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      The Indian Revolt. Another, Batch Of Fug...

      Logue , . prop , , peop ; as log , ; Sahib log , English gentleman ; gora log , Europeans : fair people . Lotah , , H . ( prop . lota ) , a small pot , generally of metal . Mohurrum , Ar . ( prop . Afuharram ) , literally sacred ; name of the first Muhaminadan month ; the fast held on the 10 th of that month , in memory of the death of Husain , the younger son of All , and grandson of Muhammad , who was slain on that day at Carbald lit Trak , in the 46 th year of the Hijrah . Mundee , H . Cprop . rncmdi ) , a market-place . Jfusjid , Ar ., a mosque- : Jumma Mitsjid ( prop . Juni ' aah masjid ) , a cathedral mosque . Naigwe , or Kaig , S . ( prop . Naik ) , a native officer , corresponding to our corporal .

      Nallah , or N ~ ullah , H . ( prop . nuKt ) , a brook ; a watercourse ; the channel of a torrent . Nona , M ., a grandfather ; a term of respect . The title given to Dhundu Pant , the adopted son of the Peshwa , and son of Chinmajf Appa his brother . Nuddee , S . ( prop , nadi ) , a river . Nuwab , Ar . ( prop . N ' uwab ') , a viceroy , literally viceroys , being plural of naib , a vicegerent , a nabob . Peon , P ., a messenger ; a foot attendant . Poorbee , S ., eastern . A term applied to the Bengal sipaius by Sikhs and others . Pore or Poor , S . ( rroXts ) , town ; used chiefly in composition , as Bhurtpore or Bharatpur , the town of Bharata .

      Pultun , H ., -corrupt form of battalion . Puttun , S . ( prop , pattanam ) , a town , chiefly in composition , as Shrf Ranga Pattanam ; Seringapatam , the eity of the divine Vishnu : it is the name given to 'Azfm abaci , and corrupted by Europeans to Patna . Rajpoot , a Hindoo of the military tribe or order . Rissalah , Ar . ( prop . risdlah ) , a troop of horse . Rohillas , Ar ., a people settled to the cast of the Doab of the Ganges . They are originally , as the name implies , from Afghanistan , and now inhabit the districts of Bgnour , M-oradabad , Bareilly , and Rarnpur . Ryott a peasant . Saheb , Ar . ( prop , saaiii ^ a lord ; a gentleman . Shahzadah , P ., prince ; son or a king . _ Sowar , P ., a horseman ; a trooper . . Sttbahdar , Ar ., a native officer , corresponding to our captain .

      Subzee mundee , P . H . ( prop , sitbzi mandi ) , a market for vegetables . Name of the spot so often taken and retaken by our troops before Delhi . Tupjpal , H . ( prop , tapped ) , a packet of letters ; the post . Zumeendar , P . ( prop , zaminddr ) , landholder ; landed proprietor .

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      The Duke Of Cambridge In The City. The G...

      THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE IN THE CITY . The Gommander-in-Chief was on "Wednesday presented , at a special Court of Common Council , with the freedom of the City and a handsome sword . The presentation took place at five o ' clock in the Guildhall , which was fitted up for the » ccasion . Among other persons of note who were present was , the Turkish Ambassador . The Duke , having signed the declaration which was presented to him , was addressed by the Chamberlain , Sir J . ohn Key , who observed that the most conspicuous title of his RoyaL Highness is that of the ' soldier ' s friend , ' adding ;—

      * ' The v « ry name leads us back to a passage in our nation ' s life characterized by inoro chequered incidents , calling up more of mingled feeling destined to be referred to hereafter , with stronger alternations of pride and shame , than any event in the annals of history . And yet , sir , I Relieve I give utterance to the sentiments of this Court when , in any retrospect we take of the late war , I say the uppermost feelings of an Englishman ' s heart should be those of permitted elation , heartfelt thankfulness , and honest pride . Mistakes there were of economy , < tf administrative rule , of unpractised

      generalship , such as might have been looked for , perhaps , in the people of aland which had had rest for forty years ; but still , of dishonour to our flag , of stain upon our sword , of shadow of reproach upon the stoutness of the English heart or the indomitablcness of the English will , no trace ever appeared from the first landing of our troops at Gallipoli to the firing-of the last shot against the shattered fortress of Sebaetopol . { Loud cheers . ") It is evident wo owed , underOod ' o lOaaaing , our successes to the valiant spirit of the many—our losses only to the mismanagement of the few . "

      Of the Duke ' s military adminiutration Sir John Key remarked : — " Wo see in our military councils a vigour of purpose , a discrimination of character , a breadth of plan and object in the cd ucational arrangements , and a considerate regard for the circumstances of the- lowest subaltern , which , if permitted to be carried out , will cause the British soldier to bo as much renpected for liis high-toned moral deportment In the barracks aa for his fearless and undaunted spirit in the field . "

      Tho ]) uko replied to this address in suitable terms , and , having Bhwkon . hands with the Lord Mayor , the Ijady Mayoross , Alderman Wire , Alderman Hose , and many of tho visitors , loft the hall amidst much

      cheering . The sword is thus described an the daily psipers : — - " The handle is of carved ivory , studded with carbuncle ; the hilt of gold , richly chased , and set with uncut emeralds and brilliants . On the cross of the hilt are the insignia of a Field-Marshal in brilliants , surrounded with a wreath of oak-leaves and acorns , formed bv emeralds and brilliants . On the scabbard is the Duke's cipher in brilliants , and the City arms carved in carbuncle , and set with rubies . On the blade is inscribed : — 1 The freedom of the City of London , together with this sword , was presented to his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge , KG-., Commaiider-in-Chief of the Dritish army , by the Corporation of London , in testimony of their high estimation of his distinguished character and services . a . d . 1857 . ' On the scabbard , amid elaborate chasings , are inscribed the words—* Alma , Balaklava , Inkermann , Sebastopol . ' "

      In the evening , the JLord Mayor entertained the Duke at a banquet at the Mansion House . Replying to the toast of the Army and Navy , coupled with his own name , his Royal Highness spoke in favour of augmenting our forces . We are not an aggressive people , he remarked , and ours is not an aggressive army ; so that he had no fear of speaking as he was doing in the presence of the distinguished foreigners he saw around him , who might otherwise think that his observations implied a feeling inimical to friendly powers : —

      See what has occurred in India ! Are we doing justice to our army or to ourselves if we place our troops in so important and at the same time so dangerous a position ? ( Cheers . ) Surely , as an act of humanity to the troops we employ , it is only right they should be maintained in sufficient force and efficiency to uphold the interests of the empire . I ask whether the events which have recently occurred in India ought not to induce us to open our eyes and to look a little ahead , and never again to allow the interests of the empire to be so seriously endangered . The Lord Mayor has been good enough to allude to my exertions as Commander-in-Chief , in conjunction with my colleagues , in despatching a large and efficient body of troops to India . I take

      no credit to myself , but I certainly flatter myself that the Government of this country have used every means in-. their power to provide for the support of cair troops in India . ( Cheers . ) The country has appreciated , and will continue to appreciate , those efforts ; but I still maintain that it is a dangerous experiment to allow our East Indian possessions to be placed under the guardianship of so small a number of European troops as have hitherto been maintained there . A great and fearful catastrophe has occurred . I hope no one would suggest that we should -mow indiscriminately right and left ; that we should , burn villages ; and that we should destroy their inhabitants . Such a proceeding would be suicidal . But , on the other hand , I conceive that no man , whatever may be his views of humanity , can maintain that a body of mutinous soldiers

      is to be permitted to stroll from one end of the vast Empire of India to the other , and that when the mutiny is suppressed they are to be treated as if they had done no wrong . ( " N ' o , no" ) I am persuaded that no Englishman would entertain such an opinion . 1 am convinced that there is no humanity in such sentiments , and that some misapprehension must have existed with regard to the feelings and ideas attributed to persons in authority on this subject . I am happy to have the opportunity of saying what I was very anxious to state , that there is no truth whatever in a report I have seen that my excellent and gallant friend the Commander-in-Chief in India , Sir Colin Campbell , and the Governor-General of India are not on good terms . I have a letter from my friend in which ho alludes to this report having been circulated , and he distinctly and positively denies that the slightest difference had occurred between them . "

      His Royal Highness eulogized the character of the Company ' s officers , whose only fault , lie said , lmd been that they had trusted the native soldiers too much . " We must , however , always have n native army , though it ought only to be an auxiliary army . Thank Heaven ! concluded the Duke , we arc fur more of a militnry nation than many of those in which tho conscript system prevails . If it wore not so , how could we raise those largo armies which are always forthcoming when the occasion for them arises ?

      M . Musurus , the Turkish Minister , in returning thanks for the Foreign Ambassadors , expressed tho sympathy which the Sultun fools for the British nation , and his detestation of tho atrocities of tho Sepoys . Tho American Minister mndo rather a strungo speech . After alluding to the previous address , delivered 'in a language not familiar to all , ' ho said it had been his intention not to ' indict upon them another address . ' Still , aa ho had been requested by tho Lord Mayor to do so , lie would say a few worda , which should bo from a Republican point of viow . Ho could conceive tho ' possibility' of a patriot prince ; but it was the people of England , us the 'jurors' in this ' particular case , who had to decide , iuuI , if lliey were satisfied , their finding would be conclusive on the judgment of those who heard it , For himself , he ' wus not one , of tho jury for the

      trial of the fact , ' and his Republican education « Tn a measure unfitted him for what at first appeared * £ A r , , v » nd appropriate ceremony ifS day Alluding to the crimes of the Sepoys , he said nVl ? f * Z ^ - counlrvmen well U « Ju 2 say that , in their estimation , ' no language 0 Si £° too strong no words too impressive : no ° ce too sudden , no blows too severe , ' for such enormities Earl Granville , in acknowledyiii ? the toast ,, f " Her Majesty's . Ministers , " entei ^ d into a defence of Lord Canning , more especially with reference o the celebrated proclamation : — e t 0

      2 Sow , I shall give no opinion of my own as to tint proclamation , as to whether it was judicious in its suh stance , or as to the time at which it was issued ; but I shall venture to stale a few xindeniable facts respectine it . The tendency of that direction or proclamation was that death should be inflicted upon all the -miltv although in some cases where there were extenuating circumstances , the ultimate penalty should not beat owe inflicted ; but the strictest injunctions vcre given to spare none except the really innocent . That order was addressed exclusively to the civil authorities . It did not give to them one iota more power than before but merely gave them certain direction * as to the

      evercise of those powers which by law they already possessed . The only reference to the military authorities was that in certain doubtful cases the civil officers should not act themselves , but should hand over their prisoners to the military authorities to be dealt with by them . I know it may be sail ) , tliat , although this order was addressed to the civil authorities , it was calculated indirectly to produce a discouraging effect upon the military authorities . Upon this point I shall give no opinion , but I may refer to one case that has come to my knowledge ; I believe there are no two men in India who more fully deserve the confidence of the public than General Wilson and Sir John Lawrence . But what has been the effect of

      the proclamation upon these two men ? It appears that General Wilson wrote to Sir John Lawrence a few days before this proclamation was issued , stating that there ¦ were certain Irregular Cavalry whose mode of mutiny had distinguished them from their fellows , and that it would be most expedient and politic that they should be treated with some leniency . General Wilson accordingly asked Sir John Lawrence whether he himself or -whether Sir John Lawrence-mwiia be justified in exercising any discretion ? Sir John . Lawrence answered in the negative , and said he could not give any authority ; tiia ' t lie did not think General Wilson could exercise any discretion ; but that , if General Wilson would make a representation at head-quarters , it

      would probably "be attended to . Almost immediately after the despatch of the letter containing this statement , Sir John Lawrence received the proclamation . He then wrote to General Wilson , and said , ' Although the proclamation does not specifically ' apply to this case , yet its spirit fully justifies you in- following out the dictates of sound policy / And Sir John Lawrence then went on in the must clear and eloquent terms to show , not merely the huivwuiify , but the sound practical polii-y of the proclamation . I do not give my own opinion on the subject , although I have formed ' one ; -but I do think that the opinions of two such men as these are worthy of consideration by the public of this country before thev come to the conclusion

      that Lord . Canning is a pusillanimous statesman . There is another point -which has been very much canvassed in this country , namely , the . sending up of Mr . Grant to control the military authorities and to liberate the mutineers . It is reported that Mr . Grant liberated one hundred and fifty . mutineers . I have no means of knowing whether that story Jbc true or false , or whether , if that act took place , there were any circumstances which would justify the Governor-G-eneral in sanctioning or in disapproving of it . But "thid I know as a positive fact , that the Govcrnor-Gencrnl sent Mr . Grant , not to control the military authoritic s or to liberate mutineers or murderers , but as the Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces was confined in tlic fort of

      Agra , and unable to discharge his civil duties , > t wan deemed desirable that a locum towns should l > o provided , and on that account Mr . Grant was despatched lo the district . One of tho ( nullifications which Lord Canning believed thnt Mr . Grant possessed was , that ho was fully impressed with , tho importance of not interfering with the military authorities in tho performance of their duties . " The Earl also reiterated tho ]) uko of CambrMgo ' s deriiaL Hint l , or < l Cunning ami ftir Colin c . unplidl had quarrelled . On the contrary , tlioy were fast friends , and hud a high appreciation of each other . The party did not brcuk up till a late hour .

      Public Meeting?. Hilt I'Haui.Ich Na1mkii...

      PUBLIC MEETING ? . Hilt I'HAUI . ICH NA 1 MKII , IM . T ., ANI > Ml { . l . m . 'KIC , : \ l . l \ , AT NOUTUWAUK . A i . AiMiK monthly of the , electors and non-electors of Southwark was held on tho evening of yesterday week , nt the Bridge House Hostel , in order to hour from the Horough moml ) or . s an account of their stewardship . Sir Charlt !» Napier wuh t . lio ( Irut npenkor . Afr . or briefly recapitulating the huiiiiiuss of tho session , referring to liis

  • Citation
    • Leader (1850-1860), Nov. 7, 1857, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_07111857/page/4/