A public funeral is accorded at Madras to Vice-Admiral Sir Samuel Hood, Commander in Chief of HM Naval Forces in the East Indies, who died on 24 December 1814.
An allowance of 100 rupees 'per mensem' for one year is granted to Captain Thomas Roebuck to enable him to publish a new and improved edition of the late Dr William Hunter's Hindustani Dictionary.
A collection of oriental books is sent home on the William Pitt by the Council of Fort William College for the use of Oxford University (includes list of the books, pp 5-10).
Dr Matthew Lumsden is permitted to send to England 100 copies of the first volume of his Arabic Grammar and 100 copies each of two Arabic books, free of duty and freight charges.
Report of the Council of Fort William College on the internal administration and discipline of the College and on the admission of military students - allegations that many of the students lead lives of idleness and dissipation (includes examiners' reports).