passes into its coffers. Its civil and military establishments are on the largest scale. The mercantile, medical, sacerdotal, and other professions, which absorb the greater part of our English youth of the middle class, are either held in low esteem, or are confined, at present, to particular castes; and almost the only idea which a liberally educated native has of rising in life, is by attaching himself to the public service. The Government, therefore, by the power which it possesses of stimulating and directing the minds of those who look forward to public employ, is able to stimulate and direct the mind of the whole nation. The candidates for situations in the public service comprise the largest and best portion of the educated class; and the educated class always draws after it the rest of the people.
A plan has lately been suggested[1] to the Su-
- ↑ The Sudder Dewanee Adawlut, in their report for 1836, strongly represented the necessity of securing a regular supply of properly educated young men for employment in the judicial department; and the Education Committee, to whom the subject was referred, suggested the plan above described. The remarks of the Sudder Dewanee Adawlut, are as follows:— “The reports of the local authorities generally, however, speak favourably of these two grades of native judges. Regarding the moonsiffs, there appears to be a greater difference of opinion, but, under experienced and efficient Judges, the Court entertain hopes that the moonsiffs will be ultimately found to perform their duty in a correct and satisfactory manner.
