New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-28
MANA SAHIB AND HIS AGENTS.
From Tairs Edinburgh Magazine.


The Anglo. Indisn Government may have supposed
that they held firm grasp over Mana Sshlb by their
indie btedness to him. He was, 10 monetary sense,
respectable and responsib.e man. and even at his re-
becn his name stood in the books at Calcutta rs the
holder of 600 worth Of Indian stock. At one pc
iod to was the holder of much larger amount
Mana Sahib is an English icholar, conyeIsant with
our history and !oc S Se
Palace at Bithoor was corsideIed an open house by
Eosli,h officers and other gentlemen stationed at
Cswppore from which it Is only seven to nine miles
distant. lis owner is even raid to have been 90,
Quninted with other modern Languages OF Europe, and
TO have had some scientific knowledge. His pslac
d. noted the home Of Hnd0o Of more than current
I, cemeni and taste, ard the chief followed European
so far as they could be brought into consist
e, CO with the rigid rules of high caste Hindoo.
Nsns Sahib ray have sought the society OF Bntis /
resdents and visitors to his neighborhood, with the
hope Of becoming popular among them, and improy'
ing bis efforts TO obtain reconsideration OF the pen
slcn question. At any rate he was more popular with
British society than almost any Hindoo gentleman 10
Bengal, When no expectation remained Of reversal
Of tho pecuniary sentence from Calcutta, he was IN.
diced to send agent to London, in the hope Of at
bis agents at Calcutta, their correspondents at Liver
pool and the lawyers whom they employed 10 London,
oil thought more Of their Own position than the
Peish vas pension. The sun Of E5O,0oO was trans.
mitted from Bithoor to Calcutta for the prosecution OF
the case in London. Some portion Of the money was
doubess retant in Calcutta for services done there,
but the last time We heard of the balance remaining
Go COO or Ct, 000it was the subject OF decree IN
CbaLcery upon the question OF night 70 raised
by his rival agents.
Mana Sabib authorized q magnificent native, who
was represe nted bis prime minister at Bhoor, to
conduct bis case in London. This gentleman, VINO
lived Al Brighton chiefly under the sonOrous title OF
Nicer Sahib AzimulIsh Khan Bahadoor, did mot trans
act any bu.uess. He formed the acquaintance OF the
least credtabe portion OF our smaller arstocracy or
rather perhaps, Of persons Who have little claim 70
l. 49, Ia suA Arf.ta-
The connection except what they maze ana tne ms
title. AImullah beloved perhaps, that tney weua
gre atty promote HE principal purpose In the invest.
nent Of the ESQ 600, or there may have bees other
reasons which the scandaious" amused themselves
in circulating bat the major sum, and sundry other
remittance, very greatly, we fear to the distress Of
the rs ssury at BthoOr melted away rapidly under an
extensive style of living and OF costly presents TO
females Of course-who were called ladies' In tner
own circles. and who managed 70 20 susPec'T.T y.
immepae il fue nee with important personages. That
wa, the reason assigned for generosity quite
cent on the part of the emhssssdor OF petty Indian
prince who was very decidedly subecs 20 crown.
As the ders Dts disagreed respecting the bees
MODE of getting lid OF Nera Sahos money the case
Cbsrcery Occurred which We have mentioned, and 1t
became necessary to obtain the Pehhwss signature TO
certain document and law papers: That necessity lea
10 expanatiors at Bthoof which induced the dispaten
Of another agent who lsed none otthe numerous ntes
sppeiiaiLing to bis companion. lie wss styiea M.
bIsek than brown complexion predommsted. He wore
the Nohamme don costume, but spoke the Engish fu.
sp,ly ard was or rather isfor we hope that be 10
net kiled-s good English scholar and very shrewd
mar of business. Mr.. Nude assumed the appearance
cf great activity. He posted through London In cabs
az IF some grand business hug upon bis speed. Yet
ro,binrg came Of all this horse hire ~ d work. No
ten taken ever advanced the Psishwas case sn inch
No pspers were ever drawn: or, if they were drswn
none were ever presented 70 any person in any place
who could in any way advance the end for whiSn
these personsges lived in England. Finally, wnen !os
rsnttspces ces,ed, they disappeared come short n%e
ego and not even plan statement OF the uniorIua'
Peishwas Gaze ever appeared, so far az we kncn,
the press; ard we believe that twas never
In the Senate. uh vh.n
The female friends of Nicer Sahio Arima ,..a .,s
Bahadoor-the first two ard the 1877 w Int ther
Complimentary in this case-we dare ~ -;th THAR
presents; but they did no good IN IL S.r an
inspds, "the important personsgsJ huis NAV have
examination Of these accounts ~ q ,;.h lsds, Aud
piyen 10 Nara Sahio low idea OF Ensuis -h,ch hss
even tduced part of that horrible c.sS ,r;nsd the
lately d,,tir grshed-ss it has deseiseuy EI 1.hsl
r;ay ~ R,hoor-unIefs 10 become sucoesaGi i.yS'
ia not for ne 70 say because We caaAos an ths
~. S"ns,ss. the bss of he pension, ana t1sn .os
Das, 80 i'm msnss gums Of moaey-as ne oeneves
h.S,v !. the prosecution Of bic busisessEnrss
NAT Of that wrath In bis MIND wn'cn No
: = cuIiSIs tsst TIA. ne Psshwa himself We as'