Honours for services during campaign; distribution of awards should avoid unnecessarily exacerbating 'strong jealousy' between Bengal and Bombay armies; comments on merits of a number of individuals in Gough's list.
Is sorry to have troubled Hobhouse about Capt Ramsay, but his letter of 16 January was written before he knew Ramsay's petition for Brevet Majority had already been rejected.
In view of George Thompson's troublesomeness on subject of Indian Princes, encloses information on him supplied by Sir T Metcalfe (Agent to the Governor-General at Delhi).
Turton case; asks for guidance on disagreement with Bethune (Law Member of Governor-General's Council) on point of principle regarding extent of legislative powers of Govt of India.