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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
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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.
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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 carefully provided should be made at
the beginning of each Session to both Houses should not as
yet have been made to either of them. The first Section is notor what in effect is such
end, and the Report not so much the first has yet been made being either made or thought of
When the definite peremptory duties of the office are
thus initiatedtrod upon<add>suplanted<add>disposed of</add></add>, it were idle an anticlimax to speak of contingent half formed duties duties to be performed
"at least", and "if need be" kind of new brooms even in the being evenhey day of
novelty, can not sweep cleanare thus far from sweeping clean, what may be expected
of them when oldof old brooms? of the same brooms when they are become old men.
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Identifier: | JB/116/599/001"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 116. |
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1802-12-28 |
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116 |
panopticon versus new south wales |
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599 |
letter 3 |
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correspondence |
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recto |
d16 / f56 |
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jeremy bentham |
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letter was never sent; see note 8 to letter 1747, vol. 7 |
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