AT CALCUTTA.(1835.)
To WILLIAM CAVENDISH BENTINCK, Who, during seven years, ruled India with eminent Prudence, Integrity, and Benevolence:
Who, placed at the head of a great Empire, never laid aside The simplicity and moderation of a private citizen:
Who infused into Oriental despotism the spirit of British Freedom:
Who never forgot that the end of Government is The happiness of the Governed:
Who abolished cruel rites:
Who effaced humiliating distinctions:
Who gave liberty to the expression of public opinion:
Whose constant study it was, to elevate the intellectual And moral character of The Nations committed to his charge:
This Monument Was erected by men, Who, differing in Race, in Manners, in Language, and in Religion, Cherish, with equal veneration and gratitude, The memory of his wise, upright, and Paternal Administration....
EPITAPH ON SIR BENJAMIN HEATH MALKIN.
AT CALCUTTA.(1837.)
This monument Is sacred to the memory of SIR BENJAMIN HEATH MALKIN, Knight, One of the Judges of The Supreme Court of Judicature:
A man eminently distinguished By his literary and scientific attainments, By his professional learning and ability, By the clearness and accuracy of his intellect, By diligence, by patience, by firmness, by love of truth, By public spirit, ardent and disinterested, Yet always under the guidance of discretion, By rigid uprightness, by unostentatious piety, By the serenity of his temper, And by the benevolence of his heart.
He was born on the 29th September 1797.
He died on the 21st October 1837....