167 Translation of an Extract from " Tohfet al Akhar.^^Kvm'L 



Thomas IVIunro was a Quarter Master of Brigade, was acquainted 

 ■with his quickness of comprehension and sound judgment ; and 

 knew him to be well skilled in the languages of Persia and India; 

 it is not likely at the present time that these languages are obliter- 

 ated fiom the pajic of his memory." 



" His disposition was bent on rectitude of conduct and seeking 

 out justice." 



" He took g:rcat pains in the aequircment of Persian and trans- 

 lated difficult and abstruse epistles without the assistance of a 

 Moonshee and romprehendcd their purport with great celerity." 



In Lord Hobart's time be was appointed to the collectorship of 

 Bellary." 



It has been heard, fi-om persons worthy of credit, that Colonel 

 Munro was indefatigable in the performance of his duties as collec- 

 tor of Bellary and transacted public business in so satisfactory a 

 manner that not a murmur was ever heard to escape the lips of the 

 Ryots." 



"He was accustomed to hear and decide in person Zillah mat- 

 ters, and never suffered any negligence to occur in the investigation 

 and administration of justice to the oppressed and finished all mat- 

 ters of business with dispatch." 



To a knowledge of the duties of his office he added the qualities 

 of bravery and courage." 



'* He \vas employed several years in the collectorship of Cudda- 

 pah. Although, four years ago Colonel Munro wa& appomted in 

 Europe to a high station and returned to this country with Gover- 

 nor Elliot, and endeavoured, to the utmost of his power, to intro- 

 duce a system, invented by himself, into the management of the 

 affairs of the Camatic and the Balaghat, yet, through want of una- 

 nimity and concurrence of several gentlemen of confined views, the 

 wise designs of Colonel Munro made no further progress: and the 

 system, he had set his heart upon, came not into practice." 



^' On this account he became constantly thoughtful and amazed 

 and eventually, a short time ago, departed t© Europe in this state 

 of grief." 



The Colonel is a man of patience and penetration. 

 Thanks be to Allah ! it has been heard from persons worthy of 

 belief that he is coming out as Governor of Madras. 



Sir John Malcolm. 

 Sir John Malcolm is one of the exalted of Europe. It is ne- 

 cessary to premise that a description of the beauties of his noble tis- 



