Thewholesystemturnedupontheprofittobemadefromthecriminals’labourbyBenthamandhisbrother。Thecommitteeobservedthat，howeverunimpeachablemightbethecharactersofthefounders，theschememightleadtoabusesinthehandsoftheirsuccessors。Theadoptionofthisprincipleof’farming’
hadinfactledtogrossabusesbothingaolsandinworkhouses；butitwas，asIhavesaid，inharmonywiththewhole’individualist’theory。Thecommitteerecommendedadifferentplan；andtheresultwasthefoundationofMillbankpenitentiary，openedin1816。86*Benthamultimatelyreceived£；23，000
bywayofcompensationin1813。87*Theobjectionsofthecommitteewouldnowbeacommonplace，butBenthamsawinthemanotherproofofthedesiretoincreasegovernmentpatronage。Hewaswelloutoftheplan。TherewereprobablyfewmeninEnglandlesscapableofmanagingathousandconvicts，inspiteofhistheoriesabout’springsofaction。’Ifanythingelsehadbeenrequiredtoensurefailure，itwouldhavebeenassociationwithasanguineinventorofbrilliantabilities。
Bentham’sagitationhadnotbeenaltogetherfruitless。HisplanhadbeenpartlyadoptedatEdinburghbyoneoftheAdams，88*andhisworkformedanimportantstageinthedevelopmentofthepenalsystem。
Bentham，thoughhecouldnotseethathisfailurewasablessingindisguise，hadlearnedonelessonworthlearning。Hewasill-treated，accordingtoimpartialobservers。’Never，’saysWilberforce，89*’wasanyoneworseused。Ihaveseenthetearsrundownthecheeksofthatstrong-mindedmanthroughvexationatthepressingimportunityofhiscreditors，andtheindolenceofofficialunderlingswhendayafterdayhewasbeggingattheTreasuryforwhatwasindeedamerematterofright。’WilberforceaddsthatBenthamwas’quitesoured，’andattributeshislateropinionstothiscause。WhentheQuarterlyReviewlongafterwardstauntedhimasadisappointedman，Benthamdeclaredhimselftobein’astateofperpetualandunruffledgaiety，’andthe’mainspring’