The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-09
THE INDIAN MUSSULMANS.

From the Calcutta March y correspondence of the
London Standard
If mau Of little mirth himself, Sir George Camp
bell ia oitentmes the cause OF much mirth others
He has shaken with nextinguishable laughter the sad
cxiles by the banks OF the Hooghly Can he really
have believed that the Mohammcdan m memorials sent
home from Calcutta were written by friends Of the
Ministry residing within the British lsesY Ho was
assured by thoce who knew better than no did-so lie
told his Kirckady constituents-that II was familiar
hand that had traced them. / sorry 10 pull to
pieces Sir Georges mares nest, but IL Is AZ we'll
That no should be disabused Of his notion that
he Is ibialliblc oracle on all things Indian. Two
petitions prepared IN this city by two rivals Tor
popularity Moulve Abdul Latlt Khan Bahadur Is the
police magistrate Of one oil tho suburbs of Calcutta.
He goes in tor progress" and processes himself an
ultra liberal supports all schemes Tor the diffusion Of
Western IDEAS among his co-rcligonists. But the
old fashioned MOhummedans dlsfust HIM and his Euro
pean associates discount him. Nevertheess he has
considerable influence among section OF the Mussu-
man community Being minded To become cham
plon OF tho Porte, the Moulvlc first up.
Piled to European magistrate, and asked II
ihere would be any Improperly in his cstab-
h-hng u fund TOR the relief OF tho wounded
Turks Rcnssured on that head no produced tho
rough draft of d memorial TO Her Majesty ana begged
the magistrate 10 mould II into httng form The re-
quest naturally declined; but observing that one
two paragraphs culogisic OF the conservative
Ministry. his European friend, stanch liberal, drew
his pen through them. leaving tho rest as IT Stood So
rsAu MN cuRrAs' MEMORIAL
The movement that illuminated III the other mo-
moral began with Esnu BIN Curtas. well Known
Arab horse dealer IN the street called Dnurrumtoah,
the horse quarter OF Calcutta Esau Bin Curtas
cares nothing for Western learning He
49, therefore, admircr OF tho Mouvie,
and Iiitc disposed 10 follow his
lead. He preferred 10 be himsoIf leader, aud
thus second subscription list opened, ana in the
end some 20 100 rupees (f2 O00j were forwarded TO
ConstantInopic. There yon have the history OF tho
grand demonstration OF fellow feeling exhibited by the
Indian Moham in favor OF their Western corclg
ionsts At the time II is quite possible that we're
the British government TO make common cause win
Russia and attempt TO coerce the Porto Lord Lytton
would lind the machinery OF State work harshly and
noisily, and unpleasant nesscs might arise of which
the worst consequences would not he immediately
apparent A certain vindictivcness would shoulder
until breeze TO rouse the sleeping cmbers INFO
lame, and then there might be bad Time OF It Tor
awhile. But enough has bccn said to satisfy your
readers that If any European did interfere with SIR
George CampbeIPs wonderful memorial II was not n
friend oil the present Ministry. Tho most comIcal part
the business Is the fright that io upon the India
Office kilograms came out earnestly enJoinpg the
government to put down. the agitation aud 10 calm
the frenzy OF the Mussunan population. The IN
tensiy OF that excitement may be gagged by the
tent Of the subscription list. Al the outside 60 900
have collected from 40 900 900 OF people 10 mii-
cato tho suncrIngs OF their co-regionists