In the few valedictory remarks made in Tuesday's issue in reference to the depar ture of Sir John Pope Hennessy from this Colony, we expressed strong doubts as to the probability of his return, We had good reason for believing that it was unlikely Her Majesty's Government could continua His Excellency in office after knowledge and consideration of all the proceedings that have occurred during the past si months, The Governor had really rendered it practically impossible for any one in Hongkong to regard him with any respect, and it would have been simply scandalous to have maintained him as the Colony which though not Teaves little room for doubt that the positive, Governor has been virtually recalled and ordered home. Whether or not he was in to that effect from Teaving here we unable to say, but © rumour ent game time avo that he had instructed not to leave the Colony until the return of Mr. Marsh, However that may be, His Bxcellency hes gone, and it seems no! lo that he hastened his departure in order to anticipate an apprehended recall. Should the news be correct, the Colony will have good cause to be thankful for a great deliverance. In_ Tosi John Pope Hennessy the Colony will be rel rule of the worst and most unfor Governor it has ever had. Hi his offences of commission could not oxsily be num He was at enmity with the entire British and foreign community, and of those with whom he more particularly associated he succeeded in oatranging nearly every indi Several nots of oppression and of injustice, dictated by porsonal malice, have come to light and called forth th tempts to in: Had his policy been over 80 is countrymen, his method of administration, by a system of espionage and creating divisions among officials, could not have failed to prove detrimental to the public service, and certainly must have resulted, as it'did, in creating ill-fooling and a rankling senso of injustice, eppily for the officials, they had a court of appeal, and it may be regarded as a signal proof that the fault lay at the Governor's door in that the officials inst whom he directed his attacks wore almost without exception promoted to some other Colony or removed to another department where he would, have loss chance of interference with them: Not antis-fied wi crusade against his officials, Governor Hennessy ran full tilt against the British and foreign community, and maintained the strife throughout hia i exceptional powers Wi and bitter. ness possible. thing appeared to give him greater pleasure than to be able to make comparisons between the two of the community when the generosity, the wealth, or the numbers of the Chinese could be brought into favourable contrast. Never did he lose an opportunity of manifesting his malignant ill-will to the house of Jardine, Matheson & Ca., because its representatives had the courage and the manliness to oppose his measures and statements in the Legislative Council, The rupted confiscation of the steam-tug Fame, which failed owing to the late Mr. Plunket, the Police Magistrate before whom the case was brought, proving too independent and too high-minded to connive at such a shameful act; and the more recent effort to levy an illegal tax upon the Distillery at East Point, which was foiled on appeal to Downing Street, and
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