...went on to what was considered by the zealots, in both quarters of the world, a non sequitur — " we disclaim alike the right and the desire to impose our convictions on any of our subjects. And we do strictly charge and enjoin all those who may be in authority under us, that they abstain...

...the paragraph to which we refer : — " Firmly relying ourselves on the truth of Christianity, and acknowledging with gratitude the solace of religion, we disclaim alike the right and desire to impose our convictions on any of our subjects. We declare it to be our royal will and pleasure...

...proclamation declared, after the smouldering embers of the mutiny had been trampled out, that it was " Her Royal will and pleasure that none be in anywise favoured, none molested or disquieted, by reason of their religions faith and observances, but that all shall enjoy alike the equal and impartial protection...

...to the Indian people after the mutiny: "Firmly relying ourselves on the truth of Christianity, and acknowledging with gratitude the solace of religion, we disclaim alike the right or desire to impose our convictions on any of our subjects."— The Indian Witness (Calcutta). WITH...

...In this paragraph it is set forth : — " Firmly relying ourselves on the truth of Christianity, and acknowledging with gratitude the solace of religion,...declare it to be our royal will and pleasure, that none bo in any wise favoured, none molested or disquieted by reason of their religious faith or observances,...

...Christianity," is the language of the Imperial proclamation, " and acknowledging with gratitude the value of religion, we disclaim alike the right and the desire...or disquieted, by reason of their religious faith and observances, but that all shall alike enjoy the equal and impartial protection of the law ; and...

...on the 1st of November, 1858, we read: " Firmly relying Ourselves on the truth of Christianity, and acknowledging with gratitude the solace of religion,...to be Our royal will and pleasure, that none be in any wise favoured, none molested or disquieted, by reason of their religious faith or observances;...

...contained these significant words: — "Firmly relying ourselves on the truth of Christianity, and acknowledging with gratitude the solace of religion,...to be our Royal will and pleasure, that none be in any wise favoured, none molested or disquieted, by reason of their religious faith and observances,...

...ourselves on the truth of Christianity and acknowledging with gratitude the solace of religion, we disclaim the right and the desire to impose our convictions...favoured, none molested or disquieted, by reason of their religions faith or observances, but that all shall alike enjoy the equal and impartial protection of...

...in the next clause of the Proclamation. " Firmly relying ourselves on the truth of Cnristianity, and acknowledging with gratitude the solace of religion,...to be our royal will and pleasure that none be in any wise favoured, none molested or disquieted, by reason of their religious faith or observances,...