e public
opinion of England when he wrote--"His fame has been accepted by the
British people as belonging to the glory of the nation."

Lord Hardinge did not long continue to govern India after Sir Charles
resigned the government of Scinde. Upon his resignation Lord Dalhousie
was appointed, through the especial influence of the Duke of Wellington.
This appointment has been described as the only job which the
illustrious duke ever perpetrated, and reasons were assigned for this
unsuited to the pages of this history. Lord Dalhousie possessed many
qualifications for his high office, but he was pedantic, had too jealous
a sense of the dignity of his office, and often refused to listen to
the advice of officers, well qualified to offer it, on military matters,
which, whatever might be the noble lord's opinions of his own parts,
were rather beyond his knowledge. He entered upon his government under
auspicious circumstances. The celebrated Akhbar Khan, the malignant
enemy of the English during the unfortunate affair at Cabul, died this
year, and made one less to the many opponents of British rule among the
chiefs of India and the contiguous countries.

_The Cape of Good Hope_.--The disturbances of the previous year were not
wholly quelled at the Cape. The Caffres continued to make forays within
the colony, and to plunder cattle. They were pursued and punished,
and considerable herds were recaptured. The feelings of all the Caffre
tribes were utterly hostile, and peace was only attainable by the
exercise of indisputable force.

_Our American Colonies_.--Peace and prosperity characterised the history
of our American colonial possessions during this year. The failure of
the potato crop caused some inconvenience and distress, but the general
agricultural and commercial success compensated for this disadvantage.
Security was also felt, as apprehension of a war with the United States
had entirely passed away. In the legislatures of Canada and Nova Scotia
there was, however, discontent with the measures of the governors of
these colonies, and the imperial administration and legislature. This
discontent found vent in orations, and through the columns of the press,
but did not disturb colonial tranquillity nor interrupt the progress of
government: those free countries were gradually laying the foundation
for a future and a glorious period of wealth and greatness.

_Borneo_.--It was again necessary to chastise the Borneo pirates. On