The Sun.
London, England, 1861-06-04 00:00:00

works carried on by companies, Sir C. Wood was, acting in
the bad spirit of the East India Directors. He had not
taken measures to promote the accumulation of capital in
India and to alter the tenures of land, which, with other
necessary reforms, were indispensable for the:improvement
of the country.
Colonel SYKES discussed the comparative advantages
of carriage by water and by railroads, and the obstacles to
the sale of land in India (except waste) in fee simple.
In his reply, Sir C. WOOD reminded the committee that
he was not raising money to meet a deficit in India; it was
to supply the wants of the home Treasury that he asked
this power.
The resolution was then agreed to.
THE DEATH OF ADMIRAL DUNDAS.

Lord PALMERSTON—I rise, sir, to move that you now
leave the chair, in order that the house may go into Com-
mittee of Supply, and I cannot refrain from taking this op-
portunity of expressing the deep regret which her Majesty's
Government feel at the great loss which the country has
sustained this very morning by the death of Tice-Admiral
Dundas, a most distinguished officer, who was for 45
years in the service of his country, and who equally
distinguished himself in every sphere in which he was
called upon to act. He was eminent for the good dis-
cipline and order of the ship which he commanded, he
was distinguished by the gallantry and good judgment
with which he conducted every naval operation in which he
was engaged, he was most valuable as. a public servant in
the direction of naval affairs at the Admiralty. Whether
at the council-board or on the quarter-deck his merits were
equally eminent, and his services were equally valuable to
the country. It would have been an omission of which we
should have been sorry to be guilty, if, upon this occasion,
in moving that you, sir, leave the chair, in order that we
may go into Committee on the Naval Estimates, we had
not expressed our deep sense of the loss which the
country has sustained, and had not paid a tribute of re-
spect to the memory of a distinguished and valuable ser-
vant who has been unexpectedly lost to the public service.
(Hear.)
Sir J. PAKINGTON—I cannot refrain from begging
permission to add a few words to what has been said with
so much feeling by the noble lord, and to express the very
deep regret with which I heard this morning of the loss
which the country has sustained by the sudden death of
my gallant friend Sir R. Dundas. During the time that I
had the honour of being at the head of the Admiralty I had
the advantage of his assistance at the Board, and I am sure
that every one who was acquainted with that gallant officer
will feel as I do, that it was quite impossible to be connected
with him so intimately, to see him as I did from day to day,
without forming the highest opinion of his character, and
feeling for him the warmest friendship and attachment. He
was a distinguished ornament of the naval profession, he
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was an honourable, frank, and straightforward colleague,
and I deeply lament his loss, not only upon those accounts,
but as a private friend for whom I felt the greatest value

and respect. (Hear.)

Admiral D'UNCOMBE—I hope I may be permitted to
say one word to lament the death of my old and valued
friend, Sir R. Dundas. Many years ago I had the pleasure
and honour of serving under that distinguished Admiral.
I feel that the lcss sustained by the country by his death at
this moment is very great, because, as the noble lord has
said, whether on the quarter-deck or at the council• board,
his safe advice and his sound judgment were most valaakle,
and ,I believe that it will be extremely difficult to supply
his place at that Board. (Hear.)
Admiral SEYMOUR—Having long known the late Sir
R. Dundas, and having served with him on the last oc-
cassion on which he was at sea, I wish to echo all that has
been said with reference to the loss of that gallant officer. I
served with him as his second in command in the Baltic,
and have known him in every rank, the duties of all
of which he so admirably discharged; and I am deeply
sensible of the loss which the navy as well as the country
has sustained by his death. His judgment was based upon
great experience, and he exercised it with great advantage
to the country and to the naval service. I can well under-
stand how highly he was esteemed, and how thoroughly
his merits were recognised by those who were connected
with him in office. (Hem., hear.)
Admiral WALCOTT—I must ask the indulgence of the

house while I likewise express my deep regret at the death
of that valuable officer, Sir R. Dundas. Ho was perfectly
well known to me, and an officer of greater merit, of more
determined courage, or more resolute to do well in the ser-
vice of the country could not be found in the navy. (Hear.)