The world's orators : comprising the great orations of the world's history, with introductory essays, biographical sketches and critical notes . Gallery, London. iisfield .., to the tone v . on record that the Amtealed for succor some years ago to theiy of the Queen in India, who is now FirstLord of the Admiralty, and the Viceroy thought itIns duty to reject the overtures made to him. Italso stands upon record that this rejection was theorigin of all the misunderstandings and misfortuneswhich have since occurred. It also stands uponrecord that about three venrs nfterwards, panic-stricken, I su
The world's orators : comprising the great orations of the world's history, with introductory essays, biographical sketches and critical notes . Gallery, London. iisfield .., to the tone v . on record that the Amtealed for succor some years ago to theiy of the Queen in India, who is now FirstLord of the Admiralty, and the Viceroy thought itIns duty to reject the overtures made to him. Italso stands upon record that this rejection was theorigin of all the misunderstandings and misfortuneswhich have since occurred. It also stands uponrecord that about three venrs nfterwards, panic-stricken, I suppose bv ? the Russianswere approii - \ 1on the.\^ and d Li>iaD- lis^-^ Liic DiiLish side of jnt truths, and I . :. ...Ayused, rememberingN, at the tone which the nobleFirst Lord of the Admiralty took withreference to my noble Lord the late Viceroy ofIndia. One would suppose that the noble Earlwas not only a pupil of the peace-at-any-priceschool, but that he was also graduating for higherhonors in the more refined school which wouldwage war and at the same time negotiate, moreespecially if our arms had been defeated. 1 was. On the Evacuation of Candahar 273 very much disappointed, my Lords, at the replythe noble Duke the Lord Privy Seal made to mynoble friend near me. I had listened, as a veryfull House had listened, with pleasure to thatspeech ; and a speech more exhaustive, more ani-mated, more completely touching every point ofthe subject 1 have rarely heard. Well, 1 knewthat my noble friend was to be followed by onewhose ability was equal to any emergency — onewho is an ornament of this House, and invariablydelights the audience which he addresses. Well,my Lords, what did we hear ? Was there anyanswer to the speech of my noble friend ? On thecontrary, we had a series of biographies of In-dian worthies, and when the list closed it was, asusual, flung at the head of my noble friend thelate Viceroy. Under these circumstances I thinkwe have had enough of recurren
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