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Kricheff. 17867.
Sir
I suppose you may have received before now
a printed copy of my Brother's letters on the subject of a
particular kind of building contrived by me for the
purpose of keeping persons of any description under
the eye of an Inspector. Lest you should not, I
have directed another copy to accompany this letter: address
Since then my Brother's ideas of the advantage with
which the principle might be applied to Penitentiary-houses
or other prisons, ha an application which otherwise would hardly
have attracted my attention, has so far operated on
my mind has made such an impression on my mind,
that if any such use should be thought of being made
of it in England, I could almost wish to lend my hand
to the accomplishment of such a business.
If I do not deceive myself, The reception given to some late successful projects
seems to hold out to the nation a general assurance, that while power remains
in the hands it is in at present, novelty will not be a
conclusive objection to any plan which appears to have utility
to recommend it. If in your judgment this of
mine comes should come under that description, and it appears should appear to
you that, as to so much of it as relates to the disposal
of Convicts, the execution of it would stand any the better chance of success for being in
the hands of the contriver for being put the execution
of it, being put into the hands of the contriver, the satisfaction,
the satisfaction of putting to the test of experience
my own pretty sanguine conceptions to the test of experience, would
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