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Third reading of East India Loan Bill due that evening – Stanley is sure Commons will feel Govt of India must be given utmost support; will ask only for original £7 million but indicate more will be required; possibility of sending out an English financier; acknowledges Canning's letters of 19 an...
Terms which he is prepared to offer War Office regarding military question; is not prepared to give way on question of authority, i.e. that there must be a large local European Army in India under control of Governor-General; but home military authorities press strongly for one European army for ...
Pleased at Peacock's acceptance of Chief Justiceship; has offered provisional Council membership to Hamilton; should he decline prefers Frere of Canning's three candidates, and is willing to take responsibility (which should be his) of offending Bengal – fitness for the job should be the only cri...
Reasons for continuing with Loan Bill as it stood; opinion united on need to support credit of Indian Govt, but there will be greater discussion of Indian finance when Parliament reconvenes – Sir T Erskine Perry (former Chief Justice of Bombay) will move for a Committee of Enquiry; has been press...
Lawrence has taken his seat in Council – missionary party's hopes to monopolise him; is under pressure to appoint Sanitary Commission to investigate mortality of European troops in India and will probably do so if Sidney Herbert will Chair it; probability of European war will increase readiness t...
[Refers to Canning's letters of 2 and 8 March]; problem of filling Law membership of Canning's Council; Canning's emphasis on need for lawyer in Council has led him to modify intention of sending financier as fourth member of Council; describes type of person needed - someone who capable of givin...
Refers to Canning's financial letter of 16 March (1); £7 million loan, with railway money, should be enough for India's immediate needs; generally favourable reaction in England to new Indian customs duties; is advised tobacco duty is inexpedient; Lowe has declined membership of Canning's Council...
Refers to Canning's letters of 18, 20 and 21 March; Harris's case; has asked Lord Chancellor to bear in mind deserving Indian chaplains for promotion to English livings; broadly agrees with Canning's approach to compensation claims and has communicated his letter to Finance Committee of Council o...
Lawrence's views on method of garrisoning Delhi and on advisability of giving up Peshawar valley to Afghanistan; on latter point, Stanley sees strength of his arguments but feels 'extreme difficulty of inducing England to accede to them, or India not to misunderstand them'.