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are not even permitted to celebrate their festivals undisturbed. Whenever Dasara falls within the ten days of Moherrum, the Hindus are forbidden to observe the ceremonies of the season until Mohorrum is over. And the annoyance and discomfort this causes, a Hind alone can understand. Happy are the Hindus of Barhampore who narrowly escaped being put on a level with the Hindus of these Dominion! They really need to be congratulated on their rare good fortune. You will remember that sometime ago the Bombay Government deputed Mr. Silcox, B. C. S., and the Nizam's Government Rai Murlidhar to settle the boundary limits of their respective territories. This settle- ment necessitated the Hyderabad Government's giving away a number of villages in return for others; but it was secretly hinted to Rai Murlidhar by some of the party in power that he should try and get from the Bombay Government the town of Barhampore, in Central India-containing the tombs of Sir Asmanja's ancestors-instead of these villages. Rai Murlidhar for some reason or other did not take the hint. And for this I am informed, it was proposed to deprive him of his office of First Taluqdar at Aurungabad and to appoint him to an inferior post. Rai Murlidhar heard of the intention of the Government and sent in his resignation. But-somehow-the resignation was not accepted and Rai Murlidhar's degradation was never more thought of. Your readers can understand now what a fate threatened Barhampore not long ago.
I might be permitted to put the Nawab Intesar Jung Ba- hadur-I beg his pardon, I mean the Nawab Vicar-ul-Dowlah Viear-ul-mulk that he was exalted into at His Highness's birth- day Durbar on Tuesday last-a question. When the news of the Nawab Fateh Nawaz Jung's having been called to the Bar (without his putting in the full number of terms) reached Hy- derabad many were glad and one in particular, riz., Mushtak Hussain, then the Nawab Intesar Jung and now the Nawab Vicar-ul-Dowlah Vicar-ul-mulk. And he gave expression to his gladness in a remarkable manner. He issued a circular that every one of those that wishod to congratulate the Nawab
