9 JULY 1864, Page 22

Dhar not Restored. By John Dickinson, F.R.A.S. (P. S. King.)—

A well and, on the whole, temperately written pamphlet. It seems to be undeniable that Lord Stanley in 1858, and Sir Charles Wood, in 1860, pledged themselves in the House of Commons that Dhar should be restored to its native Rajah as soon as he should come of age, and that this promise has not been fulfilled on the ground that he is not yet qualified to undertake the government. The author loudly asserts that he is competent ; but before pronouncing any opinion it would be necessary to hear the other side. By Indian law the age of majority is eighteen, but as the young Rajah is still only twenty there is not muoh harm done. Still we trust that the subject will not be allowed to drop. The policy of annexation is fraught with danger.