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Pole Carew to Bentham. - Jeremy Bentham, The Works of Jeremy Bentham, vol. 10 (Memoirs Part I and Correspondence) [1843]

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The Works of Jeremy Bentham, published under the Superintendence of his Executor, John Bowring (Edinburgh: William Tait, 1838-1843). 11 vols. Vol. 10.

Part of: The Works of Jeremy Bentham, 11 vols.

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Pole Carew to Bentham.

“Oh! that I had legs like my friend Bentham, said I, when strolling about this evening, then would I never be at rest; but as I am but a poor mortal, to whom some repose is necessary, after fourteen hours’ fatigue, how can I better employ it than in doing myself the honour of addressing his high and mighty indefatigableness, to express my humble hopes that he and his illustrious brother would condescend to step a little this way.

“Seriously speaking, if I and my chateau survive this day, we shall be very happy to receive you and your brother, the colonel: I should perhaps have been afraid to have trusted myself and property with you alone on this day, but, in company with your brother, I think I might have ventured, as he has felt some of the advantages arising from the existence of hewers of wood and drawers of water.

“I have just now established a new ferry from Plymouth Dock to Torpoint, which is about a mile and a half from this house; and, I trust, you will not be able to give a good reason why you should not cross it a few days hence. Indeed, you did give me some reason and hopes that I might see you both here soon. By telling me by return of post that you are setting out, you will convey a very substantial pleasure to yours, very sincerely,

“R. Pole Carew.

“P.S.—I know not where to write to the colonel, but trust that the contents of this letter will find him.”

The next letter is from Benjamin Vaughan:—

“I beg your mercy—I left a Moniteur in a hackney-coach, but I send a journal instead. Pray return the Moniteurs.

“Send for an essay on ‘Landed Property,’ printed at Walters’: it is in your own way.

“The French at Paris are perfectly quiet, but emissaries are endeavouring to excite the inactive citizens to claim votes. A modest attempt of aristocracy.

“We have no just accounts of the French refugees, nor do I hear more of the Prince of Condé’s manifesto.

“Your Irish book is much wanted at Paris to keep up my reputation. I have only the postscript.

June 24, 1791.”

The discovery of his brother, to which reference is made in the correspondence from Zadobras, Bentham was induced to bring to the notice of George the Third; but I cannot find that any answer was given to the letter, which I have found among Bentham’s papers, even if it was forwarded to the king.