of the improved (Enfield) musket in the Indian army, greased cartridges had been brought from England. These were objected to by the native soldiers, and the issue of them was immediately discontinued by orders in Jan. 1857. A mutinous spirit, however, gradually arose in the Bengal native army. In March several regiments were disbanded, followed by others, till in June the army had lost by disbandment and desertion about 30,000 men. On 5 April, a sepoy, and on 20 April, a jemadar, or native lieutenant, were executed. At the end of May 34 regiments were lost. April, 85 of the 3d Bengal native cavalry at Meerut refused to use their cartridges. On 9 May they were committed to jail. On Sunday, the 10th, a mutiny in the native troops broke out; they fired on their officers, killing col. Finnis and others. They then released their comrades, massacred many Europeans, and fired the public buildings. The European troops rallied and drove them from their cantonments. The mutineers then fled to Delhi (which see). In Sir H. Lawrence dies of his wounds at Lucknow..4 July, .4 July, The liberty of the press restricted.. Tantia Topee heads a division of the rebels. Rajahs of Jeypore, etc., surrender; Rohilcund and other provinces tranquillized.. ....July, Gen. Roberts destroys the remains of the Gwalior rebels, 14 Aug. .Aug. Sir H. Barnard commanding before Delhi dies of cholera, succeeded by gen. Reed... ...5 July, Gen. Nicholson destroys a large body of rebels at Sealcote 12 July, Cawnpore surrenders to Nana Sahib, who kills the garrison, etc., 28 June; he is defeated by gen. Havelock, 16 July; who recaptures Cawnpore (see Cawnpore), 17 July, Mutinies suppressed at Hyderabad, 18 July; and at La 20 July, hore.. Gen. Reed retires, and sir Archdale Wilson takes the command before Delhi.. 22 July, Revolt at Dinapore; the British repulsed with severe loss at Arrah. ....25 July, Heroic exertions and numerous victories of gen. Havelock and his army, although suffering from disease, 29 July-16 Aug. Lord Canning's so-called "clemency" proclamation, 31 July, Victory of Neill at Pandoo Nuddee.. 15 Aug. Gen. Nicholson's victory at Nujuffghur (he dies 23 Sept.), 25 Aug. Assault of Delhi, 14 Sept.; taken, 20 Sept.; the king captured, 21 Sept.; his son and grandson slain by col. Hodson... 22 Sept. Sir James Outram joins Havelock and serves under him, 16 Sept. Havelock marches to Lucknow and relieves the besieged residency; retires and leaves Outram in command; Neill killed.. .. 25, 26 Sept. Col. Greathed defeats the rebels at Bolundshohur, 27 Sept.; destroys a fort at Molaghur, 29 Sept.; takes Allyghur, 5 Oct.; and defeats rebels at Agra.....10 Oct. Sir Colin Campbell (afterwards lord Clyde) appointed commander-in-chief, 11 July; arrives at Cawnpore, 3 Nov. Marches to Alumbagh, near Lucknow, 9 Nov.; and takes Secunderabagh. ..16 Nov. Joined by Havelock, he attacks the rebels and rescues the besieged in the residency 18-25 Nov. Havelock † dies of dysentery at Alumbagh.... .24 Nov. Gen. Windham (at Cawnpore) repulsed with loss in an attack on the Gwalior contingent, who take part of Cawnpore. .27 Nov. Sir Colin Campbell arrives at Cawnpore, which he retakes, 28 Nov.; and defeats the Gwalior rebels..6 Dec. The rebels defeated by Seaton, 14, 17, and 27 Dec.; at Goruckpore by Rowcroft, 27 Dec.; and at Futtehghur by sir Colin Campbell... .....2 Jan. ..Jan. Lucknow strongly fortified by the rebels. Gen. Whitelock takes Budaon Gen. Penny killed in Rohilcund. Bareilly recaptured.. An attempt of disbanded regiments to retake their arms at Mooltan suppressed by major Hamilton (300 killed on the spot, and 800 slain or captured afterwards), 31 Aug. The government of the East India Company ceases. 1 Sept. Gen. Mitchell defeats Tantia Topee near Rajghur, 15 Sept. The queen proclaimed throughout India-lord Canning to be the first viceroy.. ..1 Nov. Campaign in Oude begins; several chiefs submit, others subdued... .1-30 Nov. At Dhooden Khera lord Clyde (formerly sir Colin Campbell) defeats Beni Mabdo... .24 Nov. Flight of Tantia Topee-he is beaten in Guzerat by major Sutherland .25 Nov. 46 Jan. .Feb. 66 Tantia Topee hemmed in; deserted by his troops, about 25 Feb. Defeat of the Begum of Oude and Nana Sahib by gen. Horsford... 10 Feb. The new Indian tariff creates much dissatisfaction.. Mar. Maun Singh surrenders. ....2 April, Tantia Topee taken, 7 April; hanged.. ........18 April, Thanksgiving in England for pacification of India 1 May, Mutinous conduct of British troops lately in the Company's service at Meerut and other places on account of their transfer to the queen's service without bounty, 5 May, Sir Hope Grant defeats Nana Sahib in the Jorwah pass, 23 May, A court of inquiry appointed..... June, Sir Charles Wood becomes secretary for India. .22 June, Dissatisfaction among the troops at their transfer from the service of the Company to that of the crown without a bounty settled by discharge offered to them, which about 10,000 accept. ..July, .....28 July, An income-tax bill (called The Trades and Professions' Licensing Bill") passes the legislative council; great meetings at Calcutta and Madras protesting against it, Thanksgiving-day observed in India. Sir Hugh Rose defeats the rebels several times-at Koo *At the end of June the native troops at the following places were in open mutiny: Meerut, Delhi, Ferozepore, Allyghur, Roorkee, Murdann, Lucknow, Cawnpore, Nusseerabad, Neemuch, Hansi, Hissar, Jahnsi, Mehidpore, Jullundur, Azimghur, Futtehghur, Jaunpore, Bareilly, Shahjehanpore, Allaha bad. At the stations printed in italics, European women and children were massacred.-The Relief Fund for the sufferers in India was commenced 25 Aug. 1857. The queen, the emperor Napoleon, and the sultan, gave each 1000. In Nov. 1857, 280,7497. had been collected; in Nov. 1858, 433,620. In Dec. 1861, 140,0007. had been distributed to sufferers in India, and 100,000, to those at home; 246,0697. remained for the benefit of widows and orphans. A fast was observed on 7 Oct. † Born 5 April, 1795; educated at the Charterhouse, London, where he was called "Old Phlos;" went to India, 1823; served in the Burmese war, 1824; and in the Sikh war, 1845. was a Baptist. Не Lord Ellenborough, the minister for India, sent, unknown to his colleagues, a despatch severely censuring this proclamation. This despatch became public and led to his resignation, and very nearly to the defeat of the ministry, a vote of censure being moved for in both houses of parliament, but not carried. Company formed to obtain cotton, flax, etc., from India, March, March, Paper currency determined on.. Bahadoor Khan, ex-king of Bareilly, hanged for murders caused by him... 2 March, Sir Charles Trevelyan recalled from Madras for publishing a government minute against Mr. Wilson's commercial scheme.. .May, Nana Sahib, supposed to have died of jungle fever in Excitement against sir Charles Wood's grant of 520,000Z Dec. 66 แ Awful famine in N. W. provinces through failure of the crops; immense exertions of the government and others to relieve the sufferers... .Jan.-June, 1861 Expedition marches against Sikkim; natives retire. Feb. Disturbances in the indigo districts.. March, Kootoob-ood-deen, grandson of Tippoo Sahib, murdered by his servants .31 March, British subscriptions for relief of the famine commence at the Mansion House, London, with 4000l., 28 March; 52,000/. subscribed 20 April, closes with 114,807.. Nov. Order of the "Star of India" (which see) constituted, 25 June, Excitement through the printing and circulation of "Nil Darpan," a Hindoo drama libelling the indigo-planters, June, The rev. James Long, the translator, sentenced to fine and imprisonment.. .Aug. New Indian council and new high court of judicature established... Aug. Mr. J. P. Grant, lieut.-governor of Bengal (who had authorized the translation of “Nil Darpan ") and Mr. Seton Kerr, his secretary (who had without authority distributed copies), are censured and resign.....Sept. Law of property in India altered; sale of waste lands authorized.. ...Oct. Lords Harris and Clyde, sir J. Lawrence, Dhuleep Singh, and others invested with the Star of India by the queen. ...1 Nov Reported prosperity of Indian finances; license-tax not to be reimposed.. ..31 Dec. First meeting of new legislative council; includes several Indian princes.. แ 66 Awful famine in Orissa, Bengal; about 1,500,000 per- Deficiencies in the revenue; Massey's proposed new li- ...1 Aug. .9-17 Nov. Rise of a body of Indian religious reformers termed the Brahmo-Somaj (see Deism) ...Aug. 18 Jan. 1862 Lord Elgin, new governor-general, installed at Calcutta, 12 March, Lord Canning arrives at Southampton, 26 April; dies, 17 June, Mr. S. Laing returns to England through ill-health; censured by sir Charles Wood; he justifies himself and resigns. July, High court of judicature at Bengal inaugurated. 12 July, Reported suspension of sale of waste lands. ..Aug. Rao Sahib hanged for murders during the revolt..8 Sept. Great increase in the cultivation of cotton in India, reported... ...Oct. Sir Charles Trevelyan, new finance minister, arrives, 8 Jan. 1863 First agricultural exhibition at Calcutta......19-30 Jan. Rise of Ram Singh, a fanatic, in N. W. provinces....Oct. War with warlike hill-tribes on the N. W. frontiers, Oct.; severe conflict, gen. Chamberlain wounded, 20 Nov; command assumed by major gen. John Garvock, who totally defeated the enemy (about 15,000) in Chamta pass, 15, 16 Dec.; war ended.. .29 Dec. The Hindoo religion deprived of government support. Dec. Death of the viceroy, lord Elgin.. .20 Nov. Sir John Lawrence, his successor, assumes office. 12 Jan. Excitement among the Hindoos on account of government suppressing funeral rites on sanitary grounds, March, Prosperous financial statement of sir Charles Trevelyan, Act for the better governing India and defining the governor-general's powers passed. .11 Aug. India visited by the duke of Edinburgh, Dec. 1869-April, 1870 Sir Proby Cautley, designed Ganges canal-works, etc., died, aged 68.. 66 25 Jan. Indian Civil Engineering College, Cooper's Hill, opened by the duke of Argyll, secretary for India.. .5 Aug. Justice Norman stabbed at Calcutta, 20 Sept; dies 21 Sept.; assassin convicted, 28 Sept.; executed...4 Nov. Much corrupt opposition to the income-tax reported. Nov. Lord Mayo visits Palumpore fair, and holds a rural durbar... .6 Nov. Military expedition under gens. Nutthall and Bourchier, aided by the rajah of Munnipore, against the Loo shais, about 13 Nov.; skirmishes. ...1 Dec. Death of the earl of Ellenborough, a late governor-general (see Somnath).. 22 Dec. 66 Skirmishes with the Looshais, 21, 23 Dec.; they sue for peace.... 29 Dec. ..7-12 Jan. 1872 แ 19 Mr. Ashley Eden, envoy at Bhootan, seized and compelled to sign a treaty giving up Assam.. .about April, Gold currency (a sovereign=10 rupees) ordered to be in troduced at Christmas. The king of Siam visits Calcutta... Outbreak of the Kookas, near Loodiana, severely suppressed by commissioners Cowan and Forsyth (see Kookas) ..15-17 Jan. Camp at Delhi; military manoeuvres by sir H. Tombs and others... 13-23 Jan. Looshais repulsed and strongholds taken.. .28 Jan. The viceroy arrives at Rangoon, 28 Jan.; on his return, he visits the convict establishment in the Andaman Islands, and is assassinated at Port Blair by Shere Ali, a convict, while about to embark in the Glasgow, 8 Feb. Lord Napier acts as viceroy..... 23 Feb. Looshais surrender unconditionally, army returning, 28 Feb. The Kamous tribe, while carrying off Looshai captives, defeated, and captives rescued; British returning to Calcutta. ...... 7 March, Shere Ali hanged, without confessing associates, Much dissatisfaction at mildewed cotton goods being received from England... .July-Oct. Settlement of the question respecting marriage of Hindoo converts.. ..April, 1866 "Simla Scandal.” Trial of capt. E. Jervis; acquitted on charge of peculation of stores belonging to sir William Mansfield, commander-in-chief, but condemned for insubordination; sentence (dismissal from the service) approved by sir William Mansfield....... 17 Sept. 15 districts (25,000,000 inhabitants) much distressed; 11 districts (14,000,000) affected... ...middle of Jan. Subscriptions at Mansion House (which see), London, begun .24 Jan. ..4 Feb. 1000l. given by the queen.. The marquess of Salisbury secretary for India...21 Feb. Report from Calcutta: "People well employed on public works; no adult should die now from starvation," 25 March, A loan, not exceeding 10,000,000l., for India government authorized by parliament.. ..30 March, Sir R. Temple installed lieutenant-governor of Bengal in room of sir George Campbell; about 500 deaths from disease and hunger reported.... ...about 8 April, The famine kept under; estimated net expenditure on relief, 6,500,000l. (see Mansion House). Crisis of famine passed; reported declining; much rain; good prospects. .Nov. Copious rain in the south reported; greatly improved prospects... Formation of a new N. W. government proposed, .Sept., Oct. 44 66 Oct., Nov. 46 May, ..June, Only 24 deaths from famine alone; 125,000l. raised for relief in London... Bill to restrain license of the native press passed by the council at Calcutta.... .14 March, Abundance of rain. 27 July, ..Sept. Aug. 66 Sept. A person said to be Nana Sahib captured at Gwalior by the maharajah Scindiah (identity since disproved), 21 Oct. Attempts to poison col. Phayre, resident at Baroda, Nov.; he is replaced by col. Pelly..... Dec. Outrages of Duffla tribes on N. W. frontier (troublesome, 1838-9, 1852, Feb. 1873); expedition against them. Dec. Mulhar Rao, guicowar of Baroda, carried to Calcutta for trial for attempting to poison col. Phayre; his child recognized as his successor provisionally. ...14 Jan. 1875 The Duffla tribes surrender and pay fine. .29 Jan. The guicowar's trial begins: 3 native judges (Scindiah, the maharajah of Jeypore, and one other) and 3 Brit. 23 Feb. ish.. Lieut. Holcombe and a surveying party (about 70) in Assam massacred by Naga natives.. ..about 24 Feb. Close of inquiry into the conduct of the guicowar of Baroda: verdict of 3 British judges, guilty; of 3 natives, not proved, 30 March; he is deposed for misgovernment by the viceroy, and ordered to live in British India with suitable provision; proclamation that a successor be appointed.. .23 April, Loan of sum under 5,000,000l. for India; authorized by act... Disaffection and plundering of the Rumpa hill-tribes, Aug.; subdued. ..Oct. 15 Aug 66 Naga tribes chastised severely; the objects of the expe dition accomplished.. 15-25 March, 66 Eldest son of the guicowar appointed successor.. 22 May, Difficulties with Burmah. May, Lord Lytton fired at by Busa, a half-mad, intoxicated East Indian; no injury.. .12 Dec. Errors in the budget, through mistakes in estimating Afghan war expenses; large deficiency; announced May; sir John Strachey resigns (succeeded by major Baring)... ..June, Mission of sir Douglas Forsyth to Mandalay (see Burmah) June, New guicowar of Baroda installed .3 June, Establishment of a new Mahometan college for the N. W. provinces (chiefly by Ahmed Khan); announced July, Despatch from marquess of Salisbury on repeal of cotton duties... ...Sept. The prince of Wales sails for India, 11 Oct.; arrives at Bombay, 8 Nov.; warmly received at Baroda, 9 Nov.; at Goa, 27 Nov.; in Ceylon, 1-8 Dec.; at Madras, 13 Dec.; at Calcutta, 23 Dec.; grand reception of Indian potentates... .24 Dec. Unveiled statue of lord Mayo at Calcutta. ...1 Jan. 1876 At Benares, Lucknow, etc., 5 Jan. et seq.; in Nepaul, 12 13 March, Feb.; sails from Bombay.. Lord Lytton, new viceroy, takes oath at Calcutta, 12 April, The queen proclaimed empress of India in London. 1 May, Indian finances; deficiency through depreciation of silver currency; loss about 2,300,000l.; proposed loan of 4,000,000l.. 11 Aug. Viceregal proclamation of the queen's title, "Empress of India" (to be proclaimed at Delhi, 1 Jan. 1877). 19 Aug. Sir John Strachey appointed financial minister, about 17 Nov. Oct.; governor of N. W. provinces.. At Agra, Mr. Fuller slapped for neglect a native servant, 31 Oct. 1875, who died soon after; he was fined by a magistrate; sentence considered too light by the high court; the viceroy in a minute censured all; this caused much dissatisfaction (lord Salisbury supported the viceroy, 1877). ..July, Lord Cornwallis.. Warren Hastings assumes the government.....13 April, 1772 Sir John Macpherson.. Sir John Shore (afterwards lord Teignmouth).. .28 Oct. 1793 Lord (afterwards marquess) Cornwallis again; he relin Lord Mornington (afterwards marquess Wellesley), quished the appointment. ...6 April, 1798 17 May, .30 July, 1805 10 Oct. 66 .31 July, 1807 Earl of Moira, afterwards marquess of Hastings...4 Oct. 1813 George Canning; relinquished the appointment.. * Several of these appointments were provisional, as, for instance, sir Alured Clarke, sir George Hilaro Barlow, hon. William Butterworth Bayley, William Wilberforce Bird, etc. The appointments of governors-general were, of course, of earlier date than their assumption of office. |