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Police Report

Expence of punishment
J.B.

[+] the economy of
Mr Wren has sufferedsuffered
undergone reduction diminution in
more shapes than one: but
this falling off, far from
being improbable to that
gentleman in the way of
blame has contributed to
swell of the last of his disappointments
and more icatious. In the sprin
of 1793 £15,000 was all
he thought necessary to
note towards the expence
of the holding. SInce then

The pr of prov Since the stateacception of Mr
Bentham's Proposal, the price of provisions
having experienced a considerable rise , and
the Hulk prison after having been such
from £27 1 to 1 1/2 £20:13:7 1/2 having been
raised again evidently on that consideration to
1s 2 1/2 a day £22:4: 2 2/12, a rise to
least an equal amount [+] especially after the
detriment damage in various shape which he has inred
seems to beprevents itself a matter of course: their
£13:10s therefore or thereabouts may be taken
[+] bringing his to about £12 to about £13.10s:5d
prices have risen to such
a Degree as to have compelled
him two years ago to stipulate for require
£4,000 more, and
the stipulation was acceded
to. In 1793
£10,000 would have been
an ample price for Land
which in 178 was
valued by a Jury at £6600:
Driven from that spot
and from other spots
to check has bee bid
had been thrted by
principles laid down by
former Committees of this
Honourable House, he
finds himself cast as
a last resource upon to a ground spot
which he sees no prospect
of obtaining in equal or
adequate quantity but a
considerably higher price.
for the expence per head head of the convicts from the
him that Mr Bentham's Penitentiary House
shall have been opened. Mr Benthams
in the Contract lasts during the longest
till the death of the longest liver of himself
and his Brother, and fellow-labourer has portions the the place
the collaborator a degree of permanency less than which, considering
the addition contribution requisite sacrifices he
had to make, and the contributions advance made out of requisite
from his private fortune would not have been
required. To infringe in any degree upon
any of his these advantages, after the faith of
Parliament as well as of Administration so
solumaly respectively and for such a length if time
pledged plighted to this gentleman would be is what
of course could never enter into the breast either
of Parliament or Administration: but from the
and of that period Administration are at liberty
[+] with the experience gained
under and by means of
Mr Bentham's management
and [+] then will come by the time for the
principles of economy above indicated to be
brought upon the stage. Then will come the
time when in the opinion of your Committee this had
then may if it be not a source of profit, may at any rate be struck out of the account of national expenditure.



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Box

123

Main Headings

panopticon

Folio number

244

Info in main headings field

tothill fields inclosure bill

Image

002

Titles

Category

text sheet

Number of Pages

1

Recto/Verso

recto

Page Numbering

Penner

jeremy bentham

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Paper Producer

Corrections

jeremy bentham

Paper Produced in Year

Notes public

see note 3 to letter 1392, vol. 6

ID Number

41670

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