470- Mr. Glyn oti tlie variotts Classes of Population in Bareilly. 



motive of dislike and discontent, as the Sayyids and Roliillas of this town 

 are peculiarly bigotted in their religious opinions, and easily excited to re- 

 ligious contention. 



Another fertile source of discontent is the want of employment for 

 Mahomedaus following the profession of arms. The Sheikhs, Moghuls, 

 and Rohillas of the town of Bareilly include numbers of this description 

 of persons. They can rarely be induced to sei*ve in our regular disciplined 

 battalions ; and the irregiUar Native cavalry and infantry, both in our ser- 

 vice and in the service of our Native allies, having for the most part been 

 disbanded, their families are reduced to almost the lowest point of penury. 

 Tiie classes above alluded to form, it is true, but a small part of the popula- 

 tion : yet their active and warlike spirit, and the authority and respectabihty 

 arising from high birth, superior education, and the recollections of former 

 power, give them great influence over the agricultural, manufacturing, and 

 trading classes of the inhabitants, both Hindu and Mahomedan. 



The Hindu inhabitants of Bareilly have reason to be glad of the change, 

 from Mahomedan intolerance and violence to British liberality and justice ; 

 and, generally, the manufacturing and trading part of the community has 

 reason to rejoice at no longer being burthened with such a variety of heavy 

 and vexatious cesses, duties, and restrictions as were in force under both 

 the Moffhul and Rohilla Governments. 



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Principal Hindu Castes not employed in retail Trade or Handicrafts. 



Ko. of Families. 



r These follow a variety of occupations, both clerical 



Brahmens fSSy < and secular; they are priests, merchants, land- 



(^ holders, public ofiBcers, soldiers, &c. 



Rajputs 50 Merchants, landholders, soldiers, &c. 



( Emploj'ed in trade and banking. There are, besides 

 1 these, more than 400 familifes of this tribe who are 



Bakkals 200 \ shop-keepers, and will be enumerated under their 



I proper heads. 



r Employed in public offices, and elsewhere, as clerks 

 Kayat'hs, or Scribes 512 } and village accountants ; also engaged in trade 



I (^ and agriculture. 



K'hetris 188 Landholders, merchants, soldiers, civil officers, &c. 



Cashmerians 7 Merchants and factors. 



"YoXzi 1 5Q4 i Hindu families not engaged in retail trades or handi- 



' \ crafts. 



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