Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-09-28 00:00:00

SPAIN.

Madrid letters of the 21st instant again sneak
of a-modifieation of the .MiAiStry us probable.
The railway from Oporto to the frontiers of Spain
has been granted provisionally to the Count de

Reuss.
The French squadron, under Admiral Treho 'fart,
took its departure from Barcelona on the 21st,
amid the liveliest demonstrations of podwill from
the population.

A VISIT TO NANA SAHIB.
(From the Illustrated Times.)
We have reeelv, d some add!ti on 1 in'eres. ing, particulars
respecting Nana Sahib from a cJrrespondent, who writes
O us vs follaws :
As that arch-fiend and tr. itor, Nana Sahib, at present
occupies a pottion of public attention, and I may odd,
execration, and as I know him well, having partaken of
his hospitalities for ore mon h, I have no doubt my re-
c Alec i ns of him and his aff airs may he interasting to the
majority of your read.qs. I the-efore subjoin an account
of my sojourn wi 11 him in his den, and of the circumstance
that led thereto. •
Cawnpore—a place, alas ! now so disastrously familiar
to B itish ears—was visited in the rains of 1833 with a
most fearful, epidemic ; the cholera carrying off, in t'ae
Euripean corps in that station, sometimes as many as
eighteen individuals (including women and children)
daily, and in other portions of that large cantonment being
fearfully fatal. Ido not know of any ,fficer of that carps
having succumbed. to it, hue I b-lieve the surgeon, whose
name I forget, died. However, to return to • the subject
of my notice. Being at that time recovering from -Maces
myself, and my wife being also sick, I was pondering on
some chatige cf air and some, and having nothing else to
do, I drove over to see Ilhithoor, about twelve miles (choa
koss--sik koss—a koss being two miles) from Cawnpore.
I stetted in a gharrie, a sort of fly, early on the morning of
the let of Septenaher, 1853, and arrived at the Rajah's
house, or rather one built for a former Commissioner. It
Was a latfie and handSoine-bniHing. At the entrance of
the. do'main were'a.pairef very handsome Iron gates, and
the gatew:ay itself was as imposing as one in the best parks
in this country. The approach also to this mansion wes
by a very pretty rather thin a grand avenue ; and on the
right hand side of this drive was a very neat parterre, kept
in as good order as any of its size at home could be. On
arriving at the house, I produced my basket of " prog,"
and c )mmenced breakfast. • This"being a place of resort
for p:c-trio parties from Cawnpore, I, of course, at once
sect off a note to the Rajah, telling him of my arrival,
and as a paint of courtesy, asking his sanotioc to my
passing the day there. I had scarcely finished my break-
fast when I heard the noise of horses on the fine gravel
parade in front, and was somewhat astonished to see, not
the hamble envoy I had se:t in the shape of my sirdar
bearer, hut two or three individuals, eccompanied
by a retinue of native soware, with drawn swords,
prancing steeds, and other showy . indications of
Oriental military display. These individuals proved
to be his Highness the M aharaj rla's—or as he, for
obvious reasons prefers to be called, the Poislavvah's-
-Moonshe,, Prang Dos.'-Tewarrie; the treasu-er, Baba
Butt; and another old Mahratta d,s•inguieled personage,
whose appearance I well tetn,ml:e-, but whose name 1
vire forget. I was then informed by the m onshe,
Prang Doss-Tewarre, that his Highness was delighted to
rece've me with cordiality and welcome, and that he had sent
them formally to mleest my presence at his palace
(the castle which is spoken of as having been bunt down
by Havelnek'a glorious band of hcrioc spirits) in the
evening, when the sun had rendered it cool and pleasant
for Europeans, and indeed natives, to howrkana—i. e,
"To eat the air!! After some conversation, interspersed
with most flowery, and higbflaar, and no doubt equally
empty, compliments to my notion and countrymen in
general, and my humble aelf in par iculer, my guides left
mc, and I amused myself by looking over the house. and
grounds. The former is very large, and the rooms
spacious and handsome ; the walls are covered with stiff
odd looking iktures of - former Peiswabs, and amongst
thorn the on g-ntleman so ably erptured by Sir John
Malcolm, and the man who was the first exiled chief
10-ated at Bhit.roe. _I must not omit to st to that a
khitmutgar and - bewarchte reported themselves to m
during the day, and reqtysted my h,ookm e , commands
—for dinner, as it was his Highness's wish, as I might be
detained until to) late to travel. back to Cawnpore that
night, that I should sleep in the commissioners house.
And as the sun was 'Ong, down, up came an elephant,
comparisowd in the usual tawdry and semtni shabby
magnific nt style, surmounted by a howdah of towering
height; and gm this huge animal, myself and my wife
were perched, and escorted by a guard of sowers in front
and rear. We,were marched through eon:lle:less bazaars
and native streets to the stronghold of this potentate.
I was asked into the algust presence of the soi-disant
Peishwah, and found him. slated upon a cushion raised
somewhat in th form of a throne of state, he (the magnate)
sitting as a tailor- is sappoied to sit. Hi immediately
shook me cordially by t to hand; and I must tot emit to
state that, b-ing my elf a Bs'tadoor—that is, of the rank
of one who wears a sword —I was not required to remove
my shoes in going. into his presence. He, through his

monshee, asked me mmy questions about the Queen,
the nobility of England, particularly mentioning and
and asking after Lord Ellenborough (Barra' buhont Burra
Lord Sahib), for whom, whether he knew him or not, he
seamed to have a great respect and. veneration. Whether
this was assumed or not, I cannot say. He then asked
me many questions about the Hon. East India Company, and
appeared exhaustless in his queries about the Board of
Control. These lasted about half-an-hour, and he then
requested that I would make myself at home in his hous3,
and remain as long as I pleased. He himself supplied me
with a staff of servants, and famished my baztar—living
and board—daily. He was, when I saw him, about 28
years of age ; he looked however at leist 40. His figure
is very fat —in fact, the very expression made use of by
his own mooushee was, that " His Highness was a tight
man (taing admee)." His face is round, his eyes very
wild, brilliant, and restless ; his complexion, as in the
case with most naive gentlemen, is scarcely darker than
a dark Spaniard; and his expression is oo the who!e of a
jovial, indeed somewhat rollicking character.

NANA SAHIB'S HAREM.
Durinz the time [ was occupied in making my salaam
t) the 31. r irajah, my wife was conducted into the zenana.
She thus describes her visit—of course th's holy of holies
was closed to my profane eyes : —"I was ushered into a
room in the most retired wing of the castle, through a
serioas of doors, each door being closed and bolted imme-
diately on my pazsage through. I arrived at last be!Ore a
large and handsome quilted crimson silk curtain (purdah),
which being drawn aside, I en'ered a large raom, the it or
of which was covered with beautifully whi e linen, drawn
tight, and fastened at the four corners of the room. I was
introduced into this 'sanctum sanctorum ' by na less a
person than his highness's treasurer, Baba Butt, who,
after introducing me, left me to commence a conversation
with the apparently stolid iumati sof ill: zenani. The
walls of the room were ode mass of mirrors from the
ceiling to the g ound. The only furniture in the apart-
ment were three Bareilly coaches, on one of which sat a
child seven years old, dressed in yellow gauze., the whole
of whose breast was covered with pearls, to the 'amount
of three lees of rupees. The feet were bare, the ankles
were adorned with large and heavy b ingles' (rings of
gold), each worth about 5,000 rupees. Tne arms were
alit cove. ed with the same description of ornaments of
oifferent sizes, extending from the wrist to the elbow.
This young lady was very shy, hung down her head, ald
seemed much abashed at the formidable appaii in of an
European lady of the nineteenth century. She was re-
- peatedly urged to speak to me by her companions, Who
said, Speak
.to the E ‘glish lady.' At last sbe mustered
up the courage to say, Ap k t missj, ateha by mem-
sahib?' —' Is your constitution in g o I order ?' literally
equivalent, in fact, to GUI' flow d'yo du ?' This was said
with her he id turned and eyes averted, in the manner of
tie most ciy and prim school girl. Tao other two inhabi-
tants of the z nana, or harem, were a girl of about 13
years of age. and one about 17—dressed in similar style
and ornamented with similar jewellery. Such a liberal
dirplay of precious stones—at least on these ladies—filed
to produce unything spkniid in effect, none of the wearers
being good-looking, even for native women; the eldest,
indeed, was repulsively ugly, wit long yellow teeth. This
lady, who appeared to be the spokeswoman of the party,
land particularly amiable and affable, asked me my age,
and in return told me hers.

" I was offered by all these nymphs native sweetmeats,
Sze. 'I hey asked me numerous qaestions about England;
amongst others, 'Whetlnc the tad.es and prineei' wives
(BagunD) were kept behind a purdah—secluded—as they
were ;' add on sly telling them that they wentaboat with
their faces perfectly visible in puhl'c, they seemed much
astonished, but said it was _Rota atcha," Vary g rod ;' and
seemed to imagine this would suit them very well, and I
must say that three plainer f Tes, I should imagine, never
were secluded b'hind a purdah. Pour thirgs, I pitied
them; and after a little mote Conversation, under diffi-
ealties, I made my parting salaam, and shaking hands with
all round, I retired. They expressed afterwards the
pleasure they derived from the interview, and the momahie
(Prang Dos•T?warrie) often splice of thlte-having re-
peatedly inquired for me since. The two elder of the
laoies, I was told, were married (shadee) to nephews of
the late P. ishwah, but bad no family. They said indeed
to me Hummerah pis kouch baba nay by,'—i.e., We
have no children.' seemed to distr,ss the elder lady
very much, as she appeared, and expressed herself to be,
very fond of children. The most asonishing thing was,
that the child of soven years old hid been betrothed for
a tme time, I ws informed, to a grand nephew of the late
Ptishwah, and incredible as it may seem to European ears,.
was to be formally mar ied to him almost immediately."
Tilll9 ended my wife's interview aul mine; which,.
tlrmgh a very cordial and tlimorous audience, was wi'hal
a toinswhat stupid one. After it was over, we Mounted
an elephant and went to our own resident which for one
month I found very comfortable. The Rajah Nana Sahib
made his appearance about breakfast-Vme, and' usually
brought some handsome flamers or valuable fruit, and his
emissaries besieged me daily,with a long aceautit of the
wrongs he had experienced at the hands of the Briti h
Government, by tceir having stopped the pension granted
to fortnm. Paihwalis on the demise of the late one, his
reputed filth he bei .g the adopted son. Tois kin lof
lite continued for one month, at the end of vaCch time I
returned to Cawnpore. I did not see the soi disant
Peiahwah again, b tt ha sent a gharrie end an escort to
bring me from C:v.vtapore to Bhitoar, at twelve o'clock on
the last night I staid in Cawnpore, which vsz.s about the
end o: January, 1854.

I knew Nana Sahib intimately (says a writer in the
Illustiated Times), and always regareei him as one of the
best an] run.at hospitable natives iu the upper proVinces,
add certainly one of the last men to have baen guilty of the
atroeilies laid to his charge. As is the case with many
natives of ladi a, it may 'have bean that Nana Sabib cul-
tivated the acciaaintance an 1 frienchhilis of the S:hibs
solely in the hope that through theirinfluence, direct and
indirect, la's grievances would be redressed. But the bast
time I saw Nana Sahib—it was in the cold weather of
1851, and he called upon me twice during my stay in
Cawnrrore—he never once alluded to his grievanc-s. His
conversation at that time was directed to the Oude affair.
The following geestions, amongst others, I can remember
he put to me : -
" Why will not Lord Dalhousie pay a visit to the King,
of Oade ? Lord Hardioge did so.
" Do you thins Coo el Sleeman will persuade Lord
Dalhousie to sefz) the kingdom (of Dude) ?—He (Colonel
Sleeting bas gone to the camp to do his bas':"
So far as I could glean, Nana Sahib wished for the
annexation of Oude —albeit he expressed a very "decided
opinion chit, in the event of that measure being resorted
to, there would be a disturbanCe and perhaps.a war—such
as happenned when Mr. Vans Agnew and Lieutenant
/AuderSou were maniere.: by a rebellious soldiery of Moolraj.
at Meoltar.

A few words as to the name of Nana SIP), which,
all,*is not his name, but a " nickname." His name
"Sreenath," and :amongst his retainers and friends he is
addressed (in correapondencm) as " Maharfij th Sreenath
Bahadoor.." Pow Ilindoos of Nana Sahib's rank are
ever alluded to by the name given to them by the
Brahmin et the time- of their bi th. In most cases the
nickname, or pet name, that clings to a high caste Hiadoo
for life, is the flvourite word that he distinctly utters
in infancy in the z ina.na. In the case of Sreenath, the
subj- et of this sketch, there can be no doubt that
" N:na," or "Nana," was the favourite word of the
child, who in manhood h s gained s:ch an unenviable
distinction is the eyes of the world. The word " :.;etia"
has na particu7ar signification, we are informed. Bit the
-word " Nan ~" i i Ilir:doostanee, signifies " gividfather.'"
His retainers and servants use t to.speak of him as "Nena
Sahih," and n Nana Sahib."
The grievanc of the Maharajah Sreenath was simply
this :—The E ist India Corripany guaranteed to the late
Pcishwali, h.s heirs and successors, a certain pension.
Tne Peishwah died without heirs born of his body, but
previ pas to his death he adopted Sreenath ("Nan Sahib").
Now, actor ling to the Hindoo 'law, an adopted son is
entitled to all the riglys and privileges of an heir begotten
of the body of the deceased. Ace ading to the Hindoo law
" Nand S thib" was entitled to the pension of the Peishwab;
but he claim, as before statPd, was not allawel. It is a
pity that the East India Company have not been coflsistent
in th it decisions 'upon this head. In some, in teed in
many c :set (where tise pensions have be insignificant
comparatively), the Hindu') law has been recognised, and
the c'aim of the adopted son granted. In other cases
(where the pension has tyaen very coLsiderab:e, or the
amount of territory to ha " absorb " ex,ramly profi'able)
the Hindoo law has b' en shelv d, and the claimant
favoured with a lever from the secretary to Government,
informing him that the " Governor-General in Council
has dismissed his petiti in, but that the ordin try channels of
redress are open to him." He sends home an agent, who
!musts the India House and the Boarj of C n'rol. At
both paces he is " referred to the local Government "
the local Government which has already decided against
him. Such lies been the case o' Nana Sahib ; such bas
been the case of the R jib of CoOrg of the Ranee of
Ansi, where another frightful massaeree-took place; and
such has been the case wi,h numbers of Indians of rank,
with whom we h tve not dealt either wisely or well. Fa r
be it for as to offer eren the shadow of an apo7cy for the
authors of the atrocities which have plunged nearly half
of the nation into motirnirg ; but; at the same time, we
cannot forbear expressing our opinion, which is now
generally felt and acknowledged, that to the gross mi,7-
tnanggPmant of our Indian Empire, and the manifest
injustice of which the East India Company has been so
frecpently guilty, may be mainly attributed the deplorable
state of affairs which now exists.

POLICE IN TELL IGENCE.-SATURDAY.

LIVERPOOL.

DEFORM M. MANFFIELD.

THE EFFECT OF A SPREE.—Lydia Radford, the wife of
a carpenter, living in Christian-street, was charged with
having stolen a gold watch, chain, and key, feom El;zabeth
Lock, of the same street. "Mr. Cobb was for the presecu-
lion, and Mr. Black for the defence. The parties seemed
respectable. Mr. Cobb opened the case by stating that on
Tuesday last the prosecutrix, the prisoner and her husband,
with a man named Ogden, were on a " spree." Mrs. Lock
got tipsy, and the prisoner took off her watch, saying Fhe
would take ears of it, by putting it under the pillow ;
but, instead of doing so, the allegation was that
she kept it. It had not since been found. He
called the complainant, who said : I am a widow, and
live at •28, Christian-street. On Tuesday last I was
drinking with the prisoner, her husband, and amen named
Ogden, and at half past eleven, p.m., we went into
my house; I was very ill, and the prisoner took off my
watch and chain, saying she would put it safe under the
pillow. I mis,ed it next morning at five o'clock. and
never saw it since. Cr les-examined by Mr. Black : lam
in business as a malemaker in Ch istian-street. I did not
tell Mr. Clough that I gave her the watch to keep. Were
you not very drunk? I was sick. I had at least two
glasses. The prisoner had four glasses. Did you not
fall down in an entry stupidly drunk, and did not a brick-
layer carry you in his arms into tle house ? Witness: Oh,
dear me ! Mr. Black : I will prove all this, if necessary.
Mr. Cobb : What was the value of the watch and chain ?
Witness : About £l2. Mr. Bluck : Did the bricklayer
kiss you. Witness (with a great start) : Oh, dear me !
dear me! Mr Bluck : I will prove it. Witness : Oh, no,
no ! John Ogden said he was on the " spree" with the par-
ties, and saw the prisoner take the watch, saying she would
put it up for safety. Mr, Bluck : Did y-n carry 11,,r in
your arms ? No, I don't remember Mr. Block : Well,
did you kiss her? (Laughter). Witness: Well, even
suppose I did, there is no harm in that. (Great laughter.)
Mr. Block: Are you married? Witness.: No; and
what's more, I don't intend to be—at leest for some time,
for I have had my share. (Roars of laughter.) Mr.
Black addressed the bench for the prisone-, and said he
would not call any , witnesses, in consequence of the
evidence. He dwelt on the respectability of the prisoner,
and lashed the character of the prosecutrix in no measured
terms. Thl prisoner was discharged.
DISHONEST PORTER.—James Sinclair, a young man, a
porter in the Liver Establishment, Church-street, was
brought up by detective officer Patrick charged with
embezzling 3s. 7Fel , belonging to the proprietors, Messrs.
Allman and Carmichael. The prisoner was sent to Mrs.
Gressier's fur the amount, and was paid, but instead of
paying it over to the clerk, he used it for his own purpose.
He was remanded for seven days.
CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER.—Edward O'Neill, a la-
bourer, was brought up charged with the manslaughter of
John Dickens. The details of this case appeared in our
reports of the Coroner's Court. The jury in the case at
that mut fmnd a verdict of manslaughter against the
prisoner. The evidence before his worship was the same
as given at the Coroner's Court, but his worship did not
think it sufficient and discharged him, but he was handed
over to the police on the coroner's warrant
POCKET PICKING UNDER THE GALLOWS --Thos. Griffiths,
the young man who had been twice remanded on a charge
of being concerned in picking pockets under the gallows,
WES brought up. The details of this ewe were reported
on two former oecaeions. Mr. Block was for the
prisoner, and for the defence he produced a respectable
kicking person, who gave his name as Ebeaezer Davie,
who said—l am a tailor and draper, at 7G, Char-
lotte-street, Birminghem ; I know the prisoaer and his
father and mother, who keep a public-house in Birmicg•
ham, and his father has also a contract for ge.:ting
sergeant armouries for Government. On the 10.1 Sep-
tember I got a message from the prisoner's mother to
make him a suit of clothes, and on that day I measured
him. The clothes were to be ready on 9a,u”day tie 12 h
and on that day the prisoner coiled at my shop between
twelve and one o'clock, to see if the clothes were ready. I
told him they were not, but if he called at six they would
be done He celled at six, and between eight and nine
o'clock they were ready for him. I know him and his
family. Mr. Black : Is he a thief ? Witness : A. thief !
no, and I was never more surprised in my life than to
bear this charge. Officer 451 said he knew the prisoner
tobe the compation of thieves, and to lodge with them
The prisoner was remanded to this day again, Mr. Block
kudly protesting against the course adopted.
Rdward Tyrer, the keeper of an improper house, was
sent to gaol for two months, for illegally pledging a watch,
belonging to a sailor named Frederick liaison. Mr. Cobb
was for the prosecution.

DEFORM MkS RS BOLTON AND B. ITOLNIE.

CRIMPING —Superintendent Murphy, of the Saiiors'
some, summoned Wiliam Sinclair, of Litherl Ind-alley, for
having obtained lOs esch front John Burn, Cornelius
M'Namara, and Richard Mathews ; and for having acted
as &shipping master without a license or authority. Mr.
Tyndall appeared for the Local Marine Board. The de-
fendant did not attend. The evidence went to show that
the men were induced to pay the defendant 103. each, on
his promising to ship them in an Australian vessel; but it
seemed the who'e affair was a crimping sham, and that he
had no authority whatever to ship men f)r the vessel
named, nor for any other. The penalty in each case,
ender the act, is 15, or in default of payment, three
months imprisonment; and the full amount, in mach case,
-was inflicted ; the bench, at the same tims, complimenting
Mr. Murphy for having turned his active attention to the
'hocking system of crimping carried on in this port.
Soon after the above case was disposed or, no less than
thirteen poor sailors came to Mr. Murphy, and stated, that
the same person had obtained 103. from each of them
ender similar false pretences. The advice of M'. Tyndall,
the local solicitor, was taken on the point. It was said,
the man had absconded ; and Mr. Murphy said, he would
get a warrant for his arrest.

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FXTRENES MEET !—The following dialogue ensued a few
evenings since between the custodian of the Free Public
Library at Nornich and an applicant for literary informa-
Uen :—Applicant : " Have you ,Vick Sheilurd ?" Custo-
dian : " No." Appiicant (promptly): " Then bring
me ' Paradise Lost.' " Rather an extensive course of
reading !
LEDRIJ RoLuN.—'ne sentence contlemn'ng M. Ledru
Rollin and his three co-acaussd to tramp ntation to a
penal enlov.y has been placarded officially at Paris.
Confiscation of property and deprivation of all civil rig!ts
is attendant ou the v.ntenct. Meantime it does not
appear that any demand wi I be male on the English
government for M. Lelru Rollin's delivE,ry to the French
_

A KING Incommo.—The King of Wurtemburg (toys
The courrier de Paris) lived in a very citizen-like style at
3Jiarritz, under the name of Vicomte de Teck. He bathed
pith the other bathers like a common mortal. The
Commis-iiary of Police, whose duty it was to inscribe the
names of the b.ithers in his book, thus filled tip the blanks
in his printed register :—" Christian and Surname,"
Count de Teck ; "Profession," King ; "Whence coming,"
Wurtenzburg; " Motive for Travelling," Health and
Pleasure.

A SMART WOMAN.—A Hartford riper (Connecticut)
tells a story of a woman finning her huiband hanging by
his neck to a beam is the house. She cut the rope,
dragged him down stairs, held his herd in a pail of water
until life was restored, and then larruped him soundly
with a strap. Af,erwards hs went into her room and
legan to show fight, when she attacked him with a rolling
pin, drove him irons the next room, and locked him in.
The n.xt day she gave birth to a fine boy, who weighet
sine pounds, and is doing well.
SINGULAR SCENE IN & Criuncx.—At Bimenthwaite
Church last Sunday morning, jut as the minister had
eottchded prayer, an old women looked in at the window
and whispered to the individual who was sitting close by,
who immediat ly cried nut, "Isaac Thwaite's ti gas hyme ;
his stack's o' fire." This surprised the congregation, who
rose en masse and rushed out of church. The worthy
minister threw oIP his su'plice and followed, but notwith-
standing their united efforts, the stack, which was a
valuable one of wheat, was cansame I. There were
several other stacks in the yard bat these escaped. The
Ire is supposed to have originated with some children
who. were playing in the yard with seine matches.—Cum-
berland Tacquet.
CAPTURE OF AN EMBEZZLER. ON THE RAM UR511.-011
Friday information was received at the detective office' in
this city, that a man named Joseph Capp had absconded
from Wiog, near Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, having
in his possession £5BO, the property of the overseers of
Wing, for worn he acted as collector of rates. A deectip-
lion of the delinquent was givLn ; and the information
added, that he w is, well known, to the " horse betting
community," that he was " reporter of sporting news for
the London papers." and that it was supposd Le had gone
to Manchester. Sergeant Sandford, of the detective polco,
went to the race•grountl in the after oon, and there
apprehended the prisoner on the grand stand. He had
arrived in the city at two o'clock in the morning, and 0,4
had £4 in his pockets when apprehended.—Manchester

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