Extracts of foreign proceedings of the Straits Settlements for the second half of 1857 - enslavement at Lahrool of Kling tribesmen recruited from India as coolies - arrival at Singapore of the Siamese envoys to England - imprisonment of mutinous Danish sailors at Singapore, etc etc
Extracts of foreign proceedings of the Straits Settlements for the first quarter of 1858 - cruise of HMS Amethyst along the eastern coast of Sumatra - grant to the French Consul at Singapore of a piece of ground on Pulo Brani for use as a coal depot by the French Navy - correspondence of the Resident Councillor at Malacca with Syed Saban regarding a notorious dacoit called Pangkalu Sallay, etc etc.
Extracts of foreign proceedings of the Straits Settlements for the second quarter of 1858 - case of the state prisoner Karak Singh - request of the Dutch Authorities at Riau for the extradition from Singapore of certain alleged offenders - outrages committed in the Muar territory by followers of the Temenggong of Johore, etc etc
The Governor General [Lord Canning] defends the appointment of Major Stuart Wortley as Second Assistant to the Agent in Central India - Wortley had been appointed in spite of his not possessing the usual residential and linguistic qualifications
Papers regarding the Ex-King of Oudh [Wajid Ali Shah], Vol 1 - with the aid of Government he purchases an estate near Calcutta, on which he now resides
Papers regarding the Ex-King of Oudh [Wajid Ali Shah], Vol 2 - he accepts a pension of 12 lakhs of rupees 'per annum' from Government, the pension to be backdated to 9 Jul 1859 - separate provision is made for his collateral relatives
Papers regarding the confiscation of Dhar State, Vol 2 - correspondence of the Agent to the Governor General in Central India with the Raja of Dhar [Anand Rao], the Government of India, and subordinate political agents
Papers regarding the confiscation of Dhar State, Vol 1 - reasons given by the Governor General [Lord Canning] for the confiscation - proposal to transfer Dhar to Gwalior State