FEARS OF REVOLT IN INDIA.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1589, 21 June 1887, Page 3

FEARS OF REVOLT IN INDIA.

"•— : — ■ •-•- ■ . , Englishmen are beginning to anticipate ' trouble for the native, princes In India. ; Some time ago Dhnlep Singh, the noted ' conspirator against the power of England ' m India, left Paris, and went to Russia, ( where he remained for a short timo. He , was then commissioned by the Russian ; Government to taka a secret expedition : to Central Asia. Ii Is he who was re- 1 aponßible for all the insurrection and re- 1 belliou on the Afghan frontier,. It is said 1 that he has been through moßt of tha dis- < affected porticos of India, bo as to organise a rebellion which will break out m the j event of any general Europe&n war, which would d'stract the attention of England ffo-n her colonial posseßatonp. The situation of England fa nor considered at all gratifying by any of her clearest- headed publio men. They ccc the disaffection growing m their Asiatic possessions. They are conscious, In the event of any general war that Indian advocates of tudopend&ncß wou'd at 01 cc become aggressive. The army and navy of Great Britain are to-day on a peace footing, and nothing but the pressure of Imminent war would persuade England to put them on a better footing- I notice 'that In the account given here by the papers of the Naval display to be ,mada during the Jubilee races that the Naval Secretary bad not enough men at his disposal to proporly man the vessels that are to take part m Urn dioplay Lord Dafferin, one of the moat skilful and Buccesßfal of English diplomats, now m Persia, la meeting Iho intrigue of Russian diplomats to the boat of hia skill. He has recently presented tho Persian monarch with anolephant with handsome Bilver trappings, costing the Foro%n De- " partment £6,000 This rnagDifioont present has given the English Minister the warm friendship of the Shah. Lord Dufferin proposes to follow up this policy by making handuomo preabnto to all the dio* affected princes. This policy does not, apparently, prevail m India where the' leading rajahs, inetead of being given presents, have been commanded to make a subscription to the beggiug fuad of tho Imperial Institute.