Acknowledges Broughton's letter of 7 March and congratulates him on peerage; crops are abundant; heat now excessive, reaching 1000 in his tent and 1130 in smaller ones.
Acknowledges Broughton's letter of 24 March; Napier; Punjab property/booty question; frontier tribes – Dalhousie has authorised severe reprisals against Mohmands if feasible; Hyderabad; Indian financial estimate for year ending April 1851 shows large deficit; opium revenue poor, Govt expenditure ...
Loss of steamer intended for Indus navigation; no more movement among hill tribes who generally retire to remote regions during hot weather; Nepal state prisoners.
Acknowledges Broughton's letters of 24 April and 7 May; Punjab booty question; in general, if current Prize Act awards all captured enemy property direct to army it should be repealed as it must encourage a mercenary spirit (already visible in Indian Army) and goes far to establish a 'band of leg...
Acknowledges Broughton's letters of 24 May and 7 June; Lords debate must have settled Punjab booty question, and hopes Broughton can now get Treasury to decide prize money a matter which keeps officers' minds restless; has always assumed Directors would 'behave like gentlemen' and offer best of L...
Sends miniature of Lord Auckland presented by him to Ranjit Singh to be passed to Miss Eden (Auckland's sister) if Broughton thinks it would give her pleasure.
Nizam has already liquidated part of his debt; Delhi question; Col Steinback, an adventurer lately in service of Ghulab Singh; is sending available information on 5% loan – no reason to suspect unfair play; complains of Lord Falkland passing on correspondence from Maj Jacob (Political Superintend...
Blustering demands of ex-Maharani of Punjab at Kathmandu; Bethune left considerable sums in his will to his female native school and asked Govt of India to adopt it – Dalhousie considers that inexpedient at present but, believing it may eventually do great good, he and Lady Dalhousie will maintai...
Policy towards Hyderabad in which Dalhousie may be thwarted by Fraser (the Resident); Mohmands; oppression of British traders by Burmese authorities at Rangoon means redress must now be demanded, but Dalhousie will take care not to become 'suddenly' in hostilities; Ali Murad; other amirs of Sind;...
[Refers to Broughton's letter of 23 November]; rumours that fourth Presidency is to be created and seat of govt transferred to it are absolutely groundless; Dalhousie's view is that new provinces should for long time remain non-regulation provinces under Governor-General in Council and then go un...