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that visited England in 1890. After his retirement he became a member of the British Committee, the Congress organization in London, and I well remember his active interest in the work of the Committee. His premature death was mourned by all friends of the Congress as a heavy loss to our propagandism in England.

The year 1889 was a memorable year in the history of the Congress movement. It was the year of Mr. Bradlaugh's visit to India, which imparted a new impetus to the Congress cause. Next year, Mr. Bradlaugh introduced in the House of Commons his Bill for the reform and the expansion of the Legislative Councils. While at Bombay he made a point of consulting the more prominent Indian leaders, and the Bill embodied the views of the educated community. I had a bit of work to do in this Congress apart from the Resolution which I had to move. To me was entrusted the task of appealing for funds. I made the appeal. The effect was striking. A wave of enthusiasm passed over the vast gathering that was assembled; and in an hour's time a sum of Rs. 64,000 was subs- cribed; and more than Rs. 20,000 was paid on the spot. The incident is unique in the annals of any public movement. There were ladies present at the meeting who gave away their watches, and even their jewellery. The memory of that day will always remain one of the most grateful reminiscences of my public life. On two other occasions I made similar appeals, one in 1892 at Allahabad, and again in 1909 at Lahore, on the last occasion for funds for British Indians in South Africa. But nowhere was the appeal more generously responded to than at Bombay. Mr. Bradlaugh was a witness to the scene, and the impression that he then formed must have been no small incentive to his disinterested labours for the political advancement of a people so full of real patriotism.