History of India Under Queen Victoria from 1836 to 1880, Volume 2W. H. Allen & Company, 1886 - India |
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Afghán Blue-book Afghánistán Alambagh Allahábád Allen's Mail Amir Amir's armed army Bengal Bhotán Bhotias Bombay Bosworth-Smith British Calcutta canal Cawnpore chief civil Colonel Commissioner Council countrymen Court Darbár Delhi despatch districts duties enemy England English Envoy erelong famine fight force frontier garrison guns Gwáliár hands honour hundred Hunter Indian Blue-book Indian Government Indór Kábul Khán labour Lahór land Lord Canning's Lord Elgin Lord Lawrence Lord Lytton Lord Mayo Lord Northbrook Lord Salisbury Lucknow Madras Mahárája Maisúr Malleson Marátha March Mayo's ment miles millions Minister Mohammad Mohammadan months Mutiny Nána native nearly once Orissa Oudh Panjáb passed peace Peshawar Prichard princes province railway Rajah ráyats rebels relief revenue road Rohilkhand rule ruler rupees Russian Sepoys Sher Ali Sher Ali's Sikh Sir Colin Sir Hugh Sir John Lawrence soldiers Tálukdárs Temple thousand trade troops Trotter Viceroy Viceroy's village
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Page 388 - And be it enacted, that no native of the said territories, nor any natural born subject of His Majesty, resident therein, shall, by reason only of his religion, place of birth, descent, colour, or any of them, be disabled from holding any place, office, or employment under the said Company.
Page 238 - ... defiance, and hatred in the minds of the Afghans, without in the least strengthening our power either for attack or defence. We think it impolitic and unwise to decrease any of the difficulties which would be entailed on Russia, if that Power seriously thought of invading India, as we should certainly decrease them if we left our own frontier, and met her half-way in a difficult country, and, possibly, in the midst of a hostile or exasperated population.
Page 112 - ... India, to promote works of public utility and improvement, and to administer its government for the benefit of all our subjects resident therein. In their prosperity will be our strength ; in their contentment our security ; and in their gratitude our best reward. And may the God of all power grant to us, and to those in authority under us, strength to carry out these our wishes for the good of our people.
Page 248 - Cabul and re-kindle civil war ; and it will further endeavour from time to time, by such means as circumstances may require, to strengthen the Government of your Highness, to enable you to exercise with equity and with justice your rightful rule, and to transmit to your descendants all the dignities and honours of which you are the lawful possessor.
Page 389 - But the meaning of the enactment we take to be that there shall be no governing caste in British India ; that whatever other tests of qualification may be adopted, distinctions of race or religion shall not be of the number...
Page 264 - The operation of this Resolution in its full meaning and integrity wijl afford opportunities for the development of self-government, for strengthening municipal institutions, and for the association of Natives and Europeans to a greater extent than heretofore in the administration of affairs.
Page 239 - ... native aristocracy ; in the construction of material works within British India, which enhance the comfort of the people while they add to our political and military strength; in husbanding our finances and consolidating and multiplying our resources; in quiet preparation for all contingencies which no Indian statesman should disregard ; and in a trust in the rectitude and honesty of our intentions, coupled with the avoidance of all sources of complaint which either invite foreign aggression...
Page 247 - that under no circumstances shall i British soldier cross his frontier to assist him in coercing his rebellious subjects. That no fixed subsidy or money allowance will be given for any named period. That no promise of assistance in other ways will be made. That no treaty will be entered into obliging us under every circumstance to recognise him and his descendants as rulers of Afghanistan.
Page 238 - We object to any active interference in the affairs of Afghanistan by the deputation of a high British officer with or without a contingent, or by the forcible or amicable occupation of any post or tract in that country beyond our own frontier, inasmuch as we think...