Complaint of the Raja of Sinkel on the West Coast of Sumatra of aggressive designs against him on the part of the Dutch - he requests British help - opinion of HM Advocate General in London - correspondence between the British and Dutch Governments
Reluctance of some of the Sikh Chiefs to agree to the proposal that they give up their claims to the disputed territory on the Haryana Frontier in exchange for being freed from the obligation to provide quotas for the Sikh Contingent of Horse at Ambala
Letters from Messrs W Burnie and Co to the EIC Court of Directors advocating the introduction of the Merino breed of sheep to the Madras Presidency and offering to supply such sheep from their flocks at the Cape of Good Hope
Request of J G G Jenkins, a Madras solicitor, that the Madras Government use their good offices with the Raja of Nagpur to enable a bailiff of the Madras Supreme Court to issue a writ in Nagpur against Captain Patrick Alexander Walker, 1st Madras Light Cavalry - Madras Government reject the request
The donation of 30,000 rupees made by Babu Pran Chand for the establishment of a school at Burdwan is refunded to him by Government, the Babu having entertained the mistaken belief that he would recive the title of 'Raja' in exchange
The oil painting which had been sent to England by the late King of Oudh [Nasir-ud-din Haidar] as a present for King William IV is granted by the new King of Oudh [Muhammad Ali Shah] to A D Casanova (includes a Persian copy of the firman confirming the grant)
Successful attack made on 18 May 1838 by the HEIC steam vessel Diana upon 6 Illanun pirate boats off the island of Trengannu on the east coast of Malaya - trial and conviction of some of the captured pirates - question of the complicity of the Sultan of Sulu/Jolo in the Illanun piracies - questio...