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as we have seen, and may be exposed to see again, that the <add>chief</add> costs of Government <add>& Justice</add>should be altogether
unprovided with all means of without defence against the outrages of a deluded and a suddenly
collected mob. The times of Lord G. Gordon's Riots, and those
of Wilkes and Liberty ought not to this purpose to be forgotten.
Communication by Conversation-Tubes with a Military Station
might give all the security of a constant guard without any
of the scandal. A posse of Constables with their staves are but
a feeble instrument: and the assemblage of these defenders operates
as notice of assemblages to the assailants.

Your eye will naturally carry you on this occasion to Scotland and Ireland: mine has no acquaintance with these reader. By a chain of Conversation Posts (Parish Watch-Houses 5. Stations of the Civil Power-Rotation-Offices and Watch-houses.
for instanceexample, or Rotation-Offices of hue and cry might be made,
and whatever power the place affords, civil or military collected
with a degree of celerity hitherto inconceivable. On this occasion 6. Police of Manufacturing Towns
the mind is naturally led to those natural seminaries of riot,
the Manufacturing Towns.

Supposing it practicable, would it be worth while, to Other uses, viz Orders to, and Intelligence from Sea Ports for
establish communications of this sort with any of the Sea Ports? (See Are
the expence per Mile in the annexed Table.) Are there any occasions on which the difference in point of celerity betwixt
this channil and that of the Post would be worth regarding Does May 7. Catching Winds for Expeditions land
not the success of an expedition depend exp some times upon a few hours? May it not depend
on the catching of a wind? Against Stock jobbers to Government would possess in point of
consequence

So for defence against Invasion and other Military purposes: 8. Defence against Invasion
Signals depend more or less upon situation, and the language
is limited

Against Stock-jobbing might not Government possess by this means an advantage similar
to that which it aims at securing by the exclusive use or prohibiition of certain species of coasting-Vessels 9. Checking coasting Stock jobbing vessels
the guage limited; against smuggling

By these several occurences Your experienced eye will naturally carry you on this occasion to
Scotland, and to Ireland. Mine has no acquaintance with these roads.

[+] In what way can secresy be material. - In this way merely 10. Scotland against Ireland smugglers
If the precise course of the tubes were known, as well as the purpose
of them known, the communication might be cut off when most wanted. Communications Secresy how far material.
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[+] For an insertion see p.9.

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Identifier: | JB/106/006/002 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 106.
Date_1	1793-11-08	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	106	Main Headings
Folio number	006	Info in main headings field	jeremy bentham esqr to evan nepean esqr under secretary of state
Image	002	Titles
Category	correspondence	Number of Pages	4
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering
Penner	sir samuel bentham	Watermarks
Marginals	sir samuel bentham	Paper Producer
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year
Notes public		ID Number	34594
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