JB/035/052/003

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2. Another of is that of the vicinity of the abode
of the Judges to the dwelling of the parties. This circumstance
is sometimes dwelt upon as a wonderful
advantage. But the principle thus magnified has been
gradually departed from in practice, and with great
reason. Vicinity induces a chance of acquaintance, a certain sort of knowledge <add>a certain sort of knowledge of character</add>
but for that very reason but in exactly the same proportion it induces a
chance of partiality. This partiality is the
very thing of all others that ought to be avoided, from
whatever source it flow: and the of the knowledge
from whence it is so liable to originate come, as much
as is useful to be had in better towns by other
means. The knowledge which it is hoped the
persons in question may desire from their vicinity,
the knowledge of persons , facts and characters is
the very reason upon the supposition of its existence
a reason why they should be witnesses: and a reason equally conclusive the very reason why they should not be Judges.
but witnesses and not be Judges. No grounds of
judging can answer the purpose grand purpose of
Justice, that of keeping up in maintaining in the public mind the persuasion
of justice, but such as this public is as
much of master of as those who judge the evidence
capable of undergoing the test of any examination and public discussion is fit to be entered to made use of, that has not stood that test
of excess examination that salutary those necessary tests. This notion of

Identifier: | JB/035/052/003 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 35.
Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering	1-3
Box	035	Main Headings	constitutional code; evidence; procedure code
Folio number	052	Info in main headings field
Image	003	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	4
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	f1 / f2 / f3 / f4
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	[[watermarks::l munn [britannia with shield emblem]]]
Marginals	jeremy bentham	Paper Producer	benjamin constant
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year
Notes public		ID Number	10645
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