8. The poor young widow died of grief some months after my visit; her spirits never rallied after the death of her husband, and she never ceased to regret that she had not burned herself with his remains. The people of Jhânsî generally believe that the prince's mother brought about his death by (_dînâî_) slow poison, and I am afraid that that was the impression on the mind of the poor widow. The minister, who was entirely on her side, and a most worthy and able man, was quite satisfied that this suspicion was without any foundation whatever in truth. [W. H. S.] 9. Considering the fact that, 'till the final decision, the widow of the late chief was to be considered the sovereign', it would be difficult to justify the anthor's decision. The reigning sovereign was clearly entitled to the first visit. Questions of precedence, salutes, and etiquette are as the very breath of their nostrils to the Indian nobility. 10. The leaf of _Piper betel_, handed to guests at ceremonial entertainments, along with the nut of _Areca catechu_, made up in a packet of gold or silver leaf. 11. This estimate of the population was probably excessive. The population in 1891, including the cantonments, was 53,779, and in 1911, 70,208. The fort of Gwâlior and the cantonment of Morâr were surrendered by the Government of India to Sindhia in exchange for the fort and town of Jhânsî on March 10, 1886. Sindhia also relinquished fifty-eight villages in exchange for thirty given up by the Government of India, the difference in value being adjusted by cash payments. The arrangements were finally sanctioned by Lord Dufferin on June 13, 1888. 12. These buildings are both tombs and temples. The Gosâins of Jhânsî do not burn, but bury their dead; and over the grave those who can afford to do so raise a handsome temple, and dedicate it to Siva. [W. H. S.] The custom of burial is not peculiar to the Saiva Gosâins of Jhânsî. It is the ordinary practice of Gosâins throughout India. Many of the Gosâins are devoted to the worship of Vishnu. Burial of the dead is practised by a considerable number of the Hindoo castes of the artisan grade, and by some divisions of the sweeper caste. See Crooke, 'Primitive Rites of Disposal of the Dead' (_J. Anthrop. Institute_, vol. xxix, N.S., vol. ii (1900), pp. 271-92). 13. This tact lends some support to W. Simpson's theory that the Hindoo temple is derived from a sepulchral structure. 14. This chief died of leprosy in May, 1838. [W. H. S.]