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<head>Letter 3<hi rend='superscript'>d</hi></head><!-- centred and in pencil --> | |||
<p>justice or mercy , or of constitution obedience or if | <p>justice or mercy , or of constitution obedience or if | ||
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s<hi rend='underline'>ubstantial</hi> justice , might be quartered upon Burlington | s<hi rend='underline'>ubstantial</hi> justice , might be quartered upon Burlington | ||
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House or in Stratton Street. | 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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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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