JB/058/245/001

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3 April 1805
Evidence

In this system four principal distinguishing features demand our
notice: it is to these them principally that it stands indebted for its exclusive
conduciveness to the ends of justice.

1. In case of indemnity, the a party is exposed as much
exposed to eventual punishment, as any extraneous witness. In the domestic
system procedure, all are alike subject to embraced by the power of the Judge.

2. Both parties facing one another in the presence of the Judge,
each party, in case of if any false any mendacious allegation be uttered by
him, and the mendacity of it be apparent or detected, stands
exposed to present shame.

3. Both parties facing one another in the presence of the
Judge, each party is subject to vivâ voce examination
by questions put to him at the instant, as well by the adverse
party where there is one, as by the Judge: questions
the object and tendency of which, in case of
any deviation from the truth, would is, by means of the answers thus extracted, to bring it to light, in case
of any deficiency produced by the suppression of any part of
the truth or which the justice of the claim depends on either
side, to supply it cause it to be supplied.

4. Each party, seeing it for his advantage to make at the
best very outset the best case possible, because upon the
apparent goodness of his case would depend the reception thus given
to his claim, each would naturally and in general, at that first stage do
his utmost to bring to view in its fullest extent so much of
the case that is of the facts or supposed facts contained in it, as were favourable to
himself: and as all the facts belonging to it would be favourable
either to one side or the other, by this means, between both, the whole
of the case would thus, at this first stage, as far as depended upon the parties
be brought into view of the Judge: and by the admissions made on
each side at this first stage, all mendacious denials running counter operating in contradiction
to such admissions, would be barred.

Identifier: | JB/058/245/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 58.
Date_1	1805-04-03	Marginal Summary Numbering	not numbered
Box	058	Main Headings	evidence
Folio number	245	Info in main headings field	evidence
Image	001	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	e1
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks
Marginals	jeremy bentham	Paper Producer
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year
Notes public		ID Number	18914
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