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15 Feb 1832
Bankruptcy &c

This Attack why

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In a word, a more consummate system of neglect might it not
puzzle the ingenuity of man to devise?

finish this

So much for efficiency: now for as to expense.

In case of embezzlement, the determination whether to institute
a suit for the purpose of restoring a Charity to its destination,
left to the Attorney General: that is to say to a functionary
whose interest it is was and continues to be to maximize the
number of the suits, with or without use; his profit receiving
proportionable increase; as also to maximize the quantity
of the expense lavished on each suit.

Ever since the year 1818 may have been seen the learned
founder of this institution on the one part and the Right Honble
Superintendent of the same on the other part running against
each other, as if in concert, a sort of run race of negligence:
the Right Honorable functionaries, one after another, in the office of
Secretary of State — they and the Honorable and Learned gentleman,
both of them in Hon. House.

Qy. Whether Right
Hon superintendent
may not be made
less ambiguous

Sole object (need it be mentioned?) — sole object, and that
common to all of them, patronage: between them this one difference:
in the pursuit of this same object, the one of them the Rt Hon Home Secy
by whom at the commencement of the institution the patronage was
pocketed, succeeded: the learned gentleman, now his noble and
learned Lordshp failed.

In like manner and degree with his augmented
power, for its support, this institution, one of the favorite
offsprings of his imagination — say, can it, so long as he
continues in possession of his present high
situation, fail to continue in the possession of the benefit
of his fostering care.

That which, at any rate, he does not fail to do,
is to claim the tribute of acknowledgement for it at
our hands. For the prevention of the like abuses in
future effectual, if you will believe him, is the
provision made by him. Provision made by him? what
provision? Reason, the very provision — mark it well —
the very provision which has thus been passing before
you in review.

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It is therefore the prayer of

Your Petition that an 'a be
foreman to the abovementioned effect be found
in the Bill now depending should the same be passed
by the Honble House.

Identifier: | JB/042/327/002 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 42.
Date_1	1832-04-10	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	042	Main Headings	constitutional code
Folio number	327	Info in main headings field	constitutional code
Image	002	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	street & co 1830
Marginals		Paper Producer	antonio alcala galiano
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1830
Notes public		ID Number	13250
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