The Sceptre found in the King's Apartments in the Kaiserbagh,
Luck- now, in the (Treasury room,' when our troops entered it on the 14th, was given to Lieutenant Morland, First Bengal Fusileers, by one of the men, and by him was presented to the present owner, Mr. W. H. Russell, the Special Correspondent of the Times. It was recognized in Lucknow as a very ancient Sceptre, sent by the King of Delhi (the Mogul), in 1785, to the Nawab Vizier of Oude, as a token of his favour, and it was usually kept in the Hosseinabad, and used in the annual processions by the King, when proceeding from that place to thelnambarra. The head is composed of one massive piece of fine Oriental Clouded Agate, elaborately fluted, in the form of a Mace, and enriched with Rubies and Emeralds. The handle, which is about twenty inches in length, is com- posed of various specimens of Oriental Jaspers and Agates, cylindrically cut, and divided by light ferrules of fine gold. It has been deposited with Messrs. Phillips, Jewellers, 23, Cockspur Street, where it may be seen.
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