The Herald and genealogist . Insignia op the Star of India : from Burkes Peerage and Baronetaoe. PARSEE AEMORY IN BRITISH INDIA. In his new edition of Heraldry Historical and Poprdar has given some engraved examples of armorial coats re-cently granted (we understand within these three years) by theCollege of Arms to natives of India, subjects of Her Majesty,which we are kindly permitted to extract from that are interesting as specimens of the present taste in heraldiccomposition in this country, and further, when regarded as proofsof the cordiality with which the gentlemen
The Herald and genealogist . Insignia op the Star of India : from Burkes Peerage and Baronetaoe. PARSEE AEMORY IN BRITISH INDIA. In his new edition of Heraldry Historical and Poprdar has given some engraved examples of armorial coats re-cently granted (we understand within these three years) by theCollege of Arms to natives of India, subjects of Her Majesty,which we are kindly permitted to extract from that are interesting as specimens of the present taste in heraldiccomposition in this country, and further, when regarded as proofsof the cordiality with which the gentlemen of India are readyto adopt the ancient usages of the Imperial sway whicli theynow 239 Mr. MuNGULDASS NuTHOOBHOY, of Girgaum House, Bom-bay, Is a banker in that city. He bears, Argent, a garb of rice,environed by two sickles interlaced, all proper; on a chief in-dented azure, between two bezants, a mullet or. Crest,—On vert an elephant statant, holding in his trunk a palm-branch, all proper, charged on his side with two mullets in fessor. The lower portion of this heraldic composition intimatesthat the prosperity of the grantee has arisen from his father andhimself havino; been laborious agriculturists: the bezants on thechief allude to his present profession as a banker; whilst thegolden mullet or Star of India indicates the sphere of hisexertions. It will be observed that in the insignia of the Orderof the Star of India, the Star is in the form—not of an heraldicEstoile, but of a Mullet, covered with diamonds.
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