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== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_70312" /> == | |||
<p> On the left bank of the Hooghly, the largest and westernmost branch of the [[Ganges]] delta, about 80 m. from the sea; is the capital of [[Bengal]] and the Indian Empire, and the residence of the Governor-General; the [[Government]] buildings, Bishop's [[College]] (now an engineering school) High Court, town hall, bank, museum, university, St. Paul's cathedral, and many other English Buildings have earned for it the name "city of palaces"; but the native quarters, though being improved, are still squalid, the houses of mud or bamboo; an esplanade, numerous quays, an excellent water-supply, gas, and tramway services, add to the amenities; there are extensive dockyards, warehouses, iron-works, timber yards, and jute mills; extensive railway and steamboat communications make it the chief emporium of commerce in Asia; ships of 5000 tons enter the docks; founded in 1686, [[Calcutta]] was captured by Surajah Dowlah, and the "Black Hole" massacre perpetrated in 1756; became the capital of [[India]] in 1772, and has suffered frequently from cyclones; the population are two-thirds Hindus, less than a third Mohammedan, and 4½ per cent. Christian. </p> | |||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_29200" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_29200" /> == | ||
<p> the capital of Bengal, and an episcopal see of the [[Church]] of England, on the Hboogly. The bishopric was erected in 1814, and the bishop is metropolitan of India. The incumbents have been, 1. [[Thomas]] Fanshaw Middleton, May 8,1814; 2. [[Reginald]] Heber, June 1, 1823; 3. John T. James, June 4, 1827; 4. J. [[Matthias]] Turner, May 17, 1829; 5. Daniel Wilson, April 29, 1832, died 1858; who commenced the building of a cathedral church, and the foundation of a chapter; 6. [[George]] [[Edward]] | <p> the capital of Bengal, and an episcopal see of the [[Church]] of England, on the Hboogly. The bishopric was erected in 1814, and the bishop is metropolitan of India. The incumbents have been, 1. [[Thomas]] Fanshaw Middleton, May 8,1814; 2. [[Reginald]] Heber, June 1, 1823; 3. John T. James, June 4, 1827; 4. J. [[Matthias]] Turner, May 17, 1829; 5. Daniel Wilson, April 29, 1832, died 1858; who commenced the building of a cathedral church, and the foundation of a chapter; 6. [[George]] [[Edward]] Lynch Cotton, D.D., consecrated 1858; 7. Rolert Milman, February 2,1867. [[Calcutta]] has been the center of an important system of [[Protestant]] missions, both English and American. (See [[India]]). </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_70312"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/calcutta Calcutta from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_29200"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/calcutta Calcutta from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_29200"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/calcutta Calcutta from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
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