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Letter 3 XVII Hulk Mortality
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Result not the removal
of the abuse
but the creation of a place.
In the than a year and half between the 14th
ending of Septr and that day, Feb 1802 out of 10 Convicts, recovered which /whom/
to brought them there.
Whether from Bodmin [or] Langston Jails "6 dead
"the other four looking very poorly". Thus the Deaths as
before mentioned assured of 120 in the of the year 1801.
Appearance pale and half-starved; the
themselves (such as are interrogated) all agree in ascribing their condition
to this cause: to the same cause they ascribe
the death of their departed comrades. The appearance
of the officers themselves in perfect health
speaks in confirmation of this theory: for
(observes the humane and attentive Jailor) "what
"Why" [the Convicts] "carried off by any
"and would it not affect
"the officers".
Were not these the motives? Then why the order refused
to be delivered? why was it determined to be sent? Why was it
that the visit was so "manifestly prepared for?" Why was it that
at the expence of a virtual confession of guilt malpractice
below, of connivance above and predilection above—of guilt in both
places, the principle [of] unexpected visitation—so fundamental a principle so universally recognized
such was the violated? in economies—a principle so universally
recognized as such—was thus openly violated without so much
as a pretence? The visit paid, the facts ascertained, report drawn
up the result is whispered to Ld Pelham. His
Lordship starts out of his sleep. What does he then?—Does
he change the system?+1 No: he employs a gentleman to look
at it. Does he about the nuisance?—No: he creates a place.
A page or two and we shall see. It will be seen ere long what
sort was the purpose of that place sort of a place, and what the object,
and what the fruit of it. An Act is necessary. The visit is on
This visit date of this visit is the 16th
of March and already on the 24th of March the Act
has got through passed the sceptre. There is a time for all things
When is the time for waking? when a place is to be created. When
is the time for sleeping? When Parliament is to be obeyd, engagements
fulfilled, reformation and economy established planted pestilence and
famine stayed, and a system established which puts an end
to places.
All this is reported to prompted into the war of Lord Pelham to Lord Pelham
his
Majesty's Secretary of State: what use does his
Lordship make of it? to cure the evil? viz.
to create a place
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is passed for the creation of this place: I say
for the creation of this place because this is the
only a new matter in the Act and accept continuing
on two or three Acts, this is all that
is done by it.
+ The survivors
+ Upon his enquiring
the survivors
Convicts say they are
half almost half starved:
appearances say speak the
same things. Officers
plump and rozy.
Would this be the
case (asks the intelligent
and humane
informer) if mere pestilence
without and not famine were
the cause? The question
is not mine—to the
humane and intelligent
informer belongs the credit
of it.
In Decr Ld P smiled
about Panopt. to Wilberforce.
+ Does he think himself
of law?—of engagements
of a system of
inspection
of universal industry
of systematical /appropriate/ separation
and aggregation? of
universal industry?
Does it occurr to him to
Dare he think of
transfer the industrious
those under the of
remnant from the of
their to the
of a guardian already named
by Parliament? of
acting under the
thousands of eyes? of a
life-insurer person who would lose £50
and more by every escape. £100 and more by every death. In this way or in any other way, does he make, or for a moment think of making, any the smallest change in the system of destruction carried on on pretence of management?
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jeremy bentham |
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letter was never sent; see note 8 to letter 1747, vol. 7 |
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