The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-02
THE PRINCE OF WALES AND THE
KOOH-I-NOOR.

WHY NOT PAY THE COST OF THE INDIA TOUR BIZ
MEANS OF THE ROBBED DIAMOND or INDIA?
The following correspondence is pu5lshed IN
the Dundee AdUertiser OF July 49,
ARBRoATH, July IL, 1875.
To the Right Hon. W. e. BANTER, n. Pr
DEAR SiR-l trust YOU VIII excuse me for speak
ing plainly and caudIdlY with you. IL was gener-
ally supposed and expected tnat you, wnen
elected member Tor the MUntrOse Burghs. should
step INTO she shoes OF our late Worrhy member,
Joseph Hume, ana appa ontly Tor while YOU d!d
run well; but | am sorry TO say that since You
were created a right honorable your pace If not
altogether retrograGe has become much re-
tafdtu. lOu ST. quietly by and see another piece
OF p.unGer perpetrated upon the British work
nam to rhe extent of 9lt2,000 to enable the
queens son 70 take q jaunt to India; but "be iust
before you are 3enerOuS.'
India IL said 70 pc the brightest gem IN the
British crown. Now wish you 10 let nae know
what benefit Britain derives from India, except
for q preserve lor Inc seions OF nobility VINO 90
little else than plumber the poor natives, not only
OF thelr money ana lands, Out also o. their wives
and dlughtelSr At the last lnGlan mutiny lt Was
seen thar. nOtwlths auding Ter 100000 900 OF IN
haDtants and ninety kings our exports never eX-
ceeued fl3090, OOU, Wnlle were exporting to
the United states Of America upward OF $50, 100000
annually. Now, sir. let Us take closer view OF
tnls bright gem. WHAT have we 10 do spending
10000. 900 annually or Standing army 70 supply
Tue luulan government Win roopsy II our COLO
mes cannot keep themselves the sooner we get
quit Of them the Better.
AT the altack ana capture OF Delhi, with great
expense OF bntlsh Oood and treasure IN the
plunderlng OF the Kings palace. part o. the pun
der consisted OF the famous KOon-i-NOOr diamond
(sau, II 1 recolleci, 10 be worth three mllions),
winch @as presented gratis 10 our dear ana be-
loyen queen, while our soldiers, who fought and
bled for IL at our expense, many Of whom lie n
their cold beds, and thousands Of the manned ana
WOunaed eau be i0und any day wandering our
5tfeSts eklng out their miserable existence on a
pension OF sXpence cay. Such Is our paternal
governmental disgrace not only 10 Christianity
but TO heatheDlsm
Let the Queen snare the plumber Of the IndiaR
KlnS-whose son Intends thrustlng his HANDS into
the pockets Of the British worRman-give nina
only one-iOufth part OF the diamond, when cost
her nothing but the people ; blood ard he VIII
hsUa lpIa mas m a II
am, dear sir, yours respectfully, JOHN HEAN.
MR.. BAXTEGis REPLY.
No. II QUEENS GATE LONDON, July Is, 1875.
DEAR SIR nave received your iaVor OF 18th.
You require no excuse Tor addressing Me. | am
always gao 10 hear rom my constituents on po-
Htical Subjects, whether they agree with me or
not; but you DO me an injustice when you say
tnat since became pIiVy couhcllor nave ret
rOGraueG in nay opinions. maj ~ not 20, ana you
can point to no vote or speech or mine 10 prove
the ass -rtlon. The illustration you give is pecul-
iarly unfortunate; for not onv have / supported
al the very moderate allowances given 20 the
Queen children during the last few years, but in
ArDrOath, probably in your hearing ana long before
J became right honorable doieaded the royal
family nom the ATTACKS tnat mad been maze upon
them in ms respect, aud made some statements
by way 81 contrast between the expense OF our
COVE nment and that OF other nations, which
were nos reluted ~ the Time. You seem TO me to
take a very oDe-slded ana unworthy Wow OF our
relations 10 ana connection WIN lnulA. With all
our faillngS anC bluudeTS our rule h2t been an
unspedkHble blessing 10 millions III that Land, and
we nave ugh ana molly mission TO perform there,
from when hope we sAall never be diverted by
mere pecunary considerations, the amount OF
winch AZ pest Is but ptry. The WISH OF the Frlnce
OF wales is nheiy, III my opinion, 10 prove Osne-
fetal Ooth 10 tins country ana her great depen-
0encY IN more ways than have space IN this let
ter TO describe; therefore cannot share IN your
sentiments or approve OF rne hard language which
you use. 1 am, dear sir, yours truly,
MI JOHN HEAN, Arbroath w. II. BAXTER.