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UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDON.

BENTHAM MANUSCRIPTS
Correspondence with Sir R. Peel Dec. 1829-May 1830

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66 Dec. 31, 1829 Bentham Peel Forwarding petitions for justice & codification – requesting that, with some parts sent previously they be forwarded to Wilmot Horton.
67 Jan. 12, 1930 Peel (copy) Bentham Acknowledging above (copy)
68 Feb 3, 1830 Bentham Peel Peel versus Peel. Draught with extracts from Peel's Speech, 9 Feb. 1830. On E. India business (Enquiry re. Equity, Common Law & Real Property) (Show how he has blown hot & cold). Peel & O'Connell.
69 Mar. 12, 1830 Bentham Peel On Peel's Congratulating him on his intention of bringing a Bill for taking away fees from Officers of Courts & so purifying Justice ('Reading this I rub my eyes & say to myself ... Is not this a dream? ... One of his Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State a Reformist? ... old man put off, new man put on? New man, like your humble servant, theoretical, visionary & wild? Etc.) Draught & copy (approaching blindness necessitates dictation).
70 March 13 1830 Bentham Peel Peel. O'Connell. Brougham
71 March 13 1839 Bentham Peel P.S. 'Anti-Targetting Bill'. Peel not the first 'to come round to' Bentham. c.f. 1792 – Pitt – Dundas – G. III's veto.
72 Mar. 15, 1830 Peel (Autograph) Bentham Acknowledging above (No. 69) & informing him of his Bill for the abolition of Patent Officers. Autograph. Will send a copy when printed.
73 March 24 1830 Bentham Peel Controversy resolved into simple effect. 'Shall the summary need be substituted to the regular or not?
74 March 23 1830 Bentham Peel 'Do not say by action' Video meliora proboque, deteriora sequor' etc.
75 March 27 1830 Egerton (Bookseller) Bentham Asking for information as to a work of B's on transportation, a copy of wh. was wanted by the Secy. of State.
76 March 28 1830 Bentham Peel No work actually on above subject, but 'Panopticon' (1791) referred to its supersession by better mode of punishment. This system adopted approved By Pitt as much as the cold & haughty nature of that minister was susceptible of, & by Melville. Mr B's measure framed as an act. Doomed to fail. Muso, mihi causas memora quo numine laeso, Quidce ddens regina deum. Juno was George III. B. had incurred ocewo displeasure of this "God upon Earth" by his opposition to G's desire to plunge country into foreign wars (as set forth in J.B.'s Anti-Machiavel. Etc. ... B's 'Penitentiary System' & work on 'Pauper management'.
77 April 1, 1830 Peel (Autograph) Bentham Acknowledging above: Knew of 'Panopticon' asking for 'Pauper Management'
78 April 2, 1830 Bentham Peel Forwarding ab 'Pauper Management', mentioning imperfection
79 April 7, 1830 Bentham Peel Above not imperfect. Came out in parts in Arthur Young's 'Annals'.
80 May 18, 1830 Bentham Peel Asking why a certain Bill of P's was sent to him.
81 May 18, 1830 Peel (copy) Bentham Bill was forwarded in accordance with promise of 15 Mar. (No. 72)

Identifier: | JB/011/167/007 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 11.
Date_1	1825-04-05	Marginal Summary Numbering	1-2
Box	011	Main Headings	law amendment
Folio number	167	Info in main headings field	on sec. peel's police salary raising speech
Image	007	Titles	observations
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	d1 / e1
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks
Marginals	jeremy bentham	Paper Producer
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year
Notes public		ID Number	3864
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