BERI STATE AND TOWN.
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secure Bengal against such another occurrence as the revolt of Mir
Kasim
in 1763. The barracks were completed in 1767, at a cost of ^302,270. They still form the most prominent feature of the town, though of late years they have been rarely occupied by European troops, and have now (1881) been to a great extent appropriated to
other uses.
In 1786, they contained 2 regiments of Europeans, 7 or 8 of Sepoys, and 15 or 16 guns. By 1857, this garrison had dwindled down to I battalion of Native Infantry, 1 of irregular cavalry, and the Mutiny, European
were again stationed The cantonment will always be remembered as the scene of the first overt act of mutiny in 1857. The Sepoys of the 19th Native Infantry, who had been intensely excited by the story of the greased cartridges, rose, on the night of the 25th February, in open mutiny, but were prevented from doing any actual harm by the firm and at the same time conciliatory behaviour of their commanding officer. Colonel Mitchell. An account 2
guns.
After
here, but they were finally
withdrawn
in
‘
troops
1870.
’
of this event will be found in Sir John Kaye’s History of the Sepoy War (3rd edition, pp. 496-508), quoted in a condensed form in the Statistical
Account of Bengal, vol. ix. pp. 7 7-80. The civil courts are about a mile from the barracks south-west ; the treasury, magistrate’s and
and lunatic asylum are within them. There are the town, and the cemetery contains some interesting memorial stones. A Government college, founded in 1853, was in 1880-81 attended by 33 students. Beri {Behri, Bheri). Petty State in Bundelkhand, Central Indian Agency, lying between 25° 53' and 25° 57' 45" n. lat., and between 79° 54' 15" and 80° 4' E. long. area, about 30 square miles; population (1881) 4985, namely, Hindus, 4754, and Muhammadans, 231 ; revenue,
- ^2ioo.
The chief is a Puar Rajput. He holds his territories by an ikrdrnd?na, or deed of fealty and obedience to the British Government, and a sanad from the Government confirming possession. He has also He maintains a force of 25 cavalry and 125 a sanad of adoption. infantry. Chief town, Beri, situated on the left bank of the Betwa collector’s offices, jail,
several
churches
in
—
river,
about 20 miles south-east of Kalpi.
Beri.
— Town and municipality
in the
Rohtak
tahsil,
Rohtak
District,
Punjab, situated on the high road between Delhi and Bhiwani. 28° 42' N., long. 76° 36' 15" E.
Population (1881) 9695,
Lat.
namely,
8876 Hindus, 3 Sikhs, 3 Jains, 813 Muhammadans. Area of town A third-class municipality, with an income, in site, 1906 acres. Founded a.d. 930 by an expenditure, ;^863. 1880-81, of eponymous trader of the Dogra caste. Great mercantile centre of the two neighbourhood, and the residence of many wealthy bankers largely frequented fairs, in February and October, in honour of the goddess Devi, at the latter of which a pony and donkey show is held.
