The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-05
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.CALcrTTA, November 2l.-Another week
without copious rain and the famine. vbicl,
even now seems inevitable, will be certain
Although the two Governments have M,
yet thought it time to invite a public relief
committee to organize itself at Calcutta
it is well that the Lord Mayor has taken
inc initiative, as reported by telegraph
The absence of the Governor General in
the northwestern provinces is necessary
but it is felt that he should return next week
without visiting Lucknow. Not only does
this Central Relief Committee question
| now demand settlement but three weeks
! Will nave passed since the Lieutentant- Gov
erhor formally urged on his Excellencv the
prohlDition OF the export Of the commoner
Kinds of rice, at least from Bengal. Mean.
while, food is fast leaving the country. NOT
only by sea from Calcutta and Chittapong.
but from Orissa for Madras to which Bon.
gal has been looking for supplies. The M.
tive press is wild at this and all Europeans
except those engaged in the rice export
trade are coming round to the conviction
that the stoppagc Of export should not nov,
be delayed. From ali | can learn aftcr
repeated inquiry among natives and read
ing every fact on the subject, the old rico
IN the country will not last beyond Januarv
and the new crop will suffice only till .Junc
if carefully husbanded Meanwhile, the
Christian prayer meeting in the town hall
has be followed by the chanting of the
following verses, in Sanskrt, at the month
ly meeting of the Santana Dharma Raks-
han Sabina, or Society for the Defence of
Eternal Religion-that is, orthodox idola-
try-held on the 10th inst.
81. 0 Almighty Supreme Vishun Thou
art the preservcr i'll this world save, there
nj a..
pending dearth.
"2. o God we, thy devoted people hum
bly, pray thou wouldst rescue us always
from future scarcity.
''3. o Asylum of Mercy pour down thy
bounteou, showers of kindness. and cause
the world to be supplied with plentiful
harvest.
a In this kalnyuga Gage Of vice. we
human beings live upon grain; so save our
lives by that food, and spread abroad thy
divine glory over the universe.
80 O Lord Governor, Thou art the
sole protector of the helpless; kindly par
don our sins, and, hearing our solicitations
bcstow upon us thy universal benedictions
sc. And also prolong the life of the SOW
ereign who is our ruler, for the prosperity
of the subjects entirely depends upou the
monarchs veal"
The Bishop Of Calcutta has prepared
form of pray er for use at present, but |
have not yet met with it,
Orders are to be issued hereafter regard
ing the migration of laborers from the fam
inc tracts to Assam These official reports
from selected districts up to Saturday last
we have since had another week of rain
less weather and advancing prices-will
show you the condition and prospects Of
Bengal proper:
"Trhoot.-In the Durbhanga subdivision
the rice crop is lost beyond hope. The
prospects of the cold weather crop are day
by day becoming more gloomy. The land
which was prepared for sowing the cold
weather crops has been dried up and be-
come unfit for Il second sowing. In the
Madhubani subdivision the prospects of
good cold weather crop are very small. In
the lIacepore subdivision the rice crop is
entirely lost for want of rain, and the cold
weather crop is suffering from the same
cause. In the Tajporc subdivision the cold
weather crop has been benefited by the fall
of a little rain in the southwest corner over
some villages, but no good has been done
to the rice crop, which is materially injured
and in some places is being cut for fodder.
The cold weather crop in other parts of the
subdivision is as bad as it can be. In the
chief subdivision the prospects are equally
gloomy"
In the Ragshaye Division we are told Of
Rungporc that 'the state of the rice crop
can hardly be worse. The people are al
ready suierin from scarcity in some parts
In the country town of Ragshaye rice aose
to l | pound shilling. As to the districts
aronnd Calcutta IT ad this;
''llooghy. - Irrigation is continued
wherever water remains. Some OF the ear
lier crops have been rcaped, yielding an
eighth crop. All the remainder, except
what is irrigated. must die 1t is getting
too late to plough for the cold weather crop.
which has been planted only in patches. ~
Pergunnahs.- harvest of the late rice
has commended. The loss will not be Sc
rious in most of the villages to the west of
the Peall river. The prospects are very
bad on the east of the Peall In Borastt
subdivision the paddy is fast drying up on
the high lands, and is being cut for straw
for matching purposes. it is otherwise use
less, as the cattle will not touch it. In
Basirhat Il ten anna crop is expected in
some of the SJonderbund lots. The crops
on the high lands have been destroyed, and
the outturn in the low-lying lands will be
very short No Improvement in Satkhira.
BarrankpOre, and chief subdivision. The
outturn in DUN Dunn is estimated at il
fourth. Prices continue to have an upward
tendency"
The arrival of two ships from Burmah
believed to contain ., 800 tons of white rice
for Government i, Just announced, Gov
eminent has sent 30 600 maunds go pounds
cach) of grain to Bhagulporc and Patna, of
which 1000 is Burman. The tronslt will
now 90 on week by week.