a town and fortress of Hindustan, and the principal place of the British district of the same name. It is situated on the eastern bank of the Jamna, many parts of which, during the dry season, are 60 feet in height. The town is built on the heights, and, as it approaches the river, is divided into separate hills by deep ravines. In a commercial point of view the town enjoys great advantages, being situated at the junction of the road from Calpe to Agra with that from Cawnpore to the same place. A mile N.W. of the town is the European cantonment. Exclusive of the military, the population of Etawah, by the census taken on January 1, 1853, is returned at 23,000 persons. Distant N.W. from Calcutta 710 miles. The district of which this town is the capital was divided from that of Cawnpore in 1840, and formed into a separate jurisdiction. It is almost wholly situate in the Doab between the Ganges and the Jamna, a small strip only being separated from the remainder by the latter river, and lying along its right or south-western bank. The population in 1853 was ascertained by official return to amount to 610,965. Of this number 401,367 are stated to be Hindus engaged in agriculture, 176,791 Hindus engaged in other pursuits, 9327 Mohammedans and others not Hindus, agricultural, and 23,480 of those classes non-agricultural. Hence it is seen that the Hindus constitute an overwhelming majority of the population. The right of the British government to this tract dates from 1801, when it was ceded by the Vizier of Oude, forming a portion of the possessions alienated by that prince in commutation of subsidy. The town of Etawah is in Lat. 26° 46', Long. 79° 4'.