The Sun.
London, England, 1847-11-05 00:00:00

pk , and that he was a
man who was able to maintain and administer the
affairs 'of the government in India. It was with
that view that my Right Honourable Friend the
President of the Board of Control, and the rest of
my colleagues, acted when we intimated to the direc-
s of the East India Company that if their choice
she Id fall on Lord Dalhousie as Governor-General
of I dia, that we, her Majesty's Government, would
Iv\
nut/lase a moment in advising her Majesty to con-
firm his appointment.—(Loud cheers.) I trust, my
Lords and Gentlemen, that the success of this mea-
sure will be equal to the motives which actuated it, and
that the exertions of the Noble Lord will be devoted
with all his energy to the improvement of the people,
to the maintaining of the empire committed to his
charge, and that he will show us, as his immediate pre-
decessor Lord Hardinge has shown us, that resolution
in administering justice, that forbearance in circum-
stances of irritation and foreign aggression which
have been attended with such success, and
that he
will prove to us that a sedulous care for the improve-
ment of the internal condition of India is, with those
other qualities which I have mentioned, compatible
with the utmost spirit, and the most intrepid courage
in repelling any aggression that may be made on us
by our enemies, and in crushing those who may
exhibit themselves as the foes of the British empire.
I only trust that when Lord Dalhousie shall return
from India that his countrymen shall be able to con-
gratulate him on having confirmed the political cha-
racter he has already acquired, that they may wish
him joy of the fame he has established, and that it may
be connected with the happiness of the people of India
and with the benefit of all good government. Mr.
Chairman, you have done me the honour of referring to
the difficulties and dangers which may overshadow
the prosperity of the empire. I believe, sir, that there
are those times oradversity which occur almost at stated
periods, when the fond hopes that had been indulged
of the continual sunshine of prosperity are for a time
darkened beneath clouds of despondency; but, sir, I
trust to the energy, industry, and to the indomitable
perseverance of the British people to deliver us from
such difficulty and adversity.—(Cheers.) I believe
there is nothing in the present condition of this people
which could induce the most timid statesman to de-
spond.—(Cheers.) For my own part, despondency
is not a sentiment natural to me—(Loud laughter and
cheers)—and I believe, whatever judgment may be
passed by the tribunal of this country upon the mea-
sures and the course pursued by the Government of
the day, I believe the conduct of the people of this
country, and their indomitable energy, will carry
them through this period of adversity, and that we
shall resume our station—the foremost station which
we have held among the nations of the world.
The CHAIRMAN proposed " The health of Sir John
Cam Hobhouse, the President of the Board of Con-
trol."

Sir JOHN C. HOBHOUSE returned thanks for the
honour. He rejoiced to be present on an occasion
when they were about conferring their authority
on the Noble Lord, and placing him in a station
which was fatal to mediocrity, but would give him
the opportunity of displaying his great and good qua-
lities. He was not the child of party, and his success
would not excite the envy of a rival or the hatred of a
subdued faction. By letters received that day from
Lord Hardinge, he (Sir J. C. Hobhouse) was glad to be
enabled to inform them that the appointment of Lord
Dalhousie had been hailed with universal approbation.
He was going to rule over a land where the greatest
statesmen had exercised their abilities, and he hoped
that after a successful administration he might return
to his native land to enjoy a long life of happiness
and ease.

The CHAIRMAN proposed "Lord Hardinge"—(L oud
cheers)--and pronounced a high eulogium on the
Noble and Gallant General. He had conquered the
foes of humanity, he had introduced order instead of
confusion, and had consolidated a people as opposed
in national prejudice and religious feeling as they
were hostile to the British sway. He had conquered
internal discord, and restored freedom, peace, and
order to all those various nations. He was now
leaving that country full of honours, and might soon
be expected among them to receive those rewards
which he had so nobly and justly acquired. He
drank the health of Lord Hardinge, and his happy
return to his native land.—(Applause.)
The CHAIRMAN then proposed " The Judges of the
Land, and our Legal Institutions."
Sir F. PoLLocx returned thanks.
The CHAIRMAN then proposed "The health of the
Right Hon. T. B. Macaulay."—(Cheers).
The LORD MAYOR returned thanks for his health
and for the City of London.
The CHAIRMAN then proposed "The Civil Service
of India."
Sir C. LUSRINGTON returned thanks, and
After several other toasts were proposed and re-
sponded to, the company separated.