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§ 3 Clandestine assurances to Lord Belgrave Mar. 1 1800 Mar 15 1800

A 4 [Not sent] Mr Bentham to Mr Long. 10 March 1800.
His perfidy seen through – Four proofs.

Six Queen Square Place Westmr Mar 10th 1800

Four rays of light are now drawing into a focus –
Previous Contract – Buying out Leases – Number to be built
for – Supplemental Ground.(a) (a) See Notes

Now then, Sir – since the time is come – let me
prefer this my humble prayer – (for hope is another thing)
– that through some channel, which a man may trust to
without ruin, I may at length be made acquainted with
their Lordship's real pleasure.

In a moment of expansion, you once did me the
honour to express to me a very decided opinion respecting
the strength of Lord Belgrave's influence. The opinion conveyed
to me, on the part of his Lordship, very lately, on
the same subject, is as opposite as possible. If it be just –
voilá (French language can alone do justice to French
faith) Me voilá une fois, au status quo de 1794. –
The Cabinet Minister's influence(b) (more than once, and
to more than one person you have confessed it –) was then
too great:– but what was that to that of the simple Privy
Councillor? What is the stoppage of a purchase, to the
rescinding of it? – What is the stoppage of Public Money,
to the squandering it?

Their of despair was stopped by
purchase. The which had
the first instance of interference on the
part of the , was not yet
was therefore open to him, as
that . In hope of obtaining the requisite
explanation with , and perhaps
of Mr Long to break through any
again forth be the
authorizing of Mr

Identifier: | JB/121/028/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 121.
Date_1	1800-03-01	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	121	Main Headings	Panopticon
Folio number	028	Info in main headings field	Clandestine assurances to Lord Belgrave
Image	001	Titles	Mr Bentham to Mr Long
Category	Correspondence	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	"Recto" is not in the list (recto, verso) of allowed values for the "Rectoverso" property.	Page Numbering	D5 / E12 / F5
Penner		Watermarks	1800
Marginals		Paper Producer
Corrections	Jeremy Bentham	Paper Produced in Year	1800
Notes public	Not sent; see note 5 to letter 1515, vol. 6	ID Number	001
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