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March 10

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Lord Canning reached Calcutta on the 29th of February,
and was immediately sworn in Governor• General. The
Marquis of Dalhousie left on the 6th. The accession to
office of Lord. Canning, and the retirement of _Lord Dal-
pousie, furnish almost. the only topics of the slightest
interest for the fortnight, and both events were intimated
by last mail. The retiring Governor-General carries with
'mu the respect and good wishes of all classes of the com-
munity, his administration being admitted to have had no
parallel in eventfulness -or- renown since the days of
Yelle- eY• The Santhal insurrection seems now fairly to
have gone to sleep. Twelve thousand of these poor people
are said•tcyfind; to them lucrative; occupation as navvies
‘..)a the Rajmahal section of the Bengal railway, 120 miles
al length ;• on the adjoining section of 80 miles, 2 000 are
eorooloyed Every thing continues quiet in the kingdom of
011{1e. The stories to the Contrary chiefly originating at
dawilPore, are pure fabrications. The troops have ten-
_erect their services. to .us to a man. • We-have heard
„ within the • last month in reference to the
Pl3,oeeea;
',Jags at Herat, or threatened hostilities with
Rn-',e'a••• The . capture of the .former Is a -Matter of
fie,
ely ma
e indifference—war with the latter about. as un.
. thing as can be conceived. Profound tram.
ri„lutY.. reigns throughout . every.. part of India, the
_ast fortnight having failed to furnish tidings of any
deseript7 -
rlwant of water anu _
a.eaSing at such a rate as the season advances
aitfi at one time apprehended they might . have 'done,
and gh We' have still a forMidahle three months of heat
by before us. At Bombay water is being brought
3! railway, and when the plan is in full operation, it
thl;4Pected that a thousand tons a day may probably in
as be supplied ; or, at two gallons per man, as much
""i provide a hundred thousand people. Serious
thPuYance has of late been experienced by a system of
4ejing or misdelivery of telegraphic messages, which,
1, `Lithe wretched tone of moral feeling prevalent amongst
t 0 Put as well as natives in India, it will not be easy
Plit down.
he
the
discussions on educationEl matters, in progress at
to date of last despatch. continued through the fortnight
.00,r carried on with vigour. The pupils have themselves
viae forward to share in the dispute, and the letters,
trout exception, sent by them to the newspapers confirm
tee worst imputations cast upon the system. It has now
hill! placed beyond doubt, that at a time when we are
ir'ag of universities, and felicitating ourselves on the
have made,
progress in English literature our young men
s,ahle, made, that there is not one in a hundred of our best
tw—A°Tra, who could draft an ordinary letter, or write
pp:n(3' sentences censecutively, without blundering' in
Tri'lllmar. Amidst the talk we have had of the develop-
ateat of the resources of India, a. singular variety of
a„aanufacture has lately made its appearance amongst us ;
the medical establishment is said to be the hardest
aed and most to stand in need of additional members,
o
e draw on its already deficient ranks for the supply of
ntPast-otfices. Mr. Riddell, Director-general of post-
b„'! in India, being about to proceed on leave to Europe,
vi'• raton, Postmaster-general of the North west Pro-
aerileQs, takes his place, while Dr. Clark of the Bengal
ba,,,ee becomes his temporary successor. Dr. Fayrer,
,ZITIR distinguished himself in the performance of his
Irufessional duties in Burmah, is appointed postmaster-
. ;sprat for Oude; and Dr. Impey has his zeal and activity,
thalle residency surgeon at Indore, rewarded, first by
ane,, medical storekeepership and a professorship,
11: before he has been a twelvemonth at work in
a„” departments, both to him new, is made
11Lng' -postmaster-general of Western India. A.
iii4l receives an expensive medical education, hc.lt
tttretlY he comes to India finds, that it is not by scientific
relnet!ce, or professional merit, that he must look for
end aru• In his own department he may drudge on till the
la ,of time, and look for reward in the medical board at
143 when fit for little besides but a board. Sorting
lucrative er is a better trade than surgery, sealing wallets more
-1)u than science. If we are to go on in this way,
dr medical examinations should comprise a little know-
aeh ge of post office matters, not that qualification for
t 0
l 1 apointment is ever reckoned of the slightest
„ sequpence in India, but a job might be accom-
G.sthed with somewhat greater decency, if it were not
such an outrage on common sense as it is at present.
lime friends of the unfortunate Mr. Corfield: the gentle-
iron who was dismissed for incompetency and misconduct
e,,lur the police magistracy in June last, have had the
.etne unwisdom to bring under public consideration, at
I%a'S Instiation (and in hopes, as it is supposed, of once
12 securinghim permanent employment under govern-
e`nt) a multitude of questions connected with his unhappy
!cer.

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*,:.ll,latth'aw Sausse, the new puisne judge, arrived
htt, ,the last mail; Sir William and Lady Gomm, who
t)iiB been staying with Lord Elphinstone, leave by

10„111e. Bishop has returned to the Presidency, after a pro-
- -tour of four months and upwards in Scinde and
-tzerat, during which his lordship, in company with
Pc• Harding, visited all the stations of the clergy in those
mistricts, and travelled nearly 2,000 miles.
Lord Elphinstone remains at Bombay for the present.
oe head-quarters of the army move to Mahableshwur
neßt week. Brigadier Mackenzie leaves by this snail,
'on medical certificate, for 15 months.
Fe bre
In taking leave of the Legislative Council on the 29th
-arY, the Marquis of Dalhousie spoke as follows :
beg the indulgence of th e council for a few oments.
aving diligently attended :the deliberations ;m of the
Legislative Council until failing health forbade my further
Presence here, 1 have been anxious not to quit this
:„QuntrY without meeting you once again. Before the
ton Shall have set to-day, the power which I have so
,ng wie7ded will have passed away from my hands, and
'oe authority which has entitled me to preside at this
council will belong to another. Since then, in leaving
Your chair now, I shall quit it for ever, I ask your per-
'ssion to offer to you a few parting words. They will
e brief and simple.
v; The Legislative Council cannot doubt the deep and
fe,,,,ding interest which I feel, and shall ever continue to
's l its reputation and character ; nor can it doubt
the Pain with which I quit it. If I may venture to use
by
e wor
crds of Mr. Grattan, I may truly say, ' I have sat
its adle.' I have marked its growth. I have
%Tithed its rapid progress towards maturity of strength
usefulness • and none can charge me with flattery or
tei,'elPitation, if now, before we part, I congratulate the
1461 en the success which has already attended its
1111010mA the large measure in which it has already
a eet"ed the
purposes which its institution was designed to
nPlis
41„" or the past, I desire to offer You m thanks for the
111:Tort you have afforded me in this hair; and to ex-
thes,, to You my gratitude for the forbearance you have
tellen to the errors into which I may have unconsciously
tiet,n while presiding over and controlling your deltbera-
-114% and for the consideration and respect which you
uniformly conceded to me.
/‘er tbe future I pray that the spirit of wisdom may
co 4.11 "ales direci your deliberations, and guide your
n"sels.
• With the utterance of this wish, I take my leave
farewel ;l and I respectfully and sorrowfully bid you
11,"
Lordship then left the chair, and retired from the
council chamber.
eutir el),-Y to the farewell address of the citizens of gal-
ear -1 the noble Marquis took a brief review of his Indian
Inarr, and, in the course of his speech, said :—" You have
I doe kindly allusion to the future that may await me.
low, has seek to fathom that future. My only ambition
her' "as been to accomplish the task which lay before me
and to bring it to a close with honour and success.
• parts been permitted to me to do so. I have played 9ut my
act in the while I feel that in: any case, the principal
Heart` e drama of my life is ended, I shall be
_well the curtain should drop now upon my pliblic course.
eatery thirteen years have passed away since first I
Year:h the service of the Crown. Through all those
the wit but one short interval, public employment of
ttpol';ieaviest responsibility and labour has been imposed
thou me. lam wearied and worn, and have no other
sight or wish than to seek the retirement, of which I
Ilataed la need, and which is all I am now fit for.
erredw.hatever the future may unfold, you have not
dee, 'n believing that I shall never cease to regard with
toiled and unfailing interest the land for which I have
labours,,,, long, and those with whom and for whom I have
one • Mr. Sheriff and gentleman, I have now but
utter ord to add,—it is a word which I find it hard to
The ;FAREWELL."
noon& ePIY was given with much feeling, and whilst pro-
falteredlg with the word " Farewell," His Lordship's voice
ilemotion.
Was 4.11 e 6th March the quitted Government-house. He
gentle ended to the landing place by a large concourse of
and 8„41", who evinced the most lively marks of sympathy
sorrow at his departure.