Papers regarding steam navigation in Bengal - reports on the steamships Ganges and Irrawaddy - the Ganges is sent to Bombay - construction of two new steamships for the Brahmaputra.
Papers regarding the control of the press in the Straits Settlements - violation of the press regulations by William Balhetchet, Editor of the 'Penang Register and Miscellany' - question whether he should be deported from Penang (includes a printed extract from the 'Penang Register' of 17 Sep 182...