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subject to the watchful control of the Sovereign. 

 The intricate foreign relations of the Indian Gov- 

 ernment, and the proud character of the races 

 with which it has to deal, are sufficient to indi- 

 cate the necessity, from a political point of view, 

 of not sinking- the identity of the Sovereign in that 

 of her Viceroy ; while the constitution of the Indian 

 Government, and the very great difficulty of some 

 of the great questions of internal policy liable to 

 arise, is an equally strong argument against per- 

 mitting them to be decided, unless first carefully 

 examined and considered by some of the wise men 

 of England, as well as the wise men of the East. 



Without any disparagement of the Indian ser- 

 vices, which have contained among their ranks some 

 of the most able statesmen of modern times, it must 

 be obvious that the training they receive, is not 

 calculated to fit them for dealing, finally, with ques- 

 tions of imperial policy, requiring special knowledge. 

 Able politicians and administrators, both Military 

 and Civil, may be as plentiful in India as blackberries 

 are in England ; but if we look amongst the ranks 

 of Her Majesty's Indian services for an Economist, 

 a Financier, a Jurist, an Educationist, we look in 

 vain. Much may be done to repair this deficiency, 

 as has been satisfactorily demonstrated in Finance, 

 by importations from Eng'land ; and as the Govern- 

 ment of India gains fresh strength, the reins of 

 control may be gradually relaxed, possibly with 

 much benefit to the country ; but that they should 



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