The Sun.
London, England, 1858-06-04 00:00:00

THE NEW PRESIDENT OF THE INDIA

BOARD.

KING'S LYNN, JUNE 2.
The following address has this day been issued
by Lord Stanley, the newly-appointed President of
the Board of Control :

" LONDON, JUNE 1, 1858.
" GENTLEMEN,—I have accepted the office of Presi-
dent of the Board of Control, lately vacant by the resig-
nation of Lord E.lenborough, My seat is accordingly
at yow disposal, and I confidently appeal to you for a
further renewal of that trust which, on four previous oc-
casions, you have thought me not unworthy to receive
at your handy.

I am not aware that any event has occurred within
the last three months which should induce you to alter
in June the unanimous decision which you recorded in
February. I addressed you then as a member of Lord
Derby's Administration. I address you in the same
capacity now. My removal from one department of the
public service to another not being accompanied by any
reconstruction of the Cabinet at large, implies no change
of political relations, and requires on my part no now
assertion of political principles.
" I cannot but feel that to assume at the present crisis
the direction of Indian affairs is a task of peril. Per-
sonally I should have preferred to fill a station less pro.
minent and less hazardous ; but it seemed to me that I
could not in honour decline to undertake a public duty
the acceptance of which involved no sacrifice of princi-
ple, merely on the ground that such acceptance would
bring with it to myself personally an increase of respon-
sibility and labour.
" War still continues in India; the passions which it
has aroused, the animosities of race which it has called
forth, cannot be expected to subside at once, even when
order and peace are restored. The Home Government of
India is at tke same time undergoing a process of recon-
struction by Parliament, which has pronounced too de-
cided a condemnation of the existing system, to allow of
that system being permanently maintained. Much, there-
fore, will devolve on Government to do; and it is in order
that my efforts, however feeble, may not be wanting at
the moment when action is necessary, that I now solioit
from you the honour of- re-election.—I remain, gentle-
men, your obliged and faithful servant,

" STANLEY."
A memorial from the electors is to presented to his
lord-hip, expressing the hope that his lordship will not
deem it necessary to leave public business in order to
attend personally on the occasion of his re-election. In
all probability, therefore, the proceedings on Saturday
will be entirely of a former character. Not the slightest
opposition is contemplated to his lordship's re-election.

ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLI-
GENCE, &c.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

COWES, JUNE 3.
ARRIVALS.—?Jay 28 : Lavrock, Lord Colville, and
Eugenie, Richard Frankland, Esq., from Portland.
31s:: Ballerina, John Davenport, Esq., from Lyrning-
ton, bound to the Eastward ; and the Gipsy Queen,
Sir. Henry Bold Hoghton, Bart., from Ryde. June 1 :
Columbine, Captain R. H. Smith Barry, from Lyming-
ton. 3.1: Nymph, Sir John Bayley, Bart., from Ports-
mouth.
Samurna.—May 30 : Zse, the Earl of Yarborough,
for Lisbon. Lady Yarborough and Colonel Williams
accompanied his lordship. 31st: Leila Rookb, Viscount
Bangor, for Torquay and Ireland. June 2 : Eugenie,
Richard Frankland, Esq., znd Columbine, R. H. Smith
Barry, for the Westwar.l.
The following yachts have visited the station during
the week, aad at the eta-ion :—Camilla, F. D. P. Ast-
ley, E:q. ; Rattlesnake, R. Duff, E q ; Titania
(schooner), Robert Stephenson, Esq , M.P. ; Lelia
Rookh (schooner), Viscount Bangor ; Z ie echooner),
the Ears of Yarborough ; Irene (schooner), Edward E.
Scholefield, Esq. ; Columbine (schooner), Captain R.
H. Smith Barry ; Eugenie (schooner), Richard Frank-
land, Esq.,; Ballerina echooner), John Davenport, Esq.;
Dream (yawl), George Bentinck, E-q., M.P. ; Levrock
(cutter), Sir John Bayley, Bart. ; Plover (yawl), Col.
Henry Brown.
The following yachts are fitting out in the harbour :
—rhe Gloriana (schooner), Joseph Gee, Esq. ; the
Dement (schooner), Cnarles Lee, Esq. ; the Fair Rosa-
mond (schooner), the Earl of Gifford. -
M.P. yacht was hauled up on Messrs. Ratsey's slip,
to inspect her bottom, &c. The Caprice, Lieut.-Col.
Charles Baring, and the Beatrice, John E. W. Rolls,
Esq., are fitting out at Portsmouth ; and the Fancy,
Marquis of Drogheda.
Two Danish ships of war put in here on Wednesday
last for coals, v.z., the steam corvette Thor, Captain
Ibsen, of 22 guns ; and the steam corvette Heirudahl,
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The four-masted steam-ship Adelaide, from Calcutta,
put in to Cowes for coals on Thursday.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent 'embarked
from the Trinity-wharf, Cowes, on board her Majesty's
yacht Fairy, at 10 o'clock this morning. On proceeding
through the roadst-ad, the Danish men-ofewar saluted
her Royal Highness with 27 guns. Her Majesty bei, g
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returning with the same number each.
Her Majesty will leave Osborne to-morrow afternoon.
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The Royal Family are expected to return for the stam-
mer about the 10:h £f July.