246 Forbes' report concerning him. 



bazaar, is now the favourite wife of His High- 

 ness Meer Ali Moorad Khan, enjoying an in- 

 come of nearly three lakhs a year." 



Now I shall show how far this statement is 

 correct : Meer Shere Mahomed from keeping evil 

 company was reduced to great distress, and 

 when in such state solicited aid from the 

 younger sister of Meer Jehan Mahomed's mo- 

 ther, and she, having no children by His High- 

 ness Meer Ali Moorad, adopted Meer Shere 

 Mahomed as a son. The assertion that this 

 lady was " a low courtesan " is untrue ; she was 

 by hirth a Kunchunnee, and her elder sister being 

 married to the Meer, she resided with her 

 until of an age to be herself married, when she 

 became the third wife of His Highness. 



The following paragraph from the above re- 

 port to Government will serve as a specimen of 

 its style and composition. 



^'His father is anxious to obtain for him the 

 daughter of his nephew, Meer Moobaruk, de- 

 ceased, hut her father, notwithstanding the ad- 

 vantages likely to result to himself from such 

 an alliance, will not give his consent to it." 



This is probably the first instance upon offi- 



