ho had served his father and
had served the country, and who were strongly inclined to support the
English interest there. Your Lordships will remark the effects of the
Begum's influence upon the state of things in 1775, that the Nabob had
been advised by his mother to employ the confidential servants of his
father,--persons conversant in the affairs of the country, persons
interested in it, and persons who were well disposed to support the
English connection. Your Lordships will now attend to a letter from Mr.
Bristow, at Lucknow, to the board, dated 28th November, 1775.

"I also neglected no part of my duty on the spot, but advised the
minister, even at Lucknow, according to my letter of the 3d
instant, to recommend it to the Nabob to dismiss his useless and
mutinous troops, which measure seems by present appearances to have
succeeded beyond expectation: as the rest of the army do now pay
the greatest attention to his Excellency's orders; already the
complaints of the violences the troops used to commit are greatly
decreased; they profess obedience; and, by the best intelligence I
can obtain of their disposition, there seems to be little doubt
that the example made by disbanding Bussunt's corps has every good
effect we could wish, which had crossed the river and voluntarily
surrendered their arms the day before yesterday to the Nabob."

His next letter is dated 13th June, 1776.

"Honorable Sir and Sirs,--It is Elija Khan's first object to
regulate the Vizier's revenue; and I must do him the justice to
say, that the short time he has been in office he has been
indefatigable, and already settled the greater part of the province
of Oude, and fixed on the districts for the assignments of the army
subsidy; Corah and Allahabad he has disposed of, and called for the
Dooab and Rohilcund accounts, in order to adjust them as soon as
possible. This activity will, I hope, produce the most salutary
effects,--as, the present juncture being the commencement of the
season for the cultivation, the aumils, by being thus early placed
in their offices, have the opportunity of advancing _tukavy_,
encouraging the ryots, and making their agreements in their several
districts, in letting under-farms, or disposing of the lands in
such a manner as they may judge most expedient. If, though similar
to the late