Nelson continued to interest himself strenuously in the matter for two years after his return to England, both by letter and interview with persons in authority.

His own position and influence were too insignificant to effect anything, except by moving the home officials, whose administration was compromised and embarrassed by the malpractices of their representatives.

Though uphill work, it was far from fruitless.

"His representations," said Mr.Rose, in a memorandum furnished to his biographers, "were all attended to, and every step which he recommended was adopted.

He thus put the investigation into a proper course; which ended in the detection and punishment of some of the parties whose conduct was complained of." The broad result appears to have been that the guilty for the most part escaped punishment, unless, indeed, some of them lost their positions, of which no certain information exists; but the corrupt combination was broken up, and measures were adopted to prevent the recurrence of the same iniquities.