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PRIVATE 28 May 1807 + 20
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28 May 1807

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Letter V

I. Plan

III. Contents of the Sequel of this letter

Since the commencement of this series of Letters, and of this individual Letter in particular, divers incidents have taken place - and in particular, the introduction of the Bill - in which the Plan announced in the Resolutions has received its development - incidents from which the quantity of the matter originally destined for this Letter has received a very considerable increase. In its present magnitude, the following are the Topics, under one or other of which the whole may be found to be included -

I. Remedies proper for prevention of malâ fide Appeals -

II. Costs - unfit for prevention of undue Appeals -

III. Prohibition of Appeals against Interlocutors - unfit as proposed -

IV. Appeal via Advocation - unfit as proposed -

V. Continuation on Appeal - unfit as proposed.

VI. English Review-Chambers - a warning to Scotland -

VII. Lord's Appeal Accounts, their deficiencies - a partial supply -

VIII. English Review Chambers - how far likely to be copied -

IX. Reformer's Plan -its unfitness in relation to bonâ fide Appeals -

X. Proper remedies, why put aside.
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