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people over whom he presided , the conviction that a love of just and equal laws , ancl the impartial protection and advancement of all classes of the community , were the ruling principles which guided and governed his wise and beneficent administration , 'ihe inscription on this pedestal details the result of these principles , in public services of important and enduring utility . "It was the constant ancl anxious desire of Sir R . Bourke to liht up
g the lamp of knowledge in the cottage of every peasant , and on the stall of every mechanic ; and he proclaimed to every emigrant who touched those shores , that—freedom to worship God according to conscience is , in New South AVales , the established and enlightened law of the land . " Sir R . Bourke was a near relative and a favourite pupil of the great Edmund Burke;—that , in early life , he was long an inmate of the home of that illustrious manancl that from that sourceas from a rich
foun-, , tain , he imbibed information and knowledge , and varied wisdom . B y profession a soldier , he soon engaged in the active service of his country . The honourable scar in front , which the genius of the artist ( whose hi gh reputation this noble work cannot but enhance ) has with fidelity preserved in the statue , attests that he was not less ' brave in the battle ' than in council—he was prudent , serene , and firm . "
The Governor likewise delivered a long eulogy upon his merits . The account from which the above is taken is very lengthy : and , with one exception , appears to have omitted nothing which could be of interest . That exception is , however , an important one ; it is the name of Mr . Bayly , R A . , the sculptor to whom the Committee entrusted this grand work of art , and which we had the proud satisfaction of seeing before it quitted this country . It is equal to all the other efforts of this great masterand must add to his fame in the country to which it is
, now an ornament . There is , by-the-bye , another little incident which may be here added to increase the interest of the reader , and direct his feelings of approval towards the Committee in Sydney entrusted with the subscription . When Mr- Bayly undertook the commission , he obtained the consent of government to ship the statue to Sydney free of freight , & c . AVhen the work was completedhoweverthe talented artist found that this
, , piece of liberality was no longer available , the government having discontinued to send ships upon its own account to that part of the world ; consequently , he had to endure the expense , which was nearly two hundred pounds . Upon this fact reaching the ears of the Committee , the members of it , with a promptitude that does them honour , raised the amount , and by the earliest conveyance Mr . Bayly was reimbursed for an outlay which he had not for a moment hesitated to incur .
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people over whom he presided , the conviction that a love of just and equal laws , ancl the impartial protection and advancement of all classes of the community , were the ruling principles which guided and governed his wise and beneficent administration , 'ihe inscription on this pedestal details the result of these principles , in public services of important and enduring utility . "It was the constant ancl anxious desire of Sir R . Bourke to liht up
g the lamp of knowledge in the cottage of every peasant , and on the stall of every mechanic ; and he proclaimed to every emigrant who touched those shores , that—freedom to worship God according to conscience is , in New South AVales , the established and enlightened law of the land . " Sir R . Bourke was a near relative and a favourite pupil of the great Edmund Burke;—that , in early life , he was long an inmate of the home of that illustrious manancl that from that sourceas from a rich
foun-, , tain , he imbibed information and knowledge , and varied wisdom . B y profession a soldier , he soon engaged in the active service of his country . The honourable scar in front , which the genius of the artist ( whose hi gh reputation this noble work cannot but enhance ) has with fidelity preserved in the statue , attests that he was not less ' brave in the battle ' than in council—he was prudent , serene , and firm . "
The Governor likewise delivered a long eulogy upon his merits . The account from which the above is taken is very lengthy : and , with one exception , appears to have omitted nothing which could be of interest . That exception is , however , an important one ; it is the name of Mr . Bayly , R A . , the sculptor to whom the Committee entrusted this grand work of art , and which we had the proud satisfaction of seeing before it quitted this country . It is equal to all the other efforts of this great masterand must add to his fame in the country to which it is
, now an ornament . There is , by-the-bye , another little incident which may be here added to increase the interest of the reader , and direct his feelings of approval towards the Committee in Sydney entrusted with the subscription . When Mr- Bayly undertook the commission , he obtained the consent of government to ship the statue to Sydney free of freight , & c . AVhen the work was completedhoweverthe talented artist found that this
, , piece of liberality was no longer available , the government having discontinued to send ships upon its own account to that part of the world ; consequently , he had to endure the expense , which was nearly two hundred pounds . Upon this fact reaching the ears of the Committee , the members of it , with a promptitude that does them honour , raised the amount , and by the earliest conveyance Mr . Bayly was reimbursed for an outlay which he had not for a moment hesitated to incur .