14 Jan y 1807

Facienda

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Jury

Such, when [...?] into, such in more quarters than one will be found the /this/ whitened sepulcre, the benches[?] of which are the object of such passionate admiration to our modern Pharisees: the anonimity of the Judges, perjury compelled by torture: concord of the parties, surrender of right compelled by denial of justice.

As far as I have been in a /it has been in my/ way to judge, neither the former, nor yet this is the result in the contemplation of which the satisfaction on this occasion manifested, and the interchange made of praises and compliments among learned persons of different classes, has in general found its /their/ efficient cause.

Trial by arbitrators contains in it more matter of a nature to excite a learned bosom those[?] social and delectable emotions.

At the end of a /the/ bootless[?] cause destined in /to/ appearance for a Jury, comes on this occasion another cause in which in some capacity or other, learned gentlemen find additional exercise for their talents and their virtues. Sometimes a learned gentleman figures on each side in the character of an arbitrator: sometimes in the character /station/ of sole Judge, under the name of a referee, a single learned gentleman serves for both sides: sometimes, the judicial station being occupied by unlearned functionaries, learning still finds its way into this super fuctacious[?] suit in the station and character of an Advocate.