Newspapers are representing Commons Committee on India as directed against Government and particularly the India Office; raid by Lushai tribesmen, and Mayo's anxiety for (Sir) J Edgar (Deputy Commissioner of Cachar) who is with a friendly chief with only 40 police; force sent to repel raid, but M...
Lushai raids are over; since more is now known about Lushais, measures to prevent recurrence will be easier to decide; in case matter is raised in Parliament, justifies arrest of Wahabis – impossible to allow people in India to continue giving aid to those avowedly in arms against British power w...
Encloses record of first three days' proceedings against Ameer Khan to show that every legal form is being taken advantage of in favour of the prisoners who are defended by two European an two native counsel – the Wahabis have plenty of money.
False report that Bismarck was to demand cession of Pondicherry as part of peace with French which would have weakening effect on British authority in India; any opportunity to purchase French possessions in India should be seized; bad characters wishing to evade creditors or the law use Chandern...
Suggests Parliamentary Enquiry should investigate growing problem of discontented unemployed army officers and encloses memorandum; need for urgent decision from Argyll on military reductions to enable budget to be finalised.
Regrets Commons rejection of Gladstone's proposal that parliamentary enquiry into Indian finance should be by joint committee of both houses given paucity of expertise in Commons and plenty in Lords (Salisbury, Halifax, Lawrence and Argyll); asks for copies of daily evidence to be sent to him by ...