William Prinsep's mother, in Great Cumberland Street.

His reputation, and the letters of introduction he carried with him to many of the most distinguished persons in the country, secured him a magnificent reception wherever he went. The Court of Directors, as became them, entertained him at a public dinner at the London Tavern; and, having been presented to the Queen at the Drawingroom held on June 16, he was, a week later, commanded to dine at Buckingham Palace.

'Besides Her Majesty and Prince Albert,' says Babu Kishori Chand Mittra, in his biography, there were present at the Royal party Prince and Princess of Saxe-CoburgGotha, Earl of Liverpool, Lord Fitzgerald, Cooper, Bart.' (Sir Astley Cooper?) and Baron de Brandestine. Her Majesty and the Prince Consort entered into an interesting conversation with Dwārikā Nath, of which the themes were chiefly Indian. He then played a game at whist with the Duchess of

Kent. Her Majesty presented him with three new pieces of golden coin which had been minted that day.'

Subsequently he was invited by the Queen to pay a visit to the Royal nursery, where the Princess Royal and the Prince of Wales were brought out to see him.

Among members of the nobility who entertained him at dinner were the Marquis of Lansdowne and Lord Lyndhurst; and he attended a grand review of the troops at the special invitation of Her Majesty. He was also a guest at the Lord Mayor's annual dinner, the Duke of Cambridge, the Duke of Buccleuch, and several of the ministers being present on the occasion. The Lord Mayor proposed his health, remarking, in the course of his speech: The high character and great attainments of my friend on my right render him an ornament to society. The great kindness he has shown to our countrymen in India entitles him to the gratitude of every British subject.'

Dwarikā Nāth acknowledged the toast in

an eloquent speech, which occupied half an hour in delivery.

After seeing the chief sights of London, Dwarikā Nāth left for the manufacturing districts, visiting Sheffield, York, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool, Birmingham, Worcester, and Bristol during his tour. At Edinburgh he was admitted as a Burgess and Guild Brother of the City, and presented with addresses by the Unitarian Association and the Emigration and Aborigines Protection Society.

At Newcastle he was much interested in the mines, of which he gives a minute account in his diary.

On his return to London, he received a command from the Queen to lunch with her at Windsor Palace, on which occasion Her Majesty and the Prince Consort consented, at his request, to sit for the full-length portraits which now adorn the Town Hall of Calcutta. At the same time the Queen ordered miniature portraits of herself and

Prince Albert to be prepared for presentation to Dwarikā Nāth himself.

On October 16 Dwarikā Nāth left England for France, arriving at Paris on the 18th. There he made the acquaintance of many distinguished persons, and was honoured with an interview with Louis Philippe and the Queen, and with the King and Queen of Belgium.

While in Paris he received a gold medal from the Directors of the East India Company, in recognition of his services to his country.

This medal was accompanied by the following letter:—

'SIR,-On the occasion of your return to your native country, the Court of Directors of the East India Company are desirous of presenting you with a testimonial of their esteem, and of the approbation with which they regard the public benefits conferred by you on British India, by the liberal encouragement you have afforded to the diffu

sion of education, and to the introduction of the arts and sciences; and by the generous support you have given to the charitable institutions of Calcutta, whether established for the relief of the Hindoo or British community. The Court trusts that the noble course which you have pursued will have the effect of contributing to the accomplishment of that object which it has ever been their anxious desire to promote, viz. the identification of the feelings and interests of the Natives to their Government, and thus strengthening the bond which unites India. with Great Britain.

Impressed with these sentiments, the Court requests your acceptance of a gold medal, for the preparation of which they have given the necessary instructions.

'In making this communication on their behalf, permit us to assure you of the satisfaction which we derive from being the medium of conveying the Court's feelings and wishes, in which we most fully participate; and to express our sincere hope that