New arrangements resulting from the transfer of the administration of Ceylon from the East India Company to the British Crown. Question of the disposal of the cinnamon surplus.
Captain Charles Adam of H.M.S. La Sybelle and Captain Henry Frost of the Company's cruiser Mornington are each presented with a sword by the Insurance Societies of Calcutta for their gallant conduct in capturing the French privateers, La Chiffonne, L'Eugenie and L'Hirondelle.
Regulations for preventing accidents from the explosion of gunpowder on board ships anchored off Calcutta. Conversion of a building at Achipur for use as a gunpowder depository. Regulations for the sale and manufacture of gunpowder within the Calcutta town limits.
Monument erected in Calcutta to the memory of the late Captain Edward Cooke, Commander of La Sybelle. A gold cup and a sword are presented by the Insurance Societies of Calcutta to his representatives.