InhislateryearstheUnitedStatesbecamehisideal，andhenevertiredofcomparingitscheapandhonestenactmentwiththecorruptionandextravaganceathome。
V。CODIFICATION。
TheunsettledconditionswhichfollowedthepeaceinvariousEuropeancountriesfoundBenthamotheremployment。In1809DumontdidsomecodifyingfortheEmperorofRussia，andin1817wasengagedtodothesameserviceforGeneva。Hewasemployedforsomeyears，andissaidtohaveintroducedaBenthamitePenalCodeandPanopticon，andanapplicationoftheTactics。125*
In1820and1821BenthamwasconsultedbytheConstitutionalpartyinSpainandPortugal，andwroteelaboratetractsfortheirenlightenment。HemadeanimpressionuponatleastoneSpaniard。Borrow，whentravellinginSpainsometenyearsafterBentham’sdeath，waswelcomedbyanAlcaldeonCapeFinisterre，whohaduponhisshelvesalltheworksofthe’grandBaintham，’
andcomparedhimtoSolon，Plato，andevenLopedeVega。126*ThelastcomparisonappearedtoBorrowtobeoverstrained。Benthamevenendeavouredin1822-23