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 School Book Society for printing and publishing English and Bengali books : worked hard for the repeal of the Regulations against the Press : to secure trial by jury in civil cases in the Supreme Court : to prevent emigration of Indian labourers to Mauritius and Bourbon : in 1838 was appointed by Government a Judge of the Calcutta Court of Requests, in recognition of his services for the cause of native education : died June I, 1842, of cholera : his full-sized marble statue was erected by public subscription, between Presidency College and the Hare School : the anniversary of his death is still observed by the Bengalis with great veneration, and a memorial tablet has been placed by the Government of India at his residence.

HARIDAS, NANABHAI (1832–1889)

Born Sep. 5, 1832, at Surat : a Gujarati Hindu : educated at the Bombay Elphinstone College : Assistant Translator in the Supreme Court, Bombay, 1832–63 : LL.D. at the Madras University, 1863 : Vakil of the Bombay Sadr Court, 1861, and of the High Court, 1862 : acted as Judge of the Bombay High Court several times after 1873, and was confirmed in the appointment : died June, 1889.

HARINGTON, SIR HENRY BYNG (1808–1871)

Son of Henry Hawes Harington, of Madras : born 1808 : entered the E.I. Co.'s Bengal Army in 1824 : served with the 37th Bengal N.I. : present at Bhartpur, 1826 : transferred by regular nomination to the Civil Service, about 1828 : returned to England, and passed the required tests : served in the N.W.P. : rose to be Judge of the Sadr Court at Agra, 1852 : shut up in the Fort at Agra in the mutiny : became the Member, representing the N.W.P., of the Governor-General's Legislative Council, 1858–62 : was twice a temporary Member of the Supreme Council, confirmed in 1862 : retired in March, 1865 : declined the Lieutenant-Governorship of the N.W.P. on the retirement of Sir G. F. Edmonstone (q.v.) : K.C.S.L in 1866 : died Oct. 7, 1871.

HARINGTON, JOHN HERBERT (1764–1828)

Joined the E.I. Co.'s service at Calcutta in 1780 : held subordinate appointments in Bengal until he became Fourth Member of the Board of Revenue, 1799 : Puisne Judge of the Sadr Diwani and Nizamat Adalat, 1801 : Chief Judge, 1811 : Senior Member of the Board of Revenue for the Western Provinces, and Agent to the Governor-General at Delhi, 1823 : Member of the Supreme Council and President of the Board of Trade, 1822–3 : and again, 1825–7 : he was also Professor of the Laws and Regulations at the College of Fort William, and President of the Council of the College : edited The Persian and Arabic Works of Sadi, and published an Analysis of the Laws and Regulations, etc., 1805–17 : retired, 1828 : died in London, April 9, 1828.

HARISH CHANDRA (1859–1885)

The son of Gopal Chandra Sahu, of Benares (a prolific author, died 1859, aged 27) : educated at Queen's College, Benares, and early commenced to write : became the most celebrated of the native poets of modern times, and did more for the popularisation of vernacular literature than almost any Indian of the last century : wrote and excelled in many styles : his best known work is the Sundari Tilak, an anthology of poems from the works of 69 authors. Another, Prasiddh Mahatma ka Jiban Charitra, was a series of lives of great men, European and Indian. Another very popular work is the Kabi Bachan Sudha, a collection of poems dealing with the rainy season. His works numbered over a hundred, and include several plays. He also conducted for many years an excellent vernacular magazine, called the Harishchandrika. In 1880 he received the title of Bharatendu, or Moon of India, by the unanimous consent of all the editors of vernacular papers in the country : was certainly the best critic Northern India has yet produced : died, universally regretted, in 1885.

HARLAN, JOSIAH ( ? - ? )

Adventurer : of Philadelphia : son of a Quaker : studied for medical profession : went to India : sent by Lord Amherst as Assistant Surgeon with the Army to Burma : left it and tried to conquer part of the Panjab : captured by Ranjit Singh (q.v.), who employed him : twice envoy to Dost Muhammad, and secret