SIR GEORGE GREY.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 13, 15 January 1877, Page 4

SIR GEORGE GREY.

Iri referring to the rumor that the ' Go^eraerahip oi the Oape of Good Hope had been offered to Sir George

. Grey, a correspondent of -the Poverty pay Herald writes:—" Talking of Sir George Grey, I was told a very good anecdote of a matter that occurred when he was supreme at the Cape. It j appears that the Indian war had just j broken out, and the G-overnor of Madras or some other Presidency, not having the means of communicating with England, sent a special vessel to Sir George at the Cape, and implored him if he had any troops there to send i;hem at once, as the natives in the district were very disaffected, and he feared -a general fusing,. as : he bad, no soldiers tb s keep i tneW in 1 check. * J j Sir Qeorge could not communicate, with England obherwp t|_an #> W ih^rr^as rio cable iri thosV days," atfd' ihinking that ere..he.. i could receive a the Europeans might be massacred he took the niia€ter| eafcw^l^i&to his own hands. He| &UeM&jip, $$jt soldiers, formed two regiaients^appdinted officers them across to In^dia. The troops arrived just in tirae, an^ %Be Governor jvrote to Sir George" earnestly thanking him for hia timely asaistance, jernment, r however^.were in a terrible afr Sir Geb'rg¥ to 1 take so much upon himself, and as the army <|an only be ri inqreased in,.n«|m^er by a special vote ; of be was Recalled from the :Gape iat once, but be^bre^ he, arrived in England the desthe Governor to whom he had refiderfed 1 ' l)een receiyed, and Sir .George ; was, fnefe) Secretary, who seemed. a'urphsje^tb see^ him Atf England (as ;! it appears 10 Si/ G^prg:s: #re^'g.. diamjssal', BaH Jjeeif. caßce|led, ?) and a letter in, a special boafej gad been sen'fc to the Cape to stop had evidently arrived'tdo late)j ! and ' wished 1 Sir ,George sto oncej ■ 4nd aj. quietly as ppasMei.f.^at;^! old gentleman was as obstinate. as ,h^ is., ijow, attd-heTefnßed^b'returri until 1 Be v Bad 'ftadOiVout* with> tbe'CdlbtfiaP Office t} 9n4 he got tj^bestofjt too, fop) he was reinstate^ with full honors, and , a maii&df-waV WMpil£c^d%9cmi\y (jo bear h^teillip Ctapel^ Th» ; abo?e uP )? OU S^M9Fi bycAheperspnvWho. Uprated, i|b to me, as he statedjlje. bad seen and rWd the whole correspondence." j