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[168-183v] 23 December 1806
[168-183v]

23 December 1806

Letter V

Review [...?]

A circumstance that enables me to speak the terms distinctly on this subject, is that, on this side of the Tweed, we are already in possession of a Chamber of Review /this same strong-hold/, and have been so for ages /been out of mind/. It is called the Exchequer Chamber my Lord. A Bird's eye view /(and the bird a cage[?]) was found that bird an eagle/ has been given of it (Your Lordship may perhaps remember,) in the 27th Report of the Committee on Review[?]

A circumstance that makes me to speak on this same subject /the subject of this/ states the more distinctly, is - that a particular examplification of the case of it happens to be just now under my eye

Seen in round numbers /in question, dispute shown is more/ ,1,000.

Time of the next continuance in the Exchequer Chamber, also in round numbers, but much beneath the mark One year

Costs of keeping it there, including Plaintiff's costs when paid, also, in round numbers, also beneath the mark ,20

Net[?] profit to the Defendant at 5 per Cent, had he not been in trade ,30

But he has the advantage of being in trade under which circumstance, Mr. Ren[?] /the Right Honourable Calculation when mentioned[?]/[...?] and/ would have to [...?] [...?] of undertaking his skill in financial calculations, if I set down the rate of profit at less than 14 per cent gross profit at less than ,120, net profit deducting [...?], at [...?] ,120

The Attorney for the Plaintiff, then taking the [...?] for the cause that Court being to his knowledge, a [...?] such practice, Defendent having suffered judgement to go by default, lifted up his hands and eyes at the thoughts /in [...?]/ that so much impropriety should exist in the brain[?] of an Attorney. His surprize had there been any ground for it, (would /might/ have directed, with somewhat less impropriety to a much higher quarter /mark/, A man [...?] than is the contrary practice above that on any part would have excited any such motive as that of surprize[?].

/For further particulars should they be needed, Your Lordship may be pleased to inquire of L.[?] Ellenborough. That noble and learned Judge can inform Your Lordship to a penny how much more than if Lord Thurlow[?] [...?] the Chief Justice of the Kings Bench makes by this part of his profit upon malâ fide causes.
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