in the Mofussil they were subject to Mahomedan law; they had not the benefit of the Habeas Corpus, or trial by jury, and no provision was made for their education.

Public meetings were held, and petitions sent to Parliament praying for redress, in all which Derozio took an active part; but he did not live to see the success of the agitation, a success, however, not so complete as could be desired; for Mr. Edwards says:

"Notwithstanding the Lex Loci Act of 1831, the concessions granted to men of Indian birth at the renewal of the Charter, 1833 and 1855, and the various minutes and resolutions since these dates, it is certain that Eurasians have not, during this century, occupied the favourable position with regard to service in the great departments of state in India which they occupied before 1790."

But with all his zeal for the elevation of men of his own race, Derozio was free from selfish exclusiveness, as the last lines written by him for the East Indian prove. Commenting on a report of the examination of the pupils of the Dhurrumtollah Academy, he says:

"The most pleasing feature in this institution is its freedom from illiberality. At some of the Calcutta schools objections are made to natives, not so much on the part of the masters as of the Christian parents. At the Dhurrumtollah Academy it is quite delightful to witness the exertions of Hindu and Christian youths striving together for academic honours; this will do much towards softening asperities, which always arise in hostile sects; and when the Hindu and the Christian have learned from mutual intercourse how much there is to be admired in the human character, without reference to differences of opinion in religious matters, shall we be brought nearer than we are now to that happy condition when

'Man to man the world o'er

Shall brothers be and a' that.""

On the day this notice appeared Derozio was stricken with cholera. For six days he struggled with the disease, until, on the 23rd December, 1831, the weary eyes closed in death.

Mr. Edwards gives some specimens of Derozio's writings, which show that he might have attained eminence as a poet; but it is by his earnest labours as a teacher and journalist that he will be best remembered.

J. B. KNIGHT.

ADDRESS TO LADY RIPON BY BENGALI LADIES.

Among the many deputations received at Government House, Calcutta, at the close of Lord Ripon's Viceroyalty was one which calls for special mention. It consisted of several Bengali ladies, who attended on December 13th as a deputation from the Bengal Ladies' Association to present a farewell address to Lady Ripon. They were most cordially received by Lord and Lady Ripon; and one of the ladies, President of the Association, read the address, which was as follows:

TO HER EXCELLENCY THE MARCHIONESS OF RIPON.

We, the members of the Bengal Ladies' Association, in the name of our countrywomen, beg to approach your Excellency to convey to you our best wishes on the occasion of your leaving our country.

Permit us to assure your Ladyship of our grateful appreciation of the kind sympathy your Ladyship has evinced in the cause of female education, by taking a deep interest in the Ladies' College at Puna and the Bethune College in Calcutta. Up to this time, isolated efforts have been made by philanthropic men and women, working against the greatest difficulties, to better the condition of Indian women, and elevate them in the social scale, by giving them that education which would enable them to take their proper place by the side of their brothers and husbauds, and help them by their sympathy and co-operation in the cause of national progress. Feeling keenly as we do on this subject, we hail with gratitude this strengthening of our cause by all the influence which your Excellency's name and encouragement would secure for it. Your Ladyship will here permit us to express, though imperfectly, another deep feeling which lies near our heart. Your Ladyship has marked the spontaneous expression of gratitude which has been evoked all over the country by your illustrious husband. The whole of India has

but one feeling to-day-a deep and grateful love for their Viceroy, who by his many measures, his high character and his deep sympathy with the people, has called forth in their minds a new hope and higher aspirations.

This feeling has penetrated into the very heart of the nation, and even the women of India have been touched by this impulse, and have fully shared in the national demonstration of gratitude to the noble ruler whose administration comes this day to its close.

We would respectfully ask you to convey to the august Lady who is the Queen-Empress of this vast Empire, whose high character and deep love for her subjects, whether in the British Isles or in their remote dependencies, have always excited our most grateful admiration, our feelings of devoted loyalty and attachment to her throne and her illustrious person. We venture to hope that this humble expression of the deep feelings which animate our hearts will not be unacceptable to our gracious Sovereign.

In conclusion, we hope your Ladyship, while engaged in the discharge of many duties at home, will not forget the women of this country, but will continue to take an unabated interest in the cause of their advancement, and be the golden link by which the sisters of the East and the West may be united in the bonds of a common sympathy and in the service of a common Father. May the God of all Nations grant you a safe and prosperous voyage home, and all the blessings of health and happiness, and may He ever keep you and yours in His safe keeping!

The casket containing the address was a very beautiful silver one of pure Native workmanship, richly chased, and bearing the following inscription:

PRESENTED TO HER EXCELLENCY THE MARCHIONESS OF RIPON,

AS A HUMBLE TOKEN OF SINCERE ESTEEM,

BY THE MEMBERS OF THE BENGAL LADIES' ASSOCIATION,

DECEMBER 13TH, 1884. CALCUTTA,

The casket was enclosed in an ornamental morocco case with a silver chain, upon which was Lady Ripon's monogram.

After the reading of the address, all the ladies of the deputation presented bouquets to Lady Ripon, who thanked them very heartily for their address, and expressed how much she and Lord Ripon had been moved by the reception which the Native community had given them. She said that she would gladly convey to the Queen their sentiments of loyalty and devotion to her, and she was sure the Queen would be much pleased with the message. Both Lord and Lady Ripon talked with the ladies on many subjects, including questions of social progress in India, and the medical education of women, a matter in which they both expressed much interest. The deputation withdrew, very much pleased with the kind and hearty reception accorded them.

THE CITY COLLEGE, CALCUTTA.

On December 10th, Lord Ripon, in the presence of a large gathering, consisting chiefly of leading members of the Native community, opened the new building, in Mirzapore Street, of the City College, Calcutta. The building, which has cost about Rs. 60,000, is a substantial and capacious structure, only lately finished. It was tastefully decorated for the occasion with flags, evergreens, and flowers. Lord Ripon was received by the President and Committee of Management, amid the cheers of the students, the band playing the National Anthem. Mr. A. M. Bose, the President, in asking His Excellency to declare the building open, gave a short history of the College.

He said that when the institution was first started into existence in 1879, as a Higher Class English School, not the most sanguine among its promoters had ventured to hope that, within five years of its establishment, it would occupy the position of a first-grade College, much less that it would have the honour, the high privilege, within six years of the opening, to ask his Excellency to declare the building open. Encouraged by the success which attended their efforts, the Committee in 1881 sought for and obtained from the University its affiliation as a second-grade College; and within three short years again the success of this experiment led them further to extend the scope of its working, by raising it to the status of a first-grade College-following thus the footsteps of Pundit Iswar Chandra Bidyasagar, a name which will be received with deep respect in every meeting of the educated public. This institution had also in the meantime, in 1883, been affiliated in the full course in Law, so that it had now unfettered scope before it for the full course of instruction, both in Arts and Law. In point of number, too, beginning with about 300, it now had considerably over a thousand on its roll. While thus successful beyond all their expectation, as regards the ordinary course of studies, the Committee had from the very beginning before their mind the important object of widening the basis of education, in order to place it on a healthy and sound footing. They observed with regret how much that was of use in the training of the mind did not frequently receive the attention that it deserved. From the first, therefore, they paid special attention to the subject of moral training. They included elementary science in the curriculum of studies from the lowest class; instruction in music and draw

ing was recognised as a part of culture useful to the student. Its proper place was also assigned to physical education. As regards technical education, to which so much attention has been drawn of late, it would be of interest to His Excellency to learn that a beginning had been made by the institution two years ago of a carpentry class, the products of whose skill had been exhibited on several occasions. The class was joined by students belonging to respectable families from the College department, as well as from the School.

One of the senior students read an address to Lord Ripon, referring especially to his interest in promoting the spread of education in India. His Excellency replied, expressing his gratification at the hearty welcome he had received, and his interest in the purposes of the institution, continuing as follows:

"As you remark in your address, I have been desirous, throughout my administration, to encourage and invite the cooperation of private agency in the work of public education, because, as I have had occasion to say more than once, while I am convinced that such co-operation of public and private agencies in this great and important work is of the utmost value in all countries, I am sure that it is a necessity in India, where the means at the disposal of the Government are so limited, and where, consequently, they have no alternative but to have recourse to private munificence; and to that private munificence we have not appealed in vain. I see here to-day not a few distinguished men who have done good work in that direction, and I heartily congratulate you, gentlemen, who are connected with the management of this institution, upon the share which you have had in that noble work. Your President has described to us the progress which the institution has made, and very remarkable that progress seems to me to have been. Founded not much more than five years ago, it has grown, as he has told us, from a first-class English School into a first-grade College, teaching the full Arts course; and surely here we find ample proof, if proof was wanted, of what may be accomplished by private efforts in the matter of education. And while I heartily wish every possible success to the City College, I hope that throughout India other men will be found to imitate the work which is here so successfully being done by those who conduct this institution. The President, in his remarks, alluded to some of the distinguishing features of this College, and there is one of them especially on which I am desirous of saying a few words to-day. Mr. Ananda Bose has reminded us that in this College an effort, and a successful one, has been made to