The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-26
THE N.iUfB MINIS DEBTS.
Disclosures In the Report OF british Indian
Investigating Commission.

ties at Calcutta to which II II essential that i'm
mcdintc publicattrntions should be- drawn. There
exists pcnsioncd Prince who represents the
subsidiary power which for part Of the last cen
fury governed Bengal and Brbar from the city
Of Moorshcdabad. short time ago this Prince
and his sublc attendants might have been seen
disporting themselves in the neighbOrhood Of
one OF the West End fashionable hotels. and the
name and additions Of the Naval himself and
his son figured constantly in II prominent posi-
non ut every drawing room aud icNcc. Ihat
irudaturics and p'nsioie rS should VISIT Eng
land Is desirable from one point Of view, and
"" can hardly complain II their visits
result in it'll" beyond orders for articles
witch viii perish IN India i they ever get
pensions are Insufficient 10 pay. Tho personal
allowances OF tn" Nnwab Nazinl had boon liked
many years ago at the modest figure of 1'Oow u
year. and besides THIS sum. rather more than
$4,000 was separately allotted for members of
the inmiiy-that IS Tor widows. grands"ns,
prev tou- lncumhcmts. There was also a third
fund. i"rmcd the Deposit Fund. made up Of
lnIs'd pensions and accumulutiuns of former
wars. from which tho Indian GuNrrnmcnt, at
its dis rction, was in th" habit Of making upuio-
IrlHilnn~ ana grams To meet special calls; such
~ htii-. lun rhi-, ana marriages, ~ udditiun-
.l wing or stables Tor the prince at Moorish. la-
hud. or rcpuir- To the tomb Of an ancestor. TIN"
nlmini-tfhl ION nl Ia" y. .pnd and third al thrs,
funds WAS ~t"udily kept IN the hands of Govern
mont. Inc personal allowance OF the Nawub
rrmanrd at hi uni"itrrcd disposal; but It has
Tat ono main uhlrrt of his lIlghne--'~ visit to
England was that he might get into his own
HANDS tnr adWlu situation of the second fund lur
r'HtiN"~ AMI d"rrni.nis. ~ well ~ 81 tn" niys-
trrinu- Drplsu Fund.- which. carefully
watched ana ludlri1u-y dispensed. has. We now
l'nrn Swrii"d 10 no less than seventy lnos Of
ruu'rS-in Other words. Ia littlc short OF
thro'-Iu3rcrs OF Million, The Nawnh
no Doubt, Ike many others " his
cass. looked ON this with longing eyes but tho
GoNrrnincnt ui lndiH, ON til" other nund. was
not too curious to -nnrtlnta on the amount that
4 "A l
of years it il wlshcd It's hands of the business A;
and i preferred To SEE that all recipients duly
g"t their allowances and thnt tho deposit fund
was kept sacred for extraordinary calls.
To out the tale short. debts Increased, things
became desperate. and. in order 10 avoid public
scandal the Indian Government had To inter-
for". In 1873 u short at was passed appointing
4 cummissiu o. investigate the debts of the
Nawah NaAini, and To settle with the various
claitNAntS. This commission. composed Of u
civil -er,nut Of high standing and long expo
Renee. u lieutenant colonel in tn. army. and "A
MOhanuurdan gentleman well Nrr~rd in the
proceedings ol Uiicial courts and the ways uf
natlNa princes. and a Companion Of tho star of
lniiutu boot has alter n most lab ruu- inNrSti-
CATION mad" IL ilndl report. The member
had 20 deal with arrears OF salaries due to
HOUSEHOLD servants. with arrears Of pensions
wit. mon = claimed ior goods had or delivered,
AMI Win ether nil r'llanrou- items IN England
ANA IN Ia la. IN" GnNcrnm'nt Of lndla and
III" Secretary oi STATE have considered that
report. have given Tia. commissioners Ncll-i'-
served comma nd. Jiun for the cNhau~tiNcno ~
ana discretion witch chara.ie rized their pro-
90" .iiu--, and have afforded sanction for
reasons which Will 10" patent. to the publication
~ tl- h''" Book. with IT. app, ndic,s and par
In.li.hmcn ma, honrcfnrih hay, some CONF
passion ior the financial Dan utics ul the lu-
H. n-. n- t,iI an 81 tI,. l,rI r'v,'',t ,r ,,
salt tiN"- sum 'irut to cover dsiri t. with roads
,' ina All n, n.t.r, T..i ,',i,,,.,' VI a., ~
p.r.f.n ii, t. If.itiis r,i.rt' XXX, -, 49, 90.
.tt "a .,,,. +, 80 ,.,t,,,',,.,,,,'i. 1.J a.,
Shawn ti =, 49,. ,n4.r, f'i H. Novi i AK, -
ln..ar ,ri',!sprir,. ~, is HIM. IN Conn, mn,
iii M. ,laii. tL.i itu Il r., ,r Mn, h"if
rIniilion nf our nj nv; iiat ia. drlis in Eni,.
nd ynra litlrn, m of t,v.ntV tbnus,nJ a.,
dat those t0iais. ay tho cflnrt. Of Nh" tnmi,,i-
sl,nrs hnv, bon rS'iu,,.i .-n',aiivelvt a. ciio :
utuul Ia sls.pp0. thut in tw, y.nrs' timr III,
wfnIr of tn,s. clnims Mn uroiuIlv H.. Uoui.
,i..i iu most r.i.nr.- "A NOM ,i.,,,.,,- 80 ~.
-sf a ti,,n. ntI innt mo ~ ...,,r,. ,.lnv ,.,
i''' az" az, Nii'',.n -, i'-@
III ought II noe, --arv To- wttTv IN" rull,r ynf
4urn Ills .ln-.r.- ui.lut AN In nnn ma mat, On
lis l.ri.ieh
Bat MORSE things than these lav. come ON,
II api avs that Tie Nav3,h'- drlt is -wellnd hv
llNniD uf- % u.srn'-. writer's and Il .S-pap. u.s.
and even tpu iiomhrr OF Parliament ma Eu.,
rurv = ,ryi,,..' rendered t. ii4 lllhnaS- In
rllin En.,ii,h. writ r. hn.r i.rn rItpioy., H.
iar.Is t'ir infurl. - of mo 4 .tnlnr So,.r.i.n
nf Bsu..,I " Inc ,lis.. rn,..fw VISIONS al I'D
Irt ssh t,uy. rumrnt. and tho uuiriis, done To
ON luhll .r,lit All ,'ut.n1l ,,,,I f.ith n, sn
much "a ltg, Out Df Ia, -,hr,tul, If items 4 -
,tl-- ii iu tle report il Is l,l,-lble ,hnf soma
may r.prr- mt services hon Sly rrmlrrrl.
Is.ft
assume "A reasonable color The Nawnh.
flr instance may properly nay 81, Tor
tht. PRINTING ~ Ma own tnulph IT. or eia Tor
frO cpplns oi ouo newspaper. or even So for
2tsD copies OF another. But what .an b, said
fnrch,. ia VARYING from flnuud $40 la otlnrs ~
amounts Of G5on. 900. nnd even 9 0OlY Oppo-
site some of Those toms We find tho names ~
newspaper uroprictor- or editors To on, Is
npprn lrd hi. name " "A gentleman who hold "A
Ii1ninrnt RANK in the clns- of special c.,rr,.
spondrni-: To- inothrr that of a mciibor Of Iar-
Z.
r,rrivrd from III IIishnrss. in addition t. q. 90
on loan tAO sum OF $40 as rent for a stable.
II is Just po~- ihlethat someth ng may be- sal Ito
give these disbursements nnothcra-p ana ~.
should not utterly condemn any man on the rn-
supported entry of his name in the memoranda
of secret services rendered 10 an Asintir Prince.
whom his own dependents might plumber under
notitiou. TN = But tho data on which we are
nov RELYING are not the unt.st ii cnrrospoud.
Il -aypointrd glnIue; the nyins rumor, Of u m