2 May 1807

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Letter V

Ch.12 Appeal list mutilated

§.3. Supply deficient

English Review Chamber

III. Deficiencies in the Finance Report.

Taking the same period of time, pursue the enquiry into the House of Lords, the proportions exhibit a very different appearance.

How unfortunately the data fail us.

In the Lords Accounts of 11 March 1807, the Appeals commonly called by the name of Appeals - viz. the Equity Appeals not only are inserted, but exhibit the ear-marks by which the malâ fide may be distinguished from the bonâ fide ones: but the Common Law Appeals, the Appeals called Writs of Error, are, as already observed omitted altogether and their place is not to be found.

On the other hand in the Finance Committee's Account A o 1798, the Appeals called Appeals are not inserted: while the Appeals called Writs of Error are. But here unfortunately, so it has happened, the distinction - the circumstance by the light of which the malâ fide was so easily distinguished from honest litigants, does not extend itself to the Writs of Error presented to the House of Lords.

As little information in this same case does it give us concerning the terminous a quo; from what Court in each instance the Appeal last issued in its way to the House of Lords. This cause may have issued directly from the Westminster Hall Court of original jurisdiction: it may have previously made its way through one of the above intermediate Chambers of Review.