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1831. Aug 29 A.M. 5
J.B. v. G.3.
War III.
1.
Origin of "Pauper
Management".
2.
Pitt's Bill brought in:
founded on Ruggles's
plan.
3.
J.B's succedaneum in
Young's annals forms
the present work.
4.
JB's plan – local field
same as Pitt's – Panopticon
architecture
originally designed for
non-criminal subordinates.
Inspection principle
in both instances.
5.
Young enraptured –
gives J.B. 250 copies –
given away by J.B. –
Pit, Rose, & Dundas?
included.
6.
Rose invites J.B. to
call at his house: intercourse
till then at
arm's length; his demeanour:
on Friday, invites
J.B. to dinner with
Pitt & Dundas – days
pass away till Thursday,
when J.B. hears
that Ruggles had been
the guest – meeting
ended with mutual
dissatisfaction: a
bush of thorns catches
hold of J.B.'s skirts &
saves him from falling
into the abyss of despair.
7.
pair Authorities concerned
approved,
other persons disapproved
J.B's plan.
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8 or 1.
J.B. has heard that G.3.
was a correspondent of
Young – Geo. 3's amusements.
9 or 1.
Trust substituted to
contract – interest opposed
to duty.
10 or 2
A Committee of 21
appointed – J.B. examined
– Act passed
1811.
11 or 1.
In this business some
curious incidents happened
which must
be passed over.
12 or 2.
J.B. never thinks of
Panopticon without
grief. – Relative pecuniary
value of a new
born child at its birth
under that and the
existing system
13 or 3.
J.B's anticipations of
success in taming
criminals – Judges,
Lawyers, Lords, hon. gent.
J.B. would not have
engaged to tame. J.B.
has demonstrated the
beneficence of the worst
criminal ever hanged
in comparison of
Judges' negligence.
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14 or 1.
Subject of this history the
wrath of one man and
its baneful effects – a
counterpart to the
Iliad – among the innumerable
baneful effects
are instances of
individual depravity
springing from matchless
constitution and
corruption.
15 or 2
Transactions at Home
Secretary's visits to the
ground &c. Committee
report, &c already in
print.
16 or 3.
J.B. sent the plan
to Sir Jno. Parnell –
who was favorable to
it – thence grew
Panopticon – produced
intimacy &
invitation to Dublin:
MSS. sent to Dublin
and after delay
printed at J.B's
expense.
17 or 4.
Lord Westmorland said
of with truth of
prison plan "they'll
all get out".
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