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IOR/H/426
- Record Id:
- 040-000004487
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-000004036
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000222.0x0000df
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/H/426
- Title:
- Correspondence of the judges of the Supreme Court of Judicature, Bengal, with the President of the Board of Control.
- Scope & Content:
- (1) pp. i-vii, Table of Contents. (2) pp. 1-471, Correspondence of the Judges of the Supreme Court with the President of the India Board 9th April 1796 to 16th July 1811, including the following:-- (3) pp. 1-3, 5-12, 165-75, Lady Chambers to Dundas and W. Cabell 9th April 1796 to 25th Feb. 1799, and, pp. 21-3, Sir Robert Chambers to Dundas 31st March 1798 relative to Sir Robert's pension (all Originals). (4) pp. 13-69, 161-3, 177-96, 215-53, 261-72, 281-7, Sir John Anstruther to Dundas 16th Feb. 1798--21st Aug. 1801 (Originals). (5) pp. 75-106, Observations of Sir John Anstruther on the New Rules for the Supreme Court, Report of the Judges with Appendix and Answers of the Supreme Government 21st Dec 1798. See H/423 (3) and (4), (6) pp. 199-211, Petition from Barristers of the Supreme Court against Anstruther's proposed reduction of Fees. (7) pp. 255-7, W. Adam to Dundas 10th April 1800 and, pp. 259-60, Silvester Douglas' opinions on Anstruther's New Rules (Originals). (8) pp. 273-80, Anstruther to W. Adam 20th Aug. 1801 (Original). (9) pp. 291-316, Anstruther to Lord Wellesley 5th June 1801, with, pp. 319-31, proposed Proclamation for reform of abuses in the Court of Requests. (10) pp. 335-47, Opinion of W. Burroughs (Advocate-General) as to Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court in the case of Sepoy Praun Singh charged with murder. (11) pp. 347-68, 425-39, 441-8, 461, Papers relative to the question as to the Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court acting as a High Court of Admiralty as raised upon the case of the Achinese seamen (see H/423 (13), including, pp. 369-71, Letter from W. Burroughs to Robert Dundas 3rd Jan. 1811 (Original); pp. 429-30, Original draft of Dundas' letter to Lord Chancellor 16th May 1811 (Original); p. 434, Lord Eldon to Lord Melville 9th July 1811 (Original); pp. 437-9, Lord Ellenborough to the Lord Chancellor 9th July 1811, and, pp. 441-8, Draft of Dundas' reply to Supreme Court (Original) that the Judges in England decline to express an opinion. (12) pp. 371-93, Proposed clauses relative to the administration of Justice and to the King's Judges in India. (13) pp. 397-418, Statement as to the King's Judges in India. (14) pp. 422-3, Fund established for Pensions to Judges of the Supreme Court. (15) pp. 445-70, Correspondence relative to Sir Henry Russell's Pension as Chief Justice 25th Feb. 1813 to 9th June 1814.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000004036
040-000004487 - Is part of:
- IOR/H : Home Miscellaneous
IOR/H/426 : Correspondence of the judges of the Supreme Court of Judicature, Bengal, with the President of the Board of Control. - Hierarchy:
- 032-000004036[0226]/040-000004487
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/H
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 volume
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1796
- End Date:
- 1814
- Date Range:
- 1796-1814
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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