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[ «96 ] were it not for the sudden reversal of the Liberals through the attempts of the Irish, Although he failed himself he prepared the way for other Indians to enter that great body. A few years later on Mr. Dadhabhai Naoroji sat as the First Indian member in the House of Commons and it is undoubted that it would not have been so if Mr. Ghosh had gone before and swept the way. While in England Mr. Ghosh was fortunate enough in enjoying the friendship and patronage of John Bright whose name is treasured gratefully by all Indians. Mr. Ghosh's last public performance was the speech he delivered as the President of the Indian National Congress in tgoj. In literary grace the speech surpasses its predecessors and although Mr! Ghosh had long ago retired from the public the keen interest he still takes in the affairs of his country was evinced in every line of the speech. Mr. Ghosh is deeply read in the European literature and his metrical English translation of Madhusudan's Mcghanadbadh recalls the sublime music of Milton. He has in his hands a few liter- ary works chief among which is the writing of a Life of Napoleon Bonaparte. May he live long as the glory of his country and may his labours in the literary field shed additional lustre on his much maligned native land.