Slave trade (East India).--Slavery in Ceylon. Return to an order of the Honourable the House of Commons, dated 1 March 1838;--for, copies or abstracts of all correspondence between the Directors of the East India Company and the company's government in India, since the 1st day of June 1827, on the subject of slavery in the territories under the company's rule; also respecting any slave trade therein; also of all orders and regulations issued, or any proceedings taken, by order or under the authority of the company, with a view to the abolition of slavery and the slave trade, since the above date; also of any correspondence between the Board of Control and the Court of Directors on the said subjects. Also,-- return to an address of the Honourable the House of Commons, dated 1 March 1838;--for, copies or extracts of all communications relating to the subject of slavery in the island of Ceylon, and to the measures there taken for its abolition [electronic resource].