Refers to Stanley's letter of 9 September (1); gives reasons why Straits Settlements should be transferred to Colonial Office, not least because a staff conversant with Chinese inhabitants and language cannot be provided from India; discusses need to strengthen defences of Singapore and develop i...
Is sending his first letter to Queen since change of government; discusses question of correspondence between Governor-General and Crown touching on constitutional implications.
Lists places at which Proclamation will be read on 1 November (in English and vernacular); there will be celebrations and parades, though Canning would have preferred 'less show and noise'; comments on various points in Proclamation; praises passages relating to religion – 'I almost envy you bein...
Acknowledges Stanley's letter of 9 [sc. 8] September; impracticability of inviting all Chiefs to do homage on transfer of government to Crown; among the reasons are the facts that Canning does not have enough troops with him to make an impressive show in upper provinces, and chiefs 'hate the name...
Proposes to appoint Montgomery to succeed Lawrence as Chief Commissioner in Punjab, and to make it a Lt-Governorship partly as mark of honour to Lawrence; only a few suitable candidates to succeed Montgomery; (Sir) G Edmonstone (Foreign Secretary) to become Lt-Governor of N.W. Provinces; (Sir) J ...
Describes reading of Proclamation at Allahabad; survey of recent and future military operations; Tantia Topi; slight reverse suffered by Lord Mark Kerr in Gorakhpur.
Instructions to C-in-C and other authorities regarding amnesty; problem of private prosecutions making it seem a sham; good reception for Proclamation in vicinity of Allahabad, no news yet from elsewhere; military weakness in some areas may cause misunderstanding of motives of amnesty; bad news t...
Thanks for publishing Canning's despatch of 17 June in reply to Lord Ellenborough; explains title given Queen in Persian translation of Proclamation; question of name by which Bombay Army should now be known.
Encloses letter from ex-soldier of Bengal Army indicating both a feeling that Company's troops have been dealt with too hardly, and absolute deference to the law.
Discusses claim from European troops of Company's Army that they cannot be transferred without consent to Queen's service and asking for discharge or re-enlistment with bounty; danger of giving rise to suspicion amongst Sikhs of misunderstanding between British authorities and European troops; En...