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Rh killed in this place for setting aside the doubtful claim of Moonna Jan to the throne in favor of Mahomed Ali Shah, the uncle of Nasir-ud-din Haidar. The gates of the palace were forced, the new Sovereign, with all the English Ofﬁcers who were there, were seized by the insurgents, headed by the Queen in her palanquin, and the young prince was formally installed But the party of Mahomed Ali Shah triumphed in the end, and he remained King of Oudh under British protection.

The Lal Baradari is so named from its being washed with red ochre.

This building is now occupied by the Museum, and through the kindness of Mr. E. W. Smith, the Curator, I am enabled to give the following information in as concise a form as possible.

The Museum is contained in two buildings known as the Lal Baradari and the Gulistan-i-Eram.

In the Lal Baradari block the following sections are located :—

(1) On the ground ﬂoor: Epigraphical, Archæological, Mineralogical, Palæontological, Agricultural, Conchological. The Model of the Residency as it was at the time of the Mutiny.

(2) On the ﬁrst ﬂoor, the Art Section, Ethnological, Skeleton, Reptiles, Butterﬂies, Birds, Fishes, Mammals, Plaster Casts, Models, Brocades, &c.

In the Gulistan-i-Eram block the following departments are found:—

(1) On the ground ﬂoor, Art ware Sale Depot, Economic Section, Coin Collection, Medal Collection.

(2) On the ﬁrst floor, the Library.

(3) On the second floor. the Picture Gallery.

The Library contains a ﬁne collection of books, on Natural History, Indian History, Archæology, Architecture, Hindu, Buddhist, Jain and Mohammedan religions, Voyages and Travels, &c., &c.

There is an Art-ware Sale Depot in connection with the Museum, where articles of Benares brass work, Moradabad metal-ware, Lucknow copper, brass and bidri ware, pottery and clay ﬁgures, Agra marble and soapstone were can be purchased.

Works by the Archæological Department, comprising the Department‘s illustrated Reports. The Technical Art Series, the Mogul Architecture of Fatehpur Sikri, by Mr. E. W. Smith. These are all of interest to the public. There are also some interesting Photographs of Lucknow, taken immediately after the Mutiny. The Art-ware Sale Depot