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thing* of which they are in actual possession, and 

 already enjoying- the fruits. 



Since the accession of our beloved Queen to the 

 Sovereignty of this great Empire, a great change 

 has taken place in the future prospects of India. 

 Thousands of miles of electric wires now traverse 

 the length and breadth of the country, bringing- the 

 most distant points of this vast peninsula, points 

 which but a few short years back were a three 

 weeks' interval apart, into momentary communica- 

 tion. Already lines of rails are in progress, that 

 will soon connect all the great centres of political 

 and mercantile importance. A Jirman has g*one 

 forth, authorising- the holding- of landed property 

 by Europeans in India. They are thronging 1 into 

 the country. Banking- establishments, joint stock 

 companies for the manufacture of Indigo, Cotton, 

 Tea, Coffee, Beer, Salt, &c. for the mining- of 

 Coals and Iron, Companies for sea and river steam 

 communication Tramway and other Companies are 

 springing 1 up in all directions. A tide of the 

 precious metals, undoubtedly, is setting- in with snch 

 a full flood, that people may well wonder whether 

 India can, at once, absorb the silver stream that is 

 rolling- in ; land is being reclaimed ; trade is being- 

 extended ] wages are rising- ; India, in short, imbued 

 with fresh life and vigour, is rapidly growing-. And 

 will the development of these beginnings not affect 

 a change in the relative values of land and capital ? 

 Will it not enhance the money value of the com- 



