It was in such a spirit that Lord Canning came to Lucknow
in October, 1859, to obliterate the fears of the Mutiny and to
inaugurate the new rej^ime of generous clemency ^aud bene-
faction, to which the TalukJars of Oudh owe their status and
their rights in this as.^emblage to-day. There are doubtless
some here who remember that historic occasion and who
call to mind the assurance of Lord Canning, that so long as
theTalukdars remained loyal and faithful subjects, and just
masters, their rights and dignities should be upheld by every
representative of the Queen, :ini1 that no man should disturb
them. It was in pursuit and in confirmation of Lord
Canning's policy that Sir John Lawrence came here in 1867
to acknoledge the liberal manner in which the Talukdars had

met his efforts to mitigate certain hardships which haa

resulted from the arrangements of 1858. It was in a
similar spirit that m 1882 Lord Ripon received the
Talukdars upon the very spot where Lord Canning had



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