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<p>1830. Sept. 15.<lb/>
''This Page Has Not Been Transcribed Yet''
J.B. to France against Peers<lb/>
 
Letter II against Peers</p>
 
<p>+ 67<lb/>
 
1  Complication<lb/>
In law whatsoever is needless<lb/>
is mischievous.</p>
<p>+ 68<lb/>
2.  Onus on Defenders<lb/>
If any use in Second Chamber<lb/>
let its defenders produce<lb/>
it – silence a confession<lb/>
of inutility.</p>
<p>+ 69<lb/>
3  Hereditariness bad.<lb/>
Should a Second Chamber<lb/>
be hereditary? this <del>exis</del><lb/>
presupposes one ought to exist<lb/>
per J.B. it ought not –<lb/>
any addition to representative<lb/>
body worse<lb/>
than useless.</p>
<p>+ 70<lb/>
4.  Prejudice from England<lb/>
Second Chamber begotten<lb/>
by sinister interest, prejudice<lb/>
– &amp;c.</p>
<p>+ 71.<lb/>
5.  Prejudice from England.<lb/>
In England this body seen<lb/>
to exist together with<lb/>
less oppression and depredation<lb/>
and greater<lb/>
prosperity.</p>
<p>+ 72<lb/>
6  Causes &amp;c. undistinguished.<lb/>
Efficient causes – cooperating<lb/>
causes – obstacles – uninfluencing<lb/>
circumstances –<lb/>
Analyse this heap and give<lb/>
to each circumstance<lb/>
its place – few competent<lb/>
to it.</p>
<p>+ 73<lb/>
7.  Prejudice from England<lb/>
In England two houses.<lb/>
A foreigner would call<lb/>
the H. of Lords the Second;<lb/>
because business is commenced<lb/>
in Commons.</p>
<p>+ 74<lb/>
8  Prejudice from England<lb/>
According to order of time.<lb/>
Lords first – Commons created in<lb/>
Hen. 3's reign – called Lower H.</p>
<p>+ 75<lb/>
9.  Prejudice from England<lb/>
Prosperity of the whole every<lb/>
where proportioned to<lb/>
power of the people's deputies,<lb/>
not of the rich few.</p>
<p>+ 76<lb/>
10.  Prejudice from U.S.<lb/>
American States (offsets from<lb/>
England) – cause of form<lb/>
of government imitation.</p>
<pb/>
<p>+ 77.<lb/>
1.  Evil 1 Delay<lb/>
I.  Class 1.  Unsinister evils.</p>
<p>+ 78<lb/>
2.  Evil 2. Frustration<lb/>
1.  Loss of benefit of measures<lb/>
only to be effected by a<lb/>
certain time, which is<lb/>
consumed by reference<lb/>
to Second Chamber.</p>
<p>+ 79<lb/>
3.  Good, none.<lb/>
What good can come from<lb/>
Second Chamber?  The first<lb/>
being (suppose) the adequate<lb/>
expression of the<lb/>
apt people's will, the<lb/>
Second cannot be more<lb/>
apt.</p>
<p>+ 80<lb/>
4.  Good none.  Precipitation improbable.<lb/>
Fear of precipitation<lb/>
ungrounded.</p>
<pb/>
<p>+ 81<lb/>
1.  Minority preponderant<lb/>
For delaying a useful<lb/>
measure small number<lb/>
sufficient.  This danger<lb/>
unavoidable.  Majority<lb/>
should prevail,<lb/>
but members-silencing<lb/>
law incompatible<lb/>
with nature of the<lb/>
institution.</p>
<p>+ 82<lb/>
3.  Evil, pure<lb/>
Pure evil in several shapes<lb/>
the result of it.</p>
<p>+ 83.<lb/>
4  Delay of all in the lump<lb/>
1.  Evil from mere existence<lb/>
of an additional<lb/>
body, delay of <add>aggregate of</add> business.</p>
<p>+ 84<lb/>
5  Delay without discussion<lb/>
Evil great from want<lb/>
of time for discussions.</p>
<p>85<lb/>
6  Learn effect from U.S.<lb/>
Calculation of evil from<lb/>
delay would be beneficial<lb/>
– might be derived from<lb/>
history of U.S. Congress.</p>
<p>86.  7<lb/>
In this history might be<lb/>
seen beneficial laws<lb/>
– here matter of arithmetic<lb/>
to compute the<lb/>
delay:– advantages from<lb/>
bills thrown out.</p>
<p>+ 87<lb/>
8  Evil from Revellry.  <unclear>Reval</unclear>. Comes.<lb/>
2. Evil from disputes<lb/>
about respective powers.<lb/>
Business thereby delayed.</p>
<p>+ 88<lb/>
9  Complication<lb/>
3. Complication – &amp; concomitant<lb/>
evils:– divided into<lb/>
1.  Uncognoscibility.<lb/>
2.  Unintelligibility.<lb/>
<del>When</del> Mischievous<lb/>
whatsoever is useless</p>
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1830. Sept. 15.
J.B. to France against Peers
Letter II against Peers

+ 67
1 Complication
In law whatsoever is needless
is mischievous.

+ 68
2. Onus on Defenders
If any use in Second Chamber
let its defenders produce
it – silence a confession
of inutility.

+ 69
3 Hereditariness bad.
Should a Second Chamber
be hereditary? this exis
presupposes one ought to exist
per J.B. it ought not –
any addition to representative
body worse
than useless.

+ 70
4. Prejudice from England
Second Chamber begotten
by sinister interest, prejudice
– &c.

+ 71.
5. Prejudice from England.
In England this body seen
to exist together with
less oppression and depredation
and greater
prosperity.

+ 72
6 Causes &c. undistinguished.
Efficient causes – cooperating
causes – obstacles – uninfluencing
circumstances –
Analyse this heap and give
to each circumstance
its place – few competent
to it.

+ 73
7. Prejudice from England
In England two houses.
A foreigner would call
the H. of Lords the Second;
because business is commenced
in Commons.

+ 74
8 Prejudice from England
According to order of time.
Lords first – Commons created in
Hen. 3's reign – called Lower H.

+ 75
9. Prejudice from England
Prosperity of the whole every
where proportioned to
power of the people's deputies,
not of the rich few.

+ 76
10. Prejudice from U.S.
American States (offsets from
England) – cause of form
of government imitation.


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+ 77.
1. Evil 1 Delay
I. Class 1. Unsinister evils.

+ 78
2. Evil 2. Frustration
1. Loss of benefit of measures
only to be effected by a
certain time, which is
consumed by reference
to Second Chamber.

+ 79
3. Good, none.
What good can come from
Second Chamber? The first
being (suppose) the adequate
expression of the
apt people's will, the
Second cannot be more
apt.

+ 80
4. Good none. Precipitation improbable.
Fear of precipitation
ungrounded.


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+ 81
1. Minority preponderant
For delaying a useful
measure small number
sufficient. This danger
unavoidable. Majority
should prevail,
but members-silencing
law incompatible
with nature of the
institution.

+ 82
3. Evil, pure
Pure evil in several shapes
the result of it.

+ 83.
4 Delay of all in the lump
1. Evil from mere existence
of an additional
body, delay of aggregate of business.

+ 84
5 Delay without discussion
Evil great from want
of time for discussions.

85
6 Learn effect from U.S.
Calculation of evil from
delay would be beneficial
– might be derived from
history of U.S. Congress.

86. 7
In this history might be
seen beneficial laws
– here matter of arithmetic
to compute the
delay:– advantages from
bills thrown out.

+ 87
8 Evil from Revellry. Reval. Comes.
2. Evil from disputes
about respective powers.
Business thereby delayed.

+ 88
9 Complication
3. Complication – & concomitant
evils:– divided into
1. Uncognoscibility.
2. Unintelligibility.
When Mischievous
whatsoever is useless


Identifier: | JB/023/056/001"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 23.

Date_1

1830-09-15

Marginal Summary Numbering

[[marginal_summary_numbering::67 [or] 1 - 76 [or] 10, 77 [or] 1 - 80 [or] 4, 81 [or] 1, 82 [or] 3 - 88 [or] 9]]

Box

023

Main Headings

lord brougham displayed

Folio number

056

Info in main headings field

jb for france against peers

Image

001

Titles

Category

marginal summary sheet

Number of Pages

1

Recto/Verso

recto

Page Numbering

f5

Penner

Watermarks

Marginals

Paper Producer

Corrections

jeremy bentham

Paper Produced in Year

Notes public

ID Number

7927

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