Outbreak of a riot between Hindus and Muslims in Trichinopoly Fort on 21 Feb 1827 owing to a Hindu religious procession parading near the principal mosque - the riot is suppressed by military force.
Changes in the administration of Seringapatam Island - judicial authority there entrusted to a native judge instead of to a European - annexation of the island to the Coimbatore Collectorate.
A table showing the various punishments awarded by the Criminal Courts in the Madras Presidency is supplied to the Commander in Chief, Madras, for the guidance of Native Courts Martial (the table of crimes and punishments appears on pp 11-18)
Question raised by the Resident of Travancore [Lieut Colonel William Morison] as to whether British subjects committing crimes in a Princely State should be tried in that State or in British India.
Enactment of Regulation 1 of 1828 empowering Criminal Judges in the Madras Presidency to give effect in most cases to sentences of Native General Courts Martial convened outside British India.