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of time was occupied in complimentary speeches on 
both sides ; and, on one occasion, when our august 
and beloved Sovereign was alluded to, he called forth 
a burst of enthusiastic loyalty from our party, by saying 
‘ God bless the Queen,’ which was immediately re- 
sponded to by om' bugles playing the National Anthem, 
all the officers of course standing with heads uncovered, 
unmindful of the tropical sun. 
The Atthh wished to see the bugle, the complicated 
construction and gold-like material of which excited his 
astonishment, and he no doubt would have been glad to 
accept it. He was, however, too well-bred to give 
utterance to such a wish. He only asked for some 
writing paper, which was promised. 
In reference to the objects proposed by the Agricul- 
tural Society, in establishing a Model Farm on the 
banks of the Niger, Dr. Lushington and Sir T. F. 
Buxton, had addressed a letter to Lord John Russell, 
urging the great importance of having the nascent 
Colony on British territory, and, indeed, that it was 
indispensable, in their judgment, for the success of the 
views of the Society. His Lordship, however, thought 
it right only to instruct the Commissioners ' to make 
this proposition the subject of their careful Inquiry, with 
a view to reporting : 
1. Whether a tract of land of that nature could 
easily be obtained, and on what terms. 
2. Whether such territory might be acquired in a 
district deemed tolerably healthy for Europeans. 
