Mss Eur F699/1/2/6/18

215. Six papers connected with the suspension and the subsequent dismissal of the Deputy Treasurer, and the disputed jurisdiction of the Private Secretary and Military Secretary, May 1856-Apr 1857. In envelope.

216. Letters and papers from Mrs Isabel Power complaining of the unjust censure passed on her husband Captain Power by Mr Plowden, Commissioner of Nagpore. 8 letters with various papers appended, 1856. In envelope.

217. Printed copy of Minute by the Lieutenant Governor of Bengal on Police and Criminal Justice in Bengal, 1856.

218. Precis of the State of Education Measures adopted to give effect to the general scheme of education sanctioned by the Court in the several Presidencies of Bengal, North West Provinces, Madras, Bombay, and the Straits Settlements, 10 Sep 1856.

219. Two memoranda on the Straits Settlements, 1856. 1. Minute on the Straits Currency, 28 Oct 1856. 2. Extract from a report on the Administration of the Straits Settlements 1855-1856, on currency.

220. Memorandum relating to the present crisis of the Indian Empire, by Lieutenant Colonel Ashton, with suggestions as to the disposal of the mutineers, and the future constitution of the Army, Nov 1857. Also covering note, and printed statement of his services.

221. Papers about the Persian Expedition, Aug-Sep 1856. 1. Copy of a letter from Sir H Rawlinson to Lord Elphinstone, 26 Aug, giving his views on the projected Expedition. 2. Note from Mr Taylor, 10 Sep, on the supplies and transport available at Busreh. 3. Copy of replies by Captain Jones to questions from the Governor General, 29 Sep 1856.

222. Papers by Colonel Abbott relating to Herat and the Russian Force in the Caspian, Aug-Nov 1856. 1. Colonel Abbott, Ishapoor, 11 Nov 1856, replies to Lord Canning's questions about the dangers of Persian influence at Herat and Kandahar. 2. Colonel Abbott, Ishapoor, 15 Nov 1856, adds further observations. 3. Colonel Abbott, Ishapoor, 17 Nov 1856, discusses the question of aiding Herat by way of the Persian Gulf. 4. Copy of letter from Colonel Abbott, Camp near Tabreez, 20 Aug 1856, to Lord Clarendon commenting on the rumours that the Russian Government proposes to make a considerable addition to its Naval Force in the Caspian Sea.

223. Note by the Private Secretary. Colonel Durand has asked him to give the Governor General his (Durand's) views on the dangers of co-operating with Dost Mahomed by sending British troops into Afghanistan, against the Persian invasion of Herat.

224. Copy of the instructions given to General Stalker on the conduct of operations against Persia, Nov 1856.

225. Printed Copy of the 'Calcutta Gazette Extraordinary' containing the Proclamation of War against Persia, 1 Nov 1856.