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28 March 1802 Next After Secret Minutes
Jail Improvements

But however strong so were the presumption
But how compleat soever the obligation might
be of carrying the Penitentiary plan into execution

But proposing those propositions proved established
one or even bot of them, the consequence would
not be an absolutely necessary one. I am
free to confess it – that the Penitentiary system
ought now to be established, It would be a follow
of necessity
necessary one – that supposing the laws state of the law to remain
as they it then was and as it still is, the establishment
ought to take place – but it would
be a point still open to proof of the nature supposing the state of
of things to afford any proof – that the state of
the laws ought to admitt receive of such a change
as should warrant the Execution power in setting
the establish aside.

The Duke and Mr Pitt might be punished
– might be punished as for a conspiracy
to set aside the authority of the laws as they then
stood – but such punishment would not of itself be
any bar to Your Lordship or Mr Addington
for taking legal measures obtaining a legal warrant
for producing the same effect by authority of Parliament
– from coming to Parliament and saying
– the measure would establishment under the existing
circumstances be for such and such reasons an inexpedient
one – give us power to set it aside.

Identifier: | JB/121/234/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 121.
Date_1	1802-03-28	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	121	Main Headings	Panopticon
Folio number	234	Info in main headings field	Jail Improvements
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	F2
Penner		Watermarks	1800
Marginals		Paper Producer
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1800
Notes public	[[notes_public::Next after Secret Minutes [note in Bentham's hand]]]	ID Number	001
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