18 May 1807

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Letter V

I. Plan for the Letter

Yes, my Lord:- In the benefit of this old-established and approved remedy, sanctioned by

the wisdom of ages

, the lieges will already find a sufficient compensation for whatever little additional delay and expence may happen to be produced by the proposed

Chamber of Review

: but, to make sure, let us give them two other indemnities into the bargain.

2. Of the load of

appellate-jurisdiction

business that presses at present upon the time of the House of Lords, a very large proportion is produced by

Appeals against interlocutory judgments

called for shortness

Interlocutors

. Of all these Appeals the time of the House might with perfect propriety be exonerated. I say -

with perfect propriety

. For it is time enough for a man to complain when he has lost his cause. But, till final judgment is pronounced the cause is not lost to any body. All these appeals therefore may be struck off. And here your Lordship sees another great relief to the

lieges

:- another compensation for whatsoever little additional delay and expence may be supposed to be attached to

our Chamber of Review

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