Refers to Canning's letter of 8 October; Directors' opinion that sailing ships would be as fast as steamers in transporting troops to India has proved wrong; noted in England that capture of Delhi achieved without troops from England; Col Ramsay; glad Canning is satisfied with financial assistanc...
Unclear as to position of Havelock and Outram at Lucknow and Alambagh; transport and commissariat and Disraeli's attacks on Govt; question of sea versus overland route for sending reinforcements; financial situation of Company; sepoys to be sent to China - Palmerston advised addition of British t...
News of relief of Lucknow; Capt Lowe's account of siege of Delhi; honours for Wilson and others, and difficulty of rewarding those who have prevented outbreaks (e.g. (Sir) Bartle Frere in Sind); has not yet received Canning's answer to petition for his recall;, encloses heads of bill for better g...
Refers to Canning's letter of 25 November; gloom at Havelock's death; procedure for recommending honours; agrees on inadvisability of giving offence to Indian religious sensibilities but opinion in England, including Times, has become extremely anti-Muslim; Canning should be very cautious on ques...
Cabinet concern regarding risk to Campbell's life and its proposals for army commands in event of his being disabled; Cabinet inclined to accept Jung Bahadur's request for return of Nepalese territory as price of his assistance, despite giving appearance of weakness; asks for estimate of number o...
Defends himself and colleagues from implication in Canning's letter of 24 December that they had not done enough to vindicate him; question of transportation of sepoys to Andamans or colonies; renewing proposal to Court of Directors regarding 'black' regiments [this time apparently to be raised i...
Unexpected change of Government sends him back to the India Board [Lord Palmerston's Government had fallen a few days earlier and had been succeeded by a Conservative administration under Lord Derby, with the Earl of Ellenborough becoming President of the Board of Control for the fourth time]; ha...
Comments on fall of Palmerston's Ministry and reactions of East India Company Directors; reviews arguments for and against Canning's resignation (including comments on unpleasant tone of Derby and Ellenborough towards Canning); as his last act has appointed G E L Cotton (Headmaster of Marlborough...
Intention to introduce bill to transfer Government of India to the Crown within next fortnight; recruitment for India going very well; hopes by next mail to send Secret Letter regarding reward for Jung Bahadur (of Nepal) and revision of treaties with native princes – need to reward those who have...
Elgin's force at Canton is inadequate; asks Canning to send 'what native troops you can. It is good for you to get them out of India' and good for him to have them.