Panopticon; Containing the Idea of a New Principle of Construction Applicable to Any Sort of Establishment, in Which Persons of Any Description Are to

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1791 edition. Excerpt: ... some hints for the above Establishment.* I have accordingly obtained some drawings relative to it, which I here inclose. Indeed I look upon it as capable of applications of the most extensive nature; and that for reasons which you will soon perceive. To fay all in one word, it will be found applicable, I think, without exception to all establishments whatsoever, in which Within a space not too Jarge to be covered or commanded by buildings, a number of persons are meant to be kept under inspection. No matter how different, or even opposite the purpose: whether it be, that of punishing the incorrigible, guarding the insane, reforming the vicious, confining thesuspcflcd, -employing the idle, maintaining the helpless curing the sick, instrucling the willing in any branch of industry, or training the rising race in the path of education: in a word whether it be applied to the purposes of papetual • The sudden broking out of the war between the Turki and Russians, in consequence of an unexpected attack made by the formes tin the la ter, concurred with seme other incidents in -putting a stop to the design. The person here spoken of, at that time Lieut, Col. Commandant of a battalion in the Empress's service, having obtained a regiment and other honours for his services in the course of the war, is now stationed with his regiment in a distant part of the country. iprisons in the room of death, or prisons for confinement before trial, or penitentiary-bouses, or houses of correction, or work-houses, or mannfatlories, or madhouses, or hospitals, or schools. It is obvious that, in all these instances, the more constantly the persons to be inspected are under the eyes of the persons who should inspect them, the more persectly wiH the purpose of...