The establishment in British India produced an impressive number of scholars and scholarly amateurs who pursued historical and other studies and wrote books and articles of distinction. Mr. Palmer has produced a work in this tradition. His subject is the Table of Contents: Introduction 1. Chap-tis 2. Greased cartridges 3. The Presidency division, February to May 4. Regiments and officers at Meerut 5. Meerut Cantonment in 1857 6. The firing parade of 24 April and its sequel 7. The outbreak: (a) The native infantry lines 8. T