NEWS OF THE WEEK.
ON Monday the Viceroy of India received at Simla a deputa- tion, who presented an address from the Mohammedan community of India. The occasion was of the first import- ance, for recent events in Eastern Bengal have gravely dis- quieted the Mohammedan population, and an unwise answer might have bad far-reaching results for evil. Happily, Lord Minto showed that he appreciated the gravity of the case. He praised them for the self-restraint and political wisdom they had shown in refraining from agitation, and in presenting their grievances in the Constitutional way. At the same time, he urged the view that in Bengali sentiment, in spite of its hysteria, there was certain matter for reasonable sym- pathy. The Viceroy announced that in regard to the main desire of the deputation—the representation of the Moham- medans as a community—he was in entire agreement with them, and assured them that their political rights would always be safeguarded.
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