256 LORD ELLENBOEOUGH. 



sideratioiij and in such case he expressed his 

 senthnents in unmistakable terms, as he did 

 at a durbar held at Lahore, when Rajah Jait 

 Singh, a notorious traitor, presumed to seat 

 himself next His Excellency, who at once rose 

 and spoke his mind in somewhat strong lan- 

 guage touching the character and antecedents 

 of that individual. 



Upon the whole, our rule in Sindh has been 

 eminently successful, and this was entirely attri- 

 butable to the judicious selection of public offi- 

 cers. The manner in which Lord EUenborough 

 dispensed his extensive patronage as Governor- 

 General was strongly in contrast with the 

 usual practice at that time in India ; and the 

 like may truly be said of Sir Charles Napier, 

 for with neither had letters of recommendation 

 the smallest weight, unless the party well de- 

 served advancement. 



On one occasion a young gentleman arrived at 

 Kurrachee, armed with a letter from some one 

 high in office at home, which he presented to 

 the General, who said, " Come and dine with 

 me this evening, but you must not expect any- 

 thing from that letter, or from forty such if 

 you had them. Your prospects depend entire- 



