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Logue , S . ( prop , log ) , people ; as bdbd log , children ; Sdkib log , English gentleman ; gora log , Europeans ; iair people . Lotah ,, H . ( prop , lota ) , a small pot , generally of aetal . Mohurrum , Ar . ( prop . Muharram ) , literally sacred ; lame of the first Muhammadan month . ; the fast held on . the 10 th of that month , in memory of the deatli of ffusain , the younger son of All , and grandson of 3 tu-Uammad , who was slain on that day at Carbala in Trak , in the 46 th yeax of the Hijrah . Mundee , H . ( prop , mandi ) , a market-place . Jlfus / id , Ar ., a mosque . Jumma JSlusjid ( prop . Jum ' ciah masjld ' ) , a cathedral mosque . Nait / ue , or Naig , S . ( prop . Nai / t ) , a native officer , corresponding to our corporal . NallaTi , or N ~ ullah , H . ( prop , ?;«/«) , a brook ; a watercourse ; the channel of a torrent . Nana , M ., a grandfather ; a term of respect . The title given to Dhundu Pant , the adopted son of the Peshwa , and son of Chimnaji Appa his brother . Nuddee , S . ( prop , nadi ) , a river . Nuwab , Ar . ( prop . X ~ ihcdb ) , a viceroy , literally -viceroys , being plural of ntiib , a vicegerent , a nabob . Peon , P ., a naessenger ; a foot attendant . Poorbee , S ., eastern . A term applied , to the Bengal aipahfs by Sikhs and others . Pore or Poor , S . ( ttoXJs ) , town ; used chiefly in composition , as Bhurtpore or Bharatpur , the towa of Bharata . Pultun , H ., corrupt form of battalion . Puttun , S . ( prop , pattanam ) , a town , chiefly in composition , as S hrf Ranga Pattanam ; Seringapatam , the city of the divine Vishnu : it is the name givm to 'Azirnaba ' d , and corrupted by Europeans to Patna . Rajpoot , a Hindoo of the military tribe or order . Rissalah , Ar . ( prop , risalali ) , a troop of horse . Rohillas , Ar ., a people settled to the east of the Doab of the Ganges . They are originally , as the name implies , from AfFghanistan , and now inhabit the districts of Bijnour , Moradabad , Bareilly , and Rampur . Ryot , a peasant . . Saheb , Ar . ( prop , sdaib } , a lord ; a gentleman . Skakzadah , P ., prince , son of a king . Sowar , P ., a horseman ; a trooper . Subahdar , Ar ., a nativeofficer , corresponding to our captain . ¦ Suhzee mundee , P . H . ( prop , subzi mandi ) , a market for vegetables . Name of the spot so often takea and retaken by our troops before Delhi . Tiippal , H . ( prop , tappdl ') , a packet of letters 5 the post . Zumeendar , P . ( prop , zaminddr ') , landholder ; landed proprietor .
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THE DUKE OF CAMBKIDGE 1 ST THE CITY , The Commander-in- Chief was on " Wednesday pre- seated , 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 Guild- liall , which was fitted up for the occasion . Among other persons of note who were present was the Turkish Ambassador . The Duke , having signed the declaratioa which was presented to him , was addressed "by the Chamberlain , Sir John Key , who observed that the most conspicuous title of his Royul Highness is that of the ' soldier ' s friend , ' adding : — " The vory name leads us back to a passage in our nation ' s life characterized by more 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 "believe 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 thoro were of economy , of administrative rule , of unpractised generalship , such as might have been looked for , perhaps , in the people of jv land which had had rest for forty years ; but still , of dishonour to our flap , of stain upon our sword , of shadow of reproach upon the stoutness of tho English lieart or tho indomitablenesa of the English will , no trace ever appeared from tho first landing of our troops at Gallipoli to tho firing of tho last shot against tho shattered fortress of Sebastopol . ( Loud cheers ) It is evident wo owed , under God ' s blessing , our successes to the valiant spirit of tho many—our losses only to tho mismanagement of the few . " Of the Duke ' s military administration Sir John Key remarked : — " We see in our military councils a vigour of purpose , a discrimination of character , a breadth of plan and object in the educational arrangements , and a considerate regard for tho circumstances of tho lowest aubaltorn , which , if permitted to bo carried out , will cause tho British soldier to bo as much respected for his higli-toned nvoral deport ment in the barracks na for his fearless and undaunted spirit in tho field . " Tho Duke replied to tliis nddrcss in suitable terms and , having shaken hnnda with the Lord Mayor , the X . ndy Mayoress , Aldorman Wire , Alderman Robo and many of tho visitors , left tho hall amidst much
cheering . The sword is thus described in the daily papers : — " 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-Marsh-al in brilliants , surrounded with a wreath of oak-leaves and acorns , forVied by emeralds and brilliants . On the scabbard is . the Duke ' s cipher in brilliants , and the City aims carved in carbuncle , and set with rubies . On the blade is inscribed : — ' The freedom of the City of London , together with this sword , was presented to his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge , K . G ., Commander-in-Chief of the lMtish army , by the Corporation of London , in testimony of their high estimation of his distinguished character ' services . \ . v > . 1857 . ' On the scabbard , amid elaborate chasings , are inscribed the words—' Alma , Balaklava , Inkermann , Sebastopol . '"
In the evening , the Lord Mayor entertained the Duke at a banquet at the Mansion House . Ileplying to the toast of the Army and Navy , coupled with his own name , his Royal Highness spoke in favour of augmenting our forces . We aie not an aggressive people , he remarked , and ours Is not an aggressive army ; " so that he had no fear of speaking as lie 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
t ] : 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 our 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 ammber 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 . Out , 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 Lmpire of India to the other , and tliat when the mutiny is suppressed they arc to be treated as if they had done no wrong . ( " , no . " ) I am persua < led that r . o 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 Onmpbell , and tho Governor-General of India are not on good terms . I have a letter from my friend in which lie alludes to this report having been circulated , and lies distinctly and positively denies that tho slightest difference had occurred between , them . " Bis Royal Highness eulogized the character of the Company ' s officers , whose only fault , he said , had been that they had trusted the native soldiers too much . We must , however , always have a native army , though it ought only to be an auxiliary army . Thank Heaven ! concluded the Duke , we are fur more of a military nation than many of those in which the conscript system prevails . If it were not so , how could we raise those large armies which nro always forthcoming when the occasion for them arises ? M . Musurus , tho Turkish . Minister , in returning thnnks for the Foreign Ambassadors , expressed tho sympathy which the Sultan feels for the British nation , and his detCBtation of tho atrocities of the Sepoys . Tho American Minister made rather a strange 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 , as he had been requested by tho Lord Mayor to do so , ho would say a lew words , " which should he from a Republican point of view . I Ho could conceive the ' possibility' of a patriot prince ; but it was tho people of England , us the , ' jurors' in this particular case , who hurt to decide , 3 and , if they were unlisted , their finding would he 1 , conclusive on the judgment of those who heard I 1 it . For himself , ho * was not 0110 of tho jury lor the
trial of the fact , ' and his Republican education 'in a measure unfitted him for what at first appeared the interesting and appropriate ceremony of that day . Alluding to the crimes of the Sepoys , he said he thought he knew his countrymen well enough to say that , in their estimation , ' no language could be too strong , no words too impressive , no force too sudden , no blows too severe , ' for such enormities Earl Granville , in acknowledging the toast of " Her Majesty ' s Ministers , " entered into a defence of Lord Canning , more especially with reference to the celebrated proclamation : — 1
Now , I shall give no opinion of my own as to that proclamation , as to whether it was judicious in its substance , or as to the time at which it was issued ; but I shall venture to state a few undeniable facts respecting it . The tendency of that direction or proclamation was that death should be inflicted upon all the guilty , although in some cases where there were extenuating circumstances , the ultimate penalty should not be at once inflicted ; but the strictest injunctions were given to spare none except the really innocent . That order was addressed exclusivel y to the civil authorities . It did 3 iot give to them one iota more power than before , but merely gave them certain directions as to the exercise of those powers which b y 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 said , tliat , although this order was addressed to the civil authorities , it was calculated indirectly to produce a discouraging effect upon the military authorities . Upon tins 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 those two men ? It appears that General Wilson wrote to Sir John Lawrence a few' tl . ivs before . this proclamation wa 3 issued , stating that tliere were certain Irregular Cavalry whose mode of nnitinv had distinguished them from their fellows , and that it -would be most expedient and politic that they should be treated with some leniency . General . yVilson accordingly asked Sir John Lawrence whether he-himself or
whether Sir John Lawrence would be justified in exercising any discretion ? Sir John Lawrence answered in the negative , and sai « l he could not give any authority ; that he did not think ( Jenenil Wilson could exercise any discretion ; but that , if General "Wilson would make a representation at liead-quartevs . it would probably be attended to . Almost immedintely after the despatch of the letter containing tiiis ' state ' - ment , Sir John Lawrence received the proclamation . He then wrote to General Wilson , and said , ' Although the proclamation does not specifically , apply to this ease , yet its spirit fully justifies yon in following out the dictates of sound policy . ' And Sir John Lawrence then "went on in the most dear and eloquent terms to show , nut merely the humanity , but the sound practical policy of the proclamation . 1 do not' give my own opinion on the subject , although I have formed one ; lmt I do think that the opinions of two such men as these arc worthy of consideration by the public of this country before they 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 } fr . Grant liberated one hundred and fifty mutineers . I have no means of knowing whether that story be true or fnl . se , or whether , if that act took place , there were any circumstances which would justify the Governor-General in . sanctioning or in disapproving of it . Hut this 1 know as a positive fact , that the Governor-General sent Mr . Grant , not to i-ontrol the military authorities s or to liberal *! mutineers or murderers , but ns the Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces was confined in tho fort oi Agra , and tumble to discharge his civil duties , it was deemed desirable that a locum tunvtm should be provided , and on that account Mr . ( . rant was despatched to the district . One of the qunlinenlinn . s which Lord Canning believed that IMr . Grant possessed was , that he was fully impit'Hsed with the importance of not interfering with tho military authorities in the . performance , of 11 » e 1 l duties . " Tlic Earl also reiterated tho Duke of ( 1 : imbiil . u ' ' ' J denial that Lord Canning and Sir Colin C : i »» l > ho 11 had quarrelled . On the contrary , tlu-y w ' n' filnt friends , and had a hig'h appreciation of < -aeh other . Tho party did not brook up till a late hour .
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PUBLIC MEETINGS . HIU CIIAUI . KH NAIMKIt , M . I ' ., AMI MIS . 1 . <> I K K , M . I' ., vl NOl'TIIWA It K . A i . ai : < sk moetititf of tho electors and noii-olectoi ' s <> f Southwark wm \ Ui \ t \ (> u t -. | I 0 e . vi'niiifj ; of yesterday werk , at tho Hi-idgo IIoiiho Hostel , in order to bear from th " 15 or ou ^ h nieniboi-H nn account o \ ' their stewardship . N ' Churls N / tpicr w : ih t . ho lirnt MpouUer . . A fter briefly re-( Mpitulatin // tlio bu . sine . su of tho . session , referring t' » his
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1030 THE tEADER . [ No . 398 , November 7 , 1857 —^ 1 ... . ¦ _ .. - — _ __ .. - , ¦¦ « -. . 9 - ^* - » | .
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Leader (1850-1860), Nov. 7, 1857, page 1060, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2216/page/4/
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