However , Grey dismissed him in September 1849 for mishandling public accounts , ending Ingram 's public career .
His relationship with the governor frayed , and in 1849 he wrote to the Secretary of State for the Colonies , Earl Grey , to investigate MacDonnell 's conduct .
Earl Grey dismissed him in September 1849 for mishandling public accounts , ending Ingram 's public career .
His relationship with the governor frayed , and in 1849 he wrote to the Secretary of State for the Colonies , Earl Grey , to investigate MacDonnell 's conduct .