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1829, May 31.
Petitions Supplement
II. Elucidations
§.6. Danish Reconciliation Coms

1.
System of judicature established for the ends of justice as yet without precedent.

2.
Cheering, the possibility of finding one instance, narrow as it is, in which a judicial institution has had for its cause a regard for justice.

3.
The more unexpected the more cheering.

4.
Proposed system the only one that has ever had for its object the ends of justice.

5.
Persons concerned in forming the existing system every where the Sovereign and Judge and Co.

6.
Sovereign's interest and desire that justice be done.

7.
But Government business so complicated as to oblige the Sovereign to call in assistants who must be remunerated.

8.
Hence 3 conflicting interests 1. of the people - 2. of the Sovereign - 3. of Judge and Co.

9.
For gathering a share of in the produce of the people's labour the soldier has recourse to force the judge to fraud and deceit.

10.
Hence the devices and jargon of Judge and Co.

11.
Deceitfulness and oppression the proprium of Judge and Co. Thence their minds more depraved than those of the malefactors they have to controlle.

12.
Close connection of members of Judge and Co. in imposing on the people.

13.
Exclusion of testimony – carry it uniformly into effect and human society will be at an end.

14.
As a stepping stone for the bench a Hulk better than the Bar.

15.
By Danish legislation sinister interest of fee fed lawyers confessed.

16.
Advocates and Attorneys excluded from Reconciliation Commissions.

17.
Character of Legislators in Denmark and England.

18.
In Denmark the evil recognized and the root laid bare

19.
In the Memoir published by authority the Moral and intellectual inaptitude of Judge and Co. exposed.

20.
In England – no reasons but whereas it is expedient.

21.
Impe and absolute wisdom of Judges supposed.

22 or 1.
In Denmark a complete substitution of domestic to technical forms would have required a greater insight into the field of law than that possessed by any man.

23 or 2.
But now that expression is given to the whole system why should not the country which has tried the partial experiment execute the whole work

24 or 3.
On this occasion Denmark might look to Prussia for an example – Frederick the Great.

25 or 4.
Frederick's want of intellectual aptitude his desire that no suit last beyond a year.

26 or 5.
Domestic form of procedure – the first to pally on the smallest scale.

Identifier: | JB/081/233/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 81.
Date_1	1829-05-31	Marginal Summary Numbering	1-21, 22 or 1 - 26 or 5
Box	081	Main Headings	petition for justice
Folio number	233	Info in main headings field	petitions
Image	001	Titles
Category	copy/fair copy sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering
Penner	john flowerdew colls	Watermarks	b&m 1828
Marginals		Paper Producer	arthur moore; richard doane
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1828
Notes public		ID Number	26020
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