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<p>justice or mercy, or of constitution obedience or if | |||
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individual good faith could have prevailed upon his | |||
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Grace or could prevail now upon his Noble successor | |||
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to consign such a plan to "<hi rend='underline'>relinquishment</hi>" to that | |||
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relinquishment, to which he found it more convenient | |||
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to consign the Parliamentary "<hi rend='underline'>project</hi>" in which, | |||
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but for him, all these mischiefs would have found | |||
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a cure! — | |||
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<p><!-- indented -->On the 11<hi rend='superscript'>th</hi> of this instant December, in the | |||
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prison belonging to the City of London — in Newgate alone, | |||
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besides Debtors 211, and persons committed for trial for | |||
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Felony 198, Convicts 318: of whom convicted for Transportation | |||
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283 , and of them only 31 convicted in the last | |||
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<del>s</del><!-- small 's' amended to 'S' (capital) -->Session: such is the statement I have just copied from | |||
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a memorandum taken by Sir Charles Bunbury . Supposing | |||
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these 31 to be detained by blameless necessity till | |||
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disposed of according to law, there remain for 229 kept | |||
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there according to law, 252 kept there in spite of law: 252, | |||
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for the maintenance of whom the City of London continues | |||
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to be taxed by Your Lordship, in pursuance of | |||
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the plan of finance laid down by the Duke of Portland: | |||
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252 Convicts, who quite as much according to law, & | |||
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much more according to <hi rend='underline'>poetica</hi>l at least, not to say | |||
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s<hi rend='underline'>ubstantial</hi> justice, might be quartered upon Burlington | |||
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House or in Stratton Street. Your Lordship smiling approbation | |||
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for this twelvemonth part and I know not how | |||
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much longer, as often as any parliamentary approver | |||
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of a parliamentary plan of justice and reformation, | |||
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ventured to obtrude a hint about performance, bestowing <add>upon</add> | |||
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33
Letter 3d
justice or mercy, or of constitution obedience or if
individual good faith could have prevailed upon his
Grace or could prevail now upon his Noble successor
to consign such a plan to "relinquishment" to that
relinquishment, to which he found it more convenient
to consign the Parliamentary "project" in which,
but for him, all these mischiefs would have found
a cure! —
On the 11th of this instant December, in the
prison belonging to the City of London — in Newgate alone,
besides Debtors 211, and persons committed for trial for
Felony 198, Convicts 318: of whom convicted for Transportation
283 , and of them only 31 convicted in the last
sSession: such is the statement I have just copied from
a memorandum taken by Sir Charles Bunbury . Supposing
these 31 to be detained by blameless necessity till
disposed of according to law, there remain for 229 kept
there according to law, 252 kept there in spite of law: 252,
for the maintenance of whom the City of London continues
to be taxed by Your Lordship, in pursuance of
the plan of finance laid down by the Duke of Portland:
252 Convicts, who quite as much according to law, &
much more according to poetical at least, not to say
substantial justice, might be quartered upon Burlington
House or in Stratton Street. Your Lordship smiling approbation
for this twelvemonth part and I know not how
much longer, as often as any parliamentary approver
of a parliamentary plan of justice and reformation,
ventured to obtrude a hint about performance, bestowing upon
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panopticon versus new south wales |
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628 |
letter 3d |
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copy/fair copy sheet |
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d33 / d34 |
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john herbert koe |
1800 |
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1800 |
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letter was never sent; see note 8 to letter 1747, vol. 7 |
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