JB/118/309/001

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4 March 1812
Panopticon – Defence

2. An article to this effect may therefore be set down as
needless, and thereby as useless.

But it at any rate if it be of the complexion to the effect of that
which seems to have recommended itself to the Committee
it would be much worse than useless.

In the character of a provision calculated pro tanto
to remedy the supposed imperfections resulting from the omission
of this article for securing goodness to the provisions, comes the
establishment of a fixed table of diet.

Of a fixed table of diet are certain consequences
is the continual expenditure of a considerable sums of money in more
waste. Be it what the articles they may it can not but happen
but that of two articles sometimes the one sometimes the other
will be the dearer. But the quality being the same the one sort species
of article will is not the better for being dearer. Here then
by of a fixed table of diet the consequence will be the putting
the public to the expence of dearer articles without a particle
of advantage when cheaper articles as good for use are
to be had.

The confidence manifested towards the respectable gentlemen whose
system is brought forward in opposition to the panopticon
system have being as conspicuous as the jealousy and
suspicion manifested towards the plan System thus
destined to proscription, the opinions professed in this head
by one of them viz. Sir G. Paul, may be considered
as affording a sort of and illustration explanation of this and
other parts of the Report.

"The Governor says he speaking of the Gloucester Penitentiary
"is directed to buy the best wheat meat, the best wheat, and other
"articles of consumption in the market: for our assurance
"that he does so, we have not only the occasional observations of the
"Visitors, the Chaplain and the Surgeon, but the constant jealous eye
"of the public."

Identifier: | JB/118/309/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 118.
Date_1	1812-03-04	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	118	Main Headings	panopticon
Folio number	309	Info in main headings field	panopticon defence
Image	001	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	d2 / e2
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	<…> co
Marginals		Paper Producer	a. levy
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year
Notes public		ID Number	39363
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