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IOR/H/537
- Record Id:
- 040-000004616
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-000004036
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000222.0x00015a
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/H/537
- Title:
- Restrictions on the press in India: Appendix to Letter from Court to Board 17th Jan. 1823 on libels in Indian Newspapers and restrictions consequent thereon.
- Scope & Content:
- (1) pp. i-ii, List of Contents. (2) pp. 1-226, Case of William Duane (Editor of the World) and Col. Canaple (Commandant for the affairs of the French in India) 1791-96. (3) pp. 227-37, Case of Henry McKenly (Editor of the Telegraph), Cause of the Batta on Gold 1796. (4) pp. 239-46, Case of F. Horsely (Editor of the Calcutta Gazette), Relations of the Court of London and the French Republic 1796. (5) pp. 247-87, Case of Capt. Thomas George Williamson for publishing a paragraph in the Telegraph, Attack on Marquis Wellesley 1798-1801. (6) pp. 289-315, Case of Charles Macleane, Attack on Jacob Rider, Magistrate of Ghazipur, in the Telegraph 1798-1800. (7) pp. 317-37, Case of the Editor of the Telegraph (H. McKinly), Attack on the Clerk of the Post Office, Ordered to cease publication of Anti-Native Articles by Nestor, 1799. (8) pp. 339-59, Imposition of the Censorship 1799. (9) pp. 361-3, Plan for establishing a Government Printing Prss 1801. (10) pp. 365-95, Special Prohibitory Orders issued 1801 to 1808 to Editors and Printers of the Calcutta Gazette, Asiatic Mirror, Hircarrah, Star, India Gazette, Morning Post, Oriental Star, Telegraph, Orphan, and Mirror. (11) pp. 397-404, Neglect of Editors to submit Proofs to the Censor 1808. (12) pp. 401-2, Printers' names to be affixed to all publications 1811. (13) pp. 401B-14, Case of Messrs. Greenway & Co. (Editors of the Calcutta Daily Advertiser) for improper advertisement 1812. (14) pp. 415-29, Printing by the Hircarrah Press of a Libel against Surgeon Robert Tytler 1813. (15) pp. 430-2, New Rules for the Calcutta Press 16th Oct. 1813. (16) pp. 433-57, Irregular conduct of the Mirror (Lieut. James Ralph, Editor) complained of by the Commander-in-Chief 1815. (17) pp. 459-545, Case of Rev. Dr. Samuel Bryce, Editor of the Asiatic Mirror, His complaint of the Censor's prohibition of a critique on a work by Lieut. Gavan Young, though the author himself had approved it 1817. (18) pp. 547-53, Abolition of the Censorship in Bengal 1818-20. (See H/532 (3))
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000004036
036-000004609
040-000004616 - Is part of:
- IOR/H : Home Miscellaneous
IOR/H/532-539 : Restrictions on the press in India
IOR/H/537 : Restrictions on the press in India: Appendix to Letter from Court to Board 17th Jan. 1823 on libels in Indian Newspapers and… - Hierarchy:
- 032-000004036[0304]/036-000004609[0007]/040-000004616
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/H
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 volume
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1791
- End Date:
- 1820
- Date Range:
- 1791-1820
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)
- Notes:
- See H/535 (1)