The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-04-05

1uE Nav GOVERNOR GENERAL OF CANA.
pa. Sir Charles Metcalfc, the New Gov
ernor ,ncral of Canada, arraiyed al Alba
ny on Wednesday evening from Boston. As
the Office which he is about TO assume is an
important one, we have prepared the follow
ing brief sketch of his life from the London
Colonial Gazette.
The Right Honorable SirICharles The
ophius Metcalfe, Bart e.. C. B., is the sec
ond son of Sir Theophilus Mctcalfe. He
was educated at Elton. and entered at very
carly age. about 1901, the civil service of
the East India Company. His promising
qualifications for the public service immedi
afcly at.r icicd the attention oil Lord Wellos-
Icy; who employed him in the first instance,
ronfi,!cn:i lily in what was called his "pri
waite cili:c !" and shortly afterwards attach
cd him. rs his agent, to Lord Lakes army
in the fi:li,-a distinction greater, perhaps,
than was ever conferred, even in India, upon
one so y Duns ia years. He was shortly af
tcrward, appointed Resident ut Delhi, with
extcnsiv powers in relation TO the states on
the Mort :-we$tern frontier In this cspaci-
ty, lie ne ,ociated the first treaty of the Brit
ish Government with the late Runjcet Singh.
the sovereign of the Puniab.
Mr.. Mrtcalfc remained Mt Delhi till he
was CALI down TO Calcutta Us Secretary TO
the Supreme Government in the political
depariin nj about The year 1918. From this
time 10 HE yalr 1884, he filed several ina
portaut stations in India with great ability,
and in tt - year was appointed the first Gov
crnor of igra, and professionally, Governor
General un The death or r'si gnation of Lord
Dentinck In March, 1885. that nobleman
resigned the government to Sir Charles Met
raltc. (.;bn srccc deL to the haronetcy on
l..
filed thi; high Office till the arrival of Lord
AuCkian :, III March, 1886. uhcn he rcsum-
ed the government of Agra which he re-
signcd aud re- lrred TO En.l mp in 1885
In 1899. LorI Melboarne's Administration
selected him, 1T Il very critical moment, fol-
the Gov .ruor- CencralShip of Jamaica, from
which h, returned 70 England last year The
Grand G 'cs~ of The Bath was conferred upon
him VIII ~ lie made over the Governor Gen
cralship Of India 10 Lord Auckland and he
WAS app tinted member ofthe PriYy Coun
Gil on his accepting the Governor General
ship of Jamaica.
Sir Charles Metcalfe's career has been
one of uninterrupted SUCCESS in all the pub
lie objects which he has undertaken, offer
under Circumstances of no ordinary Difficult.
Is. In the course ola few years his Just an,
il IN al ninistration at Delhi changed the
|HoIe a-pcCt vi diiaiis III tnAt Serton OF III
nia. HIS administration of The government
of Jamaica is admitted oil all hands to hav,
been a masterpiece of s'atc>manShip He
bad to deal with war of races brought a
hnut by previous mismanagencnt. " her
he left the country. its whole cnlored popu
,1,ion knelt to bless him; and the Whit
Legislature has voted f3 600 for erecting
aiatue TO his honor The difficulties wer
i.::ae1Se-the success complete. He moul
dcd ti:a e!ain,nts ofstrile aud diSalftction in
/. universal peace; and this not by the vul
gar method Of crushing people orsu<pend
iar the laws, but i,y drnt Of justice. His &c
rrptance fthe GoyeFImen; nf Crnada mus
:,a deemed n favor conferred OH Lori Stan
,ry ssd Sir Robert Peel.