[...?] Apr 1808

Ch. | | Competition

Ch. /Of the principle of competition/ Competition as applied /are applicable/ to plans[?] of legislation in the present end

I have spoken, my Lord, of the principle of competition, and of the ideas that had presented themselves in the view of giving, to the branch of public given laws in question, and to the best advantage, the benefit of this principle.

On the case in which my view /conception/ of the matter benefit may to /in/ a very considerable degree be on good /[...?]/ grounds be expected from the influence of this principle, light may /the same [...?...?]/ in my view of the matter be thrown by the comparison /[...?] it comparison/ with a case in which no equal benefit if any can on any /no but expectation/ substantial ground be expected /built/. The case in which its influence promises to be powerful and /as well as/ salutary is the case actually in hand - the case where a flow of legislation is to be devised, and the object is to allow[?] the best[?] that is at once good and practicable.

The case in which its influence presents not to any [...?] any such promise, is at least to an amount comparable with that promised in the former case, is that of judicature: a supposed competition between his judicatures having jurisdiction over the same class of causes.

Experience /does not/ presents not any considerable benefit /in the practice/ as [...?] from any competition broken judicatory and judicatory on the grounds of judicature.

/In the/ [...?] does present a very considerable benefit as resulting from a competition between projector and profiter[?], if the term denomination[?] may be endured, on the grounds of legislation: /Such are the propositions which in the present Chapter I propose to submitt to Your Lordship's notice. And in this very [...?]./ the constitution of human nature as evidenced by the benefit already reaped on this very decision I behold a promise of more.