TheBillexcitedgeneralopposition。Bentham’sanalysisisthemostfamous
ofthecriticismsthathavesurvived，butinsomesenseshisoppositionwas
lessseriousthanthedismayofmagistratesandratepayers。Hostilepetitions
pouredintotheHouseofCommonsfromLondonandfromallpartsofthecountry；
amongotherstherewerepetitionsfromShrewsbury，Oswestry，Worcester，Bristol，