Mss Eur F699/1/1/2/11

Copy letters from Governor General Charles Canning to Sir Charles Wood, Secretary of State for India. Numbered 232-316 with index and detailed summaries. Continued from previous Mss Eur F699/1/1/2/9.

List of letters transcribed from index:

232. 5 Jan 1860. 'Duleep Singh and Ranee Jhunda [Rani Jindan or Rani Jind Kaur]. Sheo Deo Singh. Lahore jewels'.

232a. 8 Jan 1860. 'Candidates for Council. [Colonel Henry] Durand'.

233. 12 Jan 1860. 'Legislative Council. Marriages of converts to Christianity. Its authority'.

234. 14 Jan 1860. 'Kotah Raja's behaviour during the mutiny'.

235. 16 Jan 1860. 'China Expedition. Germans at Bombay'.

236. 16 Jan 1860. 'Governor General's movements. Abandonment of Peshawur [Peshawar] - arguments pro and con. Public Works Department Despatch. List of Civil Servants distinguished in Mutiny'.

237. 28 Jan 1860. 'Umballa Durbar. Lands to Putiala, Jheend [Jind] and Nabha. Treaties. feelings of Native Chiefs. Adoptions. Nuzzerana'.

238. 30 Jan 1860. 'Lahore jewels'.

239. 31 Jan 1860. 'Mansfield's appointment in China. Admiral Hope. Wilson. Regiments for England'.

240. 27 Feb 1860. 'Lahore Durbar. Punjab Sirdars. European Troops in Punjab before 1857. Influence of Chiefs. Oudh system and remarks of the Times. Regiments for home. Sindhia's fears of a second revolt. Seizure of rebels. Dost Mahomed. Abandonment of Peshawur [Peshawar] Valley. Cantonments in Punjab. Sinde canals. Godavery. Roads and Railways. Seat of Supreme Government. [James] Wilson and Finance. Steamers for China'.

241. 16 Mar 1860. 'Oudh Talookdars'.

242. 31 Mar 1860. 'Kangra. Tea. Forts. [Sir James] Outram. Indigo disturbances. Indigo Commission. Dhar. Bairseah. Sindhia's reward. Mysore. New Frontier tribes. Peshawur [Peshawar] road. Attock tunnel. Maharanee Jhunda [Rani Jindan or Rani Jind Kaur]. Indian Order. Legislative Council and Wilson's speeches in it. Governor General's Council. Punjab License Tax. Income and License Taxes'.

243. 19 Apr 1860. '[Sir Charles] Trevelyan's Minute on Income Tax'.

244. 19 Apr 1860. '[Sir James] Outram's ill-health. Lord Clyde's stay. Lady Granville'.

245. 5 May 1860. 'Feelings in Punjab, North West Provinces and Oudh regarding Income Tax. Oudh Talookdars. Punjab Sirdars. Adoptions. Sir Hope Grant's movements'.

246. 16 May 1860. 'Feelings regarding Income Tax and License Tax. [Sir Charles] Trevelyan's recall. Bhopal Begum'.

247. 25 May 1860. 'Governor General's stay in India. Constitution of Executive Council. Changes in Legislative Council'.

248. 26 May 1860. 'Major James's brother'.

249. 30 May 1860. 'Mr Gubbins on Income Tax at Benares. Mr Grant on Income Tax. Changes in Bill and 1% for Local works. Tobacco. Lord Elphinstone's Minutes. [James] Wilson's exposition of the new Taxes. Lord Elgin'.

250. 4 Jun 1860. 'Madras minutes on Income Tax. Indigo Commission. Mr Ellis. Legislative Council. Executive Council. Lord Clyde's departure. Oudh Despatch. China Troops'.

251. 7 Jun 1860. 'Secretary Councillors'.

252. 12 Jun 1860. 'Governor General's Council. Temporary nominations'.

253. 13 Jun 1860. '[Sir Charles] Trevelyan's recall. [Henry] Ward. Income Tax. Tobacco Tax. Lord Elphinstone's minutes. Mysore and Cubbon. Adoptions. Importance of securing fidelity of Native Chiefs. Bughat. Attock Tunnel. Andamans'.

254. 16 Jun 1860. 'Lieutenant Phaire'.

255. 17 Jun 1860. 'Order of Knighthood'.

256. 18 Jun 1860. '[Sir Henry Bartle] Frere on Adoption. Feeling of Native Chiefs'.

257. 18 Jun 1860. 'Missionaries and 24th Punjab Infantry. The Christian Intelligencer's article'. Includes enclosure: Copy of printed article 'The Government of India and Christianity' from the Christian Intelligencer, Jun 1860, pp174-181.

258. 18 Jun 1860. 'Wilson and Trevelyan. Wilson and Peacock on Indigo. Exemption from Tax of Oudh Talookdars. Tobacco Tax. Indigo Bill'.

259. 29 Jun 1860. 'Colonel Apperley'.

260. 29 Jun 1860. 'Publication of [Sir James] Outram's Minute on Amalgamation. [Sir Henry Bartle] Frere on Adoptions'.

261. 1 Jul 1860. 'Governor General's stay in India'. Includes enclosure: Newspaper cutting from the Friend of India dated 28 Jun 1860

262. 5 Jul 1860. 'Minute on Outram's statement regarding Punjab. Sindhia's [Scindia's] statement regarding prevalent ill feeling. [Robert] Montgomery and [George] Edmonstone's reports. Income Tax Bill. [James] Wilson's speeches. Legislative Council debates. Arms Bill description. Peacock on illegal Taxation. North West Provinces Officers opinions on Arms Bill'.

263. 13 Jul 1860. 'Outram's Minute regarding Punjab. Legislative Council. Governor General's Council. Wilson's health. Peacock on Taxation in Non-Regulation Provinces. North West Provinces Officers on Arms Bill. Feeling on Local Europeans on Amalgamation. Drought in North West Provinces. Sindhia's [Scindia's] warnings. Mysore Raja'.

264. 16 Jul 1860. 'Natives saluting Europeans'.

265. 17 Jul 1860. 'Indigo Commission. Ryots dislike to growing Indigo'.

266. 19 Jul 1860. 'Motto of Indian Order'.

267. 19 Jul 1860. 'Adoption despatch'.

268. 20 Jul 1860. 'Drought. Income Tax Bill. Arms Bill. State of Punjab. Oudh Gazette. Wilson's expectations from Income Tax. Opinions on it of Chief Officers. [Arthur] Phayre and Pegu [Burma]. Colonel Jameson. Indian Officer on Woolwich Committee. Governor General's Council. Christian Intelligencer. Agent of Punjab Railway. [Maharaja of] Cashmere [Kashmir] presents'.

269. 20 Jul 1860. 'Mysore Family, arrangements for. [Richard] Temple's letters in the Economist. Sir John Lawrence and treatment of Natives'.

270. 28 Jul 1860. 'Governor General on European Force for India. Amalgamation. Line and Locals - proportion of. Regular and Irregular Troops. Sir Patrick Grant on number of troops for India. Local Europeans, how to be dealt with. Drought'.

271. 6 Aug 1860. 'Notification on Education Department. Missionaries'.

272. 6 Aug 1860. 'Regiment for New Zealand'.

273. 7 Aug 1860. 'Sir Henry Ward's death. [Sir Henry Bartle] Frere as his successor. [James] Wilson's illness. Appointments to Governor General's Council. and Legislative Council. [Cecil] Beadon. Bengal Officers for Council'.

274. 8 Aug 1860. 'Wilson on an Indian Constabulary. Reductions in Police. New system in Punjab. Its success. Bengal Police. Reductions of Troops - statements of what has been done in Bengal'.

275. 9 Aug 1860. 'Wilson's dangerous state'.

276. 11 Aug 1860. 'Oudh Report'.

277. 13 Aug 1860. '[James] Wilson's death. Provision for families of Wilson and [Sir Henry] Ward. Wilson's success. [William] Ritchie. Legal Member in Council. Governorship of Madras. Mr Morehead. Income Tax - feeling in India regarding it. Oudh Gazette case'.

278. 20 Aug 1860. 'Mysore Family. Gholam Mahomed's refusal to act as Commissioner for Income Tax'.

279. 20 Aug 1860. 'Wilson's care in proposing Financial changes. Military Finance Commission. Machinery for collecting Income Tax. Drought. Lucknow Libel case. Peacock's denunciation of illegal taxes. Arms Act agitation. Wilson on close Legislative Council. Tanjore marriage advance. Fourth Member of Council. Civil Service. Railway Expenditure. Mr James. Lord Elphinstone's death'.

280. 21 Aug 1860. 'Military Finance Commission on strength of Depots in England. Officers on leave. Reductions. Lord Clyde's opinion. Strength of Regiments. Local Regiments'.

281. 21 Aug 1860. 'New Zealand news'. Includes enclosure: Newspaper cutting from the Colombo Observer Extra dated 19 Aug 1860 regarding attacks on troops in New Zealand [First Taranaki War].

282. 22 Jul 1860. 'Council Bill. Contributions of each Presidency. Customs'.

283. 31 Jul 1860. 'European Cavalry for India'.

284. 8 Sep 1860. 'Bombay Cavalry Regiments. Feeling of Local Europeans regarding Amalgamation. Police. Hyderabad. Penal Code. Indigo. Income Tax. Sir George Clerk's opinions. Governor General's cold weather trip. Order for India. Indigo Commission Reports'.

285. 8 Sep 1860. 'Governor General's Council. Governor General's stay in India'.

286. 16 Sep 1860. 'Return to England of Bombay Cavalry Regiments. General Order regarding Local Europeans - their feelings regarding Amalgamation. How to deal with them'.

287. 22 Sep 1860. 'Cavalry Regiments at Bombay. General Order on Amalgamation. Income Tax. Police. [Sir James] Outram's Minute. Missionary order. Supplement to Calcutta Gazette'.

288. 1 Oct 1860. 'Councils. Recruiting for Local Army. General Order on Amalgamation. Proposition how to deal with Local European Corps. Native Army. Staff Corps'.

289. 1 Oct 1860. 'Missionary Order, and feeling in Punjab Regiments. Penal code. Indigo affairs'.

290. 8 Oct 1860. 'Judges in Legislative Council, behaviour of. Constitution of Legislative Council. Antipathy of race in India. What course Government should take. Gazette supplement'.

291. 19 Oct 1860. 'Madras Governorship. [Sir Henry Bartle] Frere. [James] Wilson's successor. [Sir James] Outram's successor. [Sir Robert] Napier. Rajmahal Railway'.

292. 19 Oct 1860. 'Star Order'.

293. 20 Oct 1860. 'Crystal throne of Delhi'.

294. 21 Oct 1860. 'Income Tax in North West Provinces. Its complicated forms. Nagpore Troops. Pegu Taxes. Madras feeling. Stamps Duties. Sketch Estimate. Military reductions. Tariff. Customs. French Coolie Emigration. Its effects on Native States. Exchange of territory with France. Mysore Family'.

295. 22 Oct 1860. 'Member of Council for Madras. Sir Robert Napier. [Sir Henry Bartle] Frere. Mr Morehead'.

296. 29 Oct 1860. 'Mr [Herwald] Wake'.

297. 30 Oct 1860. 'Indigo matters. Government measures'.

298. 31 Oct 1860. 'India Order'.

299. 1 Nov 1860. 'Major Carnegie's CBship, and his share in buying Government paper'.

300. 2 Nov 1860. 'China news'.

301. 2 Nov 1860. 'Tariff Commissioners Report. Income Tax at Moulmein. Drought in North West Provinces. North West Provinces Customs Duties. Hill schools. Paper currency. Mr Devereux. Colonel Apperley. Re-enlistment of time expired men. Meeting od Commander in Chief'.

302. 3 Nov 1860. 'Eastern Star Order - its proper name'.

303. 3 Nov 1860. 'Indian Order - what English names'.

304. 4 Nov 1860. 'Sir William Denison for Madras. Governor General's cold weather trip. Financial member for Council. [Sir Charles] Trevelyan. [Sir Henry Bartle] Frere. Oudh papers. Sirdar scheme. Hyderabad negotiations. Negotiations with Sindhia. Holkar's wish to surrender Territory south of Nerbudda'.

305. 8 Nov 1860. 'China news'.

306. 18 Nov 1860. 'China news. New Zealand news'. Includes enclosures: 1. Newspaper cutting dated Galle, 15 Nov [1860], with news from China 2. Newspaper cutting dated Pekin, 13 Oct [1860] and 3. Newspaper cutting dated Galle, 16 Nov [1860], with news from New Zealand'.

307. 18 Nov 1860. 'Mr Laing. Income Tax reports. Bombay feeling'.

308. 30 Nov 1860. 'Lieutenant Armstrong. Mr Dent. Mr Jacomb'.

309. 2 Dec 1860. 'Duleep Singh. The Maharanee [Rani Jindan or Rani Jind Kaur]. Railway works. Rebel workmen. East India Canal and Irrigation Comapany. Studs. Tirhoot [Tirhut] Planters. Famine. Income Tax. Sir William Denison and Mr Laing. 3rd Europeans at Dinapore. Indian Order. Present for Cashmere [Kashmir] Maharaja. Bughat.'

310. 2 Dec 1860. 'Mysore Family. What should have been done. Council of India - their uselessness'.

311. 3 Dec 1860. 'Dr Raeburn's removal'.

312. 15 Dec 1860. '[Cecil] Beadon. Railways'.

313. 15 Dec 1860. 'Wilson's scheme for Public Works. Railway Despatch. Baroda Railway. Godavery works. Lucknow Railway'.

314. 20 Dec 1860. 'Mysore Family and Legislative Council'.

315. 20 Dec 1860. 'Sikkim. Dr Campbell's removal'.

316. 21 Dec 1860. 'Treaty with Sindhia [Scindia]. Treaty with Nizam. Holkar. Drought and Ganges canal'.