The Madras Government order the Company's Law Officers to defend a case brought in the Supreme Court by William Abbott against Hassan-ul-Mulk, only surviving brother of the late Nawab of the Carnatic, Umdat-ul-Umara.
Hassan-ul-Mulk and his two sisters, the only remaining members of the Nawab of Arcot's family to refuse to recognize his authority, are now reconciled to him.
Papers regarding the allowances paid to the Civil and Military Officers of the former Danish settlement at Tranquebar (includes lists of the officers).