xml:lang="en" lang="en" dir="ltr">

Transcribe Bentham: A Collaborative Initiative

From Transcribe Bentham: Transcription Desk

Keep up to date with the latest news - subscribe to the Transcribe Bentham newsletter; Find a new page to transcribe in our list of Untranscribed Manuscripts

JB/003/122/001

Jump to: navigation, search
Completed

Click Here To Edit

1 Novr 1800
Paper Mischief

Mischief 2. Undue enhancement of prices, viz. of particular commodities by engrossing. My business is here
not with is with natural general tendencies – not particular
facts. Against In the Country Bankers I have heard
it observed – and from the present sources as far
as antipathy or calumny through personal interest
antipathy is concerned, that in fact it has been
a common practice among the trade to engage in
what is called speculation for the purpose of
raising prices to an undue pitch for their own
emolument. Of this practice considered as a
matter of fact I must acknowledge myself not
to have the smallest proof. In the station of an
individual I could not be competent to offer any mention any
I have if not one exam but a single instance in
proof of such an opinion has ever come within my
own cognizance. If any had it would not be competent
to my situation to mention them. Attributed Imputed
to any individual in particular it would be a libel
upon that individual: attributed to the trade in general
i:e: to the 2 or 300 partnerships engaged in it, it
would be a libel on those the individuals composing
those 2 or 300 partnerships. But to point out
tendencies, as arising from situations is competent
to every one, and is upon what may be done by
any individual without fear of incurring the any imputation
on the score of calumny or injustice.


Identifier: | JB/003/122/001
"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 3.

Date_1

1800-11-06

Marginal Summary Numbering

1

Box

003

Main Headings

manual of political economy

Folio number

122

Info in main headings field

paper mischief

Image

001

Titles

mischief 2

Category

text sheet

Number of Pages

1

Recto/Verso

recto

Page Numbering

e1

Penner

jeremy bentham

Watermarks

1798 a<…>

Marginals

jeremy bentham

Paper Producer

Corrections

Paper Produced in Year

1798

Notes public

ID Number

1532

Box Contents

UCL Home » Transcribe Bentham » Transcription Desk