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Prisons upon the common footing, containing criminals
as yet untried mind untried men of similar characters can not be
excluded, because before trial no man can be procluded —
from concerting his defence with whosoever may present
themselves in the character of his friends in either case
they being subjected examination in the way of questioning
because such examination would be inconsistent with
the freedom of admission which is deemed essential to that
purpose. No — No, my Lord — the last place in which a felon
at large will think of trusting himself of his own
accord, will be my PenitentIary House. — [ Allow and
mention [Fresh paragraph]. Allow me here to mention a circumstance which in this point of view
may perhaps appear to your Lordship tolerably conclusive.
If, setting and aside the contriver of the Plan, one man more
than another should be supposed to have a just view of the
probable effects in this as well as other particulars, it
should be Mr Nepean, who has had so much occasion to
consider it. T'other day in conversation, " I want a little
"bit of ground (says he) in the country, within reach of
"London to build a house upon:- do you happen to know
of any such thing? — Yes, says I, I do; there is a board up,
advertising ground to be let on a building lease, close
to the premises, just on the other side of one of the
roads that bound them — oh — is there? (says he) then
I will go and look at it: It's just the spot for me —
its vicinity to the Panopticon would be a recommendation
to me] Fresh paragraph No wonder indeed if people enough
should be found, who hearing that felons were to
come among them, as report might say, that is
at no great distance, and knowing nothing as yet
of those circumstances of the Plan which would
render that vicinity an advantage instead of a prejudice
prejudice should

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Date_1	1793-08-16	Marginal Summary Numbering
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