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publish In vpite Of Romiily's warning. Nil
endea vored also to disseminate the Bentham-
lite faith through the various periodicals
He obtain admission to the EdiHourph
Rsriev probably through ~Brougham. and
contributed various articles TO II from
isos to 1918. but chiefly upon topics outside
OF the political sphere. This Edinburgh
reviewers were too distinctly Of the Wing
persuasion TO he congenial company for a
determined Radical. They would give
him no more thar a secondary position,
and would then take good care to avoid
tho Insertion Of any suspicious doctrine.
In 1911 "A quarterly journal. called the
Phiidnfhropisf. was started at the expense
81 tho chemist, William Allen. q Quaker OF
scientific tastes. who had become a Ben
thamite. In this periodical Mill found
the opportunity Of advocating many of his
cherished opinions. He defended liberation
and by attacking the sla veholders came
into alliance with Wherefore. Zachary
Mscaulay and others OF the Evangelical
persuasion. He wa also able 10 propa-
gate the creed Of Benthsm In connection
with questions OF prison reform and the
penal code. In 1919. In collaboration with
Francis Place. the famous Radical tailor.
he undertook TO start a West London
Lancasterian institution" which a. To
educate the whole population west OF
Temple bar. The association formed for
this purpose ceased 60 exist Ia 1919, after
keeping up a school Of fewer than three
hundred children. The Itilttarians built
higher hopes ON a scheme of their own.
the so-called Chre-tomathic school de-
yissd by Benthan for which some AZ $50
were subscribed by 1917. but which could
never he got into working order. and
| finally collapsed In 1890. The efforts OF
| the ~Benthamites Ia effect anything directly
in the way Of education thus fell completely
Nat The only function which could be
adequately discharged by tn. little band OF
Utilitarians was TO act upon public opinion
and this they could do TO some purpose
James Mill. though consulted 10y Place
at every stage Of the educational protest.
had been constrained 10 remain In the
backgrou nd. lie was still wrestling with
the History Of india, d" which was, as he
hoped. TO win for him an independent po-
sition. In 1914 he told Place that he was
working at the book from 5 A. NJ. Till II
=. VI. How. meanwhile. he managed TO
pay his way and To teach his children Ia n
mystery Tn. History at last Appeared
In three volumes quarto az the end 81 1917.
Mill argued in the preface that his want
Of personal knowledge OF India was an
advantage M Il made him impartial. On
M. other hand. IL led him into some serious
misconceptions. Ii Is pointed out by Mr..
stephen that Il IL characteristic Of the
Unitarian attitude to assume that a
sufficient knowledge OF facts can always
I've obtained from blue books and statistics.
For the apprehension Of sorne facts imagi-
.,l. Z. 4. ,...l.A .nI tk.r.,p
Mill was deficient. lie could not give an
adequate picture OF Hindoo beliefs and
Gust although he appreciated the i'm
portsnce Of such questions. Whatever its
shortcomings. the book produced a re-
markable change In Mills position. On
May u. 1919. he was made assistant to the
Examiner Of indian Correspondence. with
a salary OF fsoo, He was gradually pro-
NOTED until in December. 1850. he became
Examiner with 81 300 a year. Thus freed
from bondage. Mill was able to exert him
self enectually with his pen. and his writings
became TO a great degree the textbooks
OF the Benthamite sect.
II was James Mill who largely brought
about the conversion Of the Wings To Ben
thamite principles in the matter OF electoral
reform. The U~tlitarians were opposed To
William Cobhett. and still more vitality
to owen. who was beginning To develop
his Socialist schemes. II they had a fellow
feeling for any of the violent Radicals.
they themselves belonged too distinctly
to the ranks Of r-sp-ctability. and were too
deeply impressed with the Necessity Of reti-
cencc. to allow their sympathies To appear
openly. As. on the other hand, they were
too Radical In their creed Ia b. accepted
by Edinburgh reviewers and frequentcrs
Of Holland House. there was a wide gap be-
tween them and the genuine Wing. Their
task. therefore. was To PROFOUND a political
theory which should be Radical In principle.
and yet ie presented In such a form a. sho uld
appeal to the reason OF the morr cultivated
readers without shocking too much their
prejudic--
James Mill achieved this task by ths
publication Of "A series Of articles In the
Supplement Of the Encyclopedia Br-
%tdnnica. which appeared from 1919 to is2S
The article on Government us70l gives
the pi,h Of the political theory whereof
Mill was IN. authoritative -%Spounder.
IL Is a compact and energetic summary
OF he doctrines implied In B-nthsm's Works.
but which there are ob~currd under innum-
cradle digressions and the elaboration
81 minute details. IL Possesses In the
highest d.gr.-s the merits OF clearness and
condensation desirable In a popular expo
sition Mil starts from Bentham's sacred
principle The end Of government as the
end Of all conduct. must he the Increase
Of human happiness, the greatest hap
pinaS- of the greatest number" II the meas
ure Of right and wrong. The province