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 was to deliver his lectures being *' Mortgage." He performed the task very ably, the result of which is his almost classical work on " the Law of mortgage in British India." In order to "understand properly the value of this book we must remember that there was no codified law on the subject in those days and both judges and advocates were much handicapped for want of a proper work which would embody the principles on the subject and place all the cases within an easy reach. The book supplied this want. Though the law has now been codified, it is still quoted as an authority by both the Bench and the Bar. A lawyer of such learning and penetration of judgment cannot fail to rise. It is an undoubted fact that for the last twenty years ha has been the acknowledged leader of the Vakil Bar. It is forensic speeches are clothed in a chaste and scholarly style, his arguments axe convincing, and his eloquence appeals strongly to the Bench. Such strong intellectual powers could not long go unrecognised even outside the bar. He entered the Bengal Legislative Council in 1889, and also the Supreme Council in 1891 in place of Sir Romesh Chundra Mitter Kt He was re-appointed in 1893, to the Council, where, besides taking an active part in its proceedings, he introduced two bills of his own, which were accepted by the Government and passed into law. One of these was for setting aside a Court sale, if the judgment debt were paid within 30 days of the sale, with 5 per cent interest on the purchase-money. The other related to the law of pre-emption. His scholarship was rewarded by the senate with the degree, of D. L. He was also made a fellow and a 'member of the syndicate. Though not the " hero of a hundred platforms," he is a sincere patriot and especially on one' occasion has he vindicated, in a masterly speech, the national character of the Indians against the invectives of Lord Curzon. He is also- a supporter of the Congress. Though in the sixty-first year of his life, he is in the full possession of health and vigour, and promises to do A variety of useful services, to his country which is so justly proud of him.