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1828 March 23
J.B. to Herald on Peel and Bentham

Such an Office? what Office. The particular that of Salaried Police Magistrates as proposed throughout
for the Unpaid ones, but including in principle that of an
that of Judge of the proposed County Courts: whose for
this last case the logical metaphysical field of jurisdiction would not by
a great deal so extensive as that of a County Magistrate:
as that with submission which considered the county notwithstanding which tha Judge being a higher
title than Magistrate or Justice of the Peace (Witness the Welsh Judges,
the Public may well consider itself as having made an escape, if
by the Right Hon light of the above precedent, the Right Honorable
Secretary does not discover that no Gentlemen well acquainted
with the law will be found to undertake that Office for less than
a thousand a year.

(3)
But, assuming if it may be assumed
that in this respect a Judge with a larger field of jurisdiction
logical metaphysical as well as geographical, than that of an English
Justice of the Peace is not below the in respect of need of
appropriate general "acquaintance" with the law below the level of
an English Justice of the Peace, the Right Honorable patron
of learning and learned Gentlemen in both so capacities does himself injustice
by the assumption of their has displayed his or will be
seen has displayed more modesty than correctness in and by
his assumption does thing assumed of the official ignorance.

Before me lies
the House of Commons paper intituled "Estimates &c for
"Miscellaneous Services for the Year 1828. No 122, Date
of Order for printing 12 March 1828. In page 2
No 1 "Estimate of the charge of defraying the Civil Establishment
"of the Bahama Islands I read these words that is to
say Chief Justice £500: Two Assistant Judges at £200
each per annum each, £400.

Offices, of which on this occasion Mr Peel was taking
a view, three: of that of the English sort of Judge stiled Police
Magistrate, a direct view; of that of the French sort of Judge
stiled Juge de Paix, also a direct view; of the English lately proposed
and still contemplated sort of Judge stiled a County
Court Judge, an indirect view.

(2)
In no small degree are
every are assent & dissent
dependent on upon names. No
it is not in the nature of thing that this dependence
secret secret is this dependence to Mr Peel.
A Judge is a higher
name than Magistrate
or Justice of Peace: and
whatsoever be the remuneration
given to a Magistrate attached to the inferior
the man functionary in the higher
name, that you and
also, ought to be a Mr Peel
given to the functionary attached to the superior
will name. Now then can scarce lose the opportunity
of saying, ought to be attached
to the superior name.
This being understood,
if "no Gentlem number
"of gentlemen well acquainted
"with the law
"can be found to take the
"undertake the office" will
"the inferior name for less
than £800, can it be
assumed that any sufficient
number of such Gentlemen
would be willing to undertake
it for less to set it
at the lowest rate for less
than £1,000 a year?

Identifier: | JB/011/302/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 11.
Date_1	1828-03-23	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	011	Main Headings	law amendment
Folio number	302	Info in main headings field	jb to herald on peel and bentham
Image	001	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	e10 / f7
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks
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Corrections		Paper Produced in Year
Notes public		ID Number	3999
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