Administrative arrangements regarding the former Dutch settlements of Sadras and Pulicat after their transfer to Great Britain in 1825 - Sadras becomes part of Chingleput District and Pulicat part of Chittoor District.
Correspondence of the Bengal Government with the Madras Government regarding instances of Sati (the self-immolation of widows), (includes returns of satis in the Bengal Presidency in the years 1817-1823, pp 22-25).
Complaint of the Criminal Judge of Chicacole, William Garrow Monk, that the Faujdari Adalat acted 'ultra vires' in overturning one of his verdicts and refusing him leave to appeal to Government.
Question of the form of judicial administration to be adopted in the former Dutch settlements in the Madras Presidency - decision that Regulation 18 of 1825 of the Bengal Code should also apply to the Madras Settlements.