Lawrence has taken his seat in Council – missionary party's hopes to monopolise him; is under pressure to appoint Sanitary Commission to investigate mortality of European troops in India and will probably do so if Sidney Herbert will Chair it; probability of European war will increase readiness t...
Policy in Central Asia; proposal to establish British Agent at Herat with two assistants one of whom would be at Kandahar; Lawrence and Edwardes both recommend purely defensive policy towards Afghanistan; Lawrence's arguments for ceding Peshawar district to Afghanistan and making Indus the Indian...
Acknowledges Canning's very friendly letter of 24 July; will support Indian administration as private MP; has informed Wood of his plans for India and given him Canning's letters; was busy combating objections to Wilson as Canning's financial assistant when he left office; tendency in England to ...
Defends Sir G Grey (Governor of Cape) from any accusation of backwardness in assisting Govt of India; disposition of new regiments about to arrive; legality of sending King of Delhi out of India.
Ellenborough's letters of 24 February and 9 March arrived together; has asked to see proceedings in trials of chiefs near Delhi; distribution of confiscated territories; desirable to reward loyal chiefs (e.g. Patiala and Jhind) promptly; has had no report from Rose regarding his executions; belie...