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an unacceptable course, so to word the notice as the term
of it might be conformable to the state of the case

Another alteration I would beg leave to suggest, consists in
the inserting, instead of the concluding words "to divide allot and
inclose the same", some such words as the following viz: "or
"such part thereof as shall be found necessary for the purpose
"of the Penitentiary Establishment, after the reservation and
"allotment of a certain Portion or Portions to be divided among
"and allotted in severally to, the several Parties interested in
"in proportion to their respective Interests, in such manner as
"Parliament shall direct". —

The reason of my wishing to see a Clause to the above effect
is that having, partly from my attendance on the Dean and
Chapter, partly from other information, had occasion to observe,
that the reservation of certain portions of the Waste for different
purposes, is an object which some of the Parties have very much at
heart, and for which accordingly provision has been very carefully
made in the Bill (which after having been submitted to the
Attorney and Sollicitor General has been returned I presume into
your office). What I should be apprehensive of is that if a notice
worded as that in question is at present, without a Clause to
the effect above suggested, were to be delivered to the Parties,
considerable alarm might be taken, under the Idea that the
expectations entertained in this behalf were not intended to
be fulfilled. The Bill itself (it is true) were the tenor of it come
to be seen, would shew that every possible care had been taken to
meet what were understood to be the wishes, as well as provide for
what appeared to be the Interests, of the Parties: but I flatter myself,
Sir, you will agree with me in thinking, that it will be
so much the better, if every thing, that might give occasion to alarm
and ill humour, were set right in the first Instance.

I have the honour to be with respect, Sir.
Your most obedient
and humble servant
Jeremy Bentham.

Joseph White Esqr.
Sollicitor for the affairs of
his Majestys Treasury.

Identifier: | JB/117/105/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 117.
Date_1	1790-09-15	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	117	Main Headings	panopticon
Folio number	105	Info in main headings field
Image	001	Titles
Category	correspondence	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	f8
Penner		Watermarks	tw 1794
Marginals		Paper Producer	francis hall
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1794
Notes public	copy of letter 1369, vol. 6	ID Number	39054021
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