[Refers to Argyll's letter of 1 July]; question of putting conduct of British relations with Persia under Secretary of State for India and Governor-General of India in Council; thinks Argyll does not fully appreciate danger to British interests in the East of Perso-Afghan war which can be prevent...
Case of General Abbott (Agent for Punjab and Delhi Railways); Wahabi prisoners have been refused writ of habeas corpus, and another sentenced to transportation for life – hopes this will deter Wahabi conspirators; encloses reply to Bengal Chamber of Commerce; encloses report on cotton crop prosep...
Refers to Argyll's letter of 9 August; possibility of altering Indian financial year; delay in forwarding second proposals for reductions in Native Army caused by Napier; reports of Hayward's murder in Kashmir [cf Mayo's letter of 16 May 1870(1)]; Forsyth is nearing Yarkand and is being well trea...
[Refers to Argyll's letter of 24 August]; agrees that Temple's unpopularity is unfair and Mayo will suggest only an honourable means of his leaving Council; he is unlikely to accept Lt-Governorship of Bengal; agrees with Argyll that main safeguard in finance is to keep expenditure below income, b...
Failure of Forsyth's mission to open trade route to Yarkand; Goldsmid will move towards Kerman for Baluchistan frontier arbitration if he cannot proceed to Sistan
Temple unlikely to give up present post for any other; Durand's views on Fenwick and his eports of unrests; encloses newspaper report on his tour to Rajputana; failure of Maharaja of Jodhpur, because he was not given equal precedence with the Rana of Udaipur, to attend Durbar an insult to the Vic...
Conduct of Maharaja of Jodhpur and how it should be punished, possibly by degradation from Order of Star of India [Note implication that Viceroy can order attendance of feudatory chiefs in Durbar]; Jodhpur State is in anarchy, Maharaja 'is plunged in drunkenness and vice', and something will soon...
Refers to his letter of 16 November (1), and enlarges on his objections to Parliamentary Committee of Enquiry; reforms would be hindered; dangerous to discuss military matters (including weaknesses of Indian military system) in public; even more dangerous to discuss relations with Native States –...