Several mutineers who had taken control of the brig Wilhelmina off the coast of Pedar in Jan 1819 and massacred the Commander Captain Onetto, his wife, and several members of the crew, are sent for trial at the Calcutta Supreme Court.
Two French naturalists, Messieurs Diard and Duvancel are allowed to draw expenses of 250 rupees 'per mensem', for the period they were employed under Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, in Sumatra - Raffles is allowed to draw 100 rupees 'per mensem' to employ four natives on natural history researches (...
Establishment of a Public School by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles at Bencoolen for the benefit of the native population - appointment of a Superintendent of Native Masters etc.
The Bengal Government subscribe for 100 copies of Horace Hayman Wilson's English/Sanskrit dictionary at a sum increased from 7,500 to 11,520 rupees, on condition that he provides 54 additional copies for the use of the Fort William College Library.
Arrangement between the Bengal Government and the Editor of the Calcutta Journal, James Silk Buckingham, for securing the circulation of the paper in the out-stations free of postage - the Bengal Government take exception to Buckingham's allegation that the Madras authorities have impeded the cir...