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28 decr 1802 Letter 3

Yes, my Lord there was inspection enough for Portsmouth, but there was
none left not was the more inspection for the Hulks. One gentleman
I have already said, had connections at Portsmouth: [+] it [+] in that agreeable circumstance
lay convicted the convenience of
the choice: should partons
which rendered the
—
so convenient
in theory though so
impudent in practice [+] Should patrons some future patron

Secretary be severe:-
in some contingent forced
Convicts of harsh discipline,
under some Pharoah that
knew not Joseph, should
each quarterly visit be
be insisted upon, a persecuted
Inspector - mightand Inspector
take refuge in thedriven to his duty - might
under favour of that convenience, <add>take refuge in the</add> bosom of his friends

was that circumastance which gives truth to this convenience.
convenience a delightful sound of which the name of which it is familiar in Acts of Parliament,
so pleasant to haveand in office: even in that<add>the</add>prolific convenience which gave to the
Act of Parliament, and through Parliament to the Office.
The gentleman had connections in Parliament: [+]2 then arrived the the
to be eted in at any price rate, inspected in person, let would crime to rhe Policies as to the
Convicts they were inspected by proxy and their promises, care
whom thay were saved the trouble of apposting, were those conenient
the genetlemans connections.

The Longstone Hulk back for Four miles further would have brought
An Inspector to the Longstone Hilk: a few hundred yards would havebeen enough to bring brought him
to the Portsmouth Hulk: neither, humanity, official duty, recent engagement -
the positive injunction of an Act of Parliament - all together could not
previal upon himthe gentleman for to travel these few hundred yards.

—

What this been done, can not ever with perfect will
nor always be with perfect safety

Where nothing is then, not much can be reported. It will
not therefore be matter of much surprize that the Report
such as that which it was so cerefully provided should be made at
the beginning of each Session to both Houses should not as
yet have been made to either of them.

Identifier: | JB/116/599/001"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 116.
Date_1	1802-12-28	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	116	Main Headings	panopticon versus new south wales
Folio number	599	Info in main headings field	letter 3
Image	001	Titles
Category	correspondence	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	d16 / f56
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks
Marginals		Paper Producer
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year
Notes public	letter was never sent; see note 8 to letter 1747, vol. 7	ID Number	38132
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