in Hindustan, a British district under the jurisdiction of the lieutenant-governor of the north-west provinces. It lies between Lat. 27. 14. and 27. 58., Long. 77. 20. and 78. 34.; and includes an area of 1607 square miles, with a population of 862,909. Muttra, the capital of the district, is described by Bishop Heber as a striking town, much resembling Benares, its houses being lofty, with the same sort of ornaments as in that city. The place is regarded as sacred in Hindu mythology, from being the birthplace of the divinity Krishna. Towards the close of the last century the town of Muttra was seized by Scindia, the Mahratta chief, who conferred it on the French adventurer Perron, on condition of military service. In October 1803 it was, without resistance, occupied by the British troops, and in the same year permanently ceded to the East India Company by Scindia, under the treaty of Serje Arjengau. Muttra is in N. Lat. 27. 30., and E. Long. 77. 45.