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British opium policy and its results to India and China

China : return to two addresses of the Honourable the House of Commons, dated 3 August 1843; for extract of any letter or despatch from Lord Auckland, Governor-General of India in 1841, proposing to send reinforcements, naval and military, from India to China; with the date at which such letter or despatch was received in London and extract of the answer sent thereto; - returns of regiments or detachments, native or British, sent from India or from the United Kingdom to China in 1841 and 1842; stating the dates of their departures from their respective stations, and the dates of their arrival at the places in China to which they were sent, together with the names of those places; and, of the ships of war dent from India and from the United Kingdom to China in 1841 and 1842 (stating, with regard to those sent from the United Kingdom, the dates when they were put in commission, and the dates when they were reported fit for sea); together with the dates of their depature for China, and the dates of their arrival at their respective stations in China, and the names of those stations

China : return to an order of the honourable the House of Commons, dated 12 March 1840; for, copies of all communications between the board of treasury, or the India board, or any other public department, and the parties or their agents who are holders of certificates or bills granted by the chief superintendent at Canton for opium surrendered to the Chinese authorities; together with an account of the number of such bills or certificates, and of the amount in sterling value which they represent

China : further return to an order of the Honourable the House of Commons, dated 12 March 1840; for, copies of all communications between the board of treasury, or the India board, or any other public department, and the parties or their agents who are holders of certificates or bills granted by the chief superintendent at Canton for opium surrendered to the Chinse authorities

China : return to an order of the Hon the House of Commons dated 13 April 1840; for, copy of a communication from certain merchants of the city of London to the secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, with reference to the measures adopted by Her Majesty's Government, on the interruption of the commercial intercourse with China, with signatures attached thereto

China : return to an order of the Hon the House of Commons dated 26 April 1841; for an account of the expenditure ordinary and extraordinary, incurred on account of the China expedition up to the latest date; together with an estimate of the extraordinary expenditure, up to the 30th day of April 1841, so far as such account and estimate can be made

China : return to an order of the Hon the House of Commons dated 11 July 1860 ; for, statements "showing the total amount of grants made by estimates submitted to Parliament in the present session to meet the expenses of hostilities in China including the estimate lately presented to the house; the additions (as nearly as the same can be calculated) made the army and navy estimates of the current year, on account of the contemplated operations; votes to cover deficiencies in the estimated of last yeat, arising from the expenses of preparing from these operations; and, votes of credit;"", "Showing, up to the latest date to which the same can be given, the amounts expended inder following heads -1. Pay and allowances of troops sent to China; 2. Cost of transport of troops to China; 3. Cost and freight of naval and military stores sent to China, including coals; 4. Other charges" , "And, showing dates of various orders given for sending troops and stores to China"

China : an estimate of the sum required to be voted in the year 1842 on account of the expenses of the expedition to China

China : estimate of grant to marine forces in China

China (opium) : an estimate of the sum required to make good to certain holders of opium surrendered in China in March 1839 the amount of compensation due to them under the 4th article of the Treaty of peace with China

China (vote of credit) 1860 : an estimate of the sum required to be voted towards defraying the expenses of naval and military operations in China beyond the ordinary grants for navy and army services for the year 1860-1; including a repayment of £ 443,896 to the Government of India, for advances on account of former expeditions to China

Great Britain. Foreign Office. Diplomatic and Consular Reports.<br />( 10 volumes )

Great Britain. Foreign Office. Diplomatic and Consular Reports.
( 10 volumes )

Chinese expedition 1859-60 : vote of credit; Chinese expedition

Chinese monopoly examined

Chinese vindicated : or, Another view of the opium question : being in reply to a pamphlet, by Samuel Warren, Esq. F.R.S. barrister at law in the Middle Temple

Correct report of the speech of Sir George Staunton, on Sir James Graham's motion on the China trade, in the House of Commons, April 7, 1840 : with an appendix, containing resolutions on the China trade, moved in the House of Commons, June 13, 1833

Corrected report of the speech of Sir George Staunton, on Lord Ashley's motion on the opium trade, in the House of Commons, April 4, 1843 : with introductory remarks, and an appendix

Correspondence relative to the actual value of the opium delivered up to the Chinese authorities in 1839

Correspondence relative to the difference between the number of chests of opium undertaken to be surrendered by Heerjeebhoy Rustumjee, and the number of chests actually surrendered by Heerjeebhoy Rustumjee

Correspondence relative to the International Opium Commission at Shanghae, 1909

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