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| <p> <note>1794-3-30</note></p> <p> Queens Square Place <sic>Westm:<hi rend="superscript">r</hi></sic> March 30. 1794</p> <p> Sir</p> <p> <del> The Session, in the judgement of every body I <add> is according to all appearance</add> </del> <lb/> <del> see is so fast approaching to its end, <add> a conclusion</add> which the<lb/> situation</del> <add>The Season is so far advanced, while the</add> condition of the Panopticon plan, as far as<lb/> I can collect, is so much worse than stationary,<lb/> that I find myself under a necessity of requesting<lb/> the favour of you <del> to convey a few words on the<lb/> subject as soon as possible to the notice of M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Pitt<lb/> and M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Dundas.</del> to represent to M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Pitt and M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi><lb/>Dundas <add> how unavoidably the final fate of it depends upon</add> <del> that the fate of the Plan depends altogether upon</del><lb/> its accomplishment during the course of the present<lb/> Session <!-- continues in margin --> <del>a few particulars by<lb/> which they will see that<lb/> the <add>final</add> fact of it depends<lb/> unavoidably</del> upon its <lb/> receiving the Sanction<lb/> of Parliament before the<lb/> session is at an end</p> <!-- line across page marking the start of a new paragraph. Following paragraph crossed through in pencil --> <p> The recapitulation <add> statement</add> of a few incidents some of <add> of which</add><lb/> which have <add> a part only have</add> while others have not as yet fallen under<lb/> your cognizance will I hope satisfy <add> prove to</add> you that the dereliction<lb/> of the business on my part is the result not<lb/> of humour but of that sort of common <add> measure/degree of ordinary</add> prudence<lb/> without which a man would be very ill qualified<lb/> for undertaking a concern of that magnitude would have<lb/><add>been/ found itself in very improper hands</add> <lb/> stood but an ill chance of being tolerably conducted.</p> <p> It was some time <del>I think</del> before the close of<lb/> the last Session<del>s</del> that at <add> the conclusion of</add> an audience you had the goodness<lb/> to obtain for me of M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Dundas <add>after speaking of some official communications that <del>would be </del> remained to be made to other members of the Cabinet</add> you <del>told me in <add> added addressing</add> </del><lb/> <del>his patience</del> <del><add>yourself to me</add></del> <add> were pleased to add</add>. And <del><gap/></del> <add> in the mean time</add> Mr Bentham you may be<lb/> making your arrangements M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Dundas <add> who was at your elbow</add> hearing and<lb/> as it seemed to me <del>looking <sic>approbative</sic></del> <add> signifying <del>expressing</del> concurrence</add> <del> <del>but saying something to that effect on his part</del> <add> though as yet not otherwise than by looks</add></p> <p> It was a considerable time after<del>wards</del> <add> that </add> but still<lb/> a considerable time before the close of the <add> then subsisting</add> session, that I<lb/> <add> was</add></p>
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