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11. Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/16

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/16
Title:
Letter from Canning to Stanley
Scope & Content:
Approves Peacock's appointment as Chief Justice of Bengal – gives favourable character sketch of him; suggests no successor to Peacock as Law Member of Governor-General's Council is needed – his work in both the Executive and Legislative Councils could be given to Advocate-General of Bengal if th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Mar 1859
Extent:
1 item

12. Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/17

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/17
Title:
Letter from Canning to Stanley
Scope & Content:
Encloses draft resolution (not present) on raising customs duties; no intention of raising salt duties but cannot afford to reduce or even equalize them; opium duty in Bengal cannot be raised but Malwa opium could be raised from Rs.400 to Rs.500 per chest – 'Bombay will cry out but without any re...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Mar 1859
Extent:
1 item

13. Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/23

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/23
Title:
Letter from Canning to Stanley
Scope & Content:
Concessions which might have been made (if question were not virtually dead) to Company's European regiments and their effect on native troops; suggests making 1st Bengal and 1st Madras Fusiliers, and possibly 2nd Bombay Light Infantry, 'Royal' regiments as compliment to Indian Army.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Mar 1859
Extent:
1 item

14. Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/24

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/24
Title:
Letter from Canning to Stanley
Scope & Content:
Encloses abstract of claims for compensation which likely to amount to £2 million; should be met from general revenues of India rather than special local taxes, fines or confiscations; no distinction should be made between loyal Natives and Europeans, provided loyalty was something more than pass...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Mar 1859
Extent:
1 item

15. Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/26

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/26
Title:
Letter from Canning to Stanley
Scope & Content:
Hamilton having declined seat in Council, Canning suggests Frere, Harington and Beadon in that order, particularly as he has just named Beadon Foreign Secretary.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Apr 1859
Extent:
1 item

16. Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/30

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/30
Title:
Letter from Canning to Stanley
Scope & Content:
Encloses Momtgomery's report on his administration in Oudh (not present); question whether statement in Home Govt's Despatch on Oudh Proclamation of March 1858, that confiscation announced therein had been cancelled, should be publicly corrected; as Montgomery's report explains, failure to uphold...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Apr 1859
Extent:
1 item

17. Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/34

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/34
Title:
Letter from Canning to Stanley
Scope & Content:
Discontent among Company's European troops regarding transfer to crown not at an end as he had hoped and believed; encloses message from Maj-Gen J F Bradford (CO at Meerut) announcing widespread and open discontent there - something amiss with command there if they were previously unaware of it.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 May 1859
Extent:
1 item

18. Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/40

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/40
Title:
Letter from Canning to Stanley
Scope & Content:
Further discussion of handling of discontent among Company's European troops; need to refill vacancies which will be left in Bengal Artillery by discharges by offering bounties for volunteers from British Army infantry regiments; has held up embarkation of two British Army regiments for time being.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 May 1859
Extent:
1 item

19. Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/41

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/41
Title:
Letter from Canning to Stanley
Scope & Content:
Refers to previous letter; effect of disaffection of Local Troops on question of maintaining a Local European Army; can no longer say that it would be safe to entrust management of large numbers of raw English recruits to management of officers trained to command natives only; in short term hopes...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 May 1859
Extent:
1 item

20. Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/47

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/47
Title:
Letter from Canning to Stanley
Scope & Content:
Suggests need to take precautions against possible French attacks in areas besides Mauritius, particularly the Red Sea ports in view of recent French naval activity in the Red Sea and along the African coast; report in Times that French had ordered charts of Indian coasts and ports; Outram is upd...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Jun 1859
Extent:
1 item

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