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Panopt versus N.S. Wales Introd
Clergymen
Number employed

in September 1796 almost half the number. Norfolk Island
a spot never visited but from New South Wales, and almost
inaccessible even from there, was or might have been compleatly
inaccessible to the means of drunkenness.+ A faint
shadow of the advantages properties possessed in such perfection by the
Panopticon system were the advantages appear to have been the circumstances that distinguished
it so much to its advantage above from New South Wales.

+ Norfolk Island land
no Hawkesbury in it
that inexhaustible source
of physical fertility, and moral
corruption—
are not—it is
the river, Lord,
not the many:
not your Lordships
noble truly worthy and most reputable
colleague from to whom it takes its name
this unworthy God-child
takes owes its name.
Omitt

A circumstance which it would be base to suppress, be
neither use
in vain to attempt to suppress, though I tremble
at
the mention of it makes me tremble is—that in this
seat of comparative morality if not of piety, of no from its
foundation in 17|^^^| to the latest accounts from Capt Collins in Sept. 1796 no
minister of religion, except once as already noted, in the on a
manner of a meteor transitory errand, ever set his foot. But if 8
picked out for depravity have gone on this well for
such a course of years without any such Bishop among
them or so much as Priest, why should not 9 1/2 million
do as well, or even better, taken as they came.
What will be said to this by the Clergy of this land? What
by the Bench of Bishops? One of the jointenant founders The ostensible one of the joint
of the Colony being no more, let them settle the matter with
the substantial and surviving founder—the same Mr Pitt. When
the time comes round for fresh elections and fresh interrogatories
and fresh canvassing of votes and characters, there
will be the time for his present new representations to come
forward and say to him. To whom is it as are indebted
for the advantage thus given to the scoffers those infidels
by whom the pretended burthensomeness of our sacred hierarchy foundation
is so much complained of, is intolerable while the utility of it questioned, or even denied piety is after
scoffed at as if it were worse than questionable.+ The Their reference
which

+ Is Was it for you
of all men the
man of our desire
for you, chosen by
us for your supposed
not for your
real power
is it for you of
all men to disclose
the fatal secret?


Identifier: | JB/116/098/001
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116

Main Headings

panopticon versus new south wales

Folio number

098

Info in main headings field

panopt. versus n. s. wales

Image

001

Titles

Category

text sheet

Number of Pages

1

Recto/Verso

recto

Page Numbering

e3

Penner

jeremy bentham

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Paper Producer

Corrections

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Notes public

ID Number

37631

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