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British India — Jury System — Suggestion by Charles Young

In consequence of the good countenance shewn last Session
in both Houses, when the subject of Juries was incidentally brought
forward — Mr Wynn appears to have set himself to work at something
— I could not exactly discover what — but there is much virtue
in a beginning & as I know Mr Wynn to have been seeking information
on the subject from the very best authority he could resort to —
Sir A. Johnstone — I am full of hopes trusting as I do that you will
keep your eye on the thing in the House, so that the Indian Minister
may be encouraged as well as watched.

I would indeed it were possible to send out Sir A. Johnstone
to India to introduce Native Juries there, as he so well effected it
in Ceylon — for I confess I have many fears for the result of the
experiment on account of the unfriendly hands to which it must necessarily
be entrusted.— What Judge, from Scotland to Bengal "usque
"Aurorum et ad Gangem" ever cordially loved to divide his power with
a Jury? But, in this case, we have not to contend with that
proclivity alone, or in its simplest form.— The King's Judges at
the Royal Courts in the three great Cities (Calcutta, Madras & Bombay)
will probably not much like having to consult with Juries henceforth
in civil (quasi-criminal) cases, inferring assessment of damages
— or where the parties desire a Jury verdict, in preference to a
Bench verdict — But the King's Judges have never been accustomed to

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Box	010	Main Headings
Folio number	160	Info in main headings field	british india - jury system - suggestion by col. young
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Category	collectanea	Number of Pages	4
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Penner	richard doane	Watermarks	j whatman turkey mill 1824
Marginals	jeremy bentham	Paper Producer	jonathan blenman
Corrections	jeremy bentham	Paper Produced in Year	1824
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