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On the
Panopti
ca
Institution
His Imperial Majesty the Emperor wrote himself on the original as follows
in his own hand –
This must be done.
In consequence of According to
In obedience
the Your Imperial Majesty's order command I
have conferred had a conference with an Brigadier General Bentham, who is come lately arrived
from England, & who havings consented to introduce several new
discoveries in Russia, the as , in the first instance,
to establish Pan erect Panoptica Establishments at the
our several Sea ports, commencing by one St. Petersburg, at
the mouth of the River Ochta.
Your Imperial Majesty being already acquainted
with the subject has deigned from the summit of
this Throne deigned to assign the sum of a hundred thousand
Roubles for this purpose. In submitting to your
Majesty's notice, the Plan of the Panoptica building which
I have received from Bentham, I have the happiness I am happy to be
able to of herewith explaining in some measure more fully his ideas
on the excellence merits & utility usefulness of this establishment.
He proposes presumes 1st That as all it is intended that those who intend are acquiring
practical knowledge of in the various arts & manufactures may
also be employed not only in the works of the various required
for by the Fleet Naval or other Government departments, but
also for in such as are to be sold to the Private Individuals as intended shortly & certainly which
with certainty of profit must necessarily be a cause of greater & thereby enable the entreaties of Pupils will be less catty
than any where elsewhere.
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