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Direct evidence of
the prevalence of
Lord Belgraves
opposition, contrary
to the opinion of
his own agents — Meantime the opposition of Ld Belgrave had been but
too effectual. The Surveyor, Mr Porden, had indeed reported
to him, that the Penitentiary establishment would not be
productive of any injury to his Lordships estate. His
Agent, Mr Boodle had reported to him, that in the
event of an accommodation which I was as ready to extend
as any body to ask, it would be a great and
benefit. — Not conceiving it possible unsuspicious <add>suspectingof the possibility of </add> that his Lordship
thinking otherwise, they had said the same thing —
to every body — [His Lordship however did think otherwise.]
Calling upon Mr Boodle for that concurrence
which was indispensable necessary to both interests, and which
he had led me to expect, because he himself made
sure of it, I found it unobtainable. How so? — Circumstances
were such, that Mr Boodle, even in
point of duty to his principal, could not avoid confessing
how the matter stood: Ld Belgrave had
spoke, and assurances had been received that the
whole plan should be laid aside. Laid aside, here says
I? then what am I to think of this? — producing
a letter an official letter signed Charles Long,
which I had not a week old, in which the
continuance of it was assumed as usual.+
+ He
was sorry: very sorry he said, indeed so I was to
his very countenance bore witness for him: he was sorry,
but so it was, and so I should find it. Not long
after I met him in the by accident near the Treasury:
He came up to me, and he took my hand with an expression of the kindest
sympathy. Nobody could avoid but would feel for me:
but so it was. Your Lordship sees there could the use of thus, to
show that there could be no mistake. Lord Belgrave had spoken:
himself not so much as a proprietor though the
sol express object of this bit in question as of a
thousand

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Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering	Not numbered
Box	121	Main Headings	Panopticon
Folio number	113	Info in main headings field
Image	001	Titles
Category	Text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	"Recto" is not in the list (recto, verso) of allowed values for the "Rectoverso" property.	Page Numbering	A12 / F1*
Penner		Watermarks	CW 1799
Marginals	Jeremy Bentham	Paper Producer	C. Abbit Lees
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1799
Notes public		ID Number	001
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