CONTENTS. 



Various Estimates of Hindoo Character— Genera] Result— Decolty— 

 Domestic Life— Females of India— Modes of spending Money— Lite- 

 rature— The Vedas— The Puranas— Mahabaral and Rainayana— Amo- 

 rous Poems— Metaphysical Works— Fable or Apologue — Modern 

 Writings— Study of English Literature— Detached Hindoo Tribes— 

 Hajpootana— Her Nobles — Bards — Princesses — Infanticide — The Jha 

 rejalis— Nayrs of Calicut— Bheels— Tudas— Mohammedan Population 

 — Parsees — Jits or Jams 238 



CHAPTER V7II. 



DRIT1SH GOVERNMENT OF INDIA. 



Early Management of the Company — Interlopers— Courten's Associa- 

 tion—United Joint-stock— Rival Company in 1698— Union— Constitu- 

 tion of the United Company— Early Settlements— Acquisitions in the 

 Carnatic — Conquest of Bengal— Financial Distress— Plans for its 

 Remedy— Administration of Hastings— Charges against him— Trial- 

 India Bill by Mr. Fox— Another by Mr. Pitt— Hoard of (Control— Ar- 

 rangements with subsidiary States— The Carnatic— The Nizam — 

 Oude, &c— Population of India— The Army— Sepoys— Revenue- 

 Mode of levy ing Land-rent— Judicial Arrangements 273 



CHAPTER IX. 



BRITISH SOCIAL SYSTEM IN INDIA. 



Peculiar Situation of the British in India— Different Classes— Cadets or 

 Military Officers— Writers or Civil Servants— Medical Practitioners- 

 Other Classes— Dangers of Extravagance— Society in the great Cities 

 —Mode of spending the Day— Entertainments— Hunting— Splendour 

 of Calcutta— Character ol the English in India— East Indians— Mis- 

 sionary Exertions— The Baptist Mission — Translations of the Scrip- 

 tures—London Missionary Society— Church Missionary" Society- 

 Scottish Societies— General Result of Missions— Abolition of Suttees 

 —Its Effects— Pilgrim Tax 302 



CHAPTER X. 



INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE OF INDIA. 



Prevalent Ideas of Indian Wealth— In a great degree fallacious— State 

 of Agriculture— Poverty of the Cultivator— Rice — Cotton— Opium- 

 silk— Sugar— Tobacco— Indigo— Pepper— Manufactures of Cotton- 

 Silk— Working in Gold, &,c. — Decline of Manufactures— Commerce— 

 Commodities— Mode of conducting the Trade— The Company— Effects 

 of Free Trade— Tables of Exports and Imports 320 



