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1830. Aug. 2
Review. Impeachment

1.
Preamble of the Bill

2.
Of these words the object
is to induce the belief
that the object of the
Bill is to reduce the
several evils in question
as much as
may be.

3.
Real effect of the bill
to give great increase
to these evils

4
So the desire and endeavour
of its author.

5
This but a portion only
of his evil desires &
endeavours

6 Impeach
Therefore articles of
Impeachment follow.

7 1 Expense
1. As to 1. Expense increased
not diminished.

8 2. Delay
2. So delay

9 Vexation.
3. As to vexation no delay
reduction nor endeavor
at reduction.

10 Denial
4. No provision made for
rendering justice to those
who are unable to bear
the expense rendered
necessary.

11. Oppression
5. Result of such denial
of justice ti plaintiff
oppression on the part
of the rich at the charge
of the relatively poor.

12. Depredation
6. Result of such denial of justice
to individuals on the defendant's
side giving the relatively rich
power of exercising oppression &
depredation at the charge of the relatively poor.


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13. Sale
7. Under the name of administration
of justice
sale of the faculty of committing
oppression.

14 Accomplice Co-delinquent.
8. All persons supporting
or endeavouring to encouraging
such oppression
and depredation
are accomplices
in every act, and of
such persons the
author of the Bill
the most active.

15. Depredation be Official Emolument
9. For the purpose of
creating matter of corruption
salaries fixed
much higher than
necessary.

15. Official Remuneration Mode corruptive
10. Mode of remuneration
such as to give
increase to all the
evils of which administration
of justice is
susceptible.

17. Greatest grievance Equity left untouched
10.* Admin Augmentation
of evils of common
law courts alone attempted
well knowing
that any increase
of the evils of Equity Courts
would not be endurable.

18. Field of Remedy narrow
11. While the proposed
expense excessive the
field of law to which
the supposed remedy
to be applied is scarce
measurable with
it.

19. Evil ends pursued
Of the narrowness of the
evil touched upon and
enormity of expense
objects –


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Saving by buying off H.B. & Peel
1. Sinister profit to
servants of the Crown
2. Do. to his associates.
3. To exhaust the funds
applicable to law reform.
4. To render plans
for practical reform
matter of suspicion
and disgust.


Identifier: | JB/004/095/002
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Date_1

1830-09-03

Marginal Summary Numbering

1-15

Box

004

Main Headings

lord brougham displayed

Folio number

095

Info in main headings field

review

Image

002

Titles

Category

marginal summary sheet

Number of Pages

1

Recto/Verso

recto

Page Numbering

Penner

george bentham; richard doane

Watermarks

Marginals

Paper Producer

Corrections

Paper Produced in Year

Notes public

ID Number

2016

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