Papers on Judicial Matters.

(1) pp. 1-8, List of Books and Acts of Parliament sent to the Company's Head Settlements in India. (2) pp. 11-3, Instructions by C. Yorke (Solicitor-General) for Alterations in Draft of new Charter 12th Nov. 1752. (3) pp. 15-29, Nathaniel Cole and D. Baxter to Robert James 8th and 9th Dec. 1752, Payment and Warrant for passing the Charter (Originals). (4) pp. 31-5, Case as to and opinions of Sir Thomas Bootle 27th Dec. and John Brown 13th Dec. 1746 on the rights of the Company over Licensed and Unlicensed Persons in India. (5) pp. 39-47, Case as to and opinions of C. Yorke 9th Nov. and J. Browning 9th Nov. 1757 on the calling persons from India. (6) pp. 51-51 (a), Case as to and opinion of C. Sayer 12th Oct. 1767 as to Company's power of sending home their Servants. (7) pp. 55-79, Case as to and opinions of J. Wallace (Solicitor-General) 8th Jan. 1780 and George Rous 3rd Jan. 1780 on the Company's seizing George Smith at Canton and sending him home. (8) pp. 83-5, Epitome of Counsel's opinion on the right of the Company to send home persons by force. (9) p. 87, Note from A. Macdonald 31st Dec. 1782 (Original), with, pp. 91-112, Memorandum on English Judicature in India. (10) pp. 115-9, Opinion of Supreme Court (R. Chambers, John Hyde and William Jones) that in the absence of the Governor by sickness, the Commander-in-Chief as Second in Council should preside at Quarter Sessions. (11) pp. 123-4, Powers of the Crown respecting Justices of the Peace, Commissioners of Oyer and Terminer, Admiralty Jurisdiction, Coroners, Courts of Justice in the Northern Circars and Jaghire. (12) pp. 125-289, Papers connected with the Judicature Bill for India 1786-87. (13) pp. 295-355, Draft Letters Patent for the better administration of Justice at Fort William, Fort St. George, and Bombay. See H/372 (3). (14) pp. 357-439, George Shee to Court of Directors 20th Oct. 1788, Administration of Justice in India. (15) pp. 441-7, George Baldwin on the Interior Government of India. (16) pp. 449-50, William Devaynes to Dundas 5th April 1791 (Original), Bills proposed for settling a Police at Bengal and for the relief of Insolvent Debtors. (17) pp. 457-8, Proceedings of a General Court 27th June 1797 relative to a Bill dealing with alternations in the Supreme Court.

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