August 2, 1847.—­Report from Gonda states, that the troops under Beharee Lal were robbing all the females of the country of their ornaments; and that Beharee Lal neither did nor said anything to prevent them.  Order by the Durbar, that Rughbur Sing be directed to restrain his soldiers and restore the ornaments.  Nothing whatever was done!

September 6, 1847—­Report from the same place states, that Luchman Naraen, malgoozar of Bhurduree in Gonda, had paid all the rents due, according to his engagements; that Beharee Lal had, nevertheless, sent a force of three hundred men, who attacked his house, plundered it of all that it contained, and took off five thousand seven hundred and thirty-one maunds of stored grain.  Order by the Durbar, that the minister punish and restrain the oppressors, and cause all the property to be restored.  Nothing whatever was done in the matter!

October 2, 1847.—­Report from Gonda states, that Jafir Allee and Hemraj Sing, Rughbur Sing’s agents, had, with a body of sixteen hundred troops, attacked the town of Khurgapoor in Gonda, plundered it, and attacked and plundered five villages in the vicinity, and seized Sudasook and thirty other merchants and shopkeepers of Khurgapoor, Chungul Sing, the farmer of that place, Kaleechurn, a writer, and Benee, the agent of the Gonda Rajah, and no less than one hundred landholders and cultivators.  Order by the Durbar:  Let the minister seize all the offenders, and release and satisfy all the sufferers.  Nothing whatever was done in the matter.

October 5, 1847.—­Report from Gonda states, that Rughbur Sing’s troops had seized and brought off from Gonda to Nawabgunge, two hundred men and women, and shut up the road where they were confined, that no one might pass near them—­that three or four of the women were pregnant, and near their confinement, and suffered much from harsh treatment and want of food.  Order by the Durbar:  Let the minister grant redress, and send a suzawal to see that the sufferers are released.  A suzawal was sent, it appears, but he remained a quiet spectator of the atrocities, having received something for doing so.

September 1, 1847.—­Report from Hissampoor states, that Byjonauth Sing, agent of Rughbur Sing, in Hissampoor, had seized all the plough-bullocks and cows he could find, sent the best to his own home, and made the rest over to Wazeer Allee, Canongoe, to be sold.  Order by the Durbar, that Rughbur Sing be directed to restore all that has been taken, and collect the revenue with more moderation.  Nothing whatever was done.

September 11, 1847.—­Report from Bahraetch states, that the estate of Aleenugger in Hissampoor, which yielded eighteen thousand rupees a-year, had become so deserted from the oppressions of Rughbur Sing, that it could no longer yield anything.  Order by the Durbar, that Rughbar Sing be directed to restore the tillage, or hold himself responsible for the King’s revenue!