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means by this or that Judge in England: the difference is that whereas<lb/> | means by this or that Judge in England: the difference is that whereas<lb/> | ||
in the continual corruption in this quarter is punishable and therefore<lb/> | in the continual corruption in this quarter is punishable and therefore<lb/> | ||
dares not this ill fame, in England it has <del>with the help of <gap/></del><lb/> | |||
by <add>from</add> the law itself been clothed with impunity: the laws on their behalf<lb/> | by <add>from</add> the law itself been clothed with impunity: the laws on their behalf<lb/> | ||
having this for their direct and undisguised object.</p> | having this for their direct and undisguised object.</p> | ||
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<p>Think of the first Lord Melville father of the present. He confessed<lb/> | <p>Think of the first Lord Melville father of the present. He confessed<lb/> | ||
he had received £10,000 of public money for which he <del><gap/></del><lb/> | he had received £10,000 of public money for which he <del><gap/></del><lb/> | ||
would not account. At the end of | would not account. At the end of <unclear>months</unclear> of public <unclear>time</unclear> would<lb/> | ||
in the form of a sham trial of a prosecution carried on by accomplices<lb/> | in the form of a sham trial of a prosecution carried on by accomplices<lb/> | ||
before accomplices, | before accomplices, of the Judges out of <lb/> | ||
declared upon honour for <del><gap/></del> by situation they are all of them right<lb/> | declared upon honour for <del><gap/></del> by situation they are all of them right<lb/> | ||
honourable declared him to be not guilty. <del>Le</del> Note that to make<lb/> | honourable declared him to be not guilty. <del>Le</del> Note that to make<lb/> | ||
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acquitted was among the best <add>least bad</add> of his confederates.</p> | acquitted was among the best <add>least bad</add> of his confederates.</p> | ||
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1823 Sept. 9
Constitutional Code
Let Should any non-Englishman think it worth his while to suppose think to, if
in the course of his enquiries he meets with any one else knowing the truth
is disposed to give it him he will learn, let his country be what it will
that in that country the quantity of money earned by the most corrupt Judges by
bribery corruption is inconsiderable in comparison of what is earned by the same
means by this or that Judge in England: the difference is that whereas
in the continual corruption in this quarter is punishable and therefore
dares not this ill fame, in England it has with the help of
by from the law itself been clothed with impunity: the laws on their behalf
having this for their direct and undisguised object.
And to make the guilt the more secure and impunity the more certain
so sure as for any such office a prosecution were to take place, the malefactor prosecuted
would either have been companion in the iniquity for judges.
Think of the first Lord Melville father of the present. He confessed
he had received £10,000 of public money for which he
would not account. At the end of months of public time would
in the form of a sham trial of a prosecution carried on by accomplices
before accomplices, of the Judges out of
declared upon honour for by situation they are all of them right
honourable declared him to be not guilty. Le Note that to make
more sure a lawyer then in the House of Commons and Kings Attorney
General since that time and now Lord High Chancellor had taken care to
cause to be inserted in the Act a clause to prevent the guilt of
a man so circumstanced from being extracted from his own lips,
the fear was that but for his own destruction by the pleasure of destroying himself fortune and reputation a man should be
tempted to tell lies to deviate from the truth. Yet this man thus
acquitted was among the best least bad of his confederates.
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