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VI. 3. Press
61
But in England the
strongest alliance to ye
end is that between
the members of the
judicial department
and certain others.
p. 27.

§. 2. Liberty respect to Judge &c.

VI. 4. 1.

62.
JB’s enquiry in what
way a given sum of
money taken in taxes
produces most mischief
—Answer by taxes on
law proceedings, producing
|^^^| aggravation of
wrong, or denial of justice
Anglicé 9/10ths thus outlawed.
p. 28.

VI. 5. 2.
63
But in fees ye same
money produces incomparably
more mischief
because on whatever
operations & instruments
fees are levied, Judges
can & have multiplied
the occasions on which
the fees shall be levied,
thus multiplying the fees.

For the amount of
the mischief see the
difference between natural
& technical procedure.
p. 29.

VI. 6. 3.
64
But of these fees
|^^^| of emolumet
form a pittance of
above £30,000 a year
have been comprised: &
here causes the community
of interest between
the makers of libel law
& other powerful depredators.
p. 30.

VI. 7. 4.
65
The pittances have
been left to men by
whom the services are
performed: the large
masses seized by men
by whom neither those
services have been performed,
nor any other
p. 30.

VI. 8. 5.
66
—viz.—some by Judges
others by Court favourites
p. 31.

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VI. 9.
§.2. Liberty respect to Judge &c

6
Objection—No sinister
interest remains—because
of these sinecures &c.
there can be no fear
of their being abolished
without compensation
Answer. It does remain
because compensation
does not include
the progressive encrease.
p. 31.

VI. 10. 7.
68
By obtaining grants
in reversion they not
only encrease the plunder
but render it more
secure: since the
greater the duration of
the sinecure, the greater
the compensation yt
wd</sic> be requisite, &
the compensation wd
require new taxes
giving trouble to the
financier: whereas
the existing tax created
by the sinecure gives
him none. p. 32

VI. 11. 8.
69.
First object of ye judicial
master of the press:
protecting agt it the abuses
immediately profitable
to himself and his connections.
p. 33

VI. 12. 9.
70
Next object— do those
profitable to influential
persons. p. 33.

VI. 13.
70*
Destruction or prevention
of the liberty of the press
is thus with men in
power—more especially
Judges, a constant object.
p. 33.

Identifier: | JB/026/082/002 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 26.
Date_1	1809-05	Marginal Summary Numbering	1-7, 59-60, 8-10
Box	026	Main Headings	elements of the art of packing
Folio number	082a "a" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 82.	Info in main headings field	elements of packing ch. 7 crush the press
Image	002	Titles
Category	marginal summary sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	d1 / f14
Penner	john herbert koe	Watermarks	iping 1804
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Corrections	jeremy bentham	Paper Produced in Year	1804
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