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4 Apr. 1802
Dispensing power

It is truly a curious to observe with how profound
a contempt the wisdom of Parliament is treated by
the wisdom of Mr Baldwin and Mr King. Of the
three two strictly legal modes of disposing of Convicts
Transportation to N.S. Wales and confinement on
board the Hulks, there seems seemed some ground for supposing
that Parliament at the time of passing the
Act for the Penitentiary establishment was not perfectly
well satisfied with either, since it passed the Act by the Act it
provided
for that third mode. With the That the mode of confinement on board
the Hulks, every appeared dissatisfied. It was
to be the question of every body. It was natural enough therefore that the Duke and his advisers
should be of that same opinion, because to he
who is
be of the same opinion with every body, requires no stands excused
from thinking
thought. What is legal, what is parliamentary
as inquiries considerations – is beneath the enquiry of the duke of Portland Mr Baldwin and Mr King. They set up their He sets up his own third mode of disposing
of convicts not only against the third mode
required by Parliament to be provided (the Penitentiary
establishment) but against one of the two modes
actually provided by Parliament – the Confinement
on board the Hulks. For the reason – in support favour
of which they are he is so decided and so warm –
applies a is not more decisive against confinement
confinement in the Penitentiary House, than it is against
confinement on board the Hulks. The proposition
is –


Identifier: | JB/121/447/001
"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 121.

Date_1

1802-03-04

Marginal Summary Numbering

8

Box

121

Main Headings

Panopticon

Folio number

447

Info in main headings field

Dispensing power

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

D6 / E9 / F15

Penner

Watermarks

1800

Marginals

Jeremy Bentham

Paper Producer

Corrections

Paper Produced in Year

1800

Notes public

ID Number

001

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