Selections from English periodicals of 19th century Bengal vol. 4

333 Pages·88.485 MB·English

by  Binaẏa Ghosha

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SELECTIONS FROM ENGLISH PERIODICALS lV
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4ENGLISH PERIODICALS
O F 1 9 T H CENTURY BENGAL
VOLUME IV : 1857
Hindoo Patriot , Friend of India ;
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Intelligencer ; Bengal Hurkaru• .
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Published by Arijit Kumar for Papyrus, 2 Ganendra Mitra
Calcutta 700 004. Printed by Sujit Rudra from Nipun
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Dlnesh Blawaa, 19/IB Patwar Bagan Lane, Calcutta 700 009.
CONTENTS
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Taa a-xiii .
EoROBtAL : MY~H OP 'CLBKllKOY CAQIKG'
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Editorial 1 ; The Hindoo Theatre 1 : What have the Zemin
educated:
dars done for the country 3 ; Social union among
natives 8; Middlemenand·theirestates 1'0;
Diviiionsin.~indpo.
Society 12 ; Punjum outrages 14 ; A Genealogical of·
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tho Burdwan Family 16 ; The Mutinies 19· ; MocurrmJ
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22 ; An account of the Denajpoor Raj Family 23 ; ..;._2 9 ; ·'l'lie ·
Mutinies 34 ; Lattyalism in Bengal 36 ; 'lbe Coildi1ion of tho.
ryot in Bengal 39 ;· Report of the Association of Priend.s (or:
the promotion of social improvement 42 ; Army rcfoma 4<; ;
- SO ; There is danger in progress 5 2 ; The Condition of the
serving class 54; The Mutinies 57; The Mettopolil and its
safety 61 ; The Country and the Government 63; 'lbc ·Mo.tiQi_es}
67 ; Loyal Demonstrations 70 ; 'lbe Zemindar and the B.yot 72· ;,
The·M utinies 74 ; The Policy of the day 71 ; 'l'be Sepoy Mutiny,
and· its action upon the people of Bengal 'Z9 ; The
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facture 82 ; 'l'he Mutinies 83 ; Calcutta and its safety 86 ; ·
Army commands 87 ; The Government and tbe
educa~ ~ti~~
89; Predial Bondage of the Bengal Ryot 92; The Mutinies 93;
The Metropolis and its safety 96 ; The Mutinies 98 ; The
Mott~
polis and its safety 102; The Rice panic 104 ; Sepoy outbreak·
107; The Rebellion 108; The Mutiny at Delhi 111 : The Muti·
nies : the -English Press and the natives 114 ; The ReQellioo 118 .•
-121 ; The Mutinies 126; Young Bengal's view of the Mutinietl
129; The Rebellion 131 ; The Disarming que&tion 134; '11\o
Rebellion 138; Terrorism inBengal 140; The· Rebellion 143; Tho
Policy of the future 145; Discipline and revenge 148;
Th~ Mutini~
ISO; An Address to Lord Canning 152; Tbe·Rebellion 156 ;-158:
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BNGLISH PERIODICALS IV
Tho Hindoo School 160 ; The Rebellion 162 ; The Policy for
the times 165 ; The Rebellion 170 ; -173 ; -176 ; List of ,
Natives of Bengal escaped after the Mutinies 179; The Rebel·
lion 184 ; Carriage and supplies to troops 187 ; The Rebellion
190 :-192 ;-194 : The Despatches from Debli 195 ; The
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Rebellion 197; The Reaction 200; The European community
and ourselves 202 ; The Rebellion 206 ; Who are the Rebels
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209; The Rebellion 212; Rajah of Puchete 214; The Rebel·
lion 216: Retribution 219 ; The Rebellion 220 ; 1857 222 ;
The Rebellion 226 ; The Bengalee as a citizen·
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Retrospect of·1 856 233: The Administration·o f India iD 18SS- ·
S6 234 ; 'the Mutinies 235 : The Mutinies 239 ; The -Punish
ment for Mutiny 241 ;· American view ·of the· Sepoy Mutinies
242 : LOrd -Ellenborougb and the cause of the Mutinies 244 ;
Lord Dalhoasie and the Mutinies 245 ; Nana Saheb on ·the
Mutinies 246 ; . The Mutinies in Bengal Proper · 248 ; The Re
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• tieWs of the Mutinies· 253 ; The ''National'' on the Mutinies 254.
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IN!l!•LLIGBROBB
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Chriltianity in· India 257; What· should be the true ·aim of
education 257 ; The Fate of the Hindoos 259 ; Regarding
widow· marriage 260 ; The Condition of Bengal 262 ; Testi
monial to Capt. D. L. Richardson 266; Out national charac
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vindicated 268 ; The Religion· of Rammohan 271 ; Female
Education 272 ; Great Britain and India 273.
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The Native and the· Black Act 275 ;· The Hindoo widow
Marriage Act.276; Despotism and outrage in Bengal 277: The
Association of Friends 278; Something wrong 278; ''The
Friend of India'' 280; Address to Capt. Richardson 281 ; The
Governinent and the existing feelings of the natives 282 ; Address
to Capi. Richardson : From the Students 283, From the
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fesaors and Masters 284 Capt. Richardson's reply 284; The
·Mr. Dall, Mr. George Thompson. and: the Young. Men ys ·
Rev~