1 Feb y 1807

11? 12?

Letter II

Now then, my Lord, with your Lordships leave let us see the effect of the principle of competition as applied in such perfection -applied to all these the chambers - its effect I mean, as contrasted /compared/with that of the rival principle of /aw of/ money, money in the shape of fees.

A Representation in Scotch law is in one of its sense at least an application made to a Judge after decision pronounced by him, importuning him to receive or alter it, a sort of application, the existence of which, with us[?], when judicature /system/ is so far forth as concerns the principle of composition[?], taken as the model is so excellent with us[?], among our Common Law Judges at least, would almost find a difficulty in gaining[?] evidence. In the experience of a learned gentlemen known, who [...?] it, two of these representions, one after another, with their just intervals of delay, more in an unlimited number mentioned as the way of allusion by the same competent witness have [...?] one another in one suit: and to such a pitch has the practice swelled that the infinite multitude of these representation thus admitted, and the infinite quantity of the delay thus generated has become a grievance so notorious as not to have been disabled[?] in any of the books of practice.