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Mr. CATOR in reply stated, that the question before the meeting was-not whether the speculation would or would not be a profitable one as supposed by the Gentleman who spoke third (Mr. A. D. CAMPBELL) and therefore it would not be enough to wait to see the result before the tax was imposed, but the question was how to show to the authorities in England that a revenue would arise. It was therefore necessary to begin by showing it, in order to get your Petition favourably en

place of the Resolution he opposed. If the letter tax | from the Post Office statement. Would it not be reasonwere abandoned, this meeting would be p'edged to an able for the merchant to say-- Your estimate promises opinion, which they refused to be compelled to justify, well—but they are estimates after all and we cannot and the Court of Directors would receive the memorial safely reckon upon them, unless you will agree and bind as a mere abstract opinion upon the Steam question, by yourselves to send all your letters by this channel and the Inhabitants of Madras. Captain D. still hoped, no other.' Would it be reasonable for us to say, that gentlemen on the opposite side would, in condemn-no, make a trial first." ing the proposition now before the Meeting, at least come forward with a plan to overcome the difficulty which both sides agreed in deploring. Such a plan was not to be found in the speech of his Honorable friend who began with Sir Josiah Child and ended with the fable of the old Fox. The relation of this fable reminded Capt. D. of a shipmate of his who once made a venture, on one of his voyages to the Coast of Guinea, in an article but little suited to the climate, for it consisted of a bale of red night caps. In proceeding from the shore into the country the dealer in night-caps got tired, pulled out of the bale one of his caps, put it on, and went to sleep. He was soon awakened by a noise and chattering in the trees, and looking up, to his sore dismay perceived that the monkeys had opened his bale and every one of them in imitation of him had on a cap. No inducement could prevail on the monkeys to part with their new head-dress, till in a fit of despair the sailor took off his cap and threw it at them; in an instant every monkey returned the compliment, doffed their caps and threw them at the sailor. Now, Sir, said Capt. D. let us imitate the sailor, and if this letter-tax be our last cap let us throw it at the House of Commons, who knows what may be the result?

tertained.

He here entered into

In respect to the Trade Laws quoted by his learned friend (Mr. NORTON) Mr. CATOR said that they were quite beside the question before the meeting; it was not what would be most beneficial to trade but how a revenue might be obtained. The absurd trade Laws were abrogated because they were found to be worthless, but the Post Office laws were preserved, because they were found essential to the revenue. a calculation in answer to Mr. OUCTERLONY's observation, to show that by multiplying the communication between two places within a given time you multiplied most greatly the correspondence. Having answered the foregoing objections, he pressed upon the Meeting the tioned in his opening speech and for this additional one, propriety of adopting the Resolutions for the reasons menthe importance of securing the hearty concurrence of the Court of Directors to the grand object, and for the purpose of accelerating the accomplishment of it.

Mr. OUCHTERLONY briefly observed that there was one remarkable deficiency in the arguments of those who had spoken in support of this resolution. The resolution pretended to cover portion of the expenses of Steam Navigation between the two countries, but it had been entirely omitted to shew that the prohibitory enactment Mr. A. D. CAMPBELL in explanation said, that his sought for was likely to secure that end. The only learned friend had entirely misunderstood him, perhaps approach to it, was an assumption by the learned mover, from the defective manner in which he had expressed that so low a rate might be established as 8 annas for himself. He had expressly pointed out the source each single letter, when correspondence would not be whence the expense was to be made good, viz. postage and scared by the expense from that channel; but this was prices on passages to be fixed by the Government. He so purely speculative that it was impossible the meeting differed from his learned friend, Mr. CATOR, solely in reshould base any proposition upon it. To shew that no gard to making it compulsory to send letters by Steamcalculation upon the present extent of correspondence ers. It was he (Mr. CAMPBELL) who advocated the could reasonably be taken to sanction a measure like that cause of free trade and his opponents who did the contraproposed, he would simply allude to the instance of ry; for he wished to leave it quite optional with the parcommercial letters-he assumed them at a proportion of ties to send their letters, as well as to convey their perabout one-third of the general correspondence, and sons, by steam and sailing ships as each individual might pointed out that their number would undergo these con- find most inconvenient; and it was because those who siderable reductions: that, whereas at present sailing advocated the proposed Resolution wished to revive vessels offered repeated opportunities of communication exploded doctrines by placing restrictions upon sailing in the course of the month, which were regularly avail- ships, and to confine the conveyance of letters to the ed of, these multiplied letters would become condensed particular channels of steamers, that the arguments used into the one monthly steam despatch, and, if these by his learned friend the Advocate-General became apmonthly packets became fixed, regular and sure, the con- plicable to them; in as much as they desired by law to siderable item of duplicates would no longer be required. force, contrary to individual interests, that which is best He confined himself to this point, independent of other regulated by them. When the division was about considerations, because he did not consider that a case take place Mr. A. D. CAMPBELL observed that he saw had been made out by the supporters of this resolution; some natives who did not understand English-he did not and that, without any data before them to warrant the object to any one voting who understood the question at assumption embraced by it the meeting could not consis-issue; but such as really were not aware of the precise tently come to its adoption.

Mr. D. ELIOTT, referring to Mr. A. D. Campbell's observation, that it was needless to use compulsory means to force correspondence into the new channel, until, at least, it was found on trial, after the communication had been established, that people did not voluntarily make use of it-or something to that effect, said-" I beg the Meeting to consider what would be reasonable if instead of the Honorable Company, we were applying to a body of the Private Merchants to undertake the project now contemplated, suggesting to them that besides the direct advantage to their own concerns likely to result from it, they would be sure to obtain a great return from postage, as might be seen by estimates we had prepared

question, he submitted could not be allowed to vote.

Major CRISP rose, and in addressing the Meeting after the reply, begged to be allowed to say, that no measure in his opinion could possibly tend more to mar the prosperity and cripple the resources of the Steam Communication than the passing of the fourth Resolution. Compulsory enactments have always the effect of defeating their own ends by grasping at too much; based upon its own merits the projected Steam Establishment must commend itself for preference upon its suitableness and dispatch; and will itself compel the community to commit all its weightiest interests, political, commercial, and domestic, to its exclusive conveyance. But if it be attempted to force the whole Indian correspondence into the one expensive

channel, it cannot but fail; in most cases correspondence V. That in the opinion of this Meeting the projected will be abridged; in some it will be altogether suppress- | Establishment of a Company for carrying on a regular ed. And we shall find that the few who can afford to communication by Steam between Marseilles, Genoa, take advantage of this mode of communication to the Naples and Alexandria, in conjunction with the Rail fullest, will not compensate for the many who are able to avail themselves of it only to a very limited extent.

Road, which is stated to be in progress between Cairo and Suez, cannot fail to create an active commercial intercourse between continental Europe and India; and to afford a quick, easy and econimical conveyance for passengers between the two countries which will enhance the importance, and eventually diminish the charge of completing the Steam Communication between Suez and India.

Mr. D. ELIOTT seconded the Resolution.

It appears to me that the Resolution hits the right nail but not upon the head. It is agreed that extraordinary means are required to defray the charges to be incurred. And it is equally agreed that the chief source of their supply should be by tax. Let it be by a tax -but let it be by a free and not a forced one. Let it be as heavy as the conscience of any compulsionist can allow upon the steam line of communication. It will Mr. NORTON, as to Point de Galle being the depôt, draw a maximum of revenue from all parties; for all expressed himself as opposed to it, not being satisfied by are deeply interested in its steady maintenance. But at sufficient information as to its being feasible or even the same time leave the sea channels open to receive! the tributary streams to draw in all those communica practicable-though it might be so ;-but his main obtions, which it matters not whether two, three, or four Presidencies, the inhabitants of which with a view to one jection was that it precluded unanimity with the other months be occupied in their transmission and more es common and united appeal from India had renounced pecially to perpetuate to all the humbler and underpaid all advocacy of local objects. exiles from their home the privilege of writing to their father's land. Tax this too-if steam need a protec- Mr. Scorr proposed the 6th Resolution, which was tive duty for its support-but tenderly and discreetly. seconded by Mr. AcwORTH and carried unanimously. By this the gain is twofold. We grasp a double lever

and work double tides. We have one net for the large! VI. That it is expedient to forward Petitions to both fishes, and another for the little fry, and the proceeds of Houses of Parliament; and Memorials to the President the latter are fairly taken as an offset against any de- of the India Board, and to the Honorable the Court of ficiency of the former. For it must be borne in mind Directors; embodying the Resolutions of this Meeting, that a law which prohibits the sailing ships from carry- and praying that the Resolutions of the Select Coming packets extinguishes a source of gratuous profit to mittee of the House of Commons may be carried into the Post Office; and effects it too without any equivalent, effect. (right as it was) if I am correct in my presentiment that it will abridge the quantity of correspondence by leaving both lines of access to Britain open and unembarrassed, and allotting the amount of postage upon each with the discreetest legislative wisdom, both modes of communication will harmonize and concentrate their effects. They will unite the utmost possible advantage to the public with the completest indemnity for the cost and maintenance of the Steam establishments.

THE PETITION.

To the Honorable the Commons of Great Britain and Ireland in Parliament assembled.

The humble Petition of the several persons whose names are hereunto subscribed, being Inhabitants of Madras, in the East Indies.

SHEWETH, That the British population of this part of

Mr. A. D. CAMPBELL rose again merely to suggest, at the instance of a military friend near him, that if this Resolution should be carried, it would be more desirable to exempt from the operation of the measure which it contemplates, the letters of the European soldiers to their families at home, between whom it would other-India, have been for a long time impressed with the conwise bar all communication. To this observation it viction that nothing will tend so materially to develope was admitted by all present, that the privilege as to the resources of India, to improve her people, to advance soldiers' letters would not in the slightest manner be her general welfare, and to secure to the crown of the affected by the measure in contemplation. Just as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the integdivision was taking place, we overheard several gentle-rity of its Empire over India, as the rapid and continued men say it was not the tax that was objected to, but the intercourse between the two countries by means of steam. prohibitory clause.

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(Amongst the minority were a great many natives, and it was stated that many of them did not fully comprehend the purport of the Division.)

[This Resolution having been rejected, the next Resolution became the IV. Resolution.]

That this impression has not suddenly arisen, but has been one of gradual and steadily increasing growth, in which the native population has during these latter years participated, that the sincerity of this impression, both British and native, has been proved by the large voluntary subscriptions, which have from time to time been made, whenever a prospect of accomplishing this great object presented itself.

That the Government in India, no less than the people, have been anxiously desirous for the establishment of Steam Communication between the two counIV. That it is the opinion of this Meeting that tries, and that Lord William Bentinck, the GovernorPoint de Galle in the Island of Ceylon is the most eligi-General, both individually and in Council, zealously ble place for the arrival and departure of Steam vessels supported the project in 1833, and subsequently declar to and from the Red Sea as independently of its cened, that its advantages were so great in all its ditral position, the voyage between that port and the Red rect and indirect consequences, that in his opinion it Sea is more practicable throughout the year, than be- would be cheaply bought at any price." tween the Red Sea and any other port in India.

Captain DALRYMPLF moved the 5th Resolution, and stated that, with one exception, all Naval men were in favour of Point de Galle.

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That the public of this Presidency have read with feelings of unmixed satisfaction, the resolutions which were passed by the Select Committee of your Honorable House in 1834, with regard to Steam Communication

between England and India, but they regret that no ford, Esq. M. P. for the city of London, with a similar effectual measures have yet been taken for its regular request. establishment in conformity with such Resolutions.

That your Petitioners, under the impression that the delay in carrying into effect the said Resolutions, have arisen from the large outlay which the undertaking was calculated to involve, have applied themselves to an examination of the estimates which were submitted to the Committee of your Honorable House, and find that the price of coals in India therein mentioned is greatly overrated, inasmuch as they are stated to be from eighty (80) to one hundred and forty (140) shillings per ton, whereas the price of coals has been at Madras, during the past five years, upon an average less than thirty (30) shillings per ton, and this price, your Petitioners are assured is more likely to fall than to rise.

Mr. CATOR proposed the 9th Resolution, which was seconded by Capt. DALRYMPLE, and carried unanimously.

IX. That Captain GRINDLAY be appointed the Agent in London, for forwarding the object of the Meeting, and that a Committee be appointed to draw up and forward the necessary instructions, for his guidance.

Captain DALRYMPLE in seconding the Resolution, that Captain Grindlay should be appointed Agent to the Meeting in London, Captain D. did so with great pleasure. He had known Captain Grindlay for a great many years, as a gentleman who from early habits, from taste, and as a matter of business took a great interest in all that related to India. He was employed by the That your Petitioners submit, that owning to the re- Court of Directors on various occasions, and had charge duction in the consumption of fuel and other advan of the Mysore Prince, who lately visited England. Captages, resulting from the improvements in Steam Machi- tain D. mentioned a very interesting circumstance which nery, there are solid grounds for believing that by pro- had been communicated to him by Captain Grindlay. per arrangements, the expense attending the establish- The King of Oude sent home a learned Native who ment of periodical Steam Communication, may be redu- was introduced to most of the London Savans by Capced greatly below the estimates, with reference to which tain G. and by them pronounced to be a man of excellent the Resolutions of the Select Committee of your Honor- abilities, and possessing a very competent knowledge of able House were framed. astronomy. His object in visiting England was to procure instruments and assistants for an observatory to be erected at Lucknow by H. M. the King of Oude. Captain D. said his object in mentioning these particulars, Captain Grindlay was. was to show how completely mixed up with Indian affairs

That with a view of covering a portion of that expense, your Petitioners submit that it will be proper, so soon as the monthly Steam Packets shall be established, that Legislative enactments should be passed, prohibiting, subject to certain necessary limitations for the purposes of trade, the transmission of letters, or parcels, below a certain weight by any other conveyance than these packets.

Proposed by Mr. A. D. CAMPBELL, seconded by Mr. Underwood and carried unanimously.

Indian public.

That your Petitioners believe that Point de Galle in X. That this Meeting view with much satisfaction the Island of Ceylon is the most eligible place for the the active exertions of Mr. Thomas Waghorn in estaarrival and departure of Steam Vessels to and from the blishing himself in Egypt for the purpose of facilitating Red Sea, as independently of its central position, a the transit of passengers, parcels and letters between voyage between that port and the Red Sea, is more Suez and Alexandria, and earnestly recommend his practicable throughout the year, than between the Red establishment to the favourable consideration of the Sea and any other port in India; but your Petitioners with the greatest confidence submit all details to the wisdom of your Honorable House, His Majesty's Ministers, and the East India Company, confining themselves to the humble but earnest prayer, that your Honorable House will be pleased to adopt such measures as may seem requisite for carrying into effect the said Resolutions of the Select Committee of your Honorable House.

Mr. TURNBULL proposed the 7th Resolution, which was seconded by Colonel Hanson and carried unanimously.

Proposed by Mr. McDOLLAND, seconded by Mr. CATOR and carried unanimously.

XI. That a subscription be opened for the purpose of enabling those members of the community who have not already subscribed to the Steam Fund to contribute means towards furthering the objects of this Meetingand that Messrs. Arbuthnot and Co. be requested to receive donations.

These Resolutions having been put and carried, the Honorable Mr. Sullivan expressed his pain at the diffiVII. That the Petitions and Memorials now read culty of his situation, in being called upon as chairman be adopted, and that the Chairman be requested to for- to sign the Memorial to the Court of Directors, and to ward the same: the Memorial to the Honorable Court the Board of Controul-and also his inability, both through the Governor in Council with an earnest ap- individually and officially, knowing as he did the imposplication that he will be pleased to recommend the same sibility of burdening the revenue with any new or adin the strongest manner to their favourable consider-ditional charge, to be a party in singing the Petition or ation.

Mr. AcwORTH proposed the 8th Rosolution, which was seconded in a very neat and appropriate speech by Ragavah Charryer, and carried unanimously.

VIII. That the Chairman be requested to convey the thanks of the meeting to the Right Honorable Lord Glenelg for his powerful support of Steam Communication between England and India in 1834, with a request that his Lordship will be pleased to present and support the Petition to the House of Lords: and that the Petition to the House of Commons be transmitted to W. Craw

* With the omission of the prohibition Clause.

pursuing any measure which had for its object, directly or indirectly increasing the expenses of the State, without pointing out the source from whence such additional expense could be met.

Upon which MR. CATOR moved and SIR ROBERT COMYN seconded the Resolution

XII. That the thanks of this meeting be offered to Mr. Sullivan for his arduous and able conduct in the chair-with an expression of the extreme regret they felt at his inability to carry the Resolutions into effect.

Carried unanimously.

Mr. SULLIVAN having left the chair, it was moved by Mr. Cator and seconded by Mr. Sullivan

XIII. That the Honorable Sir ROBERT COMYN be requested to take the Chair-which he accordingly did.

Mr. A. D. CAMPBELL proposed and Mr. ASHTON seconded the motion.

Mr. Cator, Captain Dalrymple and Mr. D. Eliott, to carry into effect the objects of the Meeting.

Mr. UNDERWOOD moved and Mr. A. D. Campbell seconded the motion.

XV. That the thanks of this Meeting be given to Sir Robert Comyn for his conduct in the chair.-Madras

XIV. That a Committee be appointed consisting of Conservative.

BOMBAY STEAM MEETING.

At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of Bombay, held this 16th day of March, 1836.

SIR CHARLES MALCOLM, in the chair.

It was unanimously

That the experiments which have hitherto been made under the immediate auspices of the Bombay Government have, as your Hon'ble House must be aware, been attended with complete success, and the possibility of keeping up frequent and regular intercourse between the two countries by means of steam vessels has been fully proved.

RESOLVED That this meeting being deeply impressed with the importance of taking prompt measures to That as no such undertaking can be expected to attract the attention of the authorities at home to the succeed in a country circumstanced as this is, unless present state of the question of Steam Navigation be- the powerful support of Government be extended to it, tween England and India, consider it most expedient to at least for a considerable time to come, your Petitipetition Parliament, as well as the Honorable the Court of Directors, for the adoption of further measures for the regular establishment of Steam Navigation between the two countries.

RESOLVED-That though, after the experiments made with a view to ascertain the most desirable route for the proposed communication, there can be no doubt in the opinion of this meeting as to which should be adopted, as well with regard to economy as despatch, yet to divest the question of a local character, and to unite more cordially with the sister Presidencies in the efforts they are making for the same object, it is not expedient at present to allude to that branch of the subject.

RESOLVED That the Petition intended for the Honorable the Court of Directors_be_forwarded to the Right Honorable the Governor in Council, with a respectful request that he will be pleased, in transmitting it to the authorities at Home, to give it his favourable consideration, and that if possible it may be despatched by the Hugh Lindsay Steamer, which leaves on the 18th in

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oners have been much gratified to learn that the subject had been brought under the consideration of your Hon'ble House, and that the Committee appointed to inquire into it had declared by their Report of the 14th July 1834, that it was expedient that measures should be immediately taken for the establishment of a Steam Communication by the Red Sea.

That after such a declaration your Petitioners deem it unnecessary to insist upon the importance of expediting in every possible way the accomplishment of the plans which have been suggested for the above purpose. Yet with the prospect, which becomes daily more apparent, of a vast increase in the trade between the two countries, they may be permitted briefly to advert to a few of the many great advantages which may be expected to flow from such a measure. Depending as the trade of India chiefly does on British vessels for the means of transport, the importance of early intelligence in regulating the required supply, as well as for affording informaion of the state of the European markets, cannot, it will be obvious, be too highly estimated: and the present year in which the increase of the staple commodity-Cotton-has been so remarkable, may be cited as a striking instance of the benefit which in a commercial point of view it could not fail to produce.

That the Political no less than the Commercial interests of both countries would be thereby promoted,— and above all, it would materially advance the great end which England has in view in retaining her dominions over India, of extending the blessings of civilization among the numerous population of this great empire while it would likewise contribute in no small degree to the comfort and happiness of that large class of His Majesty's subjects, whose avocations condemn them to a long sojourn in this country, with the consequent pain of separation from their friends and connexions in England.

Under all these circumstances your Petitioners confidently trust that your Hon'ble House will not fail to give the subject all the consideration which its importance so fully merits.

ther measures may be taken for improving and establishYour Petitioners therefore humbly pray that such furing the means of rapid communication between India and England by steam as to the wisdom of your Hon'ble House may seem most expedient.-Bombay Gazette.

ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES TO THE HINDOO COLLEGE STUDENTS.

We were highly gratified by witnessing the annual by the buzz of the crowd and the creeking of chairs on distribution of prizes to the Hindoo College students. the marble floor. The humorous pieces were most The exhibition took place at Government House, an effective, because they were the most eagerly listened arrangement, we believe, which is in accordance to, and people employed themselves in attending to what with ancient custom, and it is one of which we was going on instead of in talking and moving about. highly approve; no doubt it has an extremely good The story of the Chameleon, by a little boy of the name effect upon the native community, marking so distinctly of Govind Chunder Dutt, was the first piece in the as it does the interest which is taken by the Govern- order of time, and it was received with great applause. ment, and more especially by the new Governor-Gene- The audience were naturally delighted with the pure ral, in the progress of education amongst them. Lord English intonation and spirited action of the little reciAuckland himself distributed the prizes, and expressed ter. The fine lines on the burial of Sir John Moore himself highly pleased with the whole scene,-a feeling came next, and were given by a very young boy named indeed which was shared by all present, but apparently Muthy Lall Bysack in a way that showed that he unby none more completely than by the Honorable Misses derstood what he delivered. Some laughable verses Eden, who appeared much delighted with the exhibition. about the inappropriateness of various surnames to the The progress of the boys is extremely creditable to the men that bear them, (in Horace Smith's style,) were professor of Literature, Captain D. L. Richardson, very waggishly recited by Cally Kisto Ghose. When and to the different teachers: we are happy to hear he came to the line that under their admirable management, and well chosen plan of education, the number of students is daily increasing to such an extent, that there is now scarcely there was a laugh at the introduction of that familiar room for the crowd of youths who throng the building name. "The man of Ross," a passage from Pope, was of the Hindoo College. recited by Anund Kisen Bose in a tone of voice of It is in truth a most cheering sight to witness the the noise prevented him from being heard except great sweetness and with perfect propriety of accent, but struggles which the natives are now making to emanci- by those immediately near him. Dick's Soliloquy was pate themselves from the dark ignorance which has animated, and Gopaul Kisen Dutt's delivery of Othelhitherto surrounded them, and they owe a deep debt of lo's Address to the Senate, was given with truth, and gratitude to the beneficence of the Government which has afforded them such ample opportunities for educa-piece that pleased most was a scene from Shylock. The Perhaps the serious accuracy of accent and feeling. ting themselves. Jew was particularly well personated. The Newcastle Apothecary, by Rajnarain Dutt, was the last of the recitation, but by no means the least in merit. extremely well received.

Mr. Metcalfe would run from a cow

It was

Of the many recitations it would be very difficult to ay which was the best. Some of these pieces which were delivered with most propriety of emphasis and accent were those that were heard to the least advantage. We were glad to see such a crowd of distinguished visiAlexander's Feast and Collin's Ode to the Passions, both tors, male and female, amongst whom we noticed alextremely difficult to deliver with any effect even in a most all the Members of Council, the Judges of the quiet room with attentive listeners, were greatly injured Supreme Court and various natives of rank. -Hurkaru.

DR. HENDERSON.

We grieve to have to announce the death of Dr. Hen-, and lasting loss. The constitution may be cold, the derson at Loodianah on the 12th of March. His remains were interred at that station on the evening of the following day.

disposition may be rendered callous or may be schooled by design, but man cannot " forget himself to stone." The feelings

The great exposure to which he had been subjected "Cannot lean by themselves, cannot flourish alone" on his late journey to the confines of Chinese Tartary and but will cling as we advance in years to the associate to Cashmere, had laid the foundation of an illness of a in public life, with more lasting, if less intense regret, very severe nature. Soon after his return to the Sut-than the severing of the ties of the affections produce, at ledge, fever attacked him, and though every aid was a period of more sanguine hopes, and more buoyant afforded to him, the hopes entertained of his ultimate temperament. recovery were far from sanguine. His sufferings from Though the last hour of this able and enterprising fever appear to have been latterly very severe, and even being was cheered by the friendship and attentions of when free from febrile symptoms his nervous system was Captain Wade and other Loodianah friends, it must have found so terribly shaken and the debility was so excessive, been humiliating to his high spirit, to reflect, that the that nature could make no effort to rally, and exhaus-order for his continuance under military arrest for crossing the frontier without leave, was still in force; and To those like ourselves who have in any way been as a consciousness of a probable termination of life's fitful connected with the subject of this sketch, in forwarding fever, stole over the mind of the suffering patient, it any public measure, this event will be a source of deep must have been deprived of the satisfaction of reflecting, sorrow. The struggles and anxieties in which the pro- that the fruits of his late enterprise and dangers, had not secution of all plans of improvement are involved in a been secured to the public, for the preparation of his country and state of society like that of India, cannot but notes for the press had newly been commenced upon, invest the connexion in public life with much of a feeling and the state of the memoranda composed on his journey, of private affection, and thus, we are sure, that the death was feelingly remarked upon by himself as such, as to of Dr. Henderson will be mourned by many as a heavy be unsusceptible of publication by any hand but his own

tion subsided into dissolution.

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