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bable expense would be between 2,5001. and 2,7001.
Witness did not anticipate a contested election, but he
was making preparations for it. He did not tell this
gentleman about the compact with the Conservatives,
that there should not be a contested election, as the
gentleman was a stranger to him, and, had he not
been introduced by a gentleman so respectable
as Mr. Durant, the deputy clerk of the peace,
he would not have opened his lips to him
, on the subject. There was nothing said about an
I unconteeted election. This gentleman turned out to
be Mr. Brace. Mr. Breice told witness that he had
already called at the printer's and ordered a placard
to be issued calling upon the voters to withhold their
promises in the meantime. Witness told him that he
thought he had acted very wrongly. Mr. Brace left
him with the understanding that •they were to meet
next morning at the Watford station. Witness said
he might hero mention that Mr. Brace was like a
dumb man. He was afraid of witness, and witness
was afraid of him. Witness went to Watford on the
following morning, according to appointment, and had
a consultation with Mr. Brace in the presence of Mr.
Debenham. Mr. Debenham took no part in the con-
versation. He found Mr. Bowen also at the station,
and observed him deliver a letter to Mr. Brace. They
all went into a room at the Clarendon Arms, where
Mr. Blagg afterwards joined them. Mr. Brace said
he now wished his friend should not come forward,
but that others had a different feeling. Witness saw
another gentleman there, and asked Mr. Brace if
that was his candidate. Mr. Brace smiled, and
witness presumed • he was correct in his suppo•
sition. That gentleman 'tamed enatto..e Mr. Bell.
Witness did not speak to him. Mr. Brace said that
as witness was going to London he had better call
upon Mr. Coppock. Witness concluded from that
that Mr. Brace had been in communication with Mr.
Coppock. He accordingly went straight to Mr.
Coppock's with Mr. Blagg and Mr. Debenham, and
told him what had transpired on the previous day.
Mr. Coppock told him to look back in about an hour
and a half. He did eo, and on his return he was in-
formed
by the clerks that Mr. Coppoek was engaged
with Mr. Colt. Mr. Colt went out at one door, and
witness went in at another. Mr. Coppock told him
that he had not a candidate in view at that moment,
and desired him to call again next day. That was
the 21st he was speaking of now. Nest day he went
to Mr. Coppock's and he bad an interview with Mr.
Colt. There was nothing said in the presence of
Mr. Colt about money. The question of a candidate
was still undecided. On the 23,1 he had another
interview at Mr. Coppock's with Mr. Colt, and,
after a deal of pausing, it was agreed that
a candidate should be forthcoming. This was
the first time he heard Mr. Bell's name mentioned.
There was nothing said about money, but it was
perfectly understood between Mr. Coppock and him-
self that, unless 2,500/. or 2,700/. were provided, witness
would have nothing to de with the proceedings. Two
or three days elapsed before be went up to town again,
and in the meantime he told the constituency that he
was prepared with a candidate, but no name was cur-
rent in the borough before the 38th. On the 28th he
went up again to Mr. Coppock. Witness thinks he
wrote to him to say that he was coming, and that he
should like to see the candidate and have the address
printed. (Witness here stated that as at the election
before leaving the hustings :a petition was threatened,
he took care to destroy all the papers that were likely
to be prejudicial to Mr. Bell, but he believed that
nothing was lost by that, and he had a good recol-
lection of all that had passed.) When he went again
to Mr. Coppock's Mr. Bell was introduced to him as
the candidate. Mr. Bell then produced a copy of his
address, and asked him how he thought it would suit
his party. Witness said he thought it very good, and
undertook to have it printed. Witness afterwards
went back to Mr. Coppock, and told him that the
expenses were beginning to be incurred, and that it
was time that be had some payment on account.
This was cn the 28th. He told Mr. Coppock that
the best way would be to advance 5001. in the mean-
time, contingent upon circumstances as to what would
be required afterwards. Mr. Coppock agreed to this
proposition, and told him to call again in about an
hour. Mr. Coppock asked him how he would like
the money, and he said in sovereigns. Witness went
back, and still the money was not ready. He called
hack a third time, and was told to go himself to
Surrey-street, to the firm of Brace and Co., and say
that Mr. Coppock sent bins, lie went to Surrey-
street accordingly, and saw Mr. Colt, who seemed
angry with him fur coming. Witness told him that
he was obliged to be plain with him—that he must
have the money. lie did not think that the word
" money" was mentioned, but he was sure he suc-
ceeded in perfectly conveying his meaning. Mr. Colt
said, he had better go back again to Mr. Coppoek.
Witness said there was no use in going back to Mr.
Coppock, as he had gone to dinner. Mr. Colt then
told him to call back in an hour. Ile did so, and
still there was a similar difficulty about the money.
Mr. Colt and himself then took a cab, and drove to
a house in a street in Tottenham-court road. Mr.
Colt went out of the cab, hut witness did not. There
.tbnCyno-alst tughaeernnet,l
et
aolikadi hhwiemhwotnouwgi
dooue tleodn
dtahs
ae.
was still an error somewhere, and the money did
notn
come
htihinemt ne
itlieliArelurs
packetlr iet
o r
tao
sume the name of Jenkins. A gentleman did come
to him there with a packet. He distinctly remembered
him asking if Mr. Edwards was there. Witness did
not know who he was. He merely delivered the
packet to witness, said nothing, and went away. He
did not say where the packet came from. Witness
was just in time for the mail-train to St. Alban's. He
took the packet with him, and caused it to be locked
up in a house in Checker-street, since known by the
name of " Sovereign-alley." There are two printers
in St. Alban's, and he employed them both to print
Mr. Bell's address. The first person who saw the
address was Mr. Woolham, of Silkmill, who said
he highly approved of it, and would certainly vote
for his friend. Ile then directed the address to be
sent round the town in the usual way. lie after-
wards deposited the packet with Mr. Healy, of the
George Inn, without counting it or knowing any-
thing of its contents except by weight. On the fol-
lowing morning he commenced making preparations
for the contest, for iminediatedly on his return to the
borough he became satisfied that a contest was in-
evitable. He anticipated a contest after separating
with Mr. Simpson, who said that he would certainly
put forward a candidate. On the 30th of November
he received a letter from Mr. Randall, of 23, Birchine
lane (which he read), to the effect that Mr. Bell in-
tended to leave town with some friends on Monday
morning at 10 o'clock, and requesting witness to
order a relay of horses for the carriage at Barnet.
The letter also contained a protest on the part of Mr.
Bell against treating, bribing, and corrupting voters,
in any form whatever, and a distinct assurance that
Mr. Bell would not be answerable for paying any bills
or accounts, except such as were strictly legal. Wit-
ness was also requested to order a dinner for Mr. Bell
preparations for Mr. Bell's coming. Mr. Bell
and his friends. Witness accordingly made the ne-
cessarycame on Monday according to promise, accompanied
by Mr. Wyld, M.P. for Bodmin, Mr. Thor
namby, e
Mr.
Catheron, Mr. Stephens, a g
w was a rofessor of -
did not remember, but
Mrho. Bell addressed the electors
try, and a few others.entleman whose he
that any ' who
several others. It was announced electors
._
into the hotel and promise their votes
wished to come
r 0 or 60 did so. After that
from the balcony of the Kings Head Inn, and so did
friends c
Mr. Bell and his to
their canvass,
the da of election.
which they continued up to 3', Up
he had received four packets,
to the nomination-day
received a
fif
i.l
t The
might do so, and about J
and on the nomination-day h
sovereigns ;
ehigadhtthwenwenas
sons who
or six days afterwards
third packet, the week
packet, in the following week a
essountdheers:
and on the day of
after that a fourth packet,
counted the contents of any of
nomina-
tion a fifth. He never cou
first packet be believed conetahienedrecs%eviOvitdn
one or other nf
assisted him at the election, and
him from London. On each
brought the packets to
race and Co.,
eq
enteredu e ncOe Out
ot f
fledthe packets, eetas
c,
hb act
njnutdatni judging
,I,3;oyotih. e ruwe
stood that he represented the 14
were party. u of
favourable to
483 electors be believed that S 2,
ery t.
his interest. He reckoned the (Anse
nas ive party at
sotcactaisnigonthhaet
hseenwtanateledttethretomAnnleesys.rs.
the compact which had
art a', he considered
°
with the heads of thath
IPeiberal party. There
they were merged in t
about 50 or 60, and,
enhered 151 votes, and it
was a third party, which nui,ided
by the Conserve-
was a portion of this party,i
into the field. Ile
Liberal
Conservative attic
hid relied upon the whole ofi‘tile
13t11. This under-
as he had said, voting for r.ibneen
tives, that brought Mr. Certdei
h
through witness s
e
had previously referred. It was
instrumentality that Mr. Repton, the Tory candidate,
standing was based upon the compact to which
was returned, and it was agreed, in consideration of
that circumstance, that at another election they would
pay the witness in the same coin. At the previous
election only 16 Conservatives gave plumpers for Mr.
Repton, and all the others split their votes for Mr.
Raphael, the Radical. Flaying calculated upon a
contribution of 60 from the Tory party at the late
election, he was very much disappointed at their not
corning over to him, because, if the compact had been
carried out, there would have been no opposition.
Throughout the whole of the proceedings witness was

in daily and hourly communication with the leaders
of the Liberal party. Mr. Carden was publicly
mentioned as a candidate within a week after.
During the same week Mr. Gresham brought a letter
of introduction to me from Mr. Mullen, of the Royal
British Bank. Mr. Gresham asked witness whether
he was engaged with a candidate. Witness said
he believed he was. Mr. Gresham asked him
whether he could not co-operate with him—that he
knew of a good man that had plenty of money, and
he mentioned the name of Sir Fitzroy Kelly. Wit-
ness said that that was a very good man, but he was
of a different party to his. Mr. Gresham then said
that he must have a slice of what was going ; he was
determined not to sit quiet no a, that he was going to
reside in that locality. Witness said that he did not
wish to engross all; he was willing to share it with
the legal profession, though be did not belong to it,
'and he wished to know what Mr. Gresham expected.
Mr. Gresham said ten guineas a day. Witness said
he thought five guineas a day enough, but ultimately
agreed to give him what Mr. Mullen, of the Royal
British Bank, should say was right. A meeting was
afterwards held at the White Hart Inn by the third
party, for the purpose of getting a candidate, and he
was informed by Mr. Debenham that Mr. Gresham
attended that meeting, and proposed a form of requi-
sition to Mr. Alderman Carden. When Mr. Deben-
ham gave him that information he was very much
surprised and hurt, and immediately wrote a letter to
Mr. Gresham to say that he was very much asto-
nished to hear that, after what had passed between
them, he had been assisting in getting up arequisition
to Mr. Carden.

Mr. Gresham here objected to Mr. Edwards's
statement of the contents of the letter in question, and
undertook to produce it, if it was in existence, on a
subsequent day.
Mr. Edwards, in continuation, said that on the 30th
of November he received a letter from Mr. Gresham,
in reply to the before-mentioned communication,
denying his knowledge of any Carden party, and
that he was acting for any party whatever. The first
time he was made aware that a candidate opposed
to his interest was really in the field was about the
30th of November, when he was informed that Mr.
Alderman Carden had positively come forward. He
then began to take active measures in support of Mr.
Bell. He did not attach much consequence to the
threatened opposition, as it was said that Mr. Carden
was a Liberal, and he was not afraid of a serious op-
position from the party who supported him. Before
Mr. Carden had canvassed a single vote Mr. Bell
told him that he was surely not aware of the po-
sition of affairs in the town, or he would not dis •
turb it ; that it was quite ascertained that the
number was considerably in Mr. Bell's favour.
Mr. Carden bowed and thanked him, but his party
said something to him which appeared to be
" fudge," and then went away. He repeated
that at no time was the opposition serious. He would
not have minded two such candidates. Some of the
electors upon whom he relied did decline giving pro-
mises i❑ favour of Mr. Bell, but not more than usual.
Some of them wanted a good deal of solicitation. He
did not find it necessary to hold out any promises of
reward. When he gave anything he always gave it
at once. It was always understood that something
should be given. It was notorious that the electors
went to the different agents for what was commonly
called "head-money." Out of the 324 electors whom
he reckoned favourable to his interest, there were
about 250 whom he looked upon as persons requiring
head-money. It was the same with the other party.
He had acted on both sides. He should think it very
strange if Mr. Carden's party had not done the same
thing. The Conservative party was very much
altered if it did not look for money on such oc-
casions. The fixed sum given ,was Si. a head. The
maximum was Si., and one or two voters had less than
51. The way in which the money was given was
this :—They first canvassed the town all day; but
there was not much to be done that way. In the
evenings witness generally took up his position at his
office, and in accordance with the regular custom tor
20 years, the voters called upon him there, and, if
they promised their vote, he gave them head-money.
Formerly he had a brother-in-law who acted with
him, and he took up his position at the top of the
stairs, and introduced the voters to him, one by one.
His own sons afterwards took up that position. Ge-
nerally the whole money was paid on such occasions,
but there were some few exceptions. Every one who
received money was in some way engaged in the
election, as spies, messengers, and various sorb; of
ways, and he paid them according to what he thought
the value of their labour. 51., as he had said, was the
usual sum ; but if a man had rendered efficient ser-
vice as a messenger or spy, he received more. Some
of them were actively and some of them only colour-
ably employed. Those who were only colourably
employed received a small sum, those who were ac-
tively employed a larger sum. He began paying
money on the 30th November. He had a list of the
persons who received head•money, but that was one
of the papers he had particularly destroyed. Ile
wished to avoid mentioning persons' names, as it was
a very painful thing to do so.
Mr. SLADE-But you must mention the names of
the persons, if you remember them.
Mr. Edwards—Will you tell me, in the presence of
this meeting, what will be the consequence of my re-
fusing to mention the names ?
Mr. SLADE—YOU will be imprisoned till you do,
and the imprisonment may last your life unless you
disclose the names. You have no option, Mr. Ed-
wards. You must disclose the names.

Mr. Edwards—l have already suffered eighteen
weeks' imprisonment, and am ready to suffer another
eighteen weeks rather than mention names.

-Mr. SLADE—I fear you will have to suffer more
than eighteen weeks, unless you comply with the Act
of Parliament, and answer the questions put to you.
I feel for your position, but you have no alternative.
It was then agreed that the Commissioners should
take the register and call out the names of the several
electors seriatim, at the same time requesting Mr.
Edwards to say whether he had paid them any and
what sum for their votes at the late election. In this way
the names of about 100 persons were mentioned as
having received " head-money." About 30 of them
had receives 51. a-piece or upwards; 10 had received
8/. or upwards; three of them 61. or upwards; two
of them 101.; one 181. or 201.; and one l /., 2/ , or 3/.
In most of the cases where more than 51. had been
given the witness stated that services had been rendered
to more than the full value of the sum received. One
supplied committee-rooms, another furnished apart-
ments, and others acted as spies, messengers, or door-
keepers. In one or two cases the money was given
to the wives of the electors, but the husbands de-
clined to recognise the bargain, and voted for Mr.
Carde❑ or not at all. The money in none of these
cases was ever returned. Three prize fighters were
employed to keep the peace, and received the usual
allowance of 51. Witness would not have done their
duty for 501.
This examination of the register only exhausted
one parish. The other parishes will be gone through
to-morrow.

Mr. SLADE reminded the reporters of the caution
he had given them at the cemmencement respecting
the publication of the evidence, and he particularly
wished to call their attention to the great unfairness
of publishing, at this stage of the proceedings, the
names that had been mentioned by Mr. Edwards that
day.

The inquiry was adjourned at a quarter past 4 till
half-past 10 to-morrow (Thursday).

CAUTION TO THE PUBLIC.
BASE COIN .—The officers of her Majesty's Mint have
received information that the eoiners in the metropolis
have adopted a new process for the production of base
coin, with which it is of some importance the public
should be acquainted. There are at the present time
in circulation a large quantity of counterfeit half-crowns,
which have bean produced from dies in brass, and then
electro-plated with silver, and by this method tho base
coin has much more the appearance of silver than that
produced from moulds, many of the defects apparent in
the latter being by the now process altogether avoided.
For instance the milling round the edge of the coin
struck from the die is as perfect as that on coin issued
from the Mint; and it is well known that the greatest
difficulty the coiner had to contend against was, to mill
the edge of the spurious equal to the genuine coin. To
these braes half-crowns, the little " coin detectors" now
in general use are of no avail, for they cannot be bent by
them. The preparation of these dies is rather an expen-
sivoa
affair, and one sot have already found their way
into the possession of the authorities. These half-
than
spuriouse cuoiinn e,
t hero
half-
crowns have been pronounced the best imitations of the
genuine coin yet produced, and they are only to be
glt
de-
tected by the peculiaritythoaftthalet ring and
nd b
y half-crowns tr w
ofis
weight,
half-
crown.tlas The moulded counterfeit half-crown
about
three pennyweights lighter. The police are endeavc,ur-
iti being
to lightertruce the b y
one pennyweightmanufacturer
being reason to believe
of
this the genuine
character at present in circulation have emanated from
One source.

MELANCHOLY OCcußßinelantholy
00.
currence, attended with fatal consequences, happened in the
parish of Ordiquiffill on Thursday. Two parties, one of them
named Mackay, gamekeeper, Marnoch,
and the other John
Ellis, ground officer, Ordiquhill, had been on the hill of 111e-
more shooting, when a hare crossing their track, both tired
at it in a kneeling posture, and on Mackay rising to his feet
he found, to his horror, that his companion was shout through
the head. The unfortunate man only lived about two hours.
—SC0(8711E171.

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The fourthA I
GREAT INDIAN PENINSULA.
of this railway was held yesterday, at the company's
offices in New Broad-street. Lord Wharncliffe was
in the chair. N
Mr. NICIIOLSO NshaCreEhOlders
, the secretary, read the report of
the directors, as follows :
" At the last half-yearly meeting of the company
the directors reported that they had entered into
contract with Messrs. Faviell and Fowler for the a
con-
struction of twenty-one miles of railway, from Bom-
bay to Tannah. These contractors have carried out
to India an ample supply of materials and a sufficient
staff of superintendents and skilled labourers to en-
sure the due execution of the works of their contract.
The earth -works had been finished, up to ' formation
level,' to the extent of nearly one-third of the distance
embraced in this contract, when the periodical mon-
soons interposed an obstacle to further progress for
a time. Before the issue of this report the rains will
be over, and active operations will again be resumed.
" Within the past half-y. or the construction of a
further portion of the railway has been let to Mr.
George Wythes, which carries the line from Tannah
(where the first contract terminates) to Perseek
Point, a distance of four miles. This contract embraces
works of some magnitude, including a viaduct across
the navigable estuary at Tannah, and two short
tunnels. Mr. Wythes has sent out a large quantity
of plant' and working material., and has, through
his agents, commenced operations in a manner which
gives every assurance of a satisfactory fulfilment of
his contract.
" The directors have also given orders for the con-
struction of a branch line (of about one mile and
three-quarters in length) to the port of Mahim,
between which place and Bombay, a considerable
traffic may be expected, both in goods and passengers.
" The surveys for the extension of the main line
from Perseek Point to within a short distance of
Callian are finished, and the works on this part of the
railway are shown to be very favourable. These
works wil be put under contract as soon as the pre-
liminary arrangements can be made.
" The before-mentioned works, conjoined, will con-
stitute a railway from Bombay to within one mile of
Callian (with a branch to Mahim), about 35 miles,
thus completing the first object contemplated in the
contract between the Honourable East India Company
and this company. Prom the proposed station near
to Callian the line can, with equal convenience, take
the direction of any of the three routes which have
been suggested for the passage of the railway into the
interior. And the directors hope that by the next
meeting of proprietors they will be in a position to
arrive at a correct judgment upon this important
question.
" A resolution will be submitted to this meeting for
confirming the forfeiture for non-payment of calls of
235 shares, upon which five rupees per share were
paid in Bombay.
" The statement of accounts up to the termination
of the half-year ending 30th June last will be found
appended to this report. This statement, together
with the books of accounts, have been examined by
the accountants of the Honourable East India Com-
pany, in addition to a minute audit by the company's
auditors."

'he CHAIRMAN said it now became his duty to
ce that the report as read be approved and adopted.
so doing it would not be necessary for him to take
much of the time of the meeting, not because
Ie was nothing to report, but because the report
f contained all the explanations necessary as to the
sent condition of the company's undertaking. The
...ent accounts received from India extended over a
ripd in which, from the nature of the climate, little
ogress could be made; but the statement laid before
em showed that their agents and officers in India
ere not idle, and were busily attending to the va-
ous arrangements necessary for the completion of
ie 'railway when the proper time arrived. Ile was
appy to say that the best understanding prevailed
with the directors of the East India Company as to
future progress, and that there was every reason
,o anticipate the successful termination of their un-
lertaking. From the statement of accounts sub.
joined to the report, it appeared that the total amount
received on shares in England and India, up to the
30th June, 1851, was 332,0991., and the amount dis-
bursed 94,6681., leaving a balance in hand of -2.37,4301.
The latter sum might be regarded as the free balance,
though the proprietors were of course aware that, by
the terms of their agreement with the East India
Company, the whole amount received was paid im-
mediately into the company's treasury, and interest of
5 per cent. guaranteed and paid thereon.—(l Lear.)
Captain BARBER seconded the motion. He was
happy in the certainty that, so long as they went on
in harmony with the East India Company, no diffi-
culties would be experienced that could at all impede
their progress.
Colonel DICKENSON wished to express his hope that
the Gavernment of India would be stimulated to
greater activity in effecting the requisite surveys. It
was not yet decided to what point of the Ghauts the
railway was to be advanced, though in October, 1850,
they bad been informed that the question was under-
going consideration, and that the determination of the
Indian Board would be speedily pronounced. The
cost of the railway to Tannah was to be 200,0001., or
9,0001. a mile. They were, therefore, no longer in
doubt as to the essential point whether their under-
taking would be attended with profit or not. He
begged to suggest that, with a view to the simul-
taneous bestowal upon the inhabitants of the Candeish,
Ahmednuggur, Poona, and Sholapoor districts of the
advantages to be derived Irma the completion of the
railway as far as Callian, the Indian authorities be
urged to lose no time in the construction of efficient
roads or tramways communicating with the railway,
with a gradient in no case exceeding one in twenty.
This would at once add to the value of their line, and
give the greatest possible facilities to the inhabitants of
the adjoining country.
The CHAIRMAN said, with regard to the passage of
the Ghauts, when the enterprise was first projected
it was intended to carry the line across the peninsula,
and one of the earliest operations was to effect a
general survey of the different passages. After com-
municating with the directors of the East India Com-
pany, it was resolved to confine their views for the
present to the first section of the line, to extend from
Bombay to Callian. They were yet some little dis-
tance from the completion of this first portion, but
their surveyors were now engaged on a more minute
survey of the different routes proposed for the con-
tinuation of the line, an expenditure from the surplus
funds having been sanctioned for that purpose, and no
time would be lost is proceeding with the work.
The question was then put, and the motion carried
unanimously.
Mr. FRITR begged to read a letter he had received
from Mr. Willoughby, formerly member of Council
at Bombay, a gentleman of the greatest experience
and knowledge of India, which he was sure it would
give those present the highest gratification to hear.
It was as follows :

" 99, Westbourne•terrace, Oct. 22, 1851.
"My dear Sir,—l very much regrdt to inform you
that I am obliged to leave this for Somersetshire and
Wales to-morrow, and that I shall not therefore be
able to accept your board's invitation to attend the
meeting of the Great East Indian Peninsular Railway
Company to be held on the 29th inst.
" I was quite unprepared for the kind: notice in-
tended to be taken of my efforts to promote this great
and important undertaking. It is true that from the
commencement of the discussion regarding the intro-
duction of railways into IVestern India I exerted
myself to the utmost in the high position I then held,
to bring it to a satisfactory conclusion ; and when,
on the 31st October last, i was invited to turn the
first sod of the first railway in India, I received my
reward.
,4 That ceremony was performed in a very unpre-
tending manner—the jubilee with which it might have
been accompanied, being reserved for the
O
the railway, which it is calculated will
occupreinningNoo-f
vember, 1852. I trust that nothing will occur to dis-
appoint that expectation.
" I am happy to be able to state to your board that
when I left Bombay, on the 3d May last, satisfactory
progress had already been made in its construction;
and that, as you will have doubtless been informed,
it has since withstood without any serious injury one
of the heaviest monsoons perhaps ever remembered ;
I cannot therefore foresee any circumstance likely to
impede its early completion.
" Indeed, with the cordial and liberal support of the
lion. East India Company, and of the distinguished
statesman who now rules over British India, with the
vigilant supervision exercisod over its construction by
the local government, enforcing economy to the ut-
most extent consistent with durability, and the interest
with which the work is regarded by all classes of
the community, European as well as native, I indulge
a confident expectation that a new era is about to
dawn on India, and that its greatest and almost uni-
versally admitted want, the imperfection of its present
means of transit, is about to be removed, not only by
the construction of ordinary roads, but by the exten-
sive introduction through its length and
breadth of
those iron arteries of traffic which are the most useful
invention of this progressive aged. Next to the in-
troduction of money and weights and measures, the
formation of good roads and bridges gives the greatest
fecility to commerce, and contributes more powerfully