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1829 Aug.
Reformists reviewed.
Brougham
His ?
Juries
Evidence
Brougham silence as to Bentham. Quere which to
Pages 85.88.91.92.93
Semble que non P.85 History of p.88 Incompetency of witnesses
from interest — p.92 Examination of Witnesses. p.91 Test in property
excluded. p.92 Extension of other tests. p.93 of
witnesses by religion
On the subject of
Evidence no mention
of J.B.'s Rationale
On this subject of evidence the name of Bentham
which has had in Mr Brougham's 85 page reminds us that
in that name some slight approach tincture of justice would now
have been ill bestowed. "At the feet of Bentham I sat here
"t'other day with gladness. To him either immediately or through
"the medium of Homily I am had been indebted for whatever I have ever
"thought of what the law Law as it ought to be for every thing by which I am
"distinguished from my learned brethren to any advantage — for
"every thing which has either prompted me or enabled me to
address you on the subject and in the manner in which I
"do at present." If any proscribe seconded by the adventure of
and imposters Mr Bentham p inhibited his explaining himself to any
[+] For a good month
(so we have heard it
observed) — for a good
such neither trouble nor effect, Justice would did not inhibit him
not to speak of gratitude, could scarcely we think when
asserted to we think have condemned injured him had some
intimation been given to Honourable House that a book
was in existence having for its title the Rationale of Evidence
that of in the whole field of thought science and action there existed a spot
the influence product of which extended itself over every other thus
as he upon it Bentham had found it a direct
over with words in large part useless and in no small part
noxious — that he had taken it into another upon it taking upon it and
finding it in the state he had brought it out in state of cultivation
wanting little of being perfect, and thus it was from the crop
rich produce which Jeremy Bentham had brought in existence that
Henry Brougham had culled scruple what he was then
occupied in spreading out before them. In so doing he would
have done somewhat more for the of Honorable Gentlemen
than by to them the merit of the
Jeremy Bentham in any other character than of a source or
and
and source of unfounded
doubts, of which this
was the only mention
made by them.
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