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small government force atTuowan had sus-
tained an attack of several hours though only ten
men defended it. The assaulters then moved off.
taking with them the wives and children of the de-
tenders who were in the village.
There was no change to note in the Bombay export
market.
from the Delhi Gazette.
THE EX-KING OF DELHI
Thetrial of the ex-King of Delhi commenced on
Wednesday, Jan. 81 in the Dewan Khas of the pal
ace. 1t was half past II before the prisoner was
brought in. He appeared very inlirm and tottered
into court supported side by the interestinU
youth" Jumma Bukht. and on the other by conf
Dental servant, and cocd himself into small bun
die upon the cushion assigned to him. He presented
picture of helpless imbecty. His son Jumma
Bukht stood few yards to his left, and guard of
rifles beyond all.
The prosecutor read the charges AGAINST the nris
oner, stating that although the prisoner might be
fully convicted by the court, no capital sentence
could be passed upon him, in consequence of his
life having been guaranteed to him by General
Wilson, in promise conveyed through Captain
Hodgson.
The prosecutor then put the question through the
interpreter, "Guilty or not guilty?" which the
prisoner either did not affected not understand;
and there delay in explaining it to him.
He then declared himself profoundly ignorant of
the nature of the charges against him, although a
trans lated copy of them furnished and read to
him. IN the presence of witnesses, some twenty days
previous After delay, the prisoner
pleaded 'not guilty., and the business of the court
proceeded.
On the second day the sitting was closed, in con-
sequence of the indisposition of the prisoner.
On the third day, while the evidence was being
taken the prisoner coiled up easily upon his cush-
ion, appeared lost in dreams.
On the fourth and fifth days he was aroused from
his sleep to hear the evidence read. And a priest
was in attendance the latter day, making a sketch
OF the prisoner as he on lay his couch.
On the 9th day, the translation of letter, dated
the oath of March, addressed to the late Mr. ColyiI
Lieutenant Governor n p wosr
the fact that as far back as a year and half ago
secret emissaries sent by the King of Delhi to
Persia, through the agency of one Mahomed Hussun
Uskheree, the object of which was evidently to OBJ
tain assistance to complete the overthrow of British
power in India: The perusal of the letter, which
bears both the Delhi and Agra postmark excited
considerable sensation in court.
On the lth and Sth days the prosecutor examin-
ed, through the interpreter, a person named .Jut-
null, formerly newswriter to the Lieutenant Gov
ernor at Agra. His evidence confirmed all that we
have already heard concerning the cod-blooded
atrocities committed absolutely under the prisoners
own apartments in the palace. The canal water,
which ran through the place of execution, was, it
appears, used for the purpose of washing away all
traces of the bloody deed.
The ''soothsayer," Hussan Uskheree was exam
med, and denied all that has been said of his won
derfu powers.
The prisoner then referred to, and notwith
standing his recorded statement of his firm belief
in the power attributed to the Witness he denied
minded of his statement made but few DAYS
previous, but ali to no purpose; he completely
ignored him; and Hussun Uskheree was returned
to his place of confinement much to the disgust
of those who expected some interesting revelations
from him.
The court was occupied the whole of the eleventh
day with the examination of a person named Chu-
nee, formerly editor of native paper entitled the
Delhi Ners, conducted a novel principle the ed
itors duty being to write his paper full and then
carry it round and read it to his subscribers Chu-
nee concluded his evidence by replying to a ques-
ton as to who gave the order to massacre the Eu-
ropeans: ''The King himself who else could give
the order 2"
On the Twelfth day "Golam' was examined, and
gave some particulars of the massacre of Europeans
inside the Palace, of which he was an eyewitness
The prisoners Hakeem, Essam-cola Khan. was
then called in and examined on oath. His evidence
always broke down when coming to a certain point,
viz, eliminating the prisoner
The prisoner was more lively than usual to-day;
declared his innocence of everything several times
and amused himself by twisting and untwisting
scarf round his head and asking for stimulant oc-
casiOnally.