Late Dr. Busteed, I.M.S.

sensible of the great debt due to Dr. Busteed for the sagacious and indefatigable researches which he conducted into the history of " Old Calcutta," for the light which he threw upon the life and conversation of our countrymen in that city, and for the graphic pictures drawn by his careful pen of one of the most momentous periods in the growth of our Indian Empire, the days of Warren Hastings and Inipey, of Francis and Clavering and Madame Grand. It is not too much to say that Dr. Busteed rediscovered "Old Calcutta." and brought to life again a crowd of interesting figures who once trod that famous stage It is felt that some memorial of him should be placed in the Premier City of India, which he loved so well, and which owes so much to his inexhaustible knowledge and untiring erudition, and it is thought that not only his personal friends but also many of those who have read with delight his fascinating Echoes from Old Calcutta" would be glad to contribute to such an object. The nature of the Memorial must obviously depend upon the amount of the fund raised for this purpose, but it is hoped that it may be possible to place a bust in the Victoria Memorial Hall in Calcutta which is now in course of erection, and will, when completed, be the National Gallery and Valhalla of India. Contributions will be gladly received, in England, either by Sir James Bourdillon, YVestlands, Liphook or by Messrs. Richardson and Co., 25, Suffolk Street, Pall Mall, and in India by Messrs. Grindlay and Co., Calcutta.