The Sun.
London, England, 1842-03-14 00:00:00

TO THE PnotinttTotts OF EAST INDIA STOCK.
LADIES AND GENtUMENi
JHAVE the honour to offer myself` as ti Candidate
for a seat in the East India Direction. Fr. m the testi-
monials which I take the liberty of submitting for your perusal,
it will he seen that I have held difficult and responsible situa-
Hoist in India, and that. I hitVe had the good fortune to obtain
the approbation of the highest autherit
Intended for the legal profession, I went to Bottthay in your
military service, at a more mature age than most of my cots.
temporaries, and the recorded opinion of the accomplished scho-
lar who then presided over Winchester College (where I was
one of the Senior Proffects), will show, that my conduct had,
at that early period, earned the commendation of my superiors.
The past history, the present state, and the future prospects
of India, have formed the 'paramount objects of my stticiy and
attention ; and these pursuits, combined with a knovviedge of
several Oriental languages, have, during a service of upwards
of fifteen years, brought mo into unreserved intercourse with
the natives of India, and given me peculiar opportunities of
becoming acquainted with the manners, Wages, and general
haracter of all classes of that interesting iidopid.
The introduction of steam, a free press, the spread Of Intel=
ligence throughout the native community, and a variety, of
other causes, are working silent but certain changes in the
feelings of our Indian fellow-subjects. Questions of vast mo-
ment must, ere long, force themselves on the notice of those
on whim legislation for India may revolve; and it appears to
me that recent local knowledge will become of peculiar value
and importance, with reference to the future administration of
the affairs of our Indian empire.
Among the most prominent events of our recent Eastern policy,
is the expedition to Affghanistan. From my residence, in a po-
litical capacity, at the Courts of the Chiefs on the banks of the
Indus, I was a near observer of the progress of that enterprise,
and had my attention particularly directed to the power and
condition of the States on our North- N% estern Frontier.
As political agent, I was attached to the army of Lord
Keane, and accompanied it through the territories of Lower
and Upper Sinde, forming the medium of communication with
the native authorities. Under the orders of Sir Henry Pot-
finger, Baronet, I was entrusted with the negotiation of the
treaty with the Ameers of Hyderabad, by which the Indus was
thrown open to commercial enterprise, free from all imposts
and vexatious interference.
During several months, I held political charge of the dis-
turbed districts, constituting the base of our military opera-
tions ; and in the course of my duties, I was led to study care-
fully the structure of society among the Beloche and Afghan
tribes, on the successful management of whose peculiarities,
depended the carrying out the views of Government ; finally,
I was appointed acting Resident in Sinde, and received the
official approbation of the Governor-General, for the manlier
in which I conducted the important duties intrusLd to my
charge at Hyderabad.
Severe illness having forced me to quit my station, and having
in vain endeavoured to recruit my health on the Neilgherry
' Hills, I was compelled to revisit England a second time, on
sick certificate. Nothing but a constitution unsuited to a tro-
pical climate, could have induced me to rcliiNuish a career in
which it would have been my pride and pleasure to have conti-
nued; anti the same considerations, since my return to this
country, obliged me, most reluctantly, to decline accompanying
her Majesty's Plenipotentiary to China.
Should Ibe so fortunate as to succeed to the honourable
office for which I am a candidate, I trust that the same zeal
and assiduity, that have obtained for me the approbation of
those under whom 1 have hitherto served, will enable me to
prove useful in the more extended sphere to which I aspire ;
especially with reference to the promotion of the welfare and
happiness of the millions of our Indian fellow subjects, with
whose prospority and advancement the British character and
interests are so intimately interwoven.
I have the honour to be, with great respect,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your faithful and obedient Servant,
W. G. EAST WICK.
London, 22, Sloane. street, 10th March, 1842.