JB/538/171/002

Click Here To Edit

complex to be brought to any Degree of Perfection except by
continued Attention & repeated Alterations. It is not
therefore proposed to carry it thro the two Houses of
Parliament in the present Session unless it should be
found absolutely necessary; but the public Observation will
be drawn to it by some essential Enquiries which
will be made in the House of Commons; & the Result
of the whole with the Bill will be printed &
circulated for consideration during the Recess. —

The Expression "not disposed to propose or promote
holties &c" was merely meant to disavow that busy
interference with establish'd Systems, which except on
occasions of necessity like the present is oftner
productive of Confusion than Benefit. —

The other Expression "He has found it
indeed possible to point out &c" alludes to
a Work entitled Principles of Penal Law, & the
subsequent Passage was intended to apologize for
not having urged the Reformation of our Laws pointed
out in that Work.

Mr Eden once more returns thanks to Mr.

Identifier: | JB/538/171/002 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 538.
Date_1	1778-03-27	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	538	Main Headings
Folio number	171	Info in main headings field
Image	002	Titles
Category	Correspondence	Number of Pages
Recto/Verso		Page Numbering
Penner	William Eden	Watermarks
Marginals		Paper Producer
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year
Notes public		ID Number
Box Contents