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[|] Remedies
Challenging &c
(6) (6 §.
[|] Small injuries corporal and mental
intolerable by repetition; yet singly not
so small to afford ground for the expensive tribunal procedure
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Objection that of
challenging suppressed
that injury would
remain unrepressed
Meantime the misfortune is — that supposing Duelling and Challenging
extinguished, — injury, various in quality and serious in demise would
remain unrepressed by that death towards the repression of which unquestionably in the present
state of things, towards the repression of which the practice of challenging operates with no inconsiderable
effect [in towards the repression of] [|]
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Under technical procedure
all remedy
completely excluded
Under technical procedure every where, and even in
Bonaparte's Code there abound no proportion of technicality)
but under English technical procedure which in the region ,
of composed of fraud and absurdity hovers so far above every other
all remedy against what may be called reform is most
completely and especially excluded. For a blow on a where
is the remedy when for a chance of his under the name
of danger you must begin with laying out a hundred pound
and if you give your suit with costs, receive your £10, and out
of it have to pay costs to the amount of £20
5
The injury, vexation
corporal or mental
But as to the a most malicious delay is invited
in it, but for an explanation exposition what else the plan is
employed is scarce ever belted to it. Under the name may be
hidden, suffering in quality sufficient to render life in intoler burthen
absolutely intolerable. No Corpra or mental no species of vexation
but what by continuance or reputation — and between reputation and
continuance the difference may be so small as not to be fitted with
any defence in the effect upon the suffering family — may be onerous
to a torment as in one case vying with, in other cases suppressing outstripping,
that which whatever in these later times is commonly inflicted under the name
of punishment.
6
Vexation corporal
or mental may be
continuous
Corporal or mental He that with deliberate intention commences a course of
vexation will very commonly have the power of continuing in view
for an indefinite length of time. Thus it is for example in the case of
marital and paternal power in the bosom of a family: power of husband
over wife of father over offspring — of guardian over ward
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