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In 1833 the Act 3 and 4, William IV., Cap. 85,
was passed, under which it was proposed to divide
the enormous presidency of Bengal into two presidencies,
 namely, those of Fort William and Agra.
But this scheme was abandoned, and by an Act 5
and 6, William IV., Cap. 52, passed in 1835, the
provisions on this head were suspended, and a
Lieutenant-Governorship of the North-Western
Provinces was created.

Subsequently, in 1853, Statute 16 and 17 Vic,
Cap. 95, provided for relieving the Governor-General,
 who was at that time also Governor of
Bengal, of his local functions, and for appointing
a separate Governor, or, until he was appointed,
a Lieutenant-Governor for that presidency; thus
was constituted the Lieutenant-Governorship of
the province of Bengal.
So far as the territory actually attached to the
presidency of Bengal was concerned this arrangement
 disposed of it, but there were still districts
and areas which had never been attached to any
presidency at all; such were the Saugor and
Narbada territories acquired in 1817-1818; Coorg,
1834; Nagpur, 1852; the Punjab, 1849; and Peg,
1852.

Under the power conferred by the Act of 1853,
of creating Lieutenant-Governorships, the Punjab
was so dealt with ; and by the Statute 17 and 8
Vic., Cap. 77, a general provision was made for the