A. 178 954 a particular district from the jurisdiction of the ordinary courts and offices, and to place it under new courts and offices, to be appointed by and responsible to the Lieu tenant Governor of Bengal; leaving it to the Lieutenant Governor to say at what time that change shall take place; and also enabling him, not to make what laws he pleases for that or any other district but to apply by public notifica tion to that district any law, or part of a law, which either already was, or from time to time might be, in force, by proper legislative authority, in the other territories subject to his government. ' The legislature determined that, so far, a certain change should take place; but that it was expedient to leave the time, and the manner, of carrying it into effect to the discretion of the Lieutenant Governor; and also, that the laws which were or might be in force in the other territories subject to the same Govern ment were such as it might be fit and proper to apply to this district also.