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. ~,o,,~ , __ .. _.__ .__ IJ ~ ruun.eraU o:Un..o~ 1lu ~M. ~O\f~ I~ UveL ino1Wt . :thiI ~Ycq, ill Vt.t.n.l.ed onJ,y to drihib 't:1Lb prVu:ipaL pLa.ou . dliel riv.,..s £e. in. In.t1ia-. -- SIR HENRY LAWRENCE THE PACIFICATOR BY LIEUT.-GENERAL J. J. McLEOD INNES R.E., V.C. WITH PORTRAIT O.rforb AT THE CLARENDON PRESS 18 9 8 V 2- I LI g '::!! IYJ 0 6 Cg ~/'2- C1forll PRINTED AT THE CLARENDON PRESS BY HORACE HART, MoA. PRINTER TO THE UNIVERSITY CONTENTS CHAP. PAGES IlfTBODucnoll' 7-9 B[ooRAl'HTOAL SKIITCH 1[-[6 I. THlI BUJuu. W.t.B .t.II'D E.t.RLY EXPEBlKll'CES [7-2 2 II. RBvmrUJI SUBVEY AlID POLll'lCAL TunmlG • 23-34 III. WITH THB SntHB m THB AFGII.b W AB 35-44 IV. SKIITCH or S[KII HlSTORY AlI"D THB SUTLEZ WAR 45-57 V. L.t.WRBlI'CB.AlI A9Kl1'T Ill' TIIB PmruB-KASHHiR .l.II'D GllUllB S1II'911 • 58-6g VI. Tiuu.TY or BlI.t.nIowIL 70-83 VII. L.t.WREII'C1I AS RESlDBlI'T Ill' THB PUlI'UB .84-93 'III. Tn PuIl'UB vi~;' 94-[08 I IX. AgIIXATIoII'.t.1ID P.t.C[FlC.t.TIOII' OP THB PuNJAB [09-[26' X. L.t.WRl!!lI'CB llI' ru.,PUT.ilI'.I.-THB ADOPT[ON Qu~1I' [27-1 34 'XI. LAWRENOB'S PBR801'l.lLlTY AlI"D VIEWS • 135-152 XII. Tn SroRY or OUDII-L.t.WBENCE llI' CH.t.R9B 153-[59 XIIL L.t.WRBNCE'S PBBCAuTrOIl'S .l.04lll'!Jl' MIL[UBY Drs·' ..t.PPBCI1011' • 160-167 XIV. L.t.WRl!!lI'CB'S LrrTEBB TO LoRD C.I.lI'lI'[lI'O 168-175 XV. PRBP..t.1UTIOII'B roB THB DBFBlI'CE OP LUCKII'OW 176-[8r XVI. DBPBII'CB 01' THB LuoKll'ow RESIDENCy-BATTLE • OP CIIllfHAT • • 182-193 XVII. L.t.WRl!!lI'CE'S DBATH-F~~KS bDU • INDEX ABBOTT, Major, 37,85. ANNEXATION, 55, 56, ~9, 142: of ABU, Mount, 124, 138. Oudh, 156: of Punjab, 13, 55, ADDISCOMBE, II. 56,90, 91, 112-114· ADEN, Sepoys at, 170. ARAKAN, 12, 19, 20: fever, 20, ADOPTION QuESTION, 129-131,141. 21, ISO. ADVJliNTURBR IN PUNJAB, 43, 144. ABRAH,198• _AFGHANISTA.N, n, 28, 145-150: ARTILLERY, Bengal, II, n, 17, invasion of, 32,47: disasters in, 20: horse, I~, 22, 28. 35, 52, 106: war with, 12, 28, ASSAYE, 147. 30, 42, 43: war with, due to ASSESSMENT (Land Revenue), 23, Persia and Russia, 28, 32. as, 141. AFGHANS, rising of, against Eng ASYLUM, La.wrence, 23, 137, 138. lish, 33, 40: driven from Punjab ATAR SINGH SARDAR, 84. by Sikhs, 35, 47. ATTOCK,38• AFHIDfs, 39. AUCKLAND, Lord, 139, 199. AGNEW, Vans, 95, 96. AVA,15°. AGBA, 147, 16a, 195. AZAMGARH, 184. AJOnHYA PERSAD, 48. AZIZ-UDoDIN, 49. AKALI (in Durba.r), 71. AKBAR KHAN, 39, 41. BAsAS (in Punja.b), 48. ALEXANDER LAWRENCE. See Law- BABU RAM. BAKSH. of DlIndea rence. Khera, 184. ALi MASJID, 36-40. BACKHOUSE, Captain, 37. ALIWAL, 55, 66. BADLI SERAI, battle of, 187, 188. ALLAHA.BAD, 183-189, 195, 198. BAHAwALPUR, 99, 100. ALLIANCE WITH RANJIT SINGH. BAISWARA CLANS, 184. See Ranjit Singh. BALA HISSAB (Kabul), 146. AMBALA, 53, 141' 164, 172. BANKS, Major, 195, 196. AlIIETHI, Raja 0 , 184. BARIIILI,Y, 146, 184. AMHERST, Lord, 17. BABODA, '70. AMILS (of Oudh), 154. BARBACKPUR, 19, 161, 164, 172. AMIR. See Dost Muhammad and BARROW, Captain, 185. SMh Shuja. BARUKZAIS, 3a. AMRITSAR, 46, 88. BIIAS RIVER, 58. ANARCHY IN PUNJAB, 3[,49 foll. BJliNARBS, 85, 146, 184, 187. ANDERSON, Lieutenant (at Mul- BENTINCK, Lord W., 199. tan), 95, 96• BERHAlIIPUR, 161, 172. INDEX 201 BBAI NIDBAR SnrGB, 84- 114- CEIITRAL ASIA, 9~. BB,UBOI1'AL, Treaty' of, 71, 77,79. CEJrTEAL IIID1A, 161. 105. CEYLOII, If. BBAle, (in Punjab)•• 8. CBAHAR SIIIGB, 88, 101. BBART PAL, 130, 131. CBBIIAB, 101. BBARTPUR, 174. CBILIAIIW ALA, 101, 107, 108. BBow BEGUII, descendant. of, 177. CBIJrA, 20, 21. BIKAlIia, 29. CBlIIBAT, 189-192. BIRBAB, 184. CBIHAGOIIG,17· BoARD OP AIlHlIl18TBATIOJr, Pun- CIs.SuTLBJ, 39, .6, 5., 112, 118, jab, 114 foil. "9· BOIIBAY, 106. CLIIEK, Sir George, 12, 16, .8, BOI•• DUST, 161. 31-39, .9, 61, 6., 129, 1.2. BOWRIIIG, Lewin, "4. CLIVE, Lord, 1.7, 153. BRIDGBS, 26. CLAII SYSTEM, 127-130, 156,158. BRIGAIIDS, brigandage, 158. CODII: OF LAWS FOR PUIIJAB, 88. BRITISH; army, 35, 56: caDSe or CoLLIIGE, CALCUTTA, .2. inte""8t., 97, 102, III, 118, COMMAIID, Military, ill Oudh, 16•. 119: oontrol, 83: garrison, 83 : COIIHAIIDIIR-IN,CBIEF (Gen ..r ..1 officers, 96: government, 74, 75, Anson), 165• 101,103,105,127,155: lervioe, . COTTON, General, 32. 63: power, 97, 98, 101, 103: COUNCIL 01' RIIGIINOY, Punjab. protection, .9, 29, 80: repre See Punjab. lentatives, 60, 71, 81: troops, Cow Row, 6 •• 19, 33, 59,71, 73, 740 97, 100, CRUIBAN WAR, 133. 105: territory, 53, CURRIE, Sir Frederick, 79, 80, 87, BROADFOOT, Major, 13, 37, 53, 9.-100, lIO, 130. 55· BUFVIIR STATIIS OJr FROIITIER, 16, DALBOUSIB, Lord, 13, 97, 98, 90, 107, 143. 10.-I;n, 12., 128-133, 139, BULRAIIPUR, 18•. 1.-, 156, 199. BURIIA, II, 15, 17, 20, 27, 1.9, DAMDAH, n. 151. DAUDPUTRAS, 99. BURIIBS, Sir Alexander, 33. DAWES, Major, 37. DEFENCE OP FRONTIER, 116. CAKES, or Chupattiea, 161. DUENeE OF INDIAN EHPIRII, 13<4, CALOUHA, 7, II, 17, 30, U, 22, 1.4· 3', 9., 157, 187· DELBI, 23, 90, lI8, 119, 146- CAIIPAIGII. See Burmese, &c. 148, 1'76-188, 198: capital of CAIIPBIILL, Sir Archibald, 17, 149, India, 180. 150. DENNIS, Colonel, 37. CAMPBELL, Sir Colin, 7. DERRY, II. CAIIALS, 23, 25, 37, 116. DBOWRIIRA, 18 •• CAIIIIIIIG, Lord, 7, 8, 126, I 3~, DuuLIP SINGH, 49, 50, 51, 57, 71, 162,165, 178, 179, 199. 85· CAPTIVES, British, .0, .1, .p, 109. DBYAN SIJrGB, .8, 50, 51. CARIiEGlII, Captain, 171. DIFFIIRIIIICES WITH JOHN LAW (;ARTRlDOES, 161, 162. RENCE, lOS. I ai, 134. CASTE, 45, 151, 171. DiNA NATH, 48, 61, 69. 70, 84, CAUTLIIY, Colonel, 23. 11 •• CAWJrPUR, I61, 165,183-189, DlIIAPUB, 172, 198. 202 INDEX DISAFFECTION; general, 160-163 : FLOUR AND BONE DUST, 16I. in army, 160-165, 168: in Oudh, FORT WILLIAM, 18. 158, 159, 163. FORTS IN OUDH, 154, 155. DOST MUHAMMAD, 32, 47. FRONTIER, Afghan, 34: Punjab, DUNDBA KHERA, 184. or Sutlej, 28. DURANI,47· DURRAR, Punjab, 31, 3~, 38, 40, GALL, Major, 186. 56, 57, 66-69: Lahore Regency, GARDEN REACH, 157. 13, 71-79, 93-99, 105, II4, GENERAL SERVICE ACT, 161, 169. 143: Oudh, 154, 156. GEORGE LAWRENCE. See Law- rence, George. EAST INDIA COMPANY, 7, 56, 103, GHAZNI,32. IIO, 130. GHILZAIS, 33. ECONOMY, Public, 117. GHULA.B SINGH, 36, 38,40, 48, 49, EDMONSTONE, Captain, 192. 51, 53, 60, 63-69, 9I. EDUCATION, 9, 13 2. GOLUNDAZfs, 186. EDWARDES, Herbert, 24, 85, 99, GOPALPUR, 184. 100, 132. GOUGH, Lord, 53-55,97,98, 100, ELLENBOROUGH, I,ord, 40, 41,199. 101, 108. ELLIOT, Sir Henry, II3, 114. GOVERNMENT; British, 33: Sikh,8. ELPHINSTONE, Hon. Mountstuart,. GOVERNOR-GENERAL, 7, 40, 199· 35· See also by name. EMAM-un-DIN, Sheikh, 69, 99, 103. GRANT. Lieutenant, ,182. EMEUTES, 164, 167. GRAY, Brigadier, 164. ENGINEERS, 27, 163. GRIFFIN, Sir L., 30. ENGLAND, 7, 12, 13, 20, 21, 86, GUBBINS, Martin, 159, 186. 94, 133· GUIDES, The, 27,116,143, 171. ENGLISH; control, 13, 96: fami GUJARS, 179. lies, 40: fugitives, 198: in GUJR_~T, 13. 101, 108, II 2. vasion of Afghanistan, 47: GURKHAS, 170. soldiers, 183, 184: standards of GWALIOR,5 2_ conduct, 27. ENLISTMENT ACT. See General HAIDAR ALi, 149. Service. HAIDARABAD,133· HAILEYBURY, 2I. FAIZARAD, 158, 177: Moulvie, HANDSCOMBE, Brigadier, 164, 182. 158: road, 188, 190. HARDINGE, Lord, 8, 52,56-65, 72, FAKIR AZIZ-UD-DiN, 49. 79,89-94,98,99,102-106, 1°9, FAKIR NUR-UD-DIN,.69, k4, 114. 142, 144, 199· FARIDKOT, 29. HARRIS, General, llio. FAYRER, Dr., 195. HAVELOCK, Henry, 37. }j'AZL ALI, 158. HAZARA, 36.47,60,85,88. FEUDAL, 12~, 158. See also Clan. HEIRS. See Adoption. FEVER. See Arakan. HERA'!', 28,31, 32. FIELD BATTERY, 12. HINDU AND HINDUS, 30, 45, 127, FINANCE. See Economy. 162, I iO. FmOZPUR, 12, ~-33, 42, 55, 61, HINDU KUSH, 32. 85,94, 108. HINDU SEPOYS, 17I. FIROZSHAH, 12, 54, 55, 66. HfRA SINGH, 48,51. FIRST SIKH WAR, 13. See also HORSE ARTILLERY, 22. Sutll!j. HUFT KOTAL, 41. INDEX 203 INCENDIARISM, 161-164. KANGRA,62,93. , INDIA, dangers to, 145. KAPURTHALA RAJA, Il8. INDIAN STATESMEN, Old School KARAULI, 130, 140, 198. of,8. KARNAL, 22, 146. INDUS, 85. KASAULl, 138, 147. INFANTICIDE, 132. KASHMIR, 47, 48, 60, 63-68, 91, INFLUENTIAL CLASSES, treatment 93,95,98, 102,130, 144· of, II7. KASHMIR CONTINGENT, 1I9. INGLIS, Brigadier, 187, 190, 195, KAYE, Sir John, 142. 196. KEANE, Sir John, 32, 150. INTERPRETER, 22. , KHAIBAR, 32, 36, 39-42, 105. INVASION, British, of Afghanistan, ' 180. 12 : Sikh. of British India, 12. KHALIFA SYAD M. KHAN, 49. IRISH ORDNANCE SURVEY. 21, 24. KHALSA, 46, 50-56, 60, 64, 68, 69, IRON BRIDGE, Lucknow, 190. 191. 87,9°, 91, 97, 98, 104· IRRIGATION, 22. KHAN SINGH, 95, 96. ISHMAELGANJ, 190. KHARAK SINGH, 31, 50, 51: his widow, 50. JACKS IN OFFICE, 24. KHATBI, 47, 48, 68,96,102. JAGIRDARS, II6, 120, 125. 126, KHELA'r, 32. 139-142. KHELAT-I·GHILzAI, 32. JAGIRS, 92,114.120, J62. KHODA Y AR KHAN, 49. JALALABAD, 37-42,47, 147· KHUSHYAL SINGH, 48, 53. JALANDHAR, 72: Doab, 58, II9. KOHIf\TANI Tsoops, 68. JAMES, Captain, 189. KOKRAIL NALA, 190. JAMMU, 36, 60,65,9°: brothers, KUNHAYA MISL, 46. '48-go. ' J AMRUD, 36, 42. LAHORE, 29, 36, 46, 59, 65, 66, JANG BAHADUR, 17i. 74, 79, 82, 88, 99, 101, 106- J AT Sikhs, 45. 108, 149. JATS, 92. LAHORE, Durbar, 40, 66, 79, 99: JAUNPUR, 184. troops, 1oo. JAWAHIR MALL, 99. LAHORE, Treaty of. See Treaty. JAwAHIR SINGH, 65. LAL SINGH, 53-55, 58, 59, 62, 63, JHANSI, 130. 68,69· . JIND, Raja of, II8. LAND REVENUE, 23. See Revenue. JINDAN, Rani, 49:51, 60-62, I.AWRENOE ASYLUM. See Asylum. 66-71, 80, 85, 95· LAWRE}!CE, Alexander, Colonel, JOHN LAWRENCE. See Lawrence, II. John. LAWRENCE, George, Colonel, II, JUBSAKi PASS, 39. 22, 41, 109, 160. JUMNA, River, 127, 148. LAWRENCE, George, Mr., 194, 195· J"UMNA, Districts, 144. LA WRENOE, Sir Henry: his career Provisional Governor-General, K.C,B., Sir H. Lawrence ap 7, 8: Lieutenant in Bengal Ar. pointed, 102. tillery, II, 17: interpreter, 22 : KiHuL, 12,15, 32,33,37,41,42, horse artillery, 12, 22: In Burma '47, ,145~151, 174, 180. war, 12, 17: Mahattie 'stock KAITHAL, 43,' I'll, ade, 20: Arakan, 20: Arakan KALA PANI (the Sea), 170. fever, 20: leave to England, KANDAHAR,"3 2, 147. 20: in Irish Ordnance Survey, 20+ INDEX 21: retprned to India-Karnal, Resident and joins Lord Dal 22: studied canal work, 32: housie, 106-108: his Proclama appointed to Revenue Survey, tion overruled, 110: his fears of 12, 23: his reforms in it, 24: Dalhousie's harsh intentions to gained in it knowledge of Sikhs, I II: resigns, J 12: his natives, 24: their wants and .fears are removed and he ac difficulties, 25: on Afghan dis cepts annexation, and Presi pute, marched with troop to dencyof Punjab Administration, the Sutlej frontier, 12, 28: he 13, Il3: his sp~cial function, came Political Assistant at conciliation and pacification, Firozpur, 12, 28: success there, II5: his system and suoeess,13, 29: arbitration in disputes, 29: 115, n6, 121: differences with resulting influence anr! weight John Lawrence about J aglrR, with Sikhs, 12,30: on Kabul out I 2I, leading to both resigning, hreak, appointed Political Agent I21: Lord Dalhousie's reply, with Sikhs at Peshawar, 12, 34: 121-124: Lawrence appointed with Wild's hrigade at Pesha Agent in Rajputana, 14, u6: war, 33: difficulties causetl hy f~eling in Punjab on his depar Kabul disaster., 36 : Ali Musjid ture, 126, 139, 140: Rajpntana, captured and, later on, evacu 127-132: adoption question, ated, 37: Ali Musjid recap 129-131: death of Lady Law tured, Lawrence and Sikhs aid rence, 133: appointed to Oudh, ing, 39: advance to J alaIabad, 14,134: restores law and order 40: advance to Kabul, 13, 4n there, 14, 158: fulfils promises, fights at Tezin and Huft Kotal, 159: conciliates and pacifies, 41: return with Pollock's army 14, 159: sees cOllling revolt, to Firozpur, 42: influence with 162: letters to Canning on it, Sikhs, 42, 49: Adventurer in 162, 168-175, 180: as a pre Punj"b, 43: appointed to charge caution, clear. Mutchi Bhown, of Kaithal district, 43: its 163, 164: disarms 7th Oudh settlement, 43: "ppointed Re Infantry, 166: warns Wheeler sident in Nepal, 43,44: on Sut against Nana Sahib, 165: 0c lej campaign, appointed Agent cupies and arms M utchi Bhown, on frontier, 13, 55: at Sobrllon, 176: occupies calltonm~t.s and 55: appointed Agent in Punj"b, begins Residency defences, 176: 1 3, 58: Treaty of Lahore, 59: collects supplies, 176: crushes Ka.hmlr assigned to Ghulab mutinyatLucknow, 182: presses Singh, 60-67: Lahore Court, defensive preparations, I 84-189: 60-62: suppresses Em"m-ud Cawnpur surl'enders, and enemy din's revolt in Kashmir, 68, 69: move on Lucknow, 189: Chin trial and removal of the Lahore hat, 190, 191: concentrates gar minister, Lal Singh, 69: Treaty rison from Mutchi Bhown into of BhairowaJ, 70, 71: Lawrence Residency, 192, 193: mortally -Resident in Punjab, 13,71: his wounded, 194: final Oluers, 195: powers, work, and Huoeess, 81- influence on the war, 197, 198 : 89: peace and quiescence, 92: recognition of his value and his health gives way, 13, 86: services by "uccessiveGovernors he leaves for England, 13, 94: General, 199- on Multan outbreak, returns, His personality and charac 13, 103: at Multan, 106: at teristics, 135, 136. ChilianwaJa, 107: reappointed His demeanour, 136. INDEX Hi,vie"B- MCCASKILL, General. 38. On native obaracter and inaigbt, M"GBIIGOB. Colonel, 37. ,6. '7: on need of Rttention to MACKII80N. Major, 35, 36• 39. DRtive thougbt Rnd tradition, and MACNAGHTBN, Sir William, 33. prejudice. 8, 9': on educating 35. 43. '45· Rnd improving tbe upper claasea. MADDAN PAL, 131. 9, 14: on tbe elaima and impor MADBAS, 138• 149. tance of the npper claise., 8, MADBAS SI!POYS. 20. liS, IIi, 118. 119.141: on the MAGAZINB at CAWNPUB. 183. lower c1aBBea, '40 141: on op MAHABAJA. Mahararu. See name. pr_ion by official •• 15, '4. '5: MAH.ITTIII STOCKADE, '0. on the conflicting claim. of the MALCOL .., Sir John, 16. two cJ ...... 15. 141. 14': on MAL W A. 46. See alao Ci.-Sutlej. Jagln and r"n~tree tenures. MANJHA.46, 47. 88, 101, 10'. 9'.121.141.14': on the Adop MAN~BL, Mr., 11+ tion queation. 139-131.141: on MABATHA8. 144- publio eoo'nomy, 117: on the MABTIN, Mr. :Simon, 189. paramount value ofthe goodwill MATHEWS. General, ISO. and cOllfidence of the people. MATNB, Major, 37. a6. '7: on road. 8Dd national MAYO, Lord, 13'. improvements. '5. 116: on the MEERUT. 5~, 55, 147, 166. 17'. defects in Briti.h administra 176, 18z. tion. 15. '46: on non-regulation METCALI'B. Sir C., 29, 129. administration, • 5. 12 5: on MILITAKY BOABD, 18. 8DllexaLiun.. 141: on the con MI8L8. 45.46.48,113,118. tinuance of native .tate•• 8. 16, MITAULI. lUj" of. 184. '43: on frontier buOer atatea. MOBILIZATION 01' TROOPS, 19, 147. '43. and a friendly Punjab, MONIION, t.eneral, 150. Ill, II 2, 143: on army reform. MON'I'BATH, Colonel. 37. '44,146.150: on diatati.faction MONTGo .. BBY, Mr. Robert., 115. in the native army, 151. '5', 1>lo...... ow, H"j" of, 185. 16~, 169. 171: on caste feeling MOKBISON, General, 17. and the General Service Act, MOULVIB. of F.Uz£h£d. 158. lSI, 169. 170. MOUNT ABlI. IZ4, 138. On the absence of rewards and MunKI, Battle 01, 54. outlets for ambition. IS', 169, MUGHAL.1Z7, 176: Proclamation, 17 1• 179· Hialit...rary work, 144. MUHAlIIIIAD HUSSEIN, Syad, 49. m. forec.... t of the Mutiny, MUHAlIIII&D KHAN, Syad. 49. 145-149. l'dUH.IIIIADANS. 30.45-49,90,99. LAWKENCB. John, n, 14, IS, 21, "9. 153, 157. 16',179,180. u. 87, 95, 11'-121; 133,137. MULBAJ, 85. 93-107. LAWBBNCB. Richard, Jl. M6LTAN, 13,47,48, 85, 88, 94- LmNA SINGH. Sardar, 88. 108,115· Low. Sir John. 1.8, 130. MULTAI MUTINY, 19, 151. PLASSEY, battle of, 14(. MUTINY, the, 7, 8, 14, 1I8, 126, PLOUGHS, ploughshares, 43, 147. 144,145,155,161,179,182, 184. POLLOCK, General, 38-42. MUZAFFAR KHAN, 47. POONA, ISO. , MUZHABis, 119. PRECAUTIONS and PREPARATIONS, 163, 197· N AGPUR, 150. PREYMA PLOT, 8S. NANA SAHIB, 165, 184. PRINCE TIMUR, 32. NANPARA,IS4· PROCLAMATIONS, 109, Il2, 176, NAO NIHAL SINGH, SO, 51. 179· NAPIER, Colonel (Lord Napier of PUDNAHA, Raja of, 184. Magdala), 116. PUNJAB, 8, 12-15, 33,35,38,45, NARBUDA, 18. 46, 52-59, 90, 94, 98, 101-103, NEPAL, 12, 43, 44, 45, 5S, 149, 106, 110-1I9, 124-127, 132, 163, 199· 134, 138-144, 151, 163, r87, NICHOLSON, Captain John, 85. 198. NIDHAN SINGH, Bhai. See Bhaf. PUNJAB FRONTIER, 12, 28, 144- NiLGIRIS, 138. PUNJABIS, 36, 127, 131. NON-REGULATION SYSTEM OF AD- MINISTRATION, Il6. QUARTER-MASTER-GENERAL'S DE- NOTT, General, 40, 41, 148. PARTMENT, 27, 143. NUR SINGH PAL, Raja, 130. QUEEN, the, Il2, 157. NUR-UD-DIN, Fakir. See Fakir. RAJPUTANA (Rajasthan), 8, 14, ORDNANCE :FACTORIES, 161. 123, 127-1.'12, 138, 140, 142, ORDNANCE SURVEY, Ireland, 21, 160, 187, 198. 24· RAJPUTS, 48, 127, 128, 131, 153, OUDH, 8, 14, 133, 134, 142, 144, 156. . 153, ,15S, 156, 163, 179, 183, RAM BAKSH, Babu, of Dundea 184, 187, 197, 198: brigade, . Khera, 184. 164: irregular force, 164: Sepoy, ¥AJl SINGH, 61. 169. ~!!IGARHIA MISL, 46. OUTLETS FOR AMBITION; want df, RAl>UI'AGAR, battle of, 101. IS2. RANGOON, 149. OUTRAM, Sir James, 133, IS6, 157. RANJIT SINGH, 30, 31, 42-49, 64, 90, 106, 1.20. P. C., 22. . RANJuil SINGH, General, 84. PACIFICATOR; Lawrence's charac- READE, Mr. E. A., 169. teristic, 13, 120, 12l: 134, 197, REFORM m' INDIAN ARMY, 144. 199· RENT FREE TENURES, 92. See PALMER, Colonel, 193. also J agfrs. PALMERSTON, Lord, 8. RESIDENCY; Lucknow, 177, 182- PASIS, 172. 189, 192- 198. PATIALA, Raja of, II8. 'RETIRE VIA KABUL,: 41. PAY, questions of, a cause of REVENUE, Land, 23,43. mutiny, 152. REVENUE, Survey and Surveyors, PERSIf, 32i 133, 161. 12, 15; 21-'27. PESHAWAR, 12, 32-39, 47,62-66, REVENUES OF NATIVE STATES, 71-73,82,86-88. ' 'Absorption of, 142. PHULKIAN MISL, 1I2, 1I8. ROADS, 25-27, 88. PINDARI WAR, 82. Roy BAREILLY, 186. INDEX RUKUM-UD-DoWLAH, 171_ SIKHS, 12, 13, 28, 30-32, 42, 44, RUSSIA, 31, 17+ ' 45, 92, 139, 144, 198, 199: to RUSTUM SAH, Raja, of Dera, 184. Ranjit Singh's death, 45-49: to invasion of" India, 50-54: to SAnDOZAlS, 32. . annexation, 55-108: after au SAD11LAPUR, 101. nexation" II3, II5, II6: in SALE, Sir Robert, 37, 147. British army, 171, 172, 183, SANAWAR, 138. 186: Cis-Sutlej, 54, II8 : Tr&llS SARDARS, Sikh, 53, 60, 69,7°, 71, Sutiej, 54, u8. 80, 12 I. See also by name. SIND, war with, 52. 8ARFARAZ KHAN, 49. SINDHANWALA FAMILY, 50, 51. SATI, 132. SiTAPUR, 184. SAUGOR, 146. SOBRAON, 55, 67· SAWAR'MALL, Dfwan, 47, 48• STAFF CORPS, 144. SEOOND SIKH WAR, 13. See also STANLEY, Lord, on Oudh, 158. Punjab Campaign. SUBATHU, 147. SEMAPHOIlES (Lucknow), 192. SUBSIDIARY ALLIANCE, System, SEPOY ARMY, 152 (see also Re 55,72. form): regiments, 19, 35-37, SUOHET SINGH, 48. 176, 186. SUKARCHAKIA MISL, 46. SEpOYs, 36, 85, 96, 168: Madras, SULTAN MUHAMMAD KHAN, 88. 20. SURGEON WELLS (Lucknow), 165. SERINGAPATAM, II, 150. SUTLEJ, 33, 34,48,56,S8,94, 144. SHADIA BAGIAREE PASS, 39. SUTLEJ tJAMPAIGN, 15, 143. SHAH SHUJA, 32, 148. SYAD M. HUSSUN. See also name. SHAHJAHANPUR, 184. SHAMSHER SINGH, Sindhanwala., 84. TALUKDARS, 156-159, 177, 184, SHEIKH EMAM-UD-DiN, 68, 69. 18S, 197· See also Emam-ud-dfn. TEJ SINGH, Raja, 48, 53, 54, 61, SHELTON, Colonel, 146. 69, 70, 84, 85, II4· SHER SINGH, Maharaja, 31, 36, 50, TEZIN,41. 5 1,9°. THAKURS, 131. SHER SINGH, Sardar (Attariwala), TIMUR, Prince, 32. 69, 70, 84, 88, 99-102. TOPOGRAPHICAL KNOWLEDGE, 149. SHUNKUR DAss, 48. . TR~Ns-INDUS, 99. SIKH, army-soldiery, Khalsa;30, TRANS-Su'rLEJ, 30, 47, II7, lI8, 37, 38, 42, 52, 58, 60, 62, 85, II9· 90, 91, 101, 105: authorities TREATY OF BHAlBOWAL, 71, 77, 79, (local officials), 34-36: char 82: of Lahore, 59, 61, 70, 82. acter, 34: chiefs, Sardars, and TRoops- leaders, 29, 38, 39, 42, 53, 60, Divisions: Bombay (at Mul 69-71, 80, 105, 121: contin t&ll), 100: Morrison's, 17: gents, 32, 36, 41: Court, Durbar, Nott's, 41: Pollock's, 39- 13, 51, 56, 60, 97, 99, 105: 42 : Whish's, 100. Council, Regency, Government, Briga~es: MCOaskill's, 58: 8, 13, 14,58,60,7°.71, 77, 81, Oudh Local, 164: Oudh 84, 114: invasion of India, 54: Regular, 164: Wild's, 33- kingdom, 30, 55, 89, 1°7: minis 38• . try, 69: Misls, 45, 46: polity, Contingents and Levies: ,30, 45, 105 : troops, 36, 39, 40, Bahawulpore; 99, 100: Cis 68,91, 97, 99, :JOO. Sutlej, II 8: Frontier 99, INDEX 100, 119: Kashmir, II9: VANS AGNEW. S~ Agnew. Sikh, 36, 39-41. VELLORE, 145. Detachments: Lucknow Vo VIZIER, La! 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Edition incorpomte& the Buggestions received by the author from Dire.ton of Public Inotruction and otber educational authooities in India; ita 8tatiBtica are brought down to the Cenou. of 1891; ancl ita narrat.ive to 1892. The work haa received the emphatic approval of tbe organ of the English School Board., and hao been tranalated I nto five languages. It i.largely employed for educational purpoBes in Europe and Americ" and ". a text-book prescribed by tbe Uuiversity or Calcutta for ita Entmnce Examination from 1886 to 189" ... A Brief History of the Indian Peoples," by W. W. Hunter, pre lent. a 100t of bird'B-eye view both of India and of it. people from tbe earliest dawn of historical records. • • • A work of authority and of original value.'-The Dail.'I Net•• (London). • Dr. Hunter may be said to have presented a compact epitome of the reBulta of hia researche. into the early history of India; a subject upon which his knowledge is at once exceptionally wide and exceedingly thorongb.'-The Scotsman. • Within the comp.... of some 250 pages we know of no history of the people of India eo concise, AO interesting, and 00 useful for educational purposes aa tbis.'-The School Board Chronicle (London). • For ita size and subject there i. 1I0t a better written or more trust worthy hi_tory in existenc~.'-The Journal of Education• • So thoroughly revised ao to entitle it to separate notice.'-Tl.e Time •. , Dr. Hunter'. hiBtory, if brief, i. comprehensive. It iB a Btorehouse of factB m..... halled in a maoterly style; "nd presented, ao history should be, without tbe slightest suspicion of prejudice or suggestion of partisanship. Dr. Hunter observes a Btyle of severe· simplicity, which i. tbe secret of an impre88ive presentation of details.'-T"e Daily R.1>i1JlD (Edinburgh). , By far the best manual of Indian History that hao hitherto been published, and quite equal to any of the Historica.! Series for Schools edited by Dr. J<'reeman. We trust that ·it will BOon be read in all the schools in this Preoidency.'-The Time. of India. Extract from a critici.m by Edwnrd GileB, Esq., Inspector of School., Northern Division, Bombay Presidency:-' What we require is a book which shall be accurate ao to facts, but not overloaded with tbem j wlitten in a style which shall interest, attract, and guide un cultivated readen; and lihOlt, because it must be .old at a reasonable price. These conditions have never, in my opinion, been realized previous to the introduction of thiB book.' 'The publication of the Hon. W. W. Hunter's" School History of India" i. an event in literary history.'-Rei. 6; Ra!l/Iet (Calcutta). , He hao 8Dcceeded in writing a history of India, not only in Buch a way that it will be read, but also in a way which we hope will lead young Englishmen and yonng nativea of India to think more kindly of each other. The Calcutta Unlve",ity hBR done wi.ely in prescribing this brief history ao a text-book for the Entrance Examination.'-7'he Hindoo Patriot (Calcutta), p SDpinions of !be l\!>tess ON SIR WILLIAM HUNTER'S 'DALHOUSIE.' , An interesting and exceedingly readable volume••••• Sir William Hunter has produced a valuable work about an important epoch in English history in India, and he has given us a pleasing insight into the character of a remarkable Englishman. The" Rulers of India" series, which he h ... dnitiated, thus makes a succe•• ful beginning in hiB hands with one who ranks among the greatest of the great names which will be associated with the subject.'-Tke Times. 'To no one is the credit for the improved condition of public intelli gence [ regarding India] more due than to Sir William Hunter. From the beginning of his career as an Indian Civilian he has devoted a rare literary faculty to the task of enlightening his countrymen on the subject of England's greatest dependency•••• By inspiring a sman army of fellow-labourers with his own spirit, by inducing them to conform to his own method, and shaping a huge agglomeration of facts into a lucid and intelligible system, Sir W_ Hunter has brought India and its innumer able interests within the pale of achievable knowledge, and has given definite shape to the· truths which its history establishes and the problems which it suggests .. _. Such contributions to literature are apt to be taken &l! a matter of course, because their highest merit is to conceal the labour, and skill, and knowledge involved in their production; but they raiBe the whole level of public intelligence, and generate an atmosphere in which the baleful influences of folly,ignorance,prejudice, and presumption dwindle and disappear.'-Sat"f'aay Ret-iew. 'Admirably calculated to impart ina concise and agreeable form a clear general outline of the history of our great Indian Empire.'-Economist. , A skilful and most attractive picture.•.• The author has made good use of public and private documents, and has enjoyed the privilege of being aided by the deceased statesman's family. His little work is, consequently, a valuable contribution to modern history.'-Academy. , The book should command a wide circle of readers, not only for its author's sake and that of its subject, but partly at least on account of the very attractive way in which it has been published at the moderate price of half-a-crown. But it is, of course, by its intrinsic merits alone that a work of this nature sbould be judged. And those merits are everywhere conspicuous•.•. A writer whose tborough mastery of all Indian subjects has been acquired by years of practical experience and patient research.·~Tke AtkentZum. 'Never have we been so much impressed by the great literary abilities of Sir William Hunter as we have been by the perusal of "The Marquess of Dalhousie." ••• The know ledge displayed by the writer of the motives of Lord Dalhousie's action, of the inner workiug of his mind, is so com plete, that Lord Dalhousie himself, were he living, could not state them more clea,'ly•••• Sir William Hunter's style is so clear, his language so vivid, and yet so simple, conveying the impressions he wishes 80 per spicuously that they cannot but be understood, that the work must have a place in every library, in every home, we might say indeed every cottage.'-Evening News • • Sir William Hunter has written an admirable little volume on "The Marquess of Dalhousie" for his series of the" Rulers of India." It can be read at a sitting, yet its references-expressed or implied suggest the study and observation of half a life· time:-The Daily News. SDpinion.s ofCl. tbe Jl!)ress SIR WILLIAM HUNTER'S 'LORD MAYO.' 'Sir William W. Hunter baa contributed a brief bu~ admirable biography of the Earl of Mayo ~ the ...ries entitled .. Rulero of India," edited by himself (Oxford, at the Clarendon Press).'-TM Times. 'In telling this .~ry in the monograph before us, Sir William Hunter hilI comhined his well·known literary skill with an earnest Iympathy and fulnesa of kuowledge which are worthy of all commend.... tion. ••• The world ia indebted ~ the author for a fit and atuactive record of what waa eminently a noble life.'-TM .4cadem!l. 'The Iketch of Th.. Man is full of intereet, drawn as it is with com plete Iympathy, underotanding, and appreciation. But more valuable is the account of his administration. No one can show 10 well and clearly as Sir William Hunter does what the policy of Lord 1\l&yo con tributM to the making of the Indian Empire of ~ay.' -Til. ScotBfTla ... , Sir William Hunter has given us a monograph in which there is a happy combination of the .....y and the biography. We are presented with the main features of Lord Mayo's administration unencumbered with tedioul details which would intereo~ none but the mos~ official of Anglo-Indians; while in the biography the man is brough~ before us, . not analytically, but in a life-like portrait.'-Va"it!l Fail'. , The I~ry of his life Sir W. W. Hunter tells in well-chosen language -clear, succinct, and manly. Sir W. W. Hunter is in sympathy with hil subject, and does full justice to Mayo's strong, genuine nature. Without exaggeration and in a direct, unaffected style, aa befite his theme, he brings the man and his work vividly before us.'-ThA GlugoUl Herald. 'All the knowledge acquired by personal aasociation, familiarity with administrative details of the Indian Government, and a strong graap of the vast problema ~ be dealt with, is utilised in this presentation of Lord Mayo', personality and career. Sir W. Hunter, however, never overload. hia pages, and the outlines of the sketch are clear and firm.' -TAB Manell&ter Ezpru•• 'This is another of the .. Rulers of India" ...nes, and it will be hard to best•••• Sir William Hunter's perception and expression are here at their very best-'-The Pall Mall Gazette. 'The latest addition to the" Rulers of India" series yields to none of its predeceBBors in attractiveness, vigour, and artistio portraiture. ••• The final chapter must either be copied verbally and literally-which the space at our dispooal will not permit-or be left ~ the sorrowful peruw of the reader. Tbe man is not ~ be envied who can read it with dry eyes.'-Allen'. Indian Mail. 'The little volume whichhll8 just been brought out is a study of Lord Mayo's career by one who knew all about it and was in full sympathy with it. ••• Some of these chapters are full of spirit and fire. The closing passages, the picture of the Viceroy'a _sination, cannot fail ~ make any reader hold his breath. We know what is going to happen, but we are thrilled as if we did not know it, and were still held in luspense. The event itself was 80 terribly tragic that any ordinary description might seem feeble and laggard. But in this volUllie we are made to feel as we ",ust bave felt if we bad been on . the spot and seen the murderer .. fastened like a tiger" on the back of the Viceroy.'-DailiJ NtJfD., Leading Article. P2 SDpinions of tbe Jl!)teSS 0111 MR.W.S.SETON·KARR'S'CORNWALLIS.' • This new volume of the" Rulers of India" series keeps up to the high standard set by the author of" The Marquess of Dalhousie." For dealing with the salient passages in Lord Cornwallis's Indian career no one could have been better qualified than the whilom foreign secretary to Lord Lawrence.'-TheAthenlllum. 'We hope that the volumes on the "Rulers of India" which are being published by the Clarendon Press are carefully read by a large section of the public. There is a dense wall of ignorance still standing between the average Englishman and the greatest dependency of the Crown; although we can scarcely hope to see it broken down altogether, Bome of theBe admirable biographies cannot fail to lower it a little•••• Mr. Seton-Karr has succeeded in the task, and he has not only pre sented a large mass of information, but he has brought it together in an . attractive form •.• , We strongly recommend the book to all who wish to enlarge the area of their knowledge with reference to India.'-New York Herald. , We have alre."\dy expressed our Bense of the value and timeliness of the series of Indian historical retrospects now issuing, under the editor ihip of Sir W. W. Hunter, from the Clarendon Press. It is somewhat les8 than fair to say of Mr. Seton-Karr's monograph upon· Cornwallis that it reaches the high standard of literary workmanship which that series has maintained.'-The Li.terary World. MRS. THACKERAY RITCHIE'S AND MR, RICHARDSON EVANS' 'LORD AMHERST.' 'The story of the BurmE'se War, its causes and its issues, is re·told with excellent clearness and directness.'-Satu,.dall ReflelD . • Perhaps the brightest volume in the valuable series to which it belongs •.•. 'rhe chapter on .. The English iu India in Lord Amherst's Governor-Generalship" should be studied by those who wish to under atan.! how the country was governed in 1834.'-QuarterZll Review. 'There are some charming pictures of social life, and the whole book is good reading, and is a record of patience, skill and daring. Tbe public shollld read it, that it may be chary of destroying what has been so toilsomely and bravely acquired.'-National ObsenJer. 'The book will be ranked among the best in the series, both on account of the literary .kill ahown in its composition and by reason of the exceptional interest of the material to which the authors have bad access.'-St. Jam"'. Ga~ette. IDpinions of tbe Jl!)ress 011' MR. S. LANE-POOLE'S • AURANGZiB.' • There 18 no period in Eastel"ll history 80 full of sensation as the reign of Aurangzlb.••• Mr. Lane·Poole tella thia story admirably; indeed. it were diffiuult to imagine it better told.'-National ObaeTf!er. • Mr. Lane· Poole writes learnedly. lucidly, and vigorously••.• He ,Iraq an extremely vivid picture of Aurangzib. hi. Rtrange ascetic clo ....acter. hi. intrepid courage. hiB remorseless overthrow of his kinsmen. his brilliant court. and his disastrous policy; and be de""ribe. the gradual decline of the Mogul power from Akbar to Aurangzlb with genuine historical insight.'-Timu. • A well-kni t and capable sketch of one of the most remarkable. perhap. the most interesting, of the MogulEmperors.'-Sat"rday Review. • As a study of the mlln himself. Mr. Lane-Poole's work iH marked by a vigour and originality of thought which give it " very exceptional value among works on the subject,'-Glo8!/ow Herald. • The most popular and most picturesq ue account that has yet appeared •.• a picture of much clearness and force.'-Globe. • • A not.. hle sketch. at once scholarly and interesting.'-EnglisA Mail. • No one is better qualified than Mr. Stanley Lane-Poole to take up the history and to depict the character .of the last of the great Mogul monarch..... Auraogz!b'. career is ever a fascinating study.' H_NetJJ•. • The author gives a description of the famous city of SMh J aMn, its palaces. and the ceremonies and pageants of which they were the acene . • • • Mr. Lane-Poole's well·written monograph presents all the most di ... tinctive features of Aurangzib's character and career.'-MOf'fIing P08t. MAJOR ROSS OF BLADENSBURG'S 'MARQUESS OF HASTINGS.' • Major Rosa of Bladensburg treat. his subject skilfully and attrac tively, and his biography of Lord Hastings worthily sustains the high reputation of the Series in which it appears.'-TAe Times. • This monograph is entitled to rank with the best of the Series. the compiler having dealt capably and even brilliantly with his materials.' -Engluh. Mail. o Instinct with interest.'-GlaogOfD Evmng Ntl1IJ •• • Aa readahle as it is inatructive.·-Globe. • A truly admirable monograph.'-GlacgolD HtWa"ld. • Major Rosa has done bis work admi ....bly. and bids fair to be one of the best writers the Army of our day has given to the country.••. A most acoeptable and entrancing little volume.'-Daily Ohronicle. • It is a volume tbat merits the highest praise. Major Ross of Dladenshurg has repreoented Lord Hastings and his work in India in the right light, faithfully described the country as it was. and in a masterly manner makes one realize how important W8H the period covered by this volume.'-Manchelter Co"rier. . • This excellent monograph ought not to be overlooked by anyone who would fully learn the history of British rule in India.'- Manchester .Examiner. IDpinions of tbe ll!>ttSs ON COLONEL MALLE SON'S 'DUPLEIX.' • In the ch ..racter of Dupleix there was the element of greatness that contact with India seems to bave generated in so many European minds, French as well as English, and a broad capacity for govern ment, whicb, if suffered to have full play, might have ended in giving the whole of Southern Indi.. to France. Even as it w ..., Colonel Malleson shows how n ..rrowly the prize slipped from French grasp. In 1783 the Treaty of Vers ..i1les &rrived just in time to save tbe British power from extinction.'-Times. • One of the best of Sir W. Hunter's interesting and valu.. ble series. Colonel Malleson writes out of the fulness of familiarity, moving with ease over a field which he h .. d long ago surveyed in every nook and corner. To do a small book as well ..s this on Dupleix has been done, will be recognised by competent judges 'as no small achievement. When one considers the bulk of tbe material out of which the little volume h ..s been distilled, one c .. n still better appreciate the labour and dexterity involved in the performance.'-Academy. • A. most compact and effective history of the French in India in a little handbook of 180 p..ges.'-Nonconjormist. 'Well arranged, lucid and eminently readable, an excellent addition to a most useful series.'-RecOf"d. COLONEL MALLE SON'S 'AKBAR.' 'Colonel Malleson's interesting monograph on Akb... in the "Rulers of India" (Cl... endon Press) should more than satisfy tbe general reader. Colonel Malleson traces the origin and foundation of the Mughal Empire; and, as an introduction_ to tbe history of Muh.. mm .. - dan India, the book leaves nothing to be desired.'-St. James'8 Gazette. • This volume will, no doubt, be welcomed, even by experts in Indi.. n history, in the light of a new, cle.. r, and terse rendering of an old, but not worn-out theme. It is a wortby and valuable addition to Sir W. Hunter's promising series.'-Athen",um. • Colonel M ..lleson has broken ground new to the general reader. The story of Akb... is briefly but cle&rly told, with an account of what he w ..s and wh ..t he did, and how he found and how he left India. ••• The native chronicles of the reign are m ..ny, and from them it is still possible, as Colonel Malleson has shown, to construct a living portrait of this gre&t .. nd mighty potentate.'-Scots Observer. • The brilliant histori ..n of the Indian Mutiny bs been &lIsigned in tbis. volume of the series an import.. nt epoch and a strong personality for critical studt, and he has admil· .. bly fulfilled his t ..sk •••. Alike in dress .. nd style, this volume is a fit oompanion for its predecessor.' Manchester Guardian. i1Dpinions oro. tbe Jl!)tess CAPTAIN TROTTER'S 'W.AB.REN HASTINGS.' 'The publication, recently noticed in this place, of the" Letters, Desp.. tch...... nd other State P"pers pnoserved in the Foreign Depart. ment "f the Government of India, 1772-1785, n has thrown entirely new light from tbe moat authentio sources un the whole history of Warren H ...tin" ... and hie government of India. Captain L. J. Trotter's W ABU1I' HA8T111'08 i. BOOordingly neither inopportune nor devoid of an adequ .. te r ....o .. d'ltre. Captain Trotter is well known ..... competent and nttractive writer on Indian history, and this is not the first time th.. t Warren H"'lings h ... Bupplied him with a theme.'-Tlu: Tim••• • He has put his beBt work into this memoir••.• His work is of di.tinct literary merit, and ia worthy of a theme than which British history preaenta none nobler. It is a diAtinct gain to the British race to be enabled, ... it now may, to count the great Governor-General among those heroes for whom it need not bluah.'-Scotsm ..... • Captain Trotter h ... done his work well, and his volume deserves to stand with that on Dalhousie by Sir William Hunter. Higher praise it would be hard to give it.'-New York H ...... ld: • Captain Trotter h ... done full justice to the fascinating story of the Bplendid achievementa of a grent Engliahman.'-Ma ..ch ... t .... Guardian. • A brief but admirable biography of the first Governor.General of India.'-NetDc... tle Chronicle. • A book which all must peruse who desire to be .. up to date" on the aubject.'-T.. e Globe. MR. KEENE'S 'MADRAV A RAO SINDHIA.' I Mr. Keene h ... the enormoua advantage, not enjoyed by every producer of a book, of knowing intimately the topic he has taken ul'. He hRs compressed into theBe 203 pages an immense amount of informa tion, drawn from the best sources, and presented with much neatness and effect.'-The Globe. • Mr. Keene tells the story with knowledge and impartiality, and also with Bufficient graphic power to make it thoroughly readable. 'l'he recognition of Sindbia in the .. Rulers" aeries is just and graceful, and it cannot fail to ~ive satisfaction to the educated classes of our Indian fellow-subjecta. -Nort.. Britu" D ..ily Mail. I The volume be.... inconte.table proofs of the expenditure of con-, Biderable research by the author, and sustRins the reputation he had alre.. dyacquired by his .. !Sketch of the History ,of Hindust.. n."' Freem ..n', Jo",.."al. ", CAmong the eighteen rulers of India included in tlle scheme of Sir William Hunter only five ..re n ..tives of India, ..nd of these the gre.. t M ..dhoji Sindhia is, with the exception of Akb... ·, the most illustrious. Mr. H. G. Keene, "well·known .. nd skilful writer on Indian question., is fortun ..te in his subject, for the c ..reer of the gre.. test bearer of the historic name of Sindhi .. covered tbe exciting period from the capture of Delhi, the Imperial caphal, by tbe Pen';.. n N ..dir Sh ..h, to the occupation of tbe B.. me city by Lord Lake•••• Mr. Keene gives a lucid description of hie Bubsequent policy, especially towards the English wben he was brought face to face with Warren H ..stinga.'-The Daily Graphic. IDpinions of tbe Jl!)reS$ ON MAJOR-GENERAL SIR OWEN BURNE'S 'CLYDE AND STRATHNAIRN.' 'In" Clyde and Str&thnairn," a contribution to Sir Willi&lIl Hunter'. excellent" Rulers of India" series (Oxford, at the Clarendon Press), Sir Owen Burne gives a lucid sketch of the military history of tbe Indian Mutiny and it. suppression by the two great soldiers who give their names to his book. The space is limited for so large a theme. but Sir Owen Burne skilfully adjusts his treatment to his limits, and r&rely violates the conditions of proportion imposed npon him.' ••• 'Sir Owen Burne does not confine himself exclusively to the military narrative. He gives a brief sketch of the rise and progress of the Mutiny, and devotes a chapter to the Reconstruction which followed its suppression.' .•• '-well written, well proportioned, and eminently worthy of the leries to which it belongs.'-The Times. 'Sir Owen Burne who, by a88ociation, experience, and relations ... ith one of these gener&ls, is well qualified for the task, write. with know· ledge, perspicuity, and fairness.'-Sat .. rda!JRwiew. , As a brief record of a momentous epoch in India this little book is a remarkable piece of clear, concise, and interesting writing.'-TA.. ColOfileB and India. 'Sir Owen Burne has written this book carefully, brightly, and with excellent judgement, and we in India cannot read snch a book witbout feeling that he has powerfully aided the accomplished editor of the series in a truly patriotic enterprise.'-Bomba!l Gautte. 'The volume on "Clyde and Str&thnairn" has just appeared, and proves to be a really valuable addition to the series. Considering its size and the extent of ground it ooTers it is one of the best hooks about the Indian Mutiny of which we know:-EnS1W.."wfl. 'Sir Owen Burne, who has written the latest volume for Sir Willi&lIl Hunter's "Rulers of India" series, is better qualified than any living person to narrate, from a military standpoint, the story of the suppres ai"n of the Indian Mntiny.'-Dail!J Telegraph. 'Sir Owen Burne'. book on .. Clyde and Str&thnairn" is worthy to rank with the best in the admir&ble series to which it belongs.' Manchester Examiner. 'The book is admirably written; and there is probably no better sketch, equally brief, of the stirring events with which it deal .. ' -Scotllmatl. 'Sir Owen Burne, from tbe part he played in the Indian Mutiny, and from his long connexion with the Government of India, and from the fact that he was military secretary of Lord Strathnairn both in India and in Ireland, is well qualified for the task which he has undertaken.'- 7'he .Athmarum. IDpinions of tbe Jl!>tess VISCOUNT HARDINGE'S 'LORD HARDINGE,' , An e:rception to the rule that biographiel ought not to be entrusted to near relatives. Lord Hardinge, a scholar and an artist, has given u. an &OO\lJ'I\te record of hi. father's long and distinguished .ervices. There i. no filial euggeration. The author has dealt with some con troveraial matte.. with skill, and has man8j!'ed to combine truth with lact and regard for the feelings of othera.'-T46 Salurday RetJiew. 'Thi. intereoting life reveals the firat Lord Hardinge as a brave, just, able man, the ve,y soul of honour, admired and trusted equally by friend. and political opponents. The biographer ••• has produced a moat engaging volume, which is enriched by many private and official documents that have not before I.en the light.'-7'4e .Anti-Jacobin. 'Lord Hardinge has accomplished a grateful, no doubt, but, from the abundance of material and delicacy of certain matters, a very difficuh task in a workmanlike manner, marked by restraint and lucidity.'-n. Pall Mall Gazett •• • His Ion and Itiographer has done hil work with a true appreciation of proportion, and has added subltantially to our knowledge of the SuUej Campaign.'-Vanity Fair. 'The present Lord Hardinge i. in lome respects exceptionally well qualified to tell the tale of the eventful four yearl of his father's Governor-Generaiship.'-T4e Tim ... 'It contains a full account of everything of importance in Lord Hardinge's military and political career; it is arranged • ~ . so as to bring into special prominence his government of India; and it gives a lifelike and striking picture of the man.'-.Academy. 'The style is clear, the treatment dispassionate. and the total result a manual which does credit to the interesting series ill which it figures.' -The Globe. c The ooncise and vivid account which the ann has given of his father'. career will interest many readera.'-T4e Morning Post. 'Eminently readable for everybody. The history is given succinctly. and the nnpublished letters quoted are of real value.'-The Colonie, and India. 'Compiled from public documents, family pape.. , and letters, this brief biography gives the reader a clear idea of what Hardinge was, both a. a soldier and as an administrator.'- Th. M a ..hester Examiner. C An admirable sketch.'-The New York Herald. 'The Memoir is well and "oncisely written, and is accompanied by an ellcellent likeneaa after the portrait by Sir Francis Grant.'-Th. QIUJft. IDpinions of tbe II!'teSS ON SIR HENRY CUNNINGHAM'S 'EARL CANNING.' • Sir Henry Cunningham's rare literary skill and his knowledge of Indian life and 8oft'airs are not now displayed for the msL time, and he has enjoyed exceptional advantages in dealing with his present subject. Lord Granville, Canning's contemporary at school and colleague in public life and one of his oldest friends, furnished his biographer with notes of his recollections of the early life of his friend, Sir Henry Cunningham has also been allowed access to the Diary of Canning's private secretary, to the Journal of his military secretary, and to an interesting correspondence between the Govel'nor-General and his gl'eat lieutenant, Lord Lawrence.'-7'ke Timu. • Sir H. S. Cunningham has succeeded in writing the history of a critical period in 80 fair and dispassionate a manner as to make it almost a matter of astonishment that the motives which he has so clearly grasped should ever have been misinterpreted, and the results which he indicates so grossly misjudged. Nor is the excellence oC his work less conspicuous from the literary thl\n from the political and historical point of vie\v.'-GZtJlJgotD Herald. • Sir H. S. Cunningham has treated his subject adequately. In vivid language he paints his word-picturt!s, and with calm judicial analysis he also proves himself an able critic of the RCtualities, causes, and results of the outbreak, also a temperate, just appreciator of the cbaracter and policy of Earl Canning.'-Tke COlWt Journal. REV. W. H. HUTTON'S' MARQUESS WELLESLEY.' • Mr. Hutton has brought to his task an open mind, a trained historical judgement, and a diligent study of a great body of original material. "Hence he is enabled to present a true, authentic, and original portrait of one of the greatt.st of Anglo.Indian statesmen, doing full justice to his military policy and achievements, and also to his statesmanJiI 'We can thoroughly praiee Sir Lepel Griffin's work 88 an accurate and appreciative account of the beginnings and growth of the Sikh religion and of the temporal power founded upon it by a strong and remorseless chieftain.'-X"" Xi_. 'Sir Lepel Griffin treats hi. topic with thorough mastery, and hi. account olthe famous Mahar"j" and his times is, cO"""'luenLly, one of tbe moat valuable as well aa interesting volumes of the aeries of which it formo a part.'-X"" Globe. 'From first to last it i. a model of what such a work should be, and a olasaio.'-The S/. Suphe,.', HelMlJI. 'The monograph could not have been entrusted to more capable bando than th08e of Sir Lepe1 Griffin, who spent his official life in the Punjaub:'-TAe ScolBman. , At once the shortest and best history cif the rise and fall of the Sikh monarchy:-X"" North Britu" Dail!! Mail. 'Not only a biography of the Napoleon of the Eui, but a luminous picture of his country; the chapter on Sikh TheOOracY beiug a notable example of compact thooght.'-The Li_~ool Mercury. MR. DEMETRIUS BOULGER'S 'LORD WILLIAM BENTINCK.' 'The" Rnlers of India" series has received a valuable addition io the biography of the late Lord William Beotinck. The subject of this interesting memoir was a soldier as well 88 a statesman. He was mainly instrumental in brioging about the adoption of the overland route and in convincing the people of India that a main factor in En!\, \ish policy was a disinterested d""ire for their welfare. Lord William s despatches and minutH, several of which are textually reproduced in Mr. Boulger'. praiseworthy little book, display considerable literary skill and are ooe and all State papers of signal worth.'-Daily Tele graplt. • Mr. Boulger is no novice in' dealing with Oriental history and Oriental affairs, and in the career of Lord William BentinclL he baa found a theme very much to his taste, which he treate with adeqnate knowledge and literary skill.'-T"" Ximu. I Mr. Bonlger writes clearly and well, and his volnme finds IUl ac cepted place in the very useful and informing aeries which Sir William Wilson Hunter is editing so ably.'-Independ671t. IDpinions of tbe ~teSS ON MR. J. S. COTTON'S' MOUNTSTUART ELPHINSTONE.' 'Sir William Hunter, the editor of the series to which this book belongs, was happily inspired when he entrusted the Life of Elphin stone, one of the most scholarly of Indian rulers, to Mr. Cotton, who, himself a scholar of merit and repute, is brought by the nature of his daily avocations into close and constant relations with scholars.••• We live in an age in which none but specialists can afford to give more time to the memoirs of even the most distinguished Anglo-Indians than will be occupied by reading Mr. Cotton's two hundred pages. He has per formed his task with great skill and good sense. This is just the kind of Life of himself which the wise, kindly, high-souled man, who is the subject of it, would read with pleasure in the Elysian 1l'ields.'-Sir M. E. Grant Duff, in The .Academy. , To so inspiring a theme few writers are better qualified to do ample justice than the author of" The Decennial Statement of the Moral and Material Progress and Condition of India." Sir 'r. Colebrooke's IMger biography of Elphinstone appeals mainly to Indian specialists, but Mr. Cotton's slighter sketch is admirably .. dapted to satisfy the growing demand for a knowledge of Indian history and of the personalities of Anglo-Indian statesmen which Sir William Hunter has done so much to create.'-The Timu. DR. BRADSHAW'S' SIR THOMAS MUNRO.' , A most valuable, compact and interesting memoir for those looking forward to or engaged in the work of Indian administration.'-Scotsman. 'It is a careful and sympathetic survey of a life whieh should always serve as an example to tbe Indian soldier and oivilian.'-YorkBMre Post. 'A true and vivid record of Munro's life-work in almost auto biogl'aphical fonn.'-Glasgow Hf!f'ald. , Of the work before 11S we have nothing but praise. The story of Munro's career in India is in itself of exceptional interest and im portance.'-Freeman'. J oumal. 'l'be work could not have been better done; it is a monument of 'painstaking care, exhaustive research, and nice discrimination.'-People. 'This excellent and spirited little monograph catches the salient points of Munro's career, and supplie.. some most valuable quotations from his writings lind papers.'-Mallchester Guardian • • It would be impossible to imagine a more attractive and at the same time instructive book about India.'-Liverpool Courier. , It is one of the best volumes of this excellent series.'-ImperiaZ and .Asiatio Quarterly Ret>iew. 'The book throughout is arranged in an admirably clear manner and there is evident on every page a desire for truth, and nothing but the truth.'--Oommerce . • A olear and scholarly piece of work.'-Illdian Journal qf Education. MR. MORSE STEPHENS' 'ALBUQUERQUE.' • Mr. Stepb8DB' able and iuatructin monograpb ••• We may commend Mr. Mo..... Stepbeua' volume, botb aa an adequate summary of an important period in tbe bistory of tbe relations between ARia and Rurope, and aa a luggestive treatment of the problem of why Portugal railed and England succeeded in founding an Indian Empire.'-TAe Timu. I Mr. H. Morae Stepbena baa made a very readable book out of tbe foundation of tbe Portuguese power in India. According to tloe practice of tbe seriel to w bich it belongs it i. called a life of Alfonso de Albuquerque, but the Governor is only the central alld most important figure in a brief history of the Portuguese in the East down to the time wben the Dutch and English intruded on their preserves ••• A plea eandy-written and trustworthy book on an interesting man and time.' -TAB Saturday Renew. I Mr. Mo..... Stepheua' .A1buq .... rque is a solid piece of work, well put together, and full ofint8rest.'-TAB ..AIAen_m. I Mr. Morse Stephena' studies in Indian and Portuguese history have tboroughly well qualified him for approaching the subject ••• He has presented the facts of Albuquerque's career, and sketched the evente marking the rule of his predeceaaor Almeida, and of hia immediate. lucce880rs in the Governorsbip and Viceroyalty of India in a compact, lucid, and deeply interesting form.'-TAB ScOUmafi. SIR CHARLES AITCHISON'S 'LORD LAWRENCE.' I No man knows the policy, principles, and character of John Lawrence better than Sir Charles Aitchison. The salient features and vital principles of bis work as a ruler, first in tbe Punjab, and afterwards aa Vioeroy, are set forth with remarkable clearneaa.' SootBmara. I A moat admirable skelch of the great work done by Sir John Lawrence, who not only ruled India, but eaved it.'-MancABat.r EzamifIW. 'Sir Charles Aitcbison's narrative is uniformly marked by directness, . order, clearness. and grasp; it throws additional light into certain nooks of Indian affairs; and it leaves npon the mind a very vivid and complete impreaRion of Lord Lawrence'. vigorous, resourceful. diaceruing, and valiant personality.'-Newca.tZ. Daily CArOflicle. I Sir Charleo knows the Punjab tborougbly, and bas made this little ~ book all the more interesting by hia account of tbe Punjab under J ohA Lawrence and his aubordinates.'-York.hire Pod. £Opinions of tbe ~te~s ON LEWIN BENTHAM BOWRING'S 'HAIDAR ALI AND TIPU SULTAN.' • Mr. Bowring's portraits are just, and his narrative of the continuous military operations of the period full and accurate.'-Timu. • The story has been often written, but never better or more con cisely than here, where the father and son are depicted vividly and truthfully" in their habit as they li ved." There is not a volume of the whole series which is better done than 'this, or one which shows greater insight.'-Daily Chronicle. . 'Mr. Bowring hils been well chosen to write this memorable history, hecause he has had the best means of collecting it, having himself formerly been Chief Commissioner of Mysore. The account of the Mysore war is well done, and Mr. Bowring draws a stirring picture of our determined adversary.'-A,·my and Navy Gazette. 'An excellent example of compression and precision. Many volumes might be written about the long war in Mysore, and we cannot but admire the skill with which Mr. Bowring has oondensed the history of the struggle. His book is as terse and concise as a book can be.' North British Daily Mail. • Mr. Bowring's book is one of the freshest and best of a series most valuable to all interested in the concerns of the British Empire in the East.' -Englisk Mail. 'The story of the final capture of Seringapatam is told with skill aud graphic power by Mr. Bowring, who throughout the whole work shows himself a most accurate and interesting historian,'-Pertkshire Advertiser. COLONEL MALLESON'S 'LORD CLIVE.' • This book gives a spirited and accurate sketch of a very extra- ordinary personality.'-Speaker. ' • Colonel Malleson writes a most interesting account of Clive's great work in India-so interesting tbat, having begun to read it, one is unwilling to lay it aside until the last page has been reached. The character of Clive as a leader of men, and especially as a cool, intrepid, and resourceful general, is ably described; and at the same time the author never fails to indic .. te the far-reaching political schemes which inspired the valour of Clive and laid the foundation of our Indian Empire.'-North Briti.h Daily Mail. 'This monograph is admirably written by one thoroughly acquainted • and in love with his subject.'-Glasgow Herald. , Noone is better suited than Colonel Mallesou to write on Clive, and he has performed his task with distinct success. The whole narra tive is, like evel'ything Colonel Malleson writes, clear and full of vigour.'-Yorkshire Po.t. , Colonel Malleson is reliable and fair, and the especial merit of his book is that it always presents a clear view of the whole of the vast theatre in which Clive g\'adually produces such an extraordinary change of scene.'-Newcastle Daily OMonicle. SDpinions of tbe Jl!)ress Olf CAI'T. TROTTER'S • EARL OF AUCKLAND.' •A vivid account of the oauses. conduct, and consequences of II the costly, fruitl..... and unrighteous" Afghan War of 1838.'-St. JametJ'. Gazette. • To write 8uch a monograph was a thankless task, hut it has heen accomplished with entire success by Captain L. J. Trotter. He has dealt calmly and clearly with Lord Auckland's policy, domestic and military, with its financial results, and with the general tendency of Lord Auckland'. rule.'-York.hwB Poot. 'To thi. distreB8ing story (of the First Afghan War) Captain Trotter devotes the major portion of his pages. He tells it well and forcibly; but i. drawn, perhaps nnavoidably, into the discussion of many topics of oontroversy which, to &ome readers, may seem to be hardly a. yet finally decided •••• It i. only fair to add that two chapters are devoted to .. Lord Allckland's Domestic Policy," and to his relations with .. The Native State. of India." '-The Time •• • Captain Trotter'. Eo,., of Auckland is a most intereoting book, and it. excell~nce &8 a condensed, yet luminou., history of the tirst Afghan War deoervea warm recognition.'-Scotsman. , It points a moral which our Indian Ruler. cannot afford to forget .0 long a. they still hav6 RUBBia and Afghanistan to count with.' GlaBgOfD Herald. Supplementary Volume: price 38. 6d. 'JAMES THOMASON,' BY SIR RICHARD TEMI'LE. • Sir R. Temple's hook possesses a high value as a dutiful and interesting memorial of a man of lofty ideals, whose exploits were none the les8 memorable because achieved exclusively in the field of peaceful administration.'-Timeo. , It is the peculiar distinction of this work that it interests a reader lesl in the official than in the man hiQlself.'-Sco/wma". 'Thi. i. a most interesting book: to those who know India, and knew the man, it is of unparalleled interest, but no one. who has the Imperial instinct which has taught the English to rule subject races .. for their own welfare" can fail to be struck by the simple greatness of this character.'-Pall Mall Gazette• • Mr. Thomason was a great Indian statesman. He systematized the revenue system of the North.West Provinces, and improved every branch of the administration. He was remarkable, like many great Indians, for the earne..tn_ of his religious faith, and Sir Richard Temple brings this out in an admirable manner.'-BriliBh Weekly. 'The book is "a portrait drawn by the hand of affection," of one whose life was .. a pattern of how a Christian man ought to live." Special prominence is given to the religious aspects of Mr. Thomason'. character, and the reault is a very readable biographical sketch.' ChNt"'n. i>pinions of tbe Jl!)ress ON SIR AUCKLAND COLVIN'S 'JOHN RUSSELL COLVIN.' (The concluding volume of Sir William Hunter's admirable" Rulers of India" series is devoted to a biography of John Russell Colvin. Mr. Colvin, as private secretary to Lord Auckland. the Governor General during the lirst Afghan War, and a. Lieutenant-Governor of the North-West Provinces during the Mutiny, bore a prominent part in the government of British India at two great crises of its history. Hi. biograpber is his son, Sir Auckla.nd Colvin, who does full justice to his father's career and defends him stoutly against certain allegations ·which have passed into history•••• It is a valuable and effective contrihution to an admirable series. In style and tl'eatment of its subject it is well worthy ofits companions.'-Time8. , Sir Auckla.nd Cohin has been able to throw new light on many of the acts of Lord Auckland's administration, and on the state of affairs at Agra on the outbreak of the Mutiny.•• , This memoir will serve to recall the splendid work which Colvin really performed in India, and to exhibit him as a thoroughly honourable man and conscientious ruler.' Daily Ttlegraph. 'This book gives an impressive account of Colvin's puhlic services, his wide grasp of native affairs, and the clean-cut policy which marked his tenure of power.'-Letd8 Mercury. 'The story of John Colvin's career indicates the lines on which the true history of the lirst Afghan War and of the Indian Mutiny should be written•••• Not only has the author beeu enabled to make use of new and valuable material, but he has also constructed therefrom new and noteworthy explanations of the position of affairs at two turning points in Indian history:-Academy. 'High as is the standard of excellence attained by the volumes of this series, Sir Auckland Colvin's earnest work has reached the high· water mark,'-A,·my and Naty Gazette. (Sir Auckland Colvin has done his part with great tact and skill. As an example of the clear-sighted way in which lIe treats the various Indian problems we may cite what he says on the education of the natives-a question always of great moment to the subject ofthi& biography.'-Mancheater Guardian. Sir Auckland Colvin gives us an admirable study of his subject, both as a man of affairs and as a student in private life. In doing this, his picturesque theme allows him, without outstepping the biographical limits assigned, to pres~nt graphio pictures of old Calcutta and Indian life in general.'-Mancllester Gou/'ier • • This little volume contains pictures of India, past and present, which it would be hard to match for artistic touch and line feeling. We wish there were more of the same kind to follow.'-St. James', Gazette. 'The monograph is a valuahle addition to a series of which we have more than once pointed out the utility and the excellence:-GZaagolD HBf'ald.