, 1879-06-03


laid tho foundat!on Of the Capitol. Tic cost
Of the building was $750,000. It Ia said 10 re-
semb!e the English country house Of Lord
Scnrsdao, in Dcrbyshire, lust ~ our White
House is said to be copied from the palace OF
the Duke ot Lcinstor, near Dublin. It is a
noble, stately building. and msY rank with any
OF tic pn'accs Of Europe, while II is su1alcr and
Jess pretent!ouB thnn many Of them. Although
the Government House Is much larger than the
White Holtsc, there Is not 80 much room. This
Is because tho White Honso wns built for tctn-
pcrate, tho Government House for trop-
icai climate. A European In tfia country would
stitle tn O house that would bo large and nHk-
ward at hotno. The idea Of the Government
House is central building. With four outlying
blocks, which form wings. There arc magDh-
cent colnel.roou,B and Feccption.rootn. which
Joins to the stnto dInlng-rootn. The two ideas
which goyorn the architecture Of the Government
Houses ID India arc comfort and splenllor,-
cotnfort, in order that tho Europeans may live;
sp1en1or, In order that the eye and Imagination
of thu Oriental may be tiazz1cd. It is rutt,er odd
at flrnt to see thu cod-booded, indiiertnt, mat
tcr-of.inct Ena!ishman. who at homo only cares
for practical things, as solcitoas about po1no
au ceremony as Court Chamberlain This Is
beealse potnN aua ceremony arc among the cs-
scut1als Of the government OF India.
GEN. GRANT AT TIE UNIVERSITY.
The annual convoeation for comforting de-
grees OF the untyersity took place while Gen.
pnniea BY Sir Ashley Eden, Lieutenant. Govern
or Of bengal, nn.l Sir Alexnnder Arblltttnot,
the Vlse-osancel!es, attended, thc conyesa,
tion. The General mud tho Bishop Of Cal
Ashiev Ei'er IN hls icit' Drrrres Sern nm.
fcrrcd upon, % students from tie various colleges
ihrouchot.s india, aud ,he ee-CnaneeIlor
irm. references ia education in fnil,a. H'TIc
nrcaant srheIne ~ imsian ,ttnrai la, # snd str
h,rrat.t,or. Hcamo Into onsratlot, tf,c yenr OF
ti,u nutiny, md thc Two and twcnty Years It
s,alts rhe ,nenksr fuunti r.1sn,, Tor cunnrat,1-
1ato T., IT,. iact sb.t tMe Ssrota tsd nassetl
rl,Jcs f.r the examination 3f fo1onic cntdslntcs.
oui thot mi nncr hrsr 5,1fcs Ifndoo yn',n,- Iady
M.tt nnasna ,xi. I,it,i, rrrit Thcrr wns ~ IL.
er"a .nU rsirs nr,t,nc ria vo,,,r ,nrn n Innrnf
that thrIr wiyea and t1aurhtGrs shuuid hc
eiucatch. In conclusion, Sir Alexander mndo
tho following allust0n to tho prcstncc OF Gen.
Grant:
Gentlemen, beforo alt dawn u1ust AK per.
mission 10 oitor the resprctfni hut eortiia1 thanks
" tls University Ia the distinguished American
soldier and ssa.csnam who inteateA Q" my right for
fna,ylnE loH9fed thls sonsocaton oy hs presence.
lGMeefs.I ~ Gum. ufant Wy rec Sohsn.cnos m
charsnc,izcs tbn n,st man y'nt nnlv ~ H. An"Io
Snxon. buI OF oycry racu. ILoad cheers, i Alike
TO " who have lorg been craagca III tic business
upon IL tho carcer Of .Ien. Gran. furnishes r.
nlaFkabta cxnn,p!s of dutics faithfully and enl-
c!ontlf AlschnrGe4 and of Al!culles s,sccesufItly
overcome; a91 nefS 1et ne f9m,ha 5on taas tnofs
ro vaa , ~ ,ste, ~" nv ,a
~ s,,rp nv cI.nn,e ~ itn"t il ysiMa In tha
woT,ls ar - N Htnrnt ro"ntrvma nj mr. iil,str,oas
visitor. in thu words Of an American poct WHO sill
lives 10 adorn tho literature Of his country, md
who il held n hunor wherever tho English Ian
EuaEe ts read:
We have not wings. NC Cannot soar,.
l,ut ws hayo fert 10 scale and climb
BY slow degrees, b. more aud .notc,
Tho cloudy sumn'lts OF our time.
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tn, ,n,. wi,ti" t"S,r =, eesnmnta".s sn""M ssior,
Warn iniiinr ,nwnr,t IN thn n@ht.
staMa!nR ,ns & on what too long @ We bore.
WIN shoulders bent aua dnwncatt eyes,
''et Us h a!scstn, y: .1h atIsnea aI.I..mi nsaute'
pat" ~ "su'' u'"''''ss'
Eor sec,n IN. ,,,cro.,b,o mat
a. whoi1y wastsd. wIo.Y W,in,
IT. r!s],r On liz wrreks. al last
10 something nobIcr We attain,
nrcH1rloy uY TIE y1crnor.
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