30 Aug 1809

Parl. y Reform.

Table of Ends and Means: viz 1 in the order of the Ends: 2. in d o of the Means

I Ends first - their means. & End

1. Securing Probity in the Members

Means to ends.

1. Placemen’s Votes extended.

2. Elections universal

3. Speeches correctly compleatly, authentically and constantly taken down and

published.

4. Attendance (viz. of all alike secured in an encreased degree) viz. by authentic

publication of speeches and annuality of Parliaments.

5. On the part of Electors, fitness for judging the conduct of Members encreased:

viz. by publication given as above to the speeches of Members.

6. Members and other Candidates prevented from bribing; Electors from being bribed:

viz. 1. Home-voters by their voting by ballot, i.e. in

secret: 2. Out Voters by their voting by letter, thence without expence of journeys &c.

7. Members rendered less corruptible by being exonerated of expence, as per N o 6.

End II

II Securing intelligence on the part of the Members.

Means to End II

1. To an additional means of Placemen viz from the Subordinate Boards &c

right of Speech and d o of Motion given.

2. Speeches published as above.

3. Attendance - regularity and generality of it secured in an encreased degree, as

above.

4. Elections annual: thence yearly opportunity of substituting more intelligent to

less intelligent Members.

Addition III Securing Active talent.

1. Speeches published, as above.

2. Attendance secure, as above.

3. Electors good point[?] strengthened

End III

III. Reducing expence and vexation in Elections.

Means to End III

1. Home-voters to vote by ballot: thence no Candidate can expect benefits by bribery.

2. Out votes, by letter, free from expence, as above.

End IV.

Reducing expence, vexation and delay, of Election

Judicature.

Means to End IV

1. Voting by ballot and letter the candidate knowing by whom the votes in favour of

his competitor have been given, none will have any inducement for contesting votes.

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II. Means first - their Uses

(direct) i.e. in the character of Means with reference to

one or more of the above Ends.

I Voting - Home-votes by ballot.

Contributing to secure probity on the part of Members: viz. by rendering it not worth

candidates while to begin[?] corruption: votes not being to be secured by bribery.

2. Rendering the vote free: i.e. saving it from being pro-[?] by influence of will

over will.

3. Reducing expence and vexation viz.[?] to Members and unsuccessful Candidates.

II. Voting - Out votes, by letter: Uses (direct)

1. Reducing expence and vexation: viz to Members and unsuccessful candidates

2. Reducing expence and vexation: viz. to Electors themselves.

3. Reducing the danger of improbity on the part of Members: viz. the number of

out-voters not forming so considerable a part of the whole as to render bribery

eligible: especially when the seat is but for a year.

III. Exclusion of Placemen’s Votes

Uses

1. Rendering the danger of improbity, viz. in the shape of undue obsequiousness to

the Crown on the part of Members.

IV. Admitting Speech and Motion on

the part not only of the existing placemen, but of others from the Boards,

&c.

Uses (direct)

1. Contributing to secure encrease of intelligence on the part of the Members.

Collateral uses.

1. Contributing to secure encrease of probity on the part

of the placemen thus subjected to continual examination

/scrutiny/.

2. Contributing to secure encrease of intelligence in d o by the encreased obligation of understanding the business.

3. Contributing to secure Encrease of intelligence on the part of succeeding ones, by

rendering the situation formidable to incapable ones.

4. Contributing to secure an Encrease of probity on the part of the superordinate

placemen, viz. by exposing improbity to the nation[?] on the part of their

subordinates.

5. Contributing to secure encrease of intelligence on the part of d o: viz. by encreasing the stock of information habitually or casually laid

before them.

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II. Means first their Uses (continued)

V. Parliaments Annual /Elections Annual/-ly renewed.

Uses (direct)

1 Contributing to secure encrease of probity on the part of

the Members: viz. by apprehension of dismissal in case of improbity.

2 Contributing to secure encrease of intelligence and

active talent on the part of the Members: viz. by apprehension of speedy dismissal in

case of lack of intelligence, and frequent renewal of competition between candidates:

who when seated will be ashamed[?] of constant inefficiency and silent[?] votes.

3. Contributing to secure encrease of probity on the part of Members, by making it

not worth a Minister’s while to give in the shape of a place to any of their

connections any considerable bribe for such short service.

4. Contributing to secure encrease of d o on the part of d o in respect of the application of the matter of corruption to the

purchase of bribing Electors viz. by making it not worth their while to bestow much

money foe power of so short a continuance.

5. Contributing to secure encrease of probity on the part of Members in respect of

that branch of probity which consists in punctuality of attendance - viz. in

execution of their trust.