"Man wakes again to joy, and peace, and hope,
Day dreams, and bright reality."

Parliament was prompt to express the general admiration for the brave.

On Monday, the 4th of May, the House of Commons resolved itself into a
committee on a message from her majesty, respecting a provision for the
governor-general and the commander-in-chief. Both these gallant men had
been raised to the peerage. Sir Robert Peel (the minister) proposed a
grant of L3000 a year to Lord Hardinge and his two next male heirs,
and L2000 a year to Lord Gough and his two next male heirs. These
propositions received the assent of the house. Mr. Hogg, on the part of
the East India Company, announced that the company had made grants of
L5000 per year to Lord Hardinge for life, and L2000 per year to Lord
Gough. Lord Francis Egerton drew attention to the claims of Sir Harry
Smith, which both Sir Robert Peel and Lord John Russell treated as an
interference with the prerogative of the crown.

On the following night, in the Lords, the Earl of Ripon moved an address
to her majesty in answer to her message. On that occasion the Earl
of Clanricarde eloquently eulogised both the gallant generals whose
exploits in the Punjaub had added fresh wreaths to the chaplets of their
fame.

The civil affairs of India were occasionally the subject of discussion
in the British press throughout this year: the Indian railway projects,
the high price of money at Calcutta and Bombay, and the fluctuations
of commerce in our Eastern territories, demanded the attention of
economists and politicians.

On the 9th of November, an extensive list of brevet promotions in the
Indian army was announced in the _Gazette_, which comprised thirty-four
major-generals, twenty lieutenant-colonels, and two bunded and forty-one
captains. This gave great satisfaction to the profession and the public.

An interesting occurrence in connection with India took place in the
earlier part of the year. Lieutenant Waghorn, whose enterprising genius
led him to prosecute the problem of an overland route to India, saw
his labours at last crowned with success. The government resolved, with
certain modifications, to adopt the basis of his scheme.

STATE OF AFFAIRS AT THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.--SUCCESSES OF THE
CAFFRES.--VICTORY OVER THE TRIBES OF STOCK AND PATO BY COLONEL SOMERSET.

Among the many eventful matters of 1846 was a Caffre war. The tribes
bordering the British territory were brav