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Apr. 1811. 1 1

Panopt J.B. to Penitent: Committee Letter III

§.1 I.2
1
Question.1. just to
J.B. on his 2d Examination
1. Apr'. 1811
p.1.

I.3
2.
To the first of its' two
branches the answer
could not but be in
the affirmative.

3. I.4.
He felt init the same
time that the security
in question was in
itself next to nothing:
and to the purpose of
the argument absolutely
nothing. p.1.

34 I.5.
By respect to the Committee
he was restrained
giving other
than the plainest and
promptest answer.
p1.

I.1 5
But understanding
that general information
was expected from him,
and thinking the
security set up by law
a bad one it was he thinks it his,
duty to say so & why.
p1.

II.2 6.
Sole real security scrutiny
of the public eye:
security the greater, the
greater the number of
eyes composing it.
p2.

II.3 7
Every other security more
apt to be a screen to
abuse than a bar. p.2.

II.4 8.
This if a True, an important,
because extensively
applicable principle
extending not only over
all political economy, but
over all government. p.2

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§.2 9. I.6
Act in question .22.G.3
64 §.8. p2.

10. I.7
In this are provisions
which J.B. has adopted.
p.2.

11. I.8
OnThe only one. presented
to him by the
question is that which
separates from the receipt
of prisoners
articles the supply of
them: viz. by prohibiting
the Governor to
furnish. p2.

12.
Principle of this security,
division of
power. p.3.

13 I.9
Servants eyes being
stated as part of the
security, J.B. could
not but acknowledge
this to be a real security.
p.3.

14 I.10
But this belonged not
properly to the question:
for,

I.11

1. It stated the security
in question as
one for which on J.B.
plan as substitute
was required:—:whereas
this servants—eye security
exists as well
without the prohibition
as with it.

15 I.12
2. and is greater in
Panopticon than in the
other sort of prison in
question.

§.3. 16. II.1
Remains sole object of
comparison, the security
constituted by the
governors eye,—Governor
being separated from
the dealer. Governor
there Judge. 1. of the
goodness of the articles
2. over the dealer. —

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II.5
17.
Principle of this—
security, division of
power. p.4

II.6 18
Per.J.B. this nothing
worth further than
as it leads to publicity.
p.4.

II.7 19.
Without publicity it
is favourable rather
than unfavourable
to abuse:—business
either is stopped, or
made to go on at
public expence: the
more the dis—agreeers
the more to satisfy
at public expence.
(Mastings & Imply.)
p4

II.8 20
As in the world at
large so it is in this
microcosm: probable
effect of the division
substituting two profits
to one. p4

II.9. 21.
Governor honest, the
supposed security is
needless: he dishonest,
it is worse
than inefficacious,
increasing instead
of lessening the abuse.
p5.

II.10 22.
Every dealer is necessarily
in dependence
under the Governor.
Governor as master
of the House, can by
rendering access to
any degree difficult and
unpleasant give to
any dealer an admission
virtually
exclusive: and this
without eommitting
himself p5

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