The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-25
BRITISH STATE PRISONERS.
Treatment Of Rulers Who Have Been Com
qurred in the Last FIFTY Years.

In 1919, when the State Of Maharail Dhul",p
Singh was finally annexed To the Indian Empire,
ihat potrntaic was requested To take up las resi-
dencr IN England the induc'mcnt H. % raly
compliance bclng given BY the promise oi a yearly
income 81 $4,000 with nothing nj all "a, N alter
native. Dhulrcp Singh wisely acqu,csrN, pUr
chasing IN" fine estate ot Brandon IN Norfolk,
upon which he resided for many years as a wealthy
English county gentleman Though, dling
tins period the NrhHraia frequently EXPRESSED
the desire 10 revisit his native country, protesting
tho utmost loyalty to the Empress Queen, yet
he was never permitted 10 travel NJ IN lsthWl,
Of SueA In this cas-, the bond seems t. have
descended upon the heads Of hs children, for
while his sons have entered the Brn,h Army
and on" 81 tlr"m, PINE Victor, recently married
the daughter Of the Eerl Of Coventry. yet they have
never been allowed 10 set eyes on the land over
which Their ancestors ruled
Approaching calcutta on The l,!t Lauk o.. ,h'
Hull River at GnrGcn Bach, tn VISITOR VA
have pointed out the fin palace Of the tat WaIi
All, King Of Oudh. There from $500 unUi u
recent date, tins puncr was held IN sru, cap.
lNlty upon an annual allowance Il $500 900.
the only prOvi>o rs Ia his freedom " acton O~Iug
that H. should not lcav" the VICINITY of 'glcptn.
III" King # Oudh, true 10 those DruulgaI u. ann',
which brought about his downfall not ouI, man
aged ~ expand tins larg' sum, but IN IT, N"rrug
OF snake mounds, mcnaEr res and uti"r cost"
forms 81 amusement dcAr t. HE bfr'ni.I nn,u',
was obliged 10 draw trCqucnu" upon ia" INN. rial
treasury for further amounts III" l'ulrucN
with which he was thus treated WAS IIu|lb,N
due 10 III" TACT that H. Offered no armed r",l,iauc'
t. his own deposition I'ANug " ~ jewels AMI
seated IN \ smart oQuiragr with servants ~ tryUl
liveres, ID" King ut Oudh was often g culS'u.
upuS figure IN The Calcutta Park, Nl',Htn So.
Getty of III" Indian capital taxes an outing after
the heat Of The day he's passed.
Fardlhereut was Ip' late 81 tie poor uIi BhlRiur
Shah, last II the Great Muguls. \fl"r lt- fell
Of Delhi in 1857, hr was tIird for hIrh 10 "l-pu
and sent a. a state prisoner 10 EGrguur. There.
IN n small hut, the only lOe1l d"sCru,au of Nuah
JehRn and AuranRg"b passed the remainder
As, however, both ms sons were Slaughtrtrt aud
a less Culpable rpbeI leader, TauuH Tom. va,
executed, he may have thought himself fortunate
to escape with his HE
Near Col0mbo, in Ceylnn. England still holds
IN light durance Ardbl PaCha and his colleagues
Of The Egyptian rebellion 81 lSN2. bile ATabi
has not ceased TO hpmuan his fate and uscir.sly
petition the British GoNernmenI for permission
To return 10 tgS ut, Yet, considering the nature
Of his offence. and that he VA, sentenced to death,
his lot cannot ne considered b~undrn,umc. PRO.
a pleasant residence, permission accorded him
To- receive visitors ana n considerable" measure
~ freedom within the district, hr would undoubtedly
have been worse oil had his SUCCeSStll enemies
been If his own rae" and religion.
For several years Iti"wayO, King ~ the XuluS.
was held GA urrr-ignet prisoner at Ghuwc, near
the scene Ul the present military operations IN
Natal, where he died before the promise Of reStlri
lion To his throne was carried into effect