The safety of Jersey; being a familiar illustration of the forms, practice, and privileges of the royal court1841 |
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... Jurats of Jer- sey , and the Police of St. Helier . It gives no il- lustrations whatever of the forms , & c . , of the Court , and even its malicious and coarse libels against the persons who have been the most in- strumental in ...
... Jurats of Jer- sey , and the Police of St. Helier . It gives no il- lustrations whatever of the forms , & c . , of the Court , and even its malicious and coarse libels against the persons who have been the most in- strumental in ...
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... Jurats . ' 6 ' I shall most certainly attend , ' I replied , the novelty of the proceeding , and the apparent singularity of your laws and practices , have awakened my curiosity . The fact of it is that , in my younger days , I ...
... Jurats . ' 6 ' I shall most certainly attend , ' I replied , the novelty of the proceeding , and the apparent singularity of your laws and practices , have awakened my curiosity . The fact of it is that , in my younger days , I ...
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... You had better - you cannot well do without it , should you purpose to remain - it is such a favourite with the learned Jurats and the Bar , that I should not be surprised if the work has been bought up - it is in fact , 26.
... You had better - you cannot well do without it , should you purpose to remain - it is such a favourite with the learned Jurats and the Bar , that I should not be surprised if the work has been bought up - it is in fact , 26.
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... jurats , no more than parsnips , are to be buttered with fine words . What did he address the Court ? ' I asked . ' He did , —but he might as well have addressed the statue in the square , or have read the articles of war to Marshal ...
... jurats , no more than parsnips , are to be buttered with fine words . What did he address the Court ? ' I asked . ' He did , —but he might as well have addressed the statue in the square , or have read the articles of war to Marshal ...
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... Jurats behind theirs ; and , until they come , I'll embrace the oppor- tunity of taking a sketch of the Court , and of such characters as are best known . ' < < And least trusted , ' added my friend , and I'll point them out to you as ...
... Jurats behind theirs ; and , until they come , I'll embrace the oppor- tunity of taking a sketch of the Court , and of such characters as are best known . ' < < And least trusted , ' added my friend , and I'll point them out to you as ...
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Page 54 - Every freeman has an undoubted right to lay what sentiments he pleases before the public ; to forbid this is to destroy the freedom of the press ; but if he publishes what is improper, mischievous, or illegal, he must take the consequence of his own temerity.
Page 8 - cheap defence," like the immortal Falstaff, who was not only witty himself, but the cause of wit in others...
Page 45 - The oath administered to the witness is not only that what he deposes shall be true, but that he shall also depose the whole truth: so that he is not to conceal any part of what he knows, whether interrogated particularly to that point or not.
Page 26 - I'recedents.—The precedents of the Royal Court are overwhelmingly numerous, and are so often unjust and contradictory, that they may be compared to papers in so many pigeon holes, from which some may be taken out to suit every occasion.