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THE Earl Granville, Lord President.

The Duke of Buccleugh, formerly Lord President.
The Marquis of Lansdowne, formerly Lord President.
The Earl of Lonsdale, late Lord President.

Lord Cranworth, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain. Lord Lyndhurst, formerly Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain.

Lord Brougham, formerly Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain.

Lord Campbell, Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench.

Lord Truro, formerly Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (deceased).

Lord St. Leonards, late Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain.

Lord Wensleydale, late one of the Barons of the Court of Exchequer.

The Right Hon. Thomas Erskine, late one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas.

The Right Hon. Stephen Lushington, D.C.L., Judge of the Admiralty Court.

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LIST OF THE JUDICIAL COMMITTEE.

Sir James Lewis Knight Bruce, Knt., one of the Lords Justices of the Court of appeal in Chancery.

Sir James Wigram, Knt., late one of the Vice-Chancellors. The Right Hon. T. Pemberton Leigh, Chancellor of the Duchy of Cornwall.

Sir Edward Ryan, Knt., formerly Chief Justice of the Supreme Court at Calcutta.

Sir Frederick Pollock, Knt., Lord Chief Baron of the Court of Exchequer.

Sir John Jervis, Knt., Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas (deceased).

Sir John Romilly, Knt., Master of the Rolls.

Sir George James Turner, Knt., one of the Lords Justices of the Court of appeal in Chancery.

Sir John Patteson, Knt., late one of the Judges of the Court of Queen's Bench.

Sir John Dodson, D.C.L., Knt., Dean of the Arches, and Judge of the Prerogative Court.

Sir William H. Maule, Knt., late one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas (deceased).

Sir Alexander E. Cockburn, Knt., Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas.

PRIVY COUNCILLOR, ASSESSOR.

Sir Lawrence Peel, Knt., late Chief Justice of the Supreme Court at Calcutta.

Bengal, The Government of, Rajah Lelanund Sing Bahadoor v.
Bodhrao Hunmont v. Nursing Rao

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C.

Cockrane v. Hurrosoondurri Debia

Cooverbhaee, Modee Kaikhooscrow Hormusjee v..

D.

Denobundoo Mullick, Sreemutty Soorjeemoney Dossee v.
Doe d. Rajah Seebkristo v. The East India Company
Dwarka Doss v. Baboo Jankee Doss