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 The ftation of Jailor is not in common account a very elevated one: the addition of Contractor has not much tendency to raife it.  He little dreamt, when he firft launched into the fubject, that he was to become a fuitor, and perhaps in vain, for fuch an office.  But inventions unpractifed might be in want of the inventor: and a fituation, thus clipped of emoluments, while it was loaded with obligations, might be in want of candidates. Penetrated, therefore, with the importance of the end, he would not fuffer himfelf to fee any thing unpleasant or difcreditable in the means.

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OUTLINE of the plan of Conftruction alluded to in the above Propofal.

  THE Building circular--A Cage, glazed--a Glafs Lantern, about the fize of Ranelagh--The prifoners, in their Cellls, occupying the Circumference--The Officers, (Governor, Chaplain, Surgeon, &c.) the Center.

  By Blind, and other contrivances, the Ingpectors concealed (except in as far as they think fit to fhow thenfelves) from the obfervation of the Prifoners: hence the fentiment of a fort of invifible omniprefence.--The whole circuit reviewable with a little, or, if neceffary, without any, change of place. 

  One Station in the Infpection-Part affording the moft prefect view of every Cell, and every part of every Cell, inlefs where a fereen is thought fit occaifionally and purpofely to be interpofed. 

  Againft Fire (if, under a fyRem of conftant and univerfal infpection, any fuch accident could be to be apprehended), a pipe, terminating in a flexible hofe, for bringing the water down into the central Infpection Room, from a ciftern, of a height fufficient to force it up again by its own preffure, on the mere turning of a cock, and fpread it thus over any part within the Building. 

  For Vifitors, at the time of Diveine fervice, an Annular Gallery, rifing from a floor laid immediately on the cieling of the Central Infpection Room, an difclofed to view, by the defcent of a central Dome, the fuperior of which ferves, after defcent, for the reception of Minifters, Clerk, and a felect part of the Auditory : the Prifoners all round, brought forward, withing perfect view and hearing of the Minifters, to the front of their refpective Cells. 

  Solitude, or limited Seclufion, ad libitum.--But, unlefs for punifhment, limited feclfion in afforted companies is preferred :--an arrangement, upon this plan alone, exempt from danger.  The degree of Seclufion fixed upon may be preferved, in all plaves, and at all times, inviolate.  Hitherto, where folitude has been aimed at, fome of its chief purpofes have been fruftrated by occaisional affociations.  

  The Approach, one only--Gates opening into a walled avenue cut through the area.  Hence, no ftrangers near the building without leave, nor without being furveyed from it as they pafs, nor without being known to come on prpfe.  The gates, of open work, to expofe hoftile mobs ; On the other fide of the road, a wall with a branch of the road behind, to fhelter peacable paffengers from the fire of the building.  A mode of fortification like this, if practicable in a city, would have faved the London Prifons, and prevented the unpopular accidents in St. George's Fields.  

  The furrounding Wall, itfelf furrounded by an open palifade, which feres as a fence to the frounds on the other fide.-- Except on the fide of the Approach no public path by that fence.--A Centinel's Walk between; on which not one elfe can fet foot, without forcing the fence, and declaring himfelf a trefpaffer at the leaft, if not an enemy.  To the four walls, four fuch walks flanking and croffing each other at the ends.--Thus each Centinel has two to check him.  

Identifier: | JB/116/653/003"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 116.
Date_1	1792	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	116	Main Headings	panopticon versus new south wales
Folio number	653	Info in main headings field
Image	003	Titles	proposal / for / a new and less expensive mode / of / employing and reforming convicts
Category	printed material	Number of Pages	4
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	/ c2 / c3 /
Penner		Watermarks	[[watermarks::[c motif] [britannia with shield motif]]]
Marginals		Paper Producer
Corrections	jeremy bentham; john herbert koe	Paper Produced in Year
Notes public	[[notes_public::"substance converted into a contract with the treasury, as per draught, dated 1796, settled by the law officers, and printed in 28th report of committee on finance, 26th june 1798, p. 68, appendix (f.3)" [note in bentham's hand]]]	ID Number	38186
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