Excerpt from Baroda and Bombay: Their Political Morality; A Narrative Drawn From the Papers Laid Before Parliament in Relation to the Removal of Lieut.-Col. Outram, C. B., From the Office of Resident at the Court of the Gaekwar The papers appear to have been laid before Parliament, by the East India Directors, exactly as they came from the Government of Bombay. The only index given is useless until the book is almost known by heart. Whether this universal disorder came of a routine unfit for practical uses, or of a desire to conceal in confusion that which feared the light, it is necessary that the intricacy be disentangled as well as that the mutual relations of the chief facts be exhibited. It was found that these objects could only be accomplished by means of a narrative, the incidents of which should be referred for authority to their singularly scattered places in the papers. References to original docu ments have been generally preferred where such were available, although Colonel Ontram's several Reports frequently exhibit the same facts to the reader more conveniently; the latter, how ever, will be more easily found by each person for himself than the former. A single number in the margin refers to a page of the Blue Books; a second after it gives the paragraph, letter, note, or other division of the page, as may happen. The first or perhaps principal paragraph or letter is often alone referred to; the reader will follow on for himself as far as seems to be required. Many of the notes and Observations are intended to afford some such help as familiarity with Indian subjects would render unnecessary. The treatment of the whole subject, as well as the opinions expressed, are to be attributed to myself alone, although I am happy to have had such aid from Colonel Outram as has prevented, I trust, any serious misapprehension on my part, of important facts. I am sorry that Mr. Reid's pamphlet, lately published, has compelled me to add a Postscript to my original design. The Dissents of thirteen Directors of the East India Com pany (part of the majority who agreed in them) became available for publication only at the last moment. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.