The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-09-09
BRITISH INDIA--ITs PopULATIoS-RE-
SOURCES, &c.

The insurrection Of the native troops in In
da has had the effect Of drawing out much
information relative TO that most important
Of all the colonial dependencies Of England.
Nearly million and half pounds sterling are
paid--unless some Of them have lapsed with
in few years--in pensions to conquered ma
tive princes. The King Of Delhi (the Mogul)
receives annually el5O.o0o; the Nawab Of
Bengal, 9I6o, 900; the Naval Of Carnatic,
ell6.s50; the Rajah Of Tanjore. ells,s5O;
and others ON an equally munihcent scale.
The British Territory in India is equal to the
whole Of continental Europe, Russia except
ed, covering an area Of l,s6s.ll3 miles, WITH
a population, according to the latest correc-
ted returns, of IA ,065, and now estimated
at about two hundred millions. The terrl>
tory is distributed into four governments or
residencies-Bengal, Madres, Bombay. and
Agra. Bengal is the seat Of the Governor.
General aud the Supreme Council. Madres
and Bombay have each Governor and Coun-
Gil, and Agra has Lieutenant Governor
without Council. The total military force
at the disposal Of the Governor General is
about S22 900 men. OF these 20.4S0 are
Queens troops; 10000 company's European
troops 100000 campany's native troops, and
$4,000 native eontingents. commanded by
British officers aud available under treaties.
Out Of the So. 900 only 49, 900 are English.
Great works public Improvement are IN
course Of construction by the English. The
IGanges canal has already cost e722. $50, aud
will be completed at an additional cost OF some
G9Oo,0 900. The whole length, trunk aud
branches included, will be 1870 miles. An
other canal, $50 miles long, is in progress in
the Punjaub. Three great trunk roads are
far advanced, viz from Calcutta to Peshawur
,422 miles; from Calcutta to Bombay, 1000
miles and from Bombay TO Agra. "a miles
One Railroad is built; others are projected.
A line of telegraph. now extending 81 miles,
win soon be increased to $3.50 miles.
What renders the above figures the more
noticeable is the fact that the income derived
By the government Of Great Britain from her
Indian empire is much less than the annual
expenditures. But then il affords field Of en-
terprise aud activity for many Of her pnpu-
ls;ion, and is fruitful source OF national
wealth.
Besides British activity in secular matters
IN India. hsr citizens have accomplished y
great missionary work there. The Rev. MIR.
Mullens. of Calcutta, after carefully obtain
ing returns from missionary stations in India,
has published the following statistics; Mis-.
sionaries, 443 native caterhists. SOS; ma
tive Christians. counting all who have re-
nouced heathenism. and placed themselves
under. the care of The missionaries, lie, l9i
commandments or church members, ls,4l0i
s.holars-boys, 6i.SSO; do. girls. 1883.
OF the male pspils above mentioned, $4,000
learn English; and the girls 2,779 are ii
boarding schools. The whqie Bible has been
translated into ten languages, and the New
Testament into four others. Toward the ex-
pense Of these missionary labors thirty.three
thousand pound. sterling are annually raised
in India.