The Sun.
London, England, 1853-11-14 00:00:00

words in which to express his thanks to them. He did
not go out to India an untried man, but in going he felt
the full responsibilities of the situation he was about to
undertake. And he must also add that he would be
ungrateful, indeed, if he did not also remember the
assistance and the support which he had received when
he was Governor of Madras, both from the directors of
the East India Company and their servants in India,
and without which assistance he felt he should not have
been equal to the situation. But it was the peculiar
good fortune of the Indian Government to possess a body
of servants, both in the civil and military departments,
which he believed to be altogether unequalled for
their zeal and ability—men of tried experience, who
had been educated and brought up in the service of
the company; and, with their assistance, he did not
despair of accomplishing the objects for which he had
been sent out. (Applause.) It was unnecessary for him to
dwell at any length on what he conceived were the prin-
cipal objects of an Indian governor. He would only say
that the principal objects which he proposed to himself
in his government were three—first, to develop the re-
sources of the country ; second, to promote the sound
and practical secular education of the natives ; and third,
to advance-and promote, as opportunities might offer,
those natives who might qualify themselves for situations
of trust in the public service. (Applause.) In all these
objects he relied with perfect confidence on the counte-
nance and support of the court of directors. He was
convinced, from all he had seen, that it was the wish of
the people of this country that the natives of India
should have their full share in the advantages and pri-
vileges of Briti•li rule; and it was a great comfort to

him that upon this. subject his feelings and views should

be in:entire unison with the views of the court of direc-
tors and of her Majesty's Government. (Applause.) He
would only say, in conclusion, that if he were in any
degree enabled to promote these views and objects, he
should feel that he had not gone to India in vain. Next
to the approbation of his own conscience, his greatest
pride would ever be to receive the approbation of the
honourable the court of directors, and of her Majesty's
Government. (Applause.)
The CHAIRMAN next gave the toast of that truly na-
tional service, " The British Navy," upon which they
mainly depended for the maintenance of their dearest
privileges. They would all agree with him that to be pre-
pared for war was the best preservative of peace, and that
preservative they had the good fortune to possess at the
present moment. As they were honoured on this occa-
sion with the presence of the Right Hon. the First Lord
of the Admiralty, he would beg to couple his health
with the British navy. (Applause.)
Sir JAMES GRAHAM confessed he ought not to be
ashamed to lead the van or to break the line on behalf
of the British navy ; and yet, when he looked round the
table, and saw that the sister service was so well repre-
sented by the presence of so many officers so distin-
guished as his gallant friend Lord Hardinge, Sir Wil-
loughby Cotton, Sir George Pollock, and others, he
confessed he did regret that Sir William Parker or Corn.
modore Lambert was not present to return thanks for
the British navy. The gallant officers to whom he had
referred in connection with the army had led the Queen's
and the Company's troops on many brilliant fields, and
in a manner which reflected the highest honour up
them. If Sir William Parker or Commodore Lamberton
had been present, their services perhaps might not have
been so brilliant, yet they also had done good service in
heading the combined services of the Queen's and the
Company's marine. Sir William Parker had led the
two arms of the service up an unknown river without the
loss of a single ship through the whole of that difficult
navigation, and had carried the terror of her Majesty's
arms into the heart of the Chinese empire, and had there
negotiated a peace which had been productive of lasting
benefit to the country. More recently, Commodore
Lambert had also done good service, in carrying her
Majesty's ships up the rivers of the Burmese territory
and there compelling the Emperor of Burmah to submit.
But this was not the only connection which the East
India Company had with the welfare of her Majesty's
navy. Their possessions yielded some of the finest tim-
ber of which the ships of the navy were constructed, and
the arsenals of the East India Company had sent forth
some of the strongest and best ships in her Majasty's
navy. This happy combination of the Queen's and the
Company's services had led to brilliant victories in every
sea. The connection had been honourable to both in
past times, and he prayed that that combination might
long continue, when he was satisfied they would never
disgrace the expectations which the country formed of
there. (Applause.)
The CHAIRMAN then proposed "The Army," a ser-
viceemeozhose deeds of valour it was needless for him to
aerate. They had the good fortune to have pre-
sent
cominvnattihdtt:imn.ohn.that occasion a gallant nobleman, the
done so ralieh
inCzaf of her Majesty's forces, who had
and the comfort of s wnperson to promote the efficiency
the British army. He need hardly
mention Lord
Rardinge s brilliant victories in :India,
where he bad won imperishable
r renown. He would
give "The Health o
Hardinge and the British
Army." (Applause.)
Lord HARDINGEhadygr,
heepolerzin returning, on the
part of the British arm
thankso for the honour
which had been conferred upon them, an ordinary
occasion he would have confined himselfn to the mere
ro;otbiut on
task of returning thanks for the British army
the present occasion he felt that such a mere
ply was impossible, for he saw opposite him his gallantne
friends Sir Willoughby Cotton and Sir George Pollock
the first of whom had performed, both in the first war
with Burmah and later in Hindostan, important services;
From the latter lie (Lord Hardinge) had himself re
ceived important assistance. That gallant officer had
performed feats of a brilliancy which were excelled by
few—he had advanced through the Punjaub, conquered
the Kyber Pass, relieved the garrison of Jellalabad,
taken the fortress of Cabul, and then marched back tri-
umphantly to India. (Applause.) It Was impossible to
separate the two services of the Queen's and the Com-
pany's troops in the performance of these great services,
and fortunately the kindest and most generous feeling