Sierra Leone, the Gambia, Cape Coast Castle, &c. &c. Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley entrusted Martin with the preparation of his papers for publication, as The Marquis of Wellesley's Indian Despatches, 5 vols. 1836, and The Marquis of Wellesley's Spanish Despatches, 1840. For some months in 1833–4 he was engaged on the Taxation of the British Empire, working mainly in the library of the House of Commons. He next turned to the records of East India House, and brought out his History of the Antiquities of Eastern India (3 vols.) in 1838. Other works were: Political, Commercial, and Financial Condition of the Anglo-Eastern Empire, 1832. British Relations with the Chinese Empire, 1832. Analysis of the Parliamentary Evidence on the China Trade, 1832. Ireland as it was, is, and ought to be, 1833. Past and Present State of the Tea Trade, 1832. East and West India Sugar Duties, 1833. Poor Laws for Ireland, a Measure of Justice for England, 1833. Analysis of Parliamentary Evidence on the Handloom Weavers, 1834–5. Analysis of the Bible (later translated into Chinese), 1836. The Colonial Policy of the British Empire, pt. i. Government, 1837. The Statistics of the British Colonies, 1839. The Monetary System of British India, 1841. Ireland before and after the Union, 1844; 2nd edit. in 1848. Steam Navigation with Australia, 1847. China, Political, Commercial, and Social, 2 vols. 1847. Free Trade in Sugar, 1848. The Hudson's Bay Territories and Vancouver's Island, 1849. The Indian Empire (illustrated), 5 vols. 1857. The Rise and Progress of the Indian Mutiny, 1859. Sovereigns of the Coorg (pamphlet), 1867. References Attribution External links Engravings from Martin's The Indian Empire Further reading King, Frank H. H. (1979). Survey Our Empire! Robert Montgomery Martin (1801?–1868), a Bio-bibliography. Endacott, G. B. (2005) [1962]. A Biographical Sketch-book of Early Hong Kong. Hong Kong University Press. 1801 births 1868 deaths Financial Secretaries of Hong Kong People from County Tyrone