CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. HISTORICAL SKETCH. Obscurity of Early History-Invasion of the Moguls-Ta- Extended British Dominion-Extent of British Influence-Re- East-India Company and Ministers of the Crown-Character of the Government of the Company-First Interference with it -Further Interference-The Coalition Ministry and their In- dia Bill-Probable Consequences had it passed-Establish- ment of the Board of Control-Opening of the Trade with India-Total Withdrawal of the Company from Trade- Arrangement of the Property and Debts of the Company— Constitution of the Home Government and Forms of Proce- dure-Character of the Court of Directors-Testimony of Mr. Mill-Distribution of Patronage-Effects of Competi- tion-Remarkable Provision of the late Act-Evils resulting from it-The College of Haileybury-New Plan suggested for Examination of Candidates for Writerships-Education of Cadets-Proposal to make the whole Service military— Administration of the Government in India-Division of the Power in the four Presidencies--Appointments to Office- Opening for British capital, skill, and enterprize-System of Husbandry antiquated and unimproved-Settlement of Eu- ropeans-Classes likely to emigrate-Effects of their Settle- ment-Productions of India-COTTON-Interest of England in its Cultivation-Soil and Climate of India fit for it- Carelessness and mismanagement-Improvement practicable -Weekly demand for Cotton at Liverpool-American jea- lousy-SILK-Exertions of the Company-Food of the Silk- worm-Want of care-] Prospects for Capitalists-INDIGO-Results of European atten- tion-Present state of the Indigo Trade-Probable conse- quences of an increased demand-TOBACCO-an Exotic- Consumption-Quality-Where best Kinds grown—Requi- sites for Improvement-COFFEE-Its introduction-Nature of the Plant-Bengal adapted for it-Native consumption—- Probability of a Market-SUGAR-Possibility of widely- extended Cultivation-Quality of the Cane-Injury from want of care-Prospects of Improvement-Capability of India-Benefit to England-Fitness of Time-State of the Injustice and impolicy of it--Necessity of equalization-No CHAPTER V. MANUFACTURES. Impediments-Decline of Native Manufactures-Machinery- CHAPTER VI. FOREIGN TRADE. Relations of Commerce and Agriculture-Trade with China- CHAPTER VII. PUBLIC WORKS-MEANS OF FOREIGN AND Necessity for promoting Enterprize-Irrigation-Construction CHAPTER VIII. SOCIETY AND MANNERS. Hindoos and Mahomedans-Approaching Changes-Adoption |