Papers regarding British Burma - disturbance caused by a religious impostor called Nga Shwe Hla and his followers at Twante near Rangoon - his subsequent capture by a British military detachment
Papers regarding the Punjab - formation of the Punjab into a Lieutenant Governorship - appointment of Sir John Lawrence as the first Lieutenant Governor - his departure for England on sick leave - Robert Montgomery appointed to succeed him (includes a medical report on Lawrence, on pp 6-8)
Offer of a free pardon to Risaldars Abbas Ali and Abdul Ali of the Jodhpur Legion for having saved the lives of Lieutenant W H Conolly and other Europeans after the Legion mutinied at Erinpura
Death, in Mar 1858, of Thakur Jodh Singh of Mairpur, Kotra District, Udaipur State, who had rendered valuable service to the British during the Mutiny - his place in the Meywar Bhil Corps is reserved for his successor as Thakur
Three memoranda compiled by Chaloner Alabaster, late interpreter attached to the Ex-Imperial Chinese Commissioner Yeh, viz:- 1) on education in China, pp 4-10, 2) on relations between China and Tibet, pp 11-13, 3) on Cochin China, pp 17-23; (with associated correspondence)
Papers regarding Sirmur [Nahan] State - report on Sirmur by the Superintendent of Hill States [Lord William Hay] - the young Raja [Shamsher Parkash] is entrusted with the management of the state, (with associated correspondence)
Notification to the Princely States of Northern India of the Royal Proclamation transferring the government of India to the Crown - reports on the public ceremonies held in celebration - complimentary letters from some of the Native Princes