Excerpt from The Law Relating to India, and the East-India Company: With Notes and an Appendix The Second Edition of this work has been undertaken under circumstances to which it will be proper briefly to refer. At the General Court of Proprietors of East-India Stock, held on the 17th of June last, the work was noticed in terms of warm commendation, and several Members of the Court having expressed a wish that Copies should be supplied to the Proprietors, the Chairman intimated that measures would be taken for the purpose. The Court of Directors, with the concurrence of the President of the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India, having thereupon been pleased to extend their approbation to the design, the present revised and enlarged edition of the work was forthwith commenced. The greatest care has been taken to render it not altogether unworthy of the distinguished favour which it has obtained. Every part of the work has been carefully examined with a view to...