পাতা:Reminiscences Speeches And Writings Of Sir Gooroo Dass Banerjee Reminiscences pt. 1.pdf/৩১২

TRIBUTEs. To HIs MEMORY. 291 hcarted gentleman. That was thc only time that I met him; but of course I knew of him and heard of him from the very first moment that I arrived here. When he was on the Bench, I was told that the then (hief Justice, Sir Francis Maclean, chose him as his colleague and hc continued to sit with the Chief Justice during the whole of his career, showing that he was greatly appreciated by the then Chief Justice. He was a great lawyer; a most loveable man, an orthodox Hindu, and we, whether English or Indian, whether Vakils or members of the English Bar, look upon his memory with respect. We feel that we have lost a great lawyer, a great Indian and many of us a great friend. He leaves behind him a somewhat large family to mourn his loss. Let us hope that they will follow his path. Iet us hope too, that his son-in-law, who is well-known to all your lordships, and who is respected not only by the Vakils but by the Bar, may livethey may all live-to follow the example of that great man who has gone before. MR. K. N. MITTER. Mr. Kali Nath Mitter said:-My Lords, on behalf of the Law Society of Calcutta I mourn the loss of Sir Gooroo Dass Banerjee notless than his own sons. He was my fellow student. We were brought up together. He rose very high, but still his general conduct and behaviour towards me was the same as before. As a Judge of this Court he was respected by every one-by the litigants of this Court, by the members of the Bar, and by us. As an Indian gentleman he