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Indirect
Misrule
Of the advantage which that might reachably be expected from a
free and timely circ submission circulation of parliamentary
projects through through the body to the judgment of the nation I can
not give a better proof more apposite instance than the use which I
had occasion to know was actually made of a few hints
suggested by one of the most insignificant of its individuals. Each
Early In the year 1779 he the Bill for establishing
the penitentiary houses of which the plans
have lately been fixed upon passed into an act.
Early in the year preceding the original a printed draught of
that bill — as it stood before it was introduced brought into the house
had by the accident come into my hands. I don't know whether
I committed a crime
or no in so doing, but
however so it happened,
that Of this
Bill. I printed in the course of a few weeks I
published a view accompanied with a multitude of
observations some exhibiting arguments in favour of
the several clauses, others suggesting what appeared
to me in the light of imperfections. With the authors
and patrons of the bill I had not never the honour of
any personal communication : but I learnt had the satisfaction
of learning from
was informed by
the late Mr Justice Blackstone that some many of my
observations had been attended judged worthy of attention and some of them
would he believed be adopted profited by. Upon examining looking over
the
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