Restrictions on the press in India: Appendix to Letter from Court to Board 17th Jan....

(1) pp. i-iii, List of Contents. (2) Madras Courier (William Urquhart, Editor). pp. v-xvii, Complaint against by the Danish East India Company; pp. 1-51, Libel on James Landon, a Civil Servant, 1791; pp. 215-24, Editor censured for publication of an Article on the loss of H.M.S. Chameleon without prior inspection by Government 1816; pp. 237-68, Complaint against G. Strachey, Chief Secretary and Censor, 1819 to 1820. (3) pp. 53-157, Case of Samuel August Humphreys, Editor of the India Herald, 1794 to 1795. (4) pp. 159-60, Editor of the Madras Gazette forbidden to publish Government General Orders until previously censored by the Military Secretary 1795; pp. 161-2, Notified of the imposition of a Censorship on all Madras newspapers 1799; pp. 189-198, Libel on Capt. Eperon of the French ship Piedmontaise 1808; pp. 231-5, Censured for advertising a French Lottery 1818; pp. 269-72, Requests permission to print certain military news 1819; pp. 273-8, Account of a Meeting held at the Exchange by the Inhabitants of Madras 1819. (5) pp. 165-8, Special prohibitory Orders to Madras Courier, Madras Gazette, Madras Monthly Journal, Calcutta Newspapers 1799. (6) pp. 169-75, 435-9, Publication of Naval Intelligence forbidden 1807 by Governor-General. (7) pp. 177-84, Sir Henry Gwillim's charge to the Grand Jury at Madras suppressed 1807; pp. 199-204, Protest by C. Marsh 1809. (8) pp. 185-7, Report of Court-martial of Lieut. H. J. Close of H.M.'s 25th Light Dragoons suppressed 1808. (9) pp. 205-13, Trial of Roya Reddy Row and Anund Row suppressed 1809. (10) pp. 225-30, Request of William Urquhart, 22nd Oct. 1817, Editor of the Madras Circulator, to be allowed to print Literary, Scientific and Miscellaneous Articles refused, and Editor of the Madras Advertiser prohibited from doing so. (11) pp. 279-89, Application of James Brown for permission to publish a Monthly Paper 1820. (12) pp. 291-4, Minute by Governor Hugh Elliott 5th June 1820 on the state of the Indian Press; pp. 295-325, Minute by Sir Thomas Munro 12th April 1822. (See H/532 (4)) (13) Bombay Gazette. pp. 327-39, Ordered to submit proof sheets to Government prior to publication 1791; pp. 401-2, Exclusively authorised by Government and denominated the Government Paper; pp. 409-14, Granted exclusive Government patronage; pp. 417-29, Editor of the Gazette censured for publication of the Bellasis murder trial; pp. 441-4, Purchased by J. P. Fearon 1810. (14) pp. 403-4, Editor of Bombay Herald censured and ordered to send Proofs to Government prior to publication 1791; pp. 405-7, Proposal of the Editor, James Douglas Richardson, to unite the Herald and (?) the Gazette 1792. (15) Bombay Courier. pp. 415-6, Transfer of Editorship from Phineas Hall to William Ashburner 1794, pp. 430-4 to James Hallett and by him to William Erskine and Edward Nash 1804 and, pp. 447-8 from W. A. Morgan to Richard Woodhouse; pp. 445-6, Editor censured for advertising Sunday Sales. (16) pp. 449-50, Governor Mountstuart Elphinstone's Minute 22nd Dec. 1819 on the Press Regulations in Bengal, with, pp. 451-9, relevant Papers and consequent Orders abolishing the Censorship.

(See H/532 (3)).

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