. The historians' history of the world; a comprehensive narrative of the rise and development of nations as recorded by over two thousand of the great writers of all ages: . predecessor had initiated, but which he willingly carried into execu-tion, for giving entire liberty to the press. Public opinion in India, as well asthe express wish of the court of directors at home, pointed to Metcalfe as themost fit person to carry out the policy of Bentinck, not provisionally, but asgov^ernor-general for a full term. Party exigencies, however, led to theappointment of Lord Auckland. From that date com
. The historians' history of the world; a comprehensive narrative of the rise and development of nations as recorded by over two thousand of the great writers of all ages: . predecessor had initiated, but which he willingly carried into execu-tion, for giving entire liberty to the press. Public opinion in India, as well asthe express wish of the court of directors at home, pointed to Metcalfe as themost fit person to carry out the policy of Bentinck, not provisionally, but asgov^ernor-general for a full term. Party exigencies, however, led to theappointment of Lord Auckland. From that date commences a new era ofwar and conquest, which may be .said to have lasted for twenty years. Alllooked peaceful until Lord Auckland, prompted by his evil genius, attemptedto place Shah Shuja upon tlie throne of Cabul, an attempt which ended in thegross mismanagement and annihilation of the placed in that disaster in Afghanistan was quickly followed by the conquest of Sind,the two wars in the Pimjab, the second Burmese War, and last of all theMutiny. Names like Gough and Napier and Colin Campbell take the placesof Malcolm and Metcalfe and Elphinstone.*. h \ ItCZli 1 Thf. Detail of Temple, Madura
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