. The three presidencies of India: a history of the rise and progress of the British Indian possessions, from the earliest records to the present time. With an account of their government, religion, manners, customs, education, etc., etc. Illustrated by numerous engravings, and a map by Wyld . The various grades ofsubordinates, from sheristader, or inter-preter, down to the peon. Or constable, , a. to have but one object in view, and that the repletion of their pockets at the expense of the suitors. Vide vol. vi. for 1845 ; also Mr. Nortons 460 THE THREE PRESIDENCIES OF IN
. The three presidencies of India: a history of the rise and progress of the British Indian possessions, from the earliest records to the present time. With an account of their government, religion, manners, customs, education, etc., etc. Illustrated by numerous engravings, and a map by Wyld . The various grades ofsubordinates, from sheristader, or inter-preter, down to the peon. Or constable, , a. to have but one object in view, and that the repletion of their pockets at the expense of the suitors. Vide vol. vi. for 1845 ; also Mr. Nortons 460 THE THREE PRESIDENCIES OF INDIA. That it must be so is evident from the great anxiety shewn to obtaineven the most humble of these posts, in which perhaps the daily ex-actions are wrung from the people in single coins. It may be, andno doubt is, that the character of the people Avho can submit to be sofleeced, must be degraded to a degree; but how can it well be other-wise? What has brought them to that debased level, but long years ofhopeless endurance; a century of subjection to rulers, with whom theyhave nothing in common; who are aliens to them in feeling and inlanguage; with whom they can hold no communion save through thevitiated channel of an interpreter, who sells every word he utters at itsmarket value in silver, or copper, as the case may be. To what extent the helpless natives are placed at the mercy ofthese many subordinates may be gathered from a brief statement ofthe mode in which magisterial business is conducted. A criminal caseis reported by the darogah or police
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