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8 May 1805
Evidence Introd.

§. 4. – Persons liable to be affected by it.

Of the different actors in several sorts of actors in the juridical drama theatre, mention
has been already made: Judge and his official subordinates, party or parties, witnesses. For
the present purpose say 1. Witnesses. 2. Party demandant, lastly defendant Parties, and add here i.e. Judge
3. Third persons. 4. Judge and his subordinates: 5. Professional assistance
of the parties.

1. In the case station of a witness the following are the seem the principal shapes in which
the juridical vexation is apt to shew itself: – i.e.

1. Trouble or Uneasiness and loss of time, by attendance, understand over and above any
time, actual pecuniary expence, which belong to a separate head: – Loss of which according to the situation in life is as much as to say, loss in respect of present pleasure, of future
pleasure, of future security
against evil or of the
means of satisfaction.

2. Trouble, Uneasiness, and loss of time by journeys, viz: to and from the
place of examination: also, over and above any expence.

3. Disclosure of secrets: i.e. of facts the disclosure of which may
in any way be or appear threaten to be injurious or prejudicial, in any particular
way, either to the witness himself, or any other person, the object
of whose suffering is, by sympathy rendered in a certain degree . Prejudicial?
in what way? The division of offences – offences against individuals
– will shew: – person, property, reputation, condition
in life.† † Ireland & Dum..

For The vexation to falling in the first instance upon the witness is any pecuniary indemnification satisfaction
afforded administered to him by either party? If yes, and so
far as the indemnity satisfaction extends, in so far as the vexation burthen is taken
off from the witness, converted into expence, and in that shape
ultimately upon the party. As to what concerns journeys
and attendance, this is what may be done and frequently is
done: as to what concerns disclosure of secrets, it scarce ever
is done, even in any degree, nor in an adequate degree can it easily
be done, even where the innocence of the person thus vexed renders it desirable
that it should be done. Happily this branch of vexation is but a casual one.

Identifier: | JB/058/076/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 58.
Date_1	1805-05-08	Marginal Summary Numbering	1-3
Box	058	Main Headings	evidence
Folio number	076	Info in main headings field	evidence
Image	001	Titles	persons liable to be affected by it
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	e1
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	cw 1799
Marginals	jeremy bentham	Paper Producer	c. abbit lees
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1799
Notes public		ID Number	18745
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