P^S. With the pamphlet I will fend a eopy of 

 Dean Tucker's letter tx) Dr, Stonhoufe, on perufing 

 ray plan; not out of oftentation, but to fhew how 

 raiich that refpedlable politician coincides in opinion 

 witfe the gentlemen of the Society and myfelf. 



^' Gloceftcry Fei, \i^ 17^3:- ; 

 :/:.'*!l>EAR Sir, 



" I thank you for the perufal of Mr. Few's pam- 

 phlet; it i§ a well written, fenfible performance; 

 and if he can "extend the fcheme of frugal and pro- 

 vident clubs, fo as to comprehend the whole, or 

 even a confiderable part of our national poor, he 

 will, in my efteem,. deferve more of his country and 

 of mankind, than all the Marlboroughs, or Chat- 

 ham?, Or Rodneys, that ever lived. I remember to 

 have had a good, deal of talk with the late Sir One- 

 fjphorus Paul, on this very fubjedt. SirOnefiphorus 

 encouraged thefe clubs as much as he could, and 

 continued, I believe, a member of fevyral of them till 

 his dying' day, in order to countenance them, and 

 let a good example. But in converfation, we then 

 concluded that they mud be. voluntary affociations, 

 and not compulfory aflem.blies ; that they were 

 mpft practicable in manufadluring diflridls, far re- 

 mote from the vortex of eleflioneering boroughs^ 



(which 



