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2 troops for some days with promises, sent to Jum-
3 moo for Goolab Singh (who, however, was too
4 wise to come) and distributed largesses among the
5 disaffected. This, however, proved but a tempo-
6 rary stop-gap; the outcry was renewed :—the
7 Ranee, then, admitted the fact of the murde? of
8 Peshora, but “as there was no use in lamenting
9 over those who were no longer among the living”
10 strongly recommended the soldiery to make no
11 movement. On this, they insisted upon her
12 coming to the camp, accompanied by the young
13 Dhuleep, and the minister, on pain of seeing the
14 Maharajah deposed. The Ranee reluctantly as-
15 sented, Rajah Lall Singh assuring her that the
16 troops might be depended upon. The minister
17 Jowahir Singh fearing to remain in the town un-
18 protected, and equally afraid to venture among
19 the troops, endeavoured to fly, previously making
20 an attempt upon the life of the young son of
21 Shere Singh whom the troops had declared they
22 would place upon the throne. He was, however.
23 baffled in his hasty schemes and compelled to ac-
24 company the Ranee and Maharajah. On emerg-
25 ing from the fort, the’two latter were taken from
26 the elephants on which they were proceeding,
27 and carried into tents allotted to them, but the
28 minister was surrounded by the troops who im-
29 mediately fired vollies upon him and he fell dead
30 from his elephant. His body was publicly burnt,