The Translation and comment by Mirza Firuz Shah:-

 

 Political Department.

No. 2 of 1850.

OcE Governor-General of India in Council.

Para. 1. Wenow reply to the Governor-General's Foreign

letter, dated 16th February, No. 10 of 1819, relative to the

succession to the Throne of Delhi.

 

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2. The Heir-Apparent haring died, and no successor hav-

ing been yet recognized, you consider that on the demise of

the present King the Titular Sovereignty may be abolished

that the junior branches may be made independent of the head,

receiving separate pensions from the British treasury ; that

the Palace of Delhi may be evacuated and another place of

residence be provided for the Koyal Family and that the

Prince and his immediate family should be alone exempted

from the judicial process.

3. We have given the most careful consideration to the

subject of this letter and to the grounds adduced by yon for

the measures which you propose.

4. We are satisfied that those measures will be politic

with reference to the general interests of India, and that they

are not unjust to the individuals immediately concerned. We

have, therefore, come to the determination of conveying to

you have full authority to carry them into effect.

Weare, &c.,

A. GALLOWAY,

JOHN SHEPHERD,

JOHN LOCH,

London ; "I &c., &c.

 

The 16th January 1850.