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August 14th, 1925 INDIAN OPINION 205
High Court, who had in a case orderd the prodoction
of an idol in evidence. Sir Surendranath was JrosE-cuted
fOl' contempt of Court jlod was sentence by
a majority of JuJietl to two lDonthlii t IDlprillOnment,
though an apology was offered b, Sir Surendranath.
During the exciting days of Lord Lytton, during
the eventful days of Lord Ripon, during the memorable
Viceroyalty of I..ord CarzoD, during tho ?tItnto
Viceroralty with its reforms. repressiona ani the
bomb, during all these days, the Bengll/ee has been
second to none in educating, organi,iog aod moulding
public opinion. Sir SureJldraoatb Bannerjea
was invited to represent India on the "Imperial
Pres8 Conference." A colonial delegate to the Conference
was so impressed with Sir Sureqdranath'lJ
abmUel that he told him that, if there were other
mel) in In4ia like Sir Surendranath, self-Government
ought at once to pe granted to lndia.
Hm PottTlCAL OA.ltEti:R
On the 26th Jul" 1876, the "Indian AMOelatioo"
of Cakutta Wall usbered into being, by tbtl Q:J).ited
efforts ot Messrs. Snren