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MUH 519 district under Mr. Buller ; but being ambitious to rise more rapidly than he could hope to do under our settled government, he came to Lucknow with a letter of introduction from Mr. Buller to the Resident, Colonel Richmond; paid his court to the Durbar, got appointed Amil of the Maho- mdee district under the amanee system, paid his nazuranas on his inves- titure in October last, and entered upon his charge. A few days ago it pleased the minister to appoint to his place Aboo Toorab Khan, the nephew and son-in-law of Moonowur-ood-dowla ; and orders were sent out immediately, by a camel-messenger, to the commandants of the corps on duty with Řrishup Sahae to seize and send him, his family, and all his relations and dependents, with all his property to be found upon them, to Lucknow. The wakeel, whom he kept at court for such occasions, heard of the order for the supersession and arrest, and forthwith sent off a note to his master by the fastest foot-messenger he could get. The camel- messenger found that the Amil had left Mahomdee, and gone out two stages to Para to meet the resident. He waited to deliver his message to the commandants and subordinate civil officers of the district, and see that they secured all the relatives, dependents, and property of the Amil that could be found. The foot-messenger, more wise, went on and delivered his letter to Krishun Sabae at Para on the evening of the Tuesday, the 29th. He ordered his elephant very quietly, and mounting told the driver to take him to a village on the road to Shajehanpore. "On reaching the village about midnight, the driver asked him whither he was going. I am flying from my enemies,' said Kriskun Sahae, 'and we must make all haste, or we shall be overtaken before we reach the boundary. But,' said the driver, 'my house and family are at Lucknow, and the one will be pulled to the ground, and the other put into gaol if I fly with you,' "Krishun Sahae drew out a pistol and threatened to shoot bim if he did not drive on as told. They were near a field of sugarcane, and the driver hedged away towards it, without the Amil's perceiving his intention. When they got near tbe field the elephant dashed in among the cane to have a feast, and the driver in his seeming effort to bring him out, fell off and disappeared under the high cane. The Amil did all he could to get out his elephant, but the animal felt that he was no longer in danger of severe treatment from above, and had a very comfortable meal before him in the fine ripe cane, and would not move. The poor Amil was obliged to descend, and make all possible haste on foot across the border, attended by one servant, who had accompanied him in his flight. The driver ran to the village and got the people to join him in the pursuit of his master, saying that he was making off with a good deal of the king's money. With an elephant load of the king's money in prospect, they made all the haste they could ; but the poor Amil got safely over the border into British territory. They found the elephant dining, very comfortably on the sugarcane. After abusing the drivers and all his female relations for deluding them with the hope of a rich booty, they permitted him to take the empty elephant to the new Amil at Mahomdee. News of all this reached my camp last. night."-Pages 57-59, Vol. II., Tour through Oudh.