Only £250,000.

The disadvantageous lot of speaking first fell to Mr. J. N. Sellers, whose subject was Robert Clive. He commenced quietly in a well-balanced voice, remarkably pleasant to listen to, but became almost sepulchral at the end of his longer sentences and as a rule hurried on too quickly to the next. Mr. Sellers treated his hero chivalrously and at times magnaminously, but he was inclined to extenuate his sins rather than vindicate his character. His nearest approach to passion was when he assured us that Clive "took less than a quarter of a million pounds from the treasure-house of Bengal."