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by the powers-that-he have failed to convince him of their
unworthiness. The Treasury frauds Cases, the City Murder
Case, the infamous way in which men like the Rajahsahib,
of Anagondi have been treated, the alliance with hireling
journalists and men like the "law giver" of the Deccan,
Mahomed Ali alias Zafar Yab Khan-whose history I told in
these columns months ago-each one of these is enough to
set a mark on a party in power, and yet none of them
seems to have counted for anything in Sir Dennis's eyes.
A spirit of blind confidence has characterised his attitude
towards the officials. And this was remarkably illustrated by
a Residency official when he stated at an interview which a native
gentleman had with him not long since in connection with the
permission applied to start a paper here-"you will not get the
permission for we don't want a paper of the sort." This mischief did not stop here, Mr. Editor. Having made up his mind
not to interfere as Resident, Sir Denuis allowed himself to
interfere in his private capacity, as a friend to His Highness the
Nizam. Whenever it was necessary he advised the Nizamn in
behalf of the party in power-under wrong impression and
with the best of intentions, as I have all along said. Just think
of how the Nawab Vicar-nl-mulk came to be retained in office in
spite of his resignation. The Nawab's friends and admirers
made his retirement out to be such a public calamity, that the
Resident forthwith sought an interview with the Nizam and as
a friend asked him whether it was true he was going to get rid
of such a "useful" official. And His Highness more polite than
strong minded said, "no"-and had to keep the Nawab to show
that he was 'a man of his word, and punctiously so'.
Sir Dennis knew all along that Mushtak Husain held more
power in his hands than it was good for the State he should
hold-for though only Revenue Sectetary in name he used to
see the Resident frequently as "confidential agent" to Sir As-
manjah. A word of disapproval of his, of course as a friend
could have at any time established "balance of power" in the
