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UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDON.

BENTHAM MANUSCRIPTS & PAPERS
Correspondence with Sir R. Peel etc. March 1827-April 9, 1827

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31 March 3, 1827 J. Bentham Peel On the position of Judges re 'consolidation' v. 'codification'
32 abc March 26, 1827 J. Bentham Peel Enclosing Copy of some book, bearing on Punishment [or of Penal Code crime at rough draught by J.B. & also 2 fair copies]
33 March 28, 1827 J. Bentham Peel Draught of letter on Property Code Speech 27 Mar.
34 March 28, 1827 Copy of Extract from Morn. Chron. Peel's Speech in Parl. on Reform of Civil Laws & Property Law Commission of Inquiry suggested.
35 [March 26, 1827 J. Bentham Peel Enclosing copy of nephew's book on Logic. Answering Peel's communication of 3rd Ult. re payment of magistrates.
36 March 29, 1827 Peel Bentham Acknowledging above.
37 March 29, 1827 Bentham Peel (Eventually to the public).  ? Upbraiding P. for the choice of his supporters – advising him to get men like Mr Humpreys into Parl Etc
38 March 29, 1827 Bentham Peel Conveyanceing & security of property in U.S. In Peel's power to establish as good a system in England. Strictures on Peel's policy etc. Law Commission of Inquiry shd not be restricted to judges etc. an interested class
39 March 31, 1827 Bentham Peel B's interest that P's designs shd. have their intended effect; regard to be paid to advice thus circumstanced 'always supposing your wishes – dndeavours in relaity what they are in offer'. Marquis of Lansdowne (friend of J.B.'s) when in same position as P. (yrs 'years before Peel was born'!) compared B's advice to him as Bacon's to Duke of Buckingham. Marquis Reference to bringing before French Chamber in 1791 a work of B's (see no. 4) Fabour of Pitt to B.; hostility of George III. Long, Ld Farnborough'
40 March 31, 1827 Bentham Peel Expenses of conveyancing small in America. Good points of French as comp. with Eng. Jurisprudence. On Peel's £6,000 additional patronage. Lord Lansdowne's admiration & veneration for J.B., who wants neither the one nor the other from Peel. If Peel acts for the welfare of the vast majority of the people, Bentham's party will assist him, if on behalf – of the lawyer tribe, Bentham etc. will oppose.
41 April 2, 1827 Bentham Peel That it was for the people & landowners to determine the value of Peel's schemes for reform.
42 April 7, 1827 Bentham Peel Copy On the Jury Act. Proposed amendments, laying before 'P' &2 J.B.'s 'Constitutional Code v 'Official Aptitude'. Copy, signed by B.
43 April 8, 1827 Bentham Draught of Procedure Code – Relations between lawyers & non-lawyers.
44 April 9, 1827 J. Bentham Peel Review of 'Anti' Humphrey-man & Anti-Peel. Peel's policy & its resemblance to connivance with corruption. Mr. Dixon criticised

Identifier: | JB/011/167/004"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 11.
Date_1	1825-04-05	Marginal Summary Numbering	1-2
Box	011	Main Headings	law amendment
Folio number	167	Info in main headings field	on sec. peel's police salary raising speech
Image	004	Titles	observations
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	d1 / e1
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks
Marginals	jeremy bentham	Paper Producer
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year
Notes public		ID Number	3864
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