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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




Identifier: | JB/087/116/001
"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 87.

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Box

087

Main Headings

indirect legislation

Folio number

116

Info in main headings field

indirect

Image

001

Titles

Category

text sheet

Number of Pages

3

Recto/Verso

recto

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Penner

jeremy bentham

Watermarks

[[watermarks::gr [crown motif] [britannia with shield motif]]]

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Notes public

ID Number

27641

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