The recommendation of Major General William Dowdeswell, former Commander in Chief in the Upper Provinces, that an Infantry officer should be appointed to the post of Commissary of Ordnance at Cawnpore, is rejected by the Commander in Chief, Bengal - an Artillery officer is to be appointed instead.
The Golundauzes [Native Artillery] are formed into 5 companies of 100 Privates each, with the exception of those at Delhi, Penang and on foreign service.