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THE PREDECESSORS OF THE 



Sir Anthony Buller was appointed a Puisne Justice on the 

 6th September 1815, but was transferred to Bengal, and it is 

 believed never took his seat on the Madras Bench. Sir 

 Ealph Palmer was appointed one of the Puisne Justices on 

 the 18th August 1824, but was appointed Chief Justice on 

 the 28th January 1825 and accordingly took his seat as 

 Chief Justice four days after his arrival at Madras, the 

 oaths being administered to him by his predecessor Sir 

 Edmund Stanley under the usual salute of seventeen guns. 



Sir Greorge Bicketts having died at sea on the 15th July 

 1831 the vacancy thus created was not filled up, and the 

 Court thenceforth consisted of a Chief Justice and only one 

 Puisne Justice. 117 



The Judges and officers of the Court on the last day of 

 its existence, 17th August 1862, were : — 



Chief Justice, Sir Colley Harman Scotland, Knight. 



Puisne Justice, Sir Adam Bittleston, Knight. 



Master in Equity and Taxing Master, Clement Dale, 

 Esquire. 



Registrar, Arthur Macdonald Bitchie, Esquire. 

 Clerk of the Crown, John Bruce Norton, Esquire. 

 Deputy Clerk of the Crown and Examiner, Benjamin Brooks, 

 Esquire. 



Sealer and Clerk to Chief Justice, Gk A. Murray, Esquire. 



Clerk to Puisne Justice, Benjamin Brooks, Esquire. 



Registrar of Vice- Admiralty Court, B. Brooks, Esquire. 



Marshal and Receiver of Droits, R. W. Norfor, Esquire. 



Chief Clerk of the Insolvent Debtors 3 Court, John Dawson 

 Mayne, Esquire. 



Official Assignee, Benjamin Brooks, Esquire. 



Chief Interpreter in Tamil and Telugu, C. Kristnasawmy 

 Iyer. 



117 Letter from the India Board to the Chief Justice, dated 25th January 

 1832, in Chief Justice's letter book. 



