Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/10

Letters from Sir Charles Wood numbered 293-353 with index and detailed summaries, numbers continue from previous volume Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/9.

List of letters transcribed from index:

293. 3 Jul 1861. 'Legislative Council. Opinions regarding its independence. Amalgamation Commission. Despatch on Contract Bill. Irritations caused by Planters suing for rents. Times Calcutta correspondent'.

294. 3 Jul 1861. '[Army] Amalgamation. Pension for old Officers. Artillery Officers and Staff Corps. Famine. [Colonel] Durand. Duleep Singh. Sir John Lawrence on Native Officers'.

295. 10 Jul 1861. 'Opium. Tibet. Famine. Breach of Contract Bill. Sir William Denison on Indian Army. Half pay of Staff Corps. Officers for Provisional Battalions. Sir Hugh Rose'.

296. 10 Jul 1861.'Laing's figures. [Cecil] Beadon. Taxes and Army Reductions. Civil Service Bill. Future Councillors'.

297. 10 Jul 1861. 'Indian Bills'.

298. 18 Jul 1861.'Lord Elgin to be Governor General'. Note 'Elgin it is'.

299. 18 Jul 1861. 'Council Bill. Currency despatch. Laing's first gloomy view. Laing. [Sir A.] Larpent. Law Councillor. Singapore. Governor General's Civil Service Minute. Artillery, designation of - their strength and composition. Native Artillery. Colonel Barker'.

300. 26 Jul 1861. 'Erroneous Estimate of 1859-60. Policy towards Chiefs. Indian measures, success of. Lord Herbert'.

301. 26 Jul 1861. 'Agent of Comptoir d'Escompte. Sir John Lawrence on Tej Singh's case. Laing's discrepancies. Councils Bill. Mr Maine. Bengal Civilians and Reductions'.

302. 26 Jul 1861. 'Organisation and strength of Artillery in India. Number of Men and of Officers. Employment of superfluous Officers in a Brigade without Men. Chance of more Artillery being required in England'.

303. 2 Aug 1861. 'Number of Battalions for India. If there is excess, youngest Regiments must be reduced. Disappointment which must ensue amongst officers. Indian demands below Home Estimate'.

304. 2 Aug 1861. 'Railway Loan. Indian Bills. Councils. Temporary Councillors. Civil Service Appointments. Wilson and Laing. Difficulty of carrying out reductions. Indian Council an obstacle. Laing's egregious financial blunders. Cash balances. Bullion. Remittance from England not required. Cotton and the Godavery. Sudasheoghur. Manufacturers unreasonable in their demands. Nil Durpun [Nil Durpan or Nil Darpan] affair. Breach of Contract Bill and Government interference. Oudh papers and Governor General's policy. Lord Elgin. Lord Herbert'.

305. 3 Aug 1861. 'Lord Herbert's death. Councils Act. [William] Ritchie. Prince's views as to putting all Indian Troops under the Commander in Chief'.

306. 7 Aug 1861. 'Mr Hart'.

307. 9 Aug 1861. 'Maps. Mr Brunton'. Includes enclosure: Memorandum from John Walker, India Office, dated 5 Aug 1861, regarding the slow progress of engraving and lithography on recent surveys sent to England.

308. 9 Aug 1861. 'Oudh claims and Sir Barnes Peacock's Minute. Orissa Navigation scheme. Fixed payment for fixed service the true principle. Singapore. Convicts'.

309. 9 Aug 1861. 'Marine and Navy. Disposal of Officers. Sea defences. Transport and other service still required. Future extinction of Navy'.

310. 10 Aug 1861. 'Councils. The Judges. Legislative Councillor. Powers of Councillors independently of Governor General. Place of Assembly. Admission of Natives. Nominations from various Provinces. Sittings not to be permanent. Legislative Council not to be a separate body. Standing Orders. Publicity. Ordinances for short periods. Powers of Local Councils. Senior Governor to be provisional Governor General in case of death of Governor General'.

311. 1o Aug 1861. 'Figures of Artillery in a former letter wrong'.

312. 16 Aug 1861. 'Staff allowances to officers on leave. Promotions to Artillery and Engineer Commandantships. Promotion of Artillery subalterns. Retirement scheme. Local Field Officers for Line. Punjab Force and the Prince's views on it. Sir John Lawrence's opinions. Colonel Norman's opinions. Whom it is to remain under'.

313. 16 Aug 1861. 'Famine. Opium. Finance. Laing. Godavery and [Sir William] Denison'.

314. 17 Aug 1861. 'Laing. Council. [William] Ritchie. [Colonel Henry] Durand. Expenses of Councillors'.

315. 17 Aug 1861. 'Mysore. Medical Services. Cotton. Godavery and [Sir William] Denison. Canara'.

316. 18 Aug 1861. 'Questions and Answers on Amalgamation - Artillery'.

317. 24 Aug 1861. 'Retirement scheme. Law Member of Council. Future Councillors. Godavery. Seat of Madras Government. Seat of Government of India'.

318. 30 Aug 1861. 'Sir Barnes Peacock and Judges in Legislative Council. Councils Bill. Publicity. Mr Hobhouse. Thomason School. John Lawrence's views. Oudh Despatch. Indigo. Opium. Godavery. Million due by India. Mr Haywood and Cotton'.

319. 1 Sep 1861. '[William] Ritchie for Council. Finance. Paper currency. Laing's wrong figures. Cotton. Reduction of Madras Troops. Hyderabad Contingent. Money cheap. America'.

320. 2 Sep 1861. 'Mr [Herwald] Wake. Colonel Norman. Mr Palmer. [William] Ritchie'.

321. 7 Sep 1861. '[William Ritchie]. [Cecil] Beadon. Despatch on Military Force. Home affairs'.

322. 14 Sep 1861. 'Star of India. Mr Long's trial [Rev James Long, Nil Darpan case]. Seton Karr. Sir Barnes Peacock on Criminal Procedure Bill. Contempts of Court. Equality in law of Europeans and Natives. Railroads'.

323. 26 Sep 1861. 'Amalgamation Commission. Pension scheme. Artillery. Reduction of horses. India Navy. Seton Karr. Mr Bourke'.

324. 2 Oct 1861. 'Mr Long's trial [Rev James Long, Nil Darpan case]; Laing's popularity hunting. Tone of English in Calcutta. Governor General's firmness during Mutiny. [Cecil] Beadon. Maltby and [William] Grey for Council. Sir Hugh Rose. [Colonel] Norman. Captain Malleson. Major Tytler. Lord Elgin'.

325. 9 Oct 1861. 'Lord Elgin. Artillery. Madras and Bombay Armies. Disposal of Officers. Laing and currency. Banks. Breaches of Contract. Home supplies. Orissa Navigation. Laing. Local budgets. Income and expenditure. Anti-Native feeling. Judge's conduct. Star Investiture'.

326. 18 Oct 1861. 'Manchester people. Cotton. Godavery and Sudasheoghur. Sir William Denison. Cash balances. Laing's false figures. Balfour. Legislative Council and Natives. Nizam in re: Star Order. Cholera. Sidney Herbert. Sir Charles Wood's Indian measures. [Sir Barnes] Peacock on grants of land question. Seton Karr. Army for India. Artillery. Cavalry. Irregulars for Madras and Bombay. American affairs. Mexico'.

327. 18 Oct 1861. 'Madras Army. Bengal Policy. Sir George Clerk'.

328. 24 Oct 1861. 'Judges in Legislative Council. Natives and Sir Mourdant Wells. Members for new Legislative Councils. Native Members. Length of session. Proclamation for Bengal Council'.

329. 25 Oct 1861. 'Cash balances. Remittances. Oudh claims. Singapore. Irrigation Company'.

330. 2 Nov 1861. 'Bengal Legislative Council. High Court and arrears. Salaries of Judges. Sir Mourdant Wells. Laing's false figures. [Colonel] Norman. Cavalry Regiment to be kept. Artillery. Police. Army reductions. Punjab Artillery. Europeans to take place every where of Native Artillery. Public in possession of official reports before Secretary of State'.

331. 2 Nov 1861. 'Star Investiture. Artillery. Artillery for Aden. Number of Artillery Batteries. Punjab Batteries should not be of Natives. 13th Brigade. Infantry to be sent home. Cavalry. Lahore Light Horse. Communications with Sir Hugh Rose'.

332. 8 Nov 1861. 'Time expired men. Employment for them in India. Infantry Regiment not to be sent home. Cavalry Regiment not to be sent home. Latter can not be put on Home estimates. If reduction absolutely needed 21st Cavalry must go as youngest Regiment. Would not reduce Artillery. Would prevent soldiers going home'.

333. 8 Nov 1861. 'High Court. Appeal Court. Salary of Barrister Judges. Wylie for Judge'.

334. 9 Nov 1861. 'Asking for names of Judges for High Court. Barrister for Appeal Court. Officers holding Lands. Impressment of carts. Loans to Planters'.

335. 17 Nov 1861. 'Orissa Navigation Company. Difficulties about it. Proper principle of charge. Rate of payment per acre'.

336. 18 Nov 1861. 'Cash balances. India stock. Railroad expenditure. Hyderabad Contingent. Madras Army. Waste Lands Resolution. Baird Smith's Report. Means of providing in future increased income. Effect of Permanent Settlement. Probable extension of old Landowners. Mr Cowie. Judges for High Court. Impressments of Carts. North Canara. Number of European Regiments for Madras. No Cavalry can be sent home. Laing's views. Complains of not receiving officially reports which are already before the Public. Seton Karr'.

337. 25 Nov 1861. 'Land Sale Resolutions. Proper price of land. Star Installation. High Court. Medical Service. [Colonel Henry] Durand's appointment. Breach of Contract law. Cotton people. North Canara. [William] Ritchie. Finance. Godavery. Cavalry Regiment not wanted at home. Means of avoiding creating dissatisfaction. Irrawaddy communication'.

338. 26 Nov 1861. 'Successor to Sir George Clerk'.

339. 26 Nov 1861. 'Transfer to Bombay of North Canara. Madras opposition'. Incudes enclosure: Printed 'Abstract of Letters Received from India, Nov 26 1861, from the Government of Bombay', regarding 'the transfer of the Port of Sedashevaghur with the District of North Canara to Bombay'.

340. 3 Dec 1861. 'Price of land fixed in Land Sale Resolution. Probable loss to Government. Settlements should be fixed. Price of Waste Land. Sir William Denison's reasons for not surrendering North Canara to Bombay. Saltpetre. American difficulty. France's policy. Disadvantage of Public getting papers before Government. Papers published on questions requiring home approval. Allowance of half staff salary to officers on sick leave. North Canara'.

341. 9 Dec 1861. 'Sympathises with Governor General. Councils. Artillery to go home. Strength of Artillery required. Sending home Infantry Regiments. Star Investiture. Governor General's return. American difficulty'.

342. 17 Dec 1861. 'Sir George Clarke's successor'.

343. 17 Dec 1861. 'Prince Consort's death. American difficulty'.

344. 25 Dec 1861. 'Prince Consort's death. Star Investiture. Governor General's policy. Redemption of Land Revenue in Madras. Permanent Settlement. Medical Officers. Tanjore affairs. Mysore. Nawab Nazim. Madras Troops in Bombay. Reduction of Madras Troops. Occupation of Nagpore and Hyderabad. High Courts Charter. Benares address'. Includes enclosure: Letter from Mysore settler [unidentified] to Ross Mangles, dated 9 Dec 1861.

345. 2 Jan 1862. 'Legislative Councils. Lord Elgin. Laing. American news'.

346. 10 Jan 1862. 'Sir George Clerk's successor. Lord Elgin. Aden. Mysore'.

347. 10 Jan 1862. 'Regret at Governor General's approaching departure. Its disadvantages. Difficulty of carrying measures through on a change of Governor General. Lord Elgin. Powers of Talookdars. Madras Army reductions. Cotton. Sir Barnes Peacock and Nil Durpan [Nil Darpan] case. Bengal Bank and paper currency. Cash balances. Lord Elgin's time of arrival'.

348. 17 Jan 1862. Cotton. Reasons why Home Government not prepared to receive the Bays [or Boys?]. Youngest Dumfries Regiment the one for reduction. Lord Elgin's date of departure. Matters to be disposed of. Mysore. Doctors. Star Insignia. Ship of war'.

349. 25 Jan 1862. 'Indian Troops. Artillery. Cavalry. Strength of Army required. Infantry. Change in views of Indian Government. Expenditure not forced on India. Defence of action of Home Government. Claims of Dumfries nil. Punjab Batteries. No. of guns for Batteries. Madras Army. Lahore Light Horse. Aden. Retirements. Defence of his views on Army matters. Claims of Indian Officers'.

350. 26 Jan 1862. 'Judges for High Court. Zemindar's petition. Chief Justice. Legislative Council rules'.

351. 26 Jan 1862. 'Correspondence with Governor General. Governor General's Administration'.

352. 3 Feb 1862. 'Mr Grant. Mistake in Memorandum'.

353. 10 Feb 1862. 'Lands and Redemption of Land Revenue Resolution. Loss of income by its rules. Seton Karr's case. Mr Long [Rev James Long] and Nil Durpan [Nil Darpan]. Sending official papers home. Mr Norman'.