, 1876-04-08
The Feudatory States---A Stupen-
dous System Of 1rrigating
Canals.
Seven Thousand Miles Of RailHay--~
no Danger TO Dc hpprchcnd-
ed from Russia.
! Financial Resources OF the Indian EN-.
pirc-..Progress in Education
..-A Fine Army.


something moro that two months In. Contrals
Sorthosp, aud EnBtoru India apd now. having
soon the people. and travelled oyos 1000 tni'os
,hfongh tho country, I am, to \ limited c1tont.
prepared to say something Of Engilnh civil mud
military rulo in this part Of tho world.
India H. in q cortaia senso Of the word,
British colony ; In tue true aonse,
IT IL not. -
EnglishEuon iu India stay; they do not settle.
They ourno to India to servo tho Govornuont
lursng term OF ysats In both tho civil aud
military SERVICES. with tho intention Of spand-
ng the oyonng Of lsfo at homo;
aud, when they adventure here M buhi-
pesa4non thay only remain long enough 70
accumulate competency. md thc'i sail for
England. Consequently, aayo in raro instances.
now mou with now idcaa-in fact, advanced
ldoas, from tho regions Of progressive civitlza-
Eon--are constantly replacing mon Of experience
who, having spent from twolvo to shirsy-ilYc
rcass nndor Southern sun, and ia many casos
.yorn themselves cut in sotyice aud trAdo, Bcck
ehoir boyhood.home To gpnnd tho years tint u,ay
be allotted theln after middle ago. Now, tho
youngor gonorationB that arc eonBtautiy coming
nut to take thctr places will, II they survive, 60
horne to England In their turn, and be Bucceedod
by othora. But tito English u,an has not yet
taken root in India aud how to induce him to
10 so Ia, In my opsuton ons Of tho grca: prob
lems to be solved by tho rulers OF this country.
Although thfBconstsnt cllaogiu,Eo Of the Eng l!sh
population ls, to i certain oxtent, bad for the
itlturc supremacy Of England, providing san'o
vay IL not found to overcome 1t, neverthcl: III,
1t tla, In tho very nature Of things, good thing
for the natives; and, in tho courso OF D fow gea-
srattonB, viii. under tho present educational
Bystom. takcn in connection with tho public ins'
Ill II 11rT4.,H
under the win administration Of tho existing
powers. create 4 powerful party Of educated
Apiatcs, who will bo aJt to ask thenBalVes tho
question whether they are not
cArAp1E OF GOVERNING THEMSELVES.
New mcn, Eko nov wine, Aso apt to burst old
hottlcs ; a,4l tho progressive Jouusstor Of 1916
tsvcry apt t.: scs, where be eau improve upon
!hs tdcaa OF tho man who touched the ahorca Of
India in 1885, aJld Ia not likoly to roAt satisfied
With tho tlu1nulcls thrown around tho Assatfc by
lho, perhaps timely, wisdom Of III, predecessors /;
for tho lItndoo aud Alohamtnedan OF 1876 is not
Tho man known to tho AnEfo-1ndsan officer Of
thirty ye.ra ago.
During II, syYaY of tho Eaat India Company,
tho native l.ast-INlian. far aa the corporation
was concor ned. WIS simply mouoy-gottinE MA
GllHc. III 8 yalue In tho naraat ~ 4 producer
Wsa carefully estimated and traded upon, mud
ths policy of 1ohu Company was. the largest
nondit,tro. Wien. however, tho mutlny Of 1857
lrovo III East-1ntta Company to the wall. and
Lee Maj eatys Government assumed poaseasaon
uf and control over The 1nicat tho soullosH poll
y Of oInspipg corporation rms succeeded by
tho swf.Y OF powerful UhriBtian nationality,
contfo o.led and d:cctod by gtatosmcn Of ability,
WORTH and industry; and. IN order to show what
lior y .ateHsy'a Government haa aoc0mpltahe4 In
ths ay ct public improvements within tho last
aweu y yearH, propose to I'LL tho 1omRiuder ol
thta paper with a foW Statistics. ),
Etrat, as to tho
EXTENT OF BRITISH INDIA.
II cputsinB 0l3. .400 Squire miles, with popula'
ttoo OF 193, ,223. 4G8 FOULS; aud III divided into
swoh'o proy1nccs. named And controlled III fol-
fowB
J: The Province Of Bengal, ritl, population
Or AID Legislative Council u Calcutta, and un,
der the Immediate oyo Of ths Viceroy,-at pres
ent Lord Nor.hbtook, who ts soon TO bo succeed
Nd by Lord Lytton.
"a. Tho Province Of Madras under Governor
G'unell and Legislative Council: With popu
3. Tbs Provinces Of bombay aud ScInda. m
DIR Qoyornor, Council, aud Legislative Coun
c.l: WITH population oi i6.ssD. .u0o.
4. The Northwest PropinceH. under Lfo,1ten
a.,t-dovsruor; with population Of &c, roo. 0uI
8. The punjeub, under d Lieusonaut.doveEn
Of; With population oi 1T,010, 300.
Then couaH the Bmnller Provinces OF oudo
thc Central pIovinccst Dritiall Hurmah MJsor0
sud norar. ell under Chief COMMISSIONER; AMI
sho smaller Provinces Of Atiyer and carg, undn
tho General Government Of India.
In addition to these proylncoa. thers ne
number OF
PREDATORY sTATEs ASn fnoT1NcEs,
IN q. nearly 4oo. though some @ q them a.G ver
tent are controlled by, tho English GoseEOmsn
OF India.
A rough calculation shona tue native State
to cover IN area Of GIL, ,u00 square miles, Wit
N estimated population u I'll, QUO, 900. yielding
tovcnue Of $70 iBG ooc, but paying to tho Angle
Indian Qoyorn.nont OILY sJ,2bs. .69o.
AL OF these feutiatotos acknowledge tn
supremacy Ut tho [ioyolnment Ut 1naia. bl
como Of them merely pay noaiinn! tribute
and. Ut tho samo tina, keopnp thalr own eystot
q aovetumont. assd have thar o"n arn!el
htlll. It is ~ vol! 10 atato TINT they hold tho
vlcsroy. baskea kest ~ .ha M % P1on,ur of TX
tland. could At any titnu atsorl, shSso ns!!y
poMefa aud tn my opin'ot. tho man
POW living who will SOC them 10 absoEbcd, AZ
concentration aas,na to bo the orlor OF the da
70 tho Inst yesrs Of this workaday utnteonth Gel
tary, aud doubt nt's that the rtev ueu OF q
aeat th1ssy ycars viii 500 ia adsptabi!ltJ +
LAHoR.
geographically consd!Ged 1udIa 10 quite tc
aot TOR tue tltroauctk,p Ut European labu
r1.Msfleslly IT, coos!.lerel. doubt il; but. iiu.
paz1!e Tho fact H. thsI nAtty iu!d.!abor
set! cheap. The 1leetls ut tho tIIlnloo aro fe
ns tastes simple. h,s 1ooa plaru, A.!ti l!ie dress
@sll. thcre IL not much TO bs said about til
" yMay, for Z yards Of .entto!. cloth is lattler
AHoll dresa Tor most Of IL lem. However, lie G.
!f1e "heEe thu Europcan world starye 90 ii
tl.e question Of individual lab ur between the u
Two Eaat. Indian aud the Eutopeau will not
k'satol, in our HoaoEaston. u least.
- IA for tho country ltscl i: IL simply gro
plaiu, bounded by tho Ill lns layRs On the nort
Aod with TWO OF thres slu'Ill rAuges Ut mountai
near the eaat and west cospsi d. il laa rour lA
rivers. VIA IAs 0sn9es, 800 miles Ia le,gs
TO 1uaus. l,6ou; tue III u maput7a. l,S0J .
lae ltlawad,, 1,l0u; besl tts abuys twanty-b
more GAroaua ranging fttA 2uU to 00u miles
ianEtl. ThoAo 1lFe.s, bL ' ever. do not supp
~ thcl: conssa sufficient 'sAksr fts irrlHatu
without which IL would I quite Impossible
tuaottAfully raias crupa II aty kIpa n.slt.. tu
sA!fas ot the eulslyAt!o . u . 0f Iudla. And !,