JB/091/291/001

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24 Jany 1808

As to Jury Trial, I have already stated in what condition forms in what case
I regard it as a blessing to Scotland, in what others as are additional
nuisance: a blessing if mounted on the natural system
of procedure, an additional nuisance if mounted on
the existing modifications of the technical one system.

Among the points questions of which the Great Seal Commissioners
are on this subject occasion to take cognizance one is in what manner
and form the same could be most usefully established.

On this point, any opinion such as it is, is perfectly
decided. On the supposition of the universal extension introduction of the
natural mode of procedure (and so far as concerns the business
of appellation from judicatory to judicatories, Appeal according
to the practice of the House of Lords may be stated
as a part and sample of the system of natural procedure) on
this supposition, the setting of the office by under the direction of the Judge is
given may be stated as a temporary makeshift, the
best course that antecedently to the performance without an ulterior and still more
extensive as well as important the task, can be pursued.

But to at employ that blessing to the best advantage,
and to cut up by the roots that mass of despoilation
and litigation to which the application of Jury trial
as above to the rule of action in its present indeterminate
state would be apt to give birth requires the
performance of that ulterior task, the necessity as well
as facility of which is matter of conviction the fullest appearance to my mind,
but the demonstration of which will require more words I fear
that can with consistency be allotted to the present head.

Identifier: | JB/091/291/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 91.
Date_1	1808-01-24	Marginal Summary Numbering	1-4
Box	091	Main Headings	scotch reform
Folio number	291	Info in main headings field
Image	001	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	d25 / e1
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	th 1806
Marginals	jeremy bentham	Paper Producer	andre morellet
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1806
Notes public		ID Number	29287
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