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41. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/2/14

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/2/14
Title:
No. 14: Letter from Lord Palmerston
Scope & Content:
Sends two of the little Indian cakes to Canning; tells him how to extract the leaf on which the message is written.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Dec 1857
Extent:
1 item

42. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/2/15

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/2/15
Title:
No. 15: Letter from Lord Palmerston
Scope & Content:
Congratulates Canning on the result of the debate on the Vote of Thanks. Canning was praised by every man whose opinion was worth having.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Feb 1858
Extent:
1 item

43. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/2/16

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/2/16
Title:
No. 16: Letter from Sir Charles Wood
Scope & Content:
Reports the passing of the Vote of Thanks. Disraeli led the opposition, and moved the previous question. Eventually he was forced to withdraw his motion. Hopes Canning will be able to spare the Naval Brigade.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Feb 1858
Extent:
1 item

44. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/2/17

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/2/17
Title:
No. 17: Letter from the Duke of Argyll
Scope & Content:
Congratulates Canning on his successes both in India and in England. Discusses the Clemency Proclamation. Argyll was able to contradict every allegation made against Canning in the House of Lords. Although nine tenths of the charges against the East India Company are unjust and absurd, the form ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Feb 1858
Extent:
1 item

45. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/2/18

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/2/18
Title:
No. 18: Letter from the Marquess of Clanricarde
Scope & Content:
Congratulates Canning on the debates in the Houses. Lord Derby had very little support. Argyll spoke well and is better liked than he was by the House. Clanricarde has been subjected to a great deal of abuse on account of his place in the Government. Wishes to hear Canning's views on the change ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Feb 1858
Extent:
1 item

46. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/2/19

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/2/19
Title:
No. 19: Letter from Mr Robert Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Replies that he did not mean to disapprove of Canning's use of the Gurkhas, only to regret the necessity of their employment. Hopes Canning will press the Home Government for some reward for James Outram, who seems to have behaved admirably. Lord Ellenborough has a dislike of Outram and will req...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Apr 1858
Extent:
1 item

47. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/2/20

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/2/20
Title:
No. 20: Papers relating to Lord Ellenborough's publication of the Oudh Dispatch
Scope & Content:
1. Copy of telegram from the Earl of Derby, London, to Lord Lyons, Malta, sent 12 May 1858, received 13 May 1858, asking Lyons to send on to Lord Canning a message in a number code by the Indian Mail. 2. Transcription of the message. The publication of the Secret Despatch of 19 Apr has been di...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1858
Extent:
5 items

48. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/2/21

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/2/21
Title:
No. 21: Letter from Lord Derby
Scope & Content:
Informs Lord Canning that he has sent off a telegram about Lord Ellenborough's resignation, because his premature publication of the Secret Despatch of 19 Apr had been disapproved. Since the sending of the telegram the matter has been debated in both Houses; describes course of debates. The Hous...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 May 1858
Extent:
1 item

49. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/2/22

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/2/22
Title:
No. 22: Letter from Mr Robert Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Repeats the information sent in his letter via Bombay. An immense row has sprung up because Vernon Smith did not tell Ellenborough about Canning's letter explaining the draft Proclamation. He was not aware that it was the custom for Ex-Ministers to show all their private letters to their success...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 May 1858
Extent:
1 item

50. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/2/23

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/2/23
Title:
No. 23: Letter from Lord Palmerston
Scope & Content:
Thanks Canning for a map of Lucknow. Feels confident that Canning will overcome the remaining difficulties in India. An abominably bad India Bill has been passed, but all endeavours to improve it have failed, and the only consolation is that it is not so bad and so absurd as the one which the Go...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Jul 1858
Extent:
1 item