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Benthamremainedasmucharecluseasever。HeseldomleftQueen’sSquarePlaceexceptforcertainsummeroutings。In1807hetookahouseatBarrowGreen，nearOxted，inSurrey，lyinginapicturesquehollowatthefootofthechalkhills。(101*)Itwasanold-fashionedhouse，standinginwhathadbeenapark，withalakeandacomfortablekitchengarden。Benthampotteredaboutinthegroundsandundertheoldchestnut-trees，codifying，gardening，andtalkingtooccasionaldisciples。Hereturnedthitherinfollowingyears；
butin1814，probablyinconsequenceofhiscompensationforthePanopticon，tookalargerplace，FordAbbey，nearChardinSomersetshire。Itwasasuperbresidence，(102*)withchapel，cloisters，andcorridors，ahalleightyfeetlongbythirtyhigh，andagreatdiningparlour。PartsofthebuildingdatedfromthetwelfthcenturyorthetimeoftheCommonwealth，orhadundergonealterationsattributedtoInigoJones。NoSquireWesterncouldhavecaredlessforantiquarianassociations，butBenthammadeaveryfairmonk。Theplace，forwhichhepaid£；315ayear，wascongenial。Herodehisfavouritehobbyofgardening，andtookhisregular’ante-jentacular，and’post-prandial’
walks，andplayedbattledoreandshuttlecockintheintervalsofcodification。
Helikeditsowellthathewouldhavetakenitforlife，butforthelossof£；8000or£；10，000inaDevonshiremarble-quarry。(103*)In1818
hegaveitup，andthenceforwardrarelyquittedQueen’sSquarePlace。Hislifewasvariedbyfewincidents，althoughhisinfluenceuponpublicaffairswasforthefirsttimebecomingimportant。Thebusierjournalistsandplatformoratorsdidnottroublethemselvesmuchaboutphilosophy。Buttheywereincommunicationwithmenofahigherstamp，Romilly，JamesMill，andothers，whoformedBentham’sinnermostcouncil。ThusthemovementsintheoutsideworldsetupanagitationinBentham’sstudy；andthereclusewaspromptedtosethimselftoworkuponelaboratinghisowntheoriesinvariousdirections，inordertosupplythenecessarysubstratumofphilosophicaldoctrine。Ifhehadnotthepowerofgainingthepublicear，hisoraclesweretransmittedthroughthediscipleswhoalsoconvertedsomeofhisrawmaterialsintocoherentbooks。
ThemostimportantofBentham’sdisciplesformanyyearswasJamesMill，andIshallhavetosaywhatmoreisnecessaryinregardtotheactiveagitationwhenIspeakofMillhimself。Forthepresent，itisenoughtosaythatMillfirstbecameBentham’sproselyteabout1808。MillstayedwithBenthamatBarrowGreenandatFordAbbey。Thoughsomedifferencescausedsuperficialdisturbancesoftheirharmony，noprophetcouldhavehadamorezealous，uncompromising，andvigorousdisciple。Mill’sforceofcharacterqualifiedhimtobecometheleaderoftheschool；buthisdoctrinewasalwaysessentiallythedoctrineofBentham，andforthepresenthewascontenttobethetransmitterofhismaster’smessagetomankind。HewasatthisperiodacontributortotheEdinburghReview；andinOctober1809heinsertedsomepraisesofBenthaminareviewofabookuponlegislationbyS。ScipionBexon。ThearticlewascruellymangledbyJeffrey，accordingtohiscustom，andJeffrey’smostpowerfulvassal，Brougham，thoughtthatthepraiseswhichremainedwereexcessive。(104*)
ObviouslytheorthodoxWhigswerenotpreparedtoswearallegiancetoBentham。HewasdrawingintocloserconnectionwiththeRadicals。In1809
CobbettwasdenouncingthedukeofYorkinconsequenceoftheMrsClarkescandal。Benthamwrotetohim，butanonymouslyandcautiously，toobtaindocumentsinregardtoapreviouslibelcase，(105*)andproceededtowriteapamphletontheElementsoftheArtofPacking(asappliedtoSpecialJuries)，sosharpthathisfaithfuladviser，Romilly，procureditssuppressionforthetime。(106*)Copies，however，wereprintedandprivatelygiventoafewwhocouldbetrusted。Benthamnextwrote(1809)a’CatechismofParliamentaryReform，’whichhecommunicatedtoCobbett(16thNovember1810)，witharequestforitspublicatio
