When，inthecourseofhispart，herepeatedthewords，“So！IaminLondonagain！“theaptnessoftheexpressiontothecircumstancesofthenight，wasfeltbyallpresent，andacknowledgedbyaroundofboisterousandthricerepeatedcheering。ItwasatriumphantsceneforMr。Kembleafterhislongannoyances。Hehadachievedadoublevictory。Hehad，notonlyasamanager，soothedtheobstinateoppositionoftheplay-goers，butasanactorhehadforcedfromoneofthelargestaudienceshehadeverbeheld，approbationmorecordialandunanimousthanhehadeverenjoyedbefore。Thepopularfavournotonlyturnedtowardshim；itembracedeverybodyconnectedwiththetheatre，exceptthepoorvictim，Brandon。Mostofthefavouriteactorswerecalledbeforethecurtaintomaketheirbow，andreceivetheacclamationsofthepit。Atthecloseoftheperformances，afewindividuals，implacableandstubborn，gotupafeeblecryof“Oldpricesfortheboxes；“buttheywerequicklysilencedbythereiteratedcheersofthemajority，orbycriesof“Turnthemout！“A
placard，thelastofitsrace，wasatthesametimeexhibitedinthefrontofthepit，bearing，inlargeletters，thewords“Wearesatisfied。“
ThusendedthefamouswarsofO。P。，which，foraperiodofnearlythreemonths，hadkeptthemetropolisinanuproar。Andafterall，whatwasthegrandresult？Asifthewholeproceedinghadbeenaparodyuponthemoredestructive，butscarcelymoresensiblewarsrecordedinhistory，itwascommencedininjustice，carriedoninbitternessofspirit，andended，likethelabourofthemountain，inamouse。Theabatementofsixpenceinthepriceofadmissiontothepit，andthedismissalofanunfortunateservant，whoseonlyfaultwastoomuchzealintheserviceofhisemployers，——suchwerethegrandvictoriesoftheO。P。’s。
AmongtheblackdeedswhichSuperstitionhasimposedasdutiesuponherwretchedvotaries，nonearemorehorriblethanthepracticesofthemurderers，who，underthenameofThugs，orPhansigars，havesolongbeenthescourgeofIndia。Foragestheyhavepursuedtheirdarkanddreadfulcalling，mouldingassassinationintoascience，orextollingitasavirtue，worthyonlytobepractisedbyaracefavouredofHeaven。Oflateyearsthisatrociousdelusionhasexcitedmuchattention，bothinthiscountryandinIndia；anattentionwhich，itistobehoped，willspeedilyleadtotheuprootingofadoctrinesorevoltingandanti-human。AlthoughtheBritishGovernmenthasextendedoverHindostanforsolongaperiod，itdoesnotappearthatEuropeansevensuspectedtheexistenceofthismysterioussectuntilthecommencementofthepresentcentury。Intheyear1807，agangofThugs，ladenwiththeplunderofmurderedtravellers，wasaccidentallydiscovered。TheinquiriesthensetonfootrevealedtotheastonishedGovernmentasystemofiniquityunparalleledinthehistoryofman。
Subsequentinvestigationextendedtheknowledge；andbythrowinglightuponthepeculiarhabitsofthemurderers，explainedthereasonwhytheircrimeshadremainedsolongundiscovered。InthefollowingpageswillbefoundanepitomeofalltheinformationwhichhasreachedEuropeconcerningthem，derivedprincipallyfromDr。Sherwood’streatiseuponthesubject，publishedin1816，andthestillmorevaluableandmorerecentworkofMr。Sleeman，entitledthe“Ramaseeana；or，VocabularyofthepeculiarLanguageoftheThugs。“